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For about 6 years, I have used a hand held Garmin Dakota GPS device. After a disastrous first year and a rocky second year, I have learned to download wikiloc GPS tracks onto my computer and from there, to transfer them to the GPS. I am comfortable with this method, but have heard from many sides that I should consider using my phone, if only to reduce the weight I carry (GPS device plus AA battery charger, plus four batteries VS. portable charger for phone to ensure life of the phone battery).
The first thing I have to decide is which maps program to use. I have read discussions and positive reviews about maps.me, OSM, windymaps, wikiloc, etc. and I don’t know how to evaluate which is the best for me.
I would appreciate recommendations of a program, knowing that the only thing I want to be able to do is to follow a GPS track for a remote camino. I do not care about recording my own tracks, about finding grocery stores or pensiones along the way (I will continue to use google maps for that), charting elevations or distances walked. I do not want the phone to talk to me to tell me where to turn, as I only resort to the GPS when I fear I am lost.
I know that all maps programs are likely to have features above and beyond what I need or want, but if there are members with experiences, good and bad, on these maps apps or others, I would appreciate it. This is just step one, remember — once I choose a program, I will be back to bombard you with more pleas about how to use it!
Buen camino, Laurie
Gaia app is one I've used for backpacking. May want to take a look at the app.For about 6 years, I have used a hand held Garmin Dakota GPS device. After a disastrous first year and a rocky second year, I have learned to download wikiloc GPS tracks onto my computer and from there, to transfer them to the GPS. I am comfortable with this method, but have heard from many sides that I should consider using my phone, if only to reduce the weight I carry (GPS device plus AA battery charger, plus four batteries VS. portable charger for phone to ensure life of the phone battery).
The first thing I have to decide is which maps program to use. I have read discussions and positive reviews about maps.me, OSM, windymaps, wikiloc, etc. and I don’t know how to evaluate which is the best for me.
I would appreciate recommendations of a program, knowing that the only thing I want to be able to do is to follow a GPS track for a remote camino. I do not care about recording my own tracks, about finding grocery stores or pensiones along the way (I will continue to use google maps for that), charting elevations or distances walked. I do not want the phone to talk to me to tell me where to turn, as I only resort to the GPS when I fear I am lost.
I know that all maps programs are likely to have features above and beyond what I need or want, but if there are members with experiences, good and bad, on these maps apps or others, I would appreciate it. This is just step one, remember — once I choose a program, I will be back to bombard you with more pleas about how to use it!
Buen camino, Laurie
Hmm. But @peregrina2000 might venture beyond "virtually every Camino".virtually every Camino route already on the map
Sorry, I know you know the difference @C clearly and just made a slip and I don't mean to be pedantic but I reply to prevent confusion in the minds of GPS newbies. You meant to write "GPX and KML tracks".EDITED TO ADD: I just googled and found that Windymaps will accept both GPS and KML tracks.
I'll reply tomorrow Laurie. I wrote another post here but now my mind is going. I'm in the early to bed, early to rise legion but it takes my mind longer to wake up than my body. You aren't planning on doing a camino this month, are you?Hi, Rick,
Trust me - it is very easy with maps.me! My only complaint with maps.me is the issue about file management, which most people would not care about - I have a "thing" about knowing what is where, and being able to control it. That's one reason why I use a PC and Android, not Apple.figure out how to transfer them to my phone and save them on my app
I have to admit I don’t really know what you mean by that — are you talking about the filing system? On my Garmin, when I open my device in the morning, the trails that pop up are the ones that are the closest to where I am, and to see all the trails I have downloaded, it’s just a long list with some sorting according to which ones are the closest to where I am at the time I look at the list. I have no idea how the wikiloc app does that, but is it a question of not being able to find the trails you need?My only complaint with maps.me is the issue about file management,
Not really. You don't need to know anything about the files. You can just look at the maps to see where the blue dot is are, and where the colored tracks are.is it a question of not being able to find the trails you need?
I've downloaded it, and maps for part of Spain, but I cannot see what to do next. Do you have a good source of instructions? I don't see any Camino tracks. How do I get a kml file to open in Windy?WindyMaps!!
