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goto https://www.gronze.com/gronze-maps and follow the download instructions for IOS and Android.Please add some more information or links so we can find the maps/tracks without having to hunt for them. Where I'm at it's time for my brain to slowly stop working.
I would like to know (as I know little about GPS and online mapping etc), if this Gronze mapping is any better or worse than the gps you find on the Buen Camino or Wise Pilgrim apps?
goto https://www.gronze.com/gronze-maps and follow the download instructions for IOS and Android.It is still a Beta version but entirely functional, available for both, Apple IOS and Android.
(It is all in Spanish but you can open www.gronze.com with Google translate)
Btw: Gronze also has a forum for members (free) without ads and posts reflect Spanish views that can be very interesting
Ty for the headsup. I am reading this from the newly created Camino Forum App.Please note that these maps don't work offline - only while you have a data connection.
I had a problem with Gronze and it is likely that others may get it also. I submitted something like the following in Spanish and English on a contact form.
I successfully registered with Gronze today but with no password. I have not gotten the email that tells me how to add a password.
This is correct for the current Beta version; it is announced that it will soon be downloadable from the Apple store, and presumable also for Android.Please note that these maps don't work offline - only while you have a data connection.
Thanks. I think until I read something that makes these maps better than what I have with WIse Pilgrim or Buen Camino I will stick with what I know. One thing I also like about Gronze.com is when I enter a town and am looking for my albergue (if it is not on the camino) I can go to the page on Gronze that has information on the albergue and click on "Open Map" and it takes me to google maps and I just hit start and I can get to the albergue really easily. Who needs to be searching around after a long day.The base map uses Open Street Map data and most likely the Camino apps do too so there shouldn't be a problem there. I'm not certain about tracks and waypoints.
It is already on the Google Play store for Android, but this beta version needs an internet connection.This is correct for the current Beta version; it is announced that it will soon be downloadable from the Apple store, and presumable also for Android.
I had the same troubleI was able to download the app on my Android but cannot access it because I don't have a password nor any instructions on how to create one (yet).
[I can] click on "Open Map" and it takes me to google maps and I just hit start and I can get to the albergue really easily. Who needs to be searching around after a long day.
I've had a Gronze account for a while now, so I didn't have any issues with the app.As far as I know you first have to open an account on gronze.com an only then you can use the maps. So did I and didnt'have any problem to use the maps.
I was able to download the app on my Android but cannot access it because I don't have a password nor any instructions on how to create one (yet).
I had no problems with IOSI had the same trouble
Would this be the best map to follow while walking the Frances, or is there another map app that is better please? Guessing the maps once downloaded to your phone, can be used off line? Ist time solo camino person, and worried about getting lost lol
I've not used any of the specialized camino apps but I can say that, at this time, one of the specialized apps would be better. This is because the current version of the Gronze app has to use cellular data and this means money out of your pocket. It may be that they will have a downloadable map by the time you walk. In any case at night when you may have free wifi available you could check the Gronze app against your camino app of choice.Would this be the best map to follow while walking the Frances, or is there another map app that is better please?
I use both the Buen Camino app and the Wise Pilgrim app. They both have GPS maps that work offline while you are walking - something that Gronze app does not yet do.Would this be the best map to follow while walking the Frances, or is there another map app that is better please? Guessing the maps once downloaded to your phone, can be used off line? Ist time solo camino person, and worried about getting lost lol
I joined some time ago but I don't recall any problem.I had a problem with Gronze and it is likely that others may get it also. I submitted something like the following in Spanish and English on a contact form.
I successfully registered with Gronze today but with no password. I have not gotten the email that tells me how to add a password.
Depends on where you walk from and when but if it is the Camino Frances then you won't get lost and when you do it is fun and part of the adventure. And I do recognise that I have said both that you won't get lost and that you might get lost.Would this be the best map to follow while walking the Frances, or is there another map app that is better please? Guessing the maps once downloaded to your phone, can be used off line? Ist time solo camino person, and worried about getting lost lol
Thanks very much. I hope not. Ill hold you to it, and youll be the 1st to know if I do lol. I dont use my phone when away, but wanted to know which map I could rely on if I do get lost, walking the Frances. CheersDepends on where you walk from and when but if it is the Camino Frances then you won't get lost and when you do it is fun and part of the adventure. And I do recognise that I have said both that you won't get lost and that you might get lost.
Really, it is so well marked and there are usually so many other pilgrims that it is not a problem and I would seriously recommend that you don't walk along with your head in your phone, looking at a map, because then you will miss the magic of the Camino.
Thanks. Ill take a lookI use both the Buen Camino app and the Wise Pilgrim app. They both have GPS maps that work offline while you are walking - something that Gronze app does not yet do.
