If you’re like us, you don’t fire up your laptop and spend hours poring over maps reliving past trips and plotting new adventures. Instead, you want that info handy if you’re in a bind on the trail. Now you can do both on BACKPACKER’s new Map Maker iPad app.
Loaded with colorful, richly detailed topos, aerial images, and street maps you can cache on the tablet, this powerful tool lets you import trips and GPS data, drag-and-drop waypoints, zoom in on that key river crossing on your dream trip, and much more. Sync with the smartphone app BACKPACKER GPS Trails (iPhone and Android) for a complete in-field navigation experience.
View seamless topo maps by MyTopo, and aerial imagery by Bing Maps. Search for peaks, mountain passes, creeks, lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, cities and more.
I am Jeff Clark, founder of Internet Brothers, producer of this blog, and passionate about hiking. I live in Western NC near the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests are just out my door, so the content will focus on these areas, but let me know what you would like to see on the site. 
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