Free,, virtually every Camino route already on the map,,(has walking /cycling routes all over the world) can download any part of the world and then use without phone coverage,, just using gps on phone,, so simple,, so good,,
Hmm, I would be very surprised if the individual app that you used was affected by covering your phone, are you sure? Did you run them both at the same time? the GPS sensor "should" be controlled by the Operating System with the data passed through to the app and in this case either both would be affected or neither. However, it is possible that a particular app may be getting in at a more fundamental level and reading the GPS sensor directly, it is just not what I would expect. I have done some Android app work using the sensors and so I have some technical knowledge in this area but it is getting a little dated and it isn't particularly deep so I could well be wrong..... I ran both Wikiloc and OsmAnd. Wikiloc recorded the entire 2.5 mile track. OsmAnd did not record when covered. This gives me another reason to recommend Wkiloc to Laurie.
I've downloaded it, and maps for part of Spain, but I cannot see what to do next. Do you have a good source of instructions? I don't see any Camino tracks. How do I get a kml file to open in Windy?
From the main screen pick the two starred icon. That brings up a list of gps files/tracks. Long press on one of interest. That brings up a popup with actions. One is delete. Another is list settings from which you can rename the file/track.However, if you want to delete a track, I am not sure how to do it efficiently with maps.me.
I just tried this out in my neighborhood. I had downloaded base maps of the state previously. At first glance the maps showing about the same area has Wikiloc not showing as much data (e.g., fewer street names). Zooming in on the Wikiloc map shows more detail though, including depictions of house shapes.Question to the knowledgeable...
Do the wikiloc base maps have as much, more or less information than maps.me? Does it matter?
Mea culpa.I played with it a little, but nudged by someone (it may have been you, @Rick of Rick and Peg ), though, I ended up using OSMand instead.
The tracks you can see when open is configurable. From the main screen use the hamburger menu then configure map. In the new menu use GPX files. The slider is used to display tracks or not. If you want them shown (that is to say that the slider is set on) then click on GPX files and a list will be shown from which you can choose which tracks will be shown on the map. You can pick some from continent one and some from continent two and see them as you move and zoom from place to place. Also, on top of the list you can change the appearance of the tracks (i.e., boldness, color and opaque or translucent). You can also add more tracks here. That brings up a file manager you use to traverse the file system looking for gpx files throughout the phone. Looking in the Download folder is a good first start.OSMand is the default app I chose to open the files, so if I want to use one, I simply open it, and select the option to show it as an overlay on the basemap - so every time I open the app, it's there. OSMand doesn't automatically show a whelter of tracks, just the ones I need and have chosen to see.
Instructions are here:I've downloaded it, and maps for part of Spain, but I cannot see what to do next. Do you have a good source of instructions? I don't see any Camino tracks. How do I get a kml file to open in Windy?
Way too often in heavily wooded areas where I walk, while trying to record a track, the phone's GPS reception dies on me. That gives me a track with a long straight line. When I want a track now I record on both Wikiloc and OsmAnd. Sometimes one works and the other doesn't. I really don't remember for sure which does better most often but I think Wikiloc does better.Hmm, I would be very surprised if the individual app that you used was affected by covering your phone, are you sure? Did you run them both at the same time?
Gracias, Rick!Mea culpa
I always have GPS running on my phone, not apps but the reception ability. That is so I can get the GPS data entered into my photos. Also so when I do start up a GPS app it doesn't waste any time doing the math to start getting accurate data. GPS reception does not use much power. It is the apps that do.My main worry was battery usage, but so far that has not been an issue. Even so, I often save power by turning off the gps function of the phone - i.e., disabling the location - unless I'm in an area where the way forward is unclear.
My first battery like this may have disappeared after my camino by light fingers in Barcelona; by a pickpocket. If it did he deserved my cash too; I was on to him and my valuables were scattered on me in zipped pockets and in a tucked in money belt. After the encounter I had all that but 5 minutes later noticed that the battery in my pocket was missing. He would have had to be able to stretch his arm to twice its length incredibly fast to get it. On the other hand it nearly fell out of my pocket while eating a half hour before and possibly it decided to escape on its own. The pickpocket incident makes a good story though.This looks good, Rick, thanks!
And you can recharge it in the communal albergue plug , rather than your phone...one less thing for those with light fingers to lift.
I recommended Wikiloc to you becauseAm I correct in thinking that wikiloc may have the advantage for me, in that it has both the maps I need and the tracks I need, whereas some of the other apps might have the maps, but I would need to find the tracks somewhere and then figure out how to transfer them to my phone and save them on my app?