The part that you have marked as 'actual' is no longer the camino because of the dangerous rail crossing at the end. The 'sponsored' route goes over the track.goto https://www.gronze.com/gronze-maps and follow the download instructions for IOS and Android.
You get an overall Map of all major Caminos, which you can almost indefinitely enlarge to get very detailed route information.
This map would have saved me last year when I chose the wrong path right next to Villavante in the direction to Puente de Orbigo, finally adding some extra 20 km to my day to Astorga, because I used Google maps that sent me to nowhere in the pampa, hahaha.
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I'll definitely have the Gronze map on my phone next time!
Thanks, @wisepilgrim. Yes, this is correct, but as you say, the danger with the railway crossing is relative; the corrosion of the single track indicates, that it is not in use for a long time and that a crossing with the necessary caution is therefore more than "relative".The part that you have marked as 'actual' is no longer the camino because of the dangerous rail crossing at the end. The 'sponsored' route goes over the track.
I use dangerous as a relative term, most people would be able to detect an approaching train.... though they do move pretty quick along this stretch.
People have mentioned the Wise Pilgrim and Buen Camino apps, but so far no-one has mentioned my favourite, the app for Mapy.cz . When you select the outdoor map option you can see not only the caminos, but also other long distance paths that may cross over, join temporarily, or be nearby. It's also pretty good for variants, as I discovered recently when joining the Frances from the Madrid. I was able to follow the lesser known route from Melgar cross-country to Bercianos and bypass Sahagun altogether. The only place where I found a discrepancy was in Ponferrada: the waymarked route now (very sensibly) takes the path alongside the Rio Sil. Mapy is still showing the old one that veers further east up to the Avenida de la Libertad. A very minor issue!Would this be the best map to follow while walking the Frances, or is there another map app that is better please? Guessing the maps once downloaded to your phone, can be used off line? Ist time solo camino person, and worried about getting lost lol
Thats what Im wooried aboutThe part that you have marked as 'actual' is no longer the camino because of the dangerous rail crossing at the end. The 'sponsored' route goes over the track.
I use dangerous as a relative term, most people would be able to detect an approaching train.... though they do move pretty quick along this stretch.
I would seriously recommend that you don't walk along with your head in your phone, looking at a map, because then you will miss the magic of the Camino.
Im going to dowoad And take a look thanks. So it works offline from location does it?That's why I like the Wikiloc app on the camino. Set it to notify you when you walk off track, load the track and go. It saved me some walking a few times (Me: "Gee, I don't see any arrows, that looks more like a driveway than a road, I'll stay on the road I'm already on." Wikiloc: Squaks.) Useful in coties too where in my experience arrows are harder to see.
As repeatedly indicated, the app is still Beta and can not be downloaded from the App Store yet.Im going to dowoad And take a look thanks. So it works offline from location does it?
When I walk I try to use apps and my phone as little as possible. I will open Buen Camino to the GPS if that little camino birdie in my head tells me I probably spaced and am going the wrong way. Otherwise (can't say about the Catalan) most caminos are really well marked that I have walked on. You will be doing the VDLP which is super easy. Just walk straight and walk North and you can't really go wrong!!!! I do not see alot of sights that people may detour for or spend time at as I want to make my life simple and my brain blank. If I am spending a rest day somewhere or something that may be really spectacular like San Juan de la Pena. It also seems like whenever I open my GPS to see if I made a boo boo I end up making a boo boo or tripping or stepping in an ankle deep puddle because I am looking at that damn app instead of walking.On the Caminos Catalan and Aragonese I had Gronze's stage in a browser tab, followed a track with Wikiloc and occasionally used OsmAnd for a wider view (so as not to risk anything with Wikiloc while using it.) When approaching a town I would use Google Maps to see if there was anything interesting that would be out of my sight while walking the camino. I didn't use it for navigation because it isn't very good for displaying trails.
Yes, I love the mapy.cz app, and use it quite a bit, but Buen Camino is my favorite for the Camino.People have mentioned the Wise Pilgrim and Buen Camino apps, but so far no-one has mentioned my favourite, the app for Mapy.cz
It's available in the Google Play store for Android - I have downloaded it.As repeatedly indicated, the app is still Beta and can not be downloaded from the App Store yet.
I agree. Gronze is a great resource, which I use a lot.like many peregrinos – much appreciate Gronze's work for the benefit of the Camino world (which is free and without ads btw.)
I was able to download and get the password, Through the web entry. I recommend anyone wishing to access start first with the web version and then sign-on with the app.I was able to download the app on my Android but cannot access it because I don't have a password nor any instructions on how to create one (yet).
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