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Post by annas on Dec 24, 2012 12:32:11 GMT 1
which shows bridlepaths? Last week we managed to get a bit lost on a hack and obviously didn't have an OS map to hand! So i was just wondering if there was an app available that i could download on my phone. I don't really want something that will track my hack (as that eats battery). I just want something that i can refer to if we get lost. So something that when you open it will locate where you are on a map and show the bridlepaths to get home. I have google maps on my phone but it only really shows roads and was not much use when i needed it. Thanks
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Post by Catrin on Dec 24, 2012 13:37:35 GMT 1
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Post by cheekychops on Dec 24, 2012 16:27:10 GMT 1
Yup - there is a free OS one for iPhones, not sure about Android. The problem is you need a decent 3G signal when out to use it. You can get the actual OS sheets to download to your phone but they are very expensive - over £20..
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Post by Furiey on Dec 24, 2012 16:44:07 GMT 1
You can get the actual OS sheets to download to your phone but they are very expensive - over £20.. You local council may well make the local definitive maps available online. These are to a larger scale than the OS maps usually sold and great for seeing which side of the hedge etc a path goes. Bedforshire maps are free online from the council website providing you either view online or only print A4. Check your council website (it may take some hunting for), if you can access the internet with your phone it may help. Found this website which lists many of those maps currently available: www.equineescapades.co.uk/#/definitive-maps/4557621263
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Post by zannado on Dec 24, 2012 18:42:18 GMT 1
Yes there's an iphone app called 'Outside' which is free 1:25000 OS mapping.
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Post by janej55uk on Dec 24, 2012 19:19:25 GMT 1
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Post by Jay on Dec 24, 2012 23:12:39 GMT 1
I have view ranger, the best thing i ever bought! I paid £20 for the app (it seems alot but it may have come down in price now) that came with so many tile downloads (ie. 1250000 maps) It tracks my rides, tells me how fast, how far, records tracks and routes. you can pre plot a route and then ride from it. I have bought more tiles over the years so that all the fun rides i go on are tracked and recorded, i use it for when i take the horse on hols so i keep to the bridlepaths without having to take maps out with me, i have found so many routes since buying it. Its fabulous.
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