I think that the main tasks I will have to master are to find the relevant tracks (which I can do on wikiloc.com, no problem) and then figure out how to transfer them to my phone and save them on my phone (which was the comment from @Doughnut NZ on another thread that partially prompted this post, since I have no idea how to do that! )
That brings up a generic but related wikiloc question: From my computer, it's easy - there's a download option. But I can't find it when I'm using wikiloc on my android phone. So I download the track on my computer and copy it to my phone...which is perfectly doable, but is there any way to avoid the extra step? (I'm using the free version of Wikiloc.)You CAN save the tracks to your phone.
Wikiloc says it is easy. I haven't tried it yet though and with me without a PC it is more difficult. Here is what to do according to them.That brings up a generic but related wikiloc question: From my computer, it's easy - there's a download option. But I can't find it when I'm using wikiloc on my android phone. So I download the track on my computer and copy it to my phone...which is perfectly doable, but is there any way to avoid the extra step? (I'm using the free version of Wikiloc.)
Without a second device, though?
Wow, yeah. I'll take your word for it. Google lens is not something I've ever used, so I'll give this a go, as much as a learning exercise as anything else.I've found that the browser in the PC is the easiest way to search.
The second account was only a suggestion so fewer tracks show up. That would simplify things a bit.OK, I now have the wikiloc app on my phone, and I see that it has transferred my account from the computer to the phone app. I would strongly prefer not to set up a second account, so if you think that’s the only way to do this, Rick, I think it would be better for me to use another map app for the camino.
The smaller area maps are to save you file space. If you only walk in one province why download the data for the entire country?Next step was to download offline maps of Spain and Portugal. (I told you this would be painfully slow and basic). One question — I see that I have downloaded a map of Spain - Castile and León and a map of all of Spain. Not sure how that happened, but my question is whether it makes any sense to have both of them. Are the maps of smaller areas going to be of higher resolution or have more information? Or is there any other advantage to having smaller maps?
I've only started using Lens. That picture of the sign in Ponferrada on your photo thread shows one way it can be used. Scanning text is another and I am fascinated with how it can identify plants. Well worth trying at least.Thanks, Rick.
Wow, yeah. I'll take your word for it. Google lens is not something I've ever used, so I'll give this a go, as much as a learning exercise as anything else.
I use an app for maps called - maps.me - used it recently on the Via de la Plata and it got me out of trouble several times. The route for this Camino was downloaded from Gerald Kellys website. It was a bit tricky but well worth the effort. So maps.meFor about 6 years, I have used a hand held Garmin Dakota GPS device. After a disastrous first year and a rocky second year, I have learned to download wikiloc GPS tracks onto my computer and from there, to transfer them to the GPS. I am comfortable with this method, but have heard from many sides that I should consider using my phone, if only to reduce the weight I carry (GPS device plus AA battery charger, plus four batteries VS. portable charger for phone to ensure life of the phone battery).
The first thing I have to decide is which maps program to use. I have read discussions and positive reviews about maps.me, OSM, windymaps, wikiloc, etc. and I don’t know how to evaluate which is the best for me.
I would appreciate recommendations of a program, knowing that the only thing I want to be able to do is to follow a GPS track for a remote camino. I do not care about recording my own tracks, about finding grocery stores or pensiones along the way (I will continue to use google maps for that), charting elevations or distances walked. I do not want the phone to talk to me to tell me where to turn, as I only resort to the GPS when I fear I am lost.
I know that all maps programs are likely to have features above and beyond what I need or want, but if there are members with experiences, good and bad, on these maps apps or others, I would appreciate it. This is just step one, remember — once I choose a program, I will be back to bombard you with more pleas about how to use it!
Buen camino, Laurie
Peregrina 2000, you sure are an expert of the road less traveled and I have a question about using these GPS devices. I tend to stay on main camino routes when I walk. The only time I wandered off was on the Norte but except for one occasion, and I got really lost, I walked with a pilgrim that had a GPS. It was great because it gave me an opportunity to stay on the coast more when the camino veered away from it at different times. I have the Buen Camino and the Wise Pilgrim apps on my phone. They both have GPS which I check only when I think I missed a turn or if I am wondering how far it is to a town if I have to make a pit stop. So for a wandering pilgrim like me is there any reason for me to have these other GPS devices? I do plan to walk some far less traveled caminos in the future. When this stupid pandemic is more under control I will do the VDLP but I know I am covered with the GPS on the above mentioned apps.For about 6 years, I have used a hand held Garmin Dakota GPS device. After a disastrous first year and a rocky second year, I have learned to download wikiloc GPS tracks onto my computer and from there, to transfer them to the GPS. I am comfortable with this method, but have heard from many sides that I should consider using my phone, if only to reduce the weight I carry (GPS device plus AA battery charger, plus four batteries VS. portable charger for phone to ensure life of the phone battery).
The first thing I have to decide is which maps program to use. I have read discussions and positive reviews about maps.me, OSM, windymaps, wikiloc, etc. and I don’t know how to evaluate which is the best for me.
I would appreciate recommendations of a program, knowing that the only thing I want to be able to do is to follow a GPS track for a remote camino. I do not care about recording my own tracks, about finding grocery stores or pensiones along the way (I will continue to use google maps for that), charting elevations or distances walked. I do not want the phone to talk to me to tell me where to turn, as I only resort to the GPS when I fear I am lost.
I know that all maps programs are likely to have features above and beyond what I need or want, but if there are members with experiences, good and bad, on these maps apps or others, I would appreciate it. This is just step one, remember — once I choose a program, I will be back to bombard you with more pleas about how to use it!
Buen camino, Laurie
I have Windy Maps, but how do I access/see the Camino route?WindyMaps!!
Free,, virtually every Camino route already on the map,,(has walking /cycling routes all over the world) can download any part of the world and then use without phone coverage,, just using gps on phone,, so simple,, so good,,
Thanks for the tip. @ trecile will be interested.... I had to zoom in very far to see the route. I can only see about 5 km of the route at a time. That is a drawback - you need to know roughly where the route is, in order to find it. I like to be able to see the larger route view.The closer you get to the area,zoom in more,, more will show up,, also make sure you are looking at the tourist map, after clicking on maps,, let me know how you go!
Yes. But if I have 100 or more such files, I need to know the name of the file that I want, and scroll up and down looking for it. I would like to be able to touch the track on the map screen, and see the track file name, so I can look for it in the list view. (Even then the sort default makes it difficult.)That brings up a list of gps files/tracks.
I don't have the sequence clear in my mind, but I found in the past that renaming KML files in different situations sometimes does not "stick." I understood it to be something that is embedded in the orginal file and cannot be changed. Depending on the program using it, we can rename, but when opened in a different way, the name reverts. Maybe I could change the names on my phone, but it would be painstaking to do for 100s of tracks, especially since the sort order is not controllable.Another is list settings from which you can rename the file/track.
I did a search for pamplona, spain and it was just there as a dark blue line. Sometimes, when the camino is on a road the road hides the blue line.I have Windy Maps, but how do I access/see the Camino route?
I don't see any instruction to download maps. I can already zoom into Spain or any other country. I am working with the free version, but I am logged into my account. I am thinking about taking the 14-day trial of the Premium.Next step was to download offline maps of Spain and Portugal. (I told you this would be painfully slow and basic). One question — I see that I have downloaded a map of Spain - Castile and León and a map of all of Spain. Not sure how that happened, but my question is whether it makes any sense to have both of them.
Thanks. I see it now.I did a search for pamplona, spain and it was just there as a dark blue line. Sometimes, when the camino is on a road the road hides the blue line.
I don't see any instruction to download maps. I can already zoom into Spain or any other country. I am working with the free version, but I am logged into my account. I am thinking about taking the 14-day trial of the Premium.
Currently I can't help with these things.Yes. But if I have 100 or more such files, I need to know the name of the file that I want, and scroll up and down looking for it. I would like to be able to touch the track on the map screen, and see the track file name, so I can look for it in the list view. (Even then the sort default makes it difficult.)
I don't have the sequence clear in my mind, but I found in the past that renaming KML files in different situations sometimes does not "stick." I understood it to be something that is embedded in the orginal file and cannot be changed. Depending on the program using it, we can rename, but when opened in a different way, the name reverts. Maybe I could change the names on my phone, but it would be painstaking to do for 100s of tracks, especially since the sort order is not controllable.
Sorry. This doesn't work. Wikiloc doesn't use the photo app that you have set as default. I was expecting that it would and Lens is built into Google Photos.Wikiloc says it is easy. I haven't tried it yet though and with me without a PC it is more difficult. Here is what to do according to them.
Login to Wikiloc.com on a PC or a second phone and find a trail. There should be a QR code to scan if logged in. Open the Wikiloc app on your phone. Click "Explore". Click in search text box. Click "Open a trail from a QR code".
That should bring up the trail in the map but I don't know if it is saved permanently on the phone. I'm still researching.
Next step was to download offline maps of Spain and Portugal. (I told you this would be painfully slow and basic). One question — I see that I have downloaded a map of Spain - Castile and León and a map of all of Spain. Not sure how that happened, but my question is whether it makes any sense to have both of them. Are the maps of smaller areas going to be of higher resolution or have more information? Or is there any other advantage to having smaller maps?
Thanks so much.
BTW, if you are online you can change the style of a Wikiloc map by clicking on the globe overlay on the map.I don't see any instruction to download maps.
I fear that having read this entire thread my brains are now fried! I no longer have the faintest what anyone is talking about. I will go back to paper maps and a compass if I need it. I have a variety of route apps on my moby and after that I will shriek for help to anyone listening within a mile radius! Is it just me or now I am in my eighties I no longer speak Old Camino language and techies no matter how simple they believe they are presenting matters simply bamboozle me!And if you are looking at an individual trail on your computer, you can use the dropdown menu under the word "Maps" to see the choices including the IGN maps of Spain.
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I think my pickpocket just threw it away. It had a USB-C connection. Oops, I'm getting techie again; sorry.I hope you dispose of your batteries in the appropriate manner
Laurie, for search purposes please add something like (much Wikiloc infomation) to the thread title.once I choose a program, I will be back to bombard you with more pleas about how to use it!
And perhaps a tag.Laurie, for search purposes please add something like (much Wikiloc infomation) to the thread title.
@Peregrina can change the title, but I tagged it with "maps gps & tracks". Now, if you go to this page, and enter that tag in the Tag box (or even just "gps" and then select the correct tag from the dropdown), you will find a lot of threads on the topic. You can also look down the list of Popular tags and click on it.And perhaps a tag.
I was looking for that "tags" page earlier today. It seems that it should be easier to find.@Peregrina can change the title, but I tagged it with "maps gps & tracks". Now, if you go to this page, and enter that tag in the Tag box (or even just "gps" and then select the correct tag from the dropdown), you will find a lot of threads on the topic. You can also look down the list of Popular tags and click on it.
If anyone wants to send me a list of links to other good threads on this topic, I am happy to add the tags.
I agree. I now have it bookmarked. It is found in Advanced Search, scrolling right on the blue to get to Search Tags.I was looking for that "tags" page earlier today. It seems that it should be easier to find.
Ah, Rick.A problem with paper maps is they show you all sorts of interesting places to go but they don't show you where you are.
Try Map.me. You down load maps of the area you are in ahead of time in a wifi zone. You do not need to be connected to use the maps after that.For about 6 years, I have used a hand held Garmin Dakota GPS device. After a disastrous first year and a rocky second year, I have learned to download wikiloc GPS tracks onto my computer and from there, to transfer them to the GPS. I am comfortable with this method, but have heard from many sides that I should consider using my phone, if only to reduce the weight I carry (GPS device plus AA battery charger, plus four batteries VS. portable charger for phone to ensure life of the phone battery).
The first thing I have to decide is which maps program to use. I have read discussions and positive reviews about maps.me, OSM, windymaps, wikiloc, etc. and I don’t know how to evaluate which is the best for me.
I would appreciate recommendations of a program, knowing that the only thing I want to be able to do is to follow a GPS track for a remote camino. I do not care about recording my own tracks, about finding grocery stores or pensiones along the way (I will continue to use google maps for that), charting elevations or distances walked. I do not want the phone to talk to me to tell me where to turn, as I only resort to the GPS when I fear I am lost.
I know that all maps programs are likely to have features above and beyond what I need or want, but if there are members with experiences, good and bad, on these maps apps or others, I would appreciate it. This is just step one, remember — once I choose a program, I will be back to bombard you with more pleas about how to use it!
Buen camino, Laurie
How well does it work as compared to, say, the iPhone's autocorrection feature?I use an iPhone and the above has worked well on various casinos.
For about 6 years, I have used a hand held Garmin Dakota GPS device. After a disastrous first year and a rocky second year, I have learned to download wikiloc GPS tracks onto my computer and from there, to transfer them to the GPS. I am comfortable with this method, but have heard from many sides that I should consider using my phone, if only to reduce the weight I carry (GPS device plus AA battery charger, plus four batteries VS. portable charger for phone to ensure life of the phone battery).
The first thing I have to decide is which maps program to use. I have read discussions and positive reviews about maps.me, OSM, windymaps, wikiloc, etc. and I don’t know how to evaluate which is the best for me.
I would appreciate recommendations of a program, knowing that the only thing I want to be able to do is to follow a GPS track for a remote camino. I do not care about recording my own tracks, about finding grocery stores or pensiones along the way (I will continue to use google maps for that), charting elevations or distances walked. I do not want the phone to talk to me to tell me where to turn, as I only resort to the GPS when I fear I am lost.
I know that all maps programs are likely to have features above and beyond what I need or want, but if there are members with experiences, good and bad, on these maps apps or others, I would appreciate it. This is just step one, remember — once I choose a program, I will be back to bombard you with more pleas about how to use it!
Buen camino, Laurie
Dave, did your iPhone just autocorrect a curse against autcorrect? To be safe, type a 0 for no and a 1 for yes.Help!!
I would appreciate recommendations of a program, knowing that the only thing I want to be able to do is to follow a GPS track for a remote camino.
It's possible ... and easy. Do you know which trail you are trying to save on your phone? If so, try following these steps to see if they work for you:My preference would be to use the wikiloc tracks for individual stages, when necessary, but I don't know whether this might be possible. Any suggestions?
@peregrina2000Welcome to my world, Albertagirl.
I asked the question because I wanted a phone app that I could use instead of my hand held Garmin GPS. Since by far the best collection of camino tracks is on wikiloc, and since I have always downloaded tracks from wikiloc to my computer and from there to my Garmin, I did have some basic working knowledge of wikiloc. So I have made the basic decision to forego maps.me, windymaps, OSM maps, etc and just focus on the wikiloc app. I will still have google maps, which I use all the time at home, but wikiloc will be where I put camino tracks. I am working on learning how to use it and will report back as things progress.
But for me, there was an enormous relief as I settled on one program, deleted all the other apps, and decided I would learn how to use wikiloc. I based that decision on the advice I got here in this thread. One thing is for sure, I am not willing/able/mentally strong enough to have more than one of these apps to flip back and forth to.
I don't understand this. I thought that a track which an individual downloaded to wikiloc could only be accessed by someone who had paid for a Premium account?Hooray - sounds like you are getting a good start. As Rick says above, you can download tracks onto your computer without having a paid account and move them to maps.me which you already know how to use.
This is a good question. I just tried it by using a private window and establishing a new wikiloc account with a different email than my paid account. Using this free account, I was able to download a trail to my computer desktop and transfer it to maps.me. Is that what you are trying to do?I thought that a track which an individual downloaded to wikiloc could only be accessed by someone who had paid for a Premium account?
I have a free wikiloc account. Using the wikiloc app on my phone I can download from wikiloc's server my tracks and anybody else's tracks onto my phone (again, only to a wikiloc database, not to a file). I can also use the app to upload tracks from my phone to wikiloc's server in the cloud, the ones that I have created with the app (using its "Record" feature).The paid account allows you to save trails on your phone directly within the Wikiloc app, but since you would rather use the trail on maps.me, I don't think you need that feature.
No. You do need an account, and be signed in, but a free one will allow this. I have a free wikiloc account and have downloaded many tracks as KML files and use them with maps.me on my phone.I thought that a track which an individual downloaded to wikiloc could only be accessed by someone who had paid for a Premium account?
Rick, with your free account, can you slide over the 'save track' button on a track page within the wikiloc app? When I set up a free account to try it out this morning, it would not save a track for me (within the app). I was able to download a track from the web page with the free account, though.I have a free wikiloc account. Using the wikiloc app on my phone I can download from wikiloc's server my tracks and anybody else's tracks onto my phone (again, only to a wikiloc database, not to a file). I can also use the app to upload tracks that I have created with the app (using its "Record" feature).
When you do this, do you transfer the tracks from your computer to your phone, or do you make the entire transfer on the phone - ie, download the wikiloc track on the phone (from a browser?) and then move it onto maps.me. on the phone.No. You do need an account, and be signed in, but a free one will allow this. I have a free wikiloc account and have downloaded many tracks as KML files and use them with maps.me on my phone.
I just did this now as a test (that I was sure would work). I used a track I recorded Sunday that I did not upload because I didn't have wifi access at the time. It worked fine and the app changed from showing 4 tracks on my phone only to just 3.Rick, with your free account, can you slide over the 'save track' button on a track page within the wikiloc app?
Tell me more about these tracks so I can find them. Who or what is JLW?I could probably put JLW's Levante tracks on my phone
If someone could give me exact directions, along the lines of "click here" I could probably put JLW's Levante tracks on my phone.
A list of his tracks is here: https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/user.do?id=11610Tell me more about these tracks so I can find them. Who or what is JLW?
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