Forge: Hiking Trail Maps 4+

Name: Forge: Hiking Trail Maps
Author: Forge New Frontiers (Pty) Ltd

Navigate South African trails

Forge New Frontiers (Pty) Ltd

- Free

Description

All Forge trails are digitised and attributed - by our team - with pinpoint accuracy and are regularly updated with input from local conservation agencies and trail managers. With live GPS location, localised emergency contacts and calls, and the ability to download offline maps you can explore with confidence!

Navigate over 6,000 km of trails and 3,200 points of interest across South Africa packaged in simple, easy-to-use maps.

Top features our users love:

• Accurate and up-to-date trails (including 1,400 km across Table Mountain in Cape Town),
• Free offline map downloads,
• Relevant and localised emergency contacts,
• Over 50 interactive nature reserve hiking maps with useful info including permits and fees, contact details and links, parking spots, facilities and more.

Did you know? Forge is 'Made in Mzansi', plus we are the official digital maps partner of CapeNature!

All Forge maps come with helpful tools:

• Basemap toggle (including high-definition satellite imagery).
• Trail and point of interest search,
• Location finder.

Each trail segment is attributed with insightful info bites:

• Name
• Status (Terrain and Open/Closed)
• Difficulty
• Distance
• Mountain Biking (Yes/No)
• Dog Walking (Yes/No)

You can assist in trail conservation and help keep others safe. By submitting a trail issue alert, you can report issues you encounter while hiking so we can update our maps, the hiking community and conservation authorities.

What else you can expect:

• Mountain safety tips,
• Emergency contacts,
• Useful links from the outdoor community.

Visit www.forgesa.com for more info, contact us at info@forgesa.com and stay up-to-date by following us on Instagram, @forge_sa.

Find Your Path. Explore More.

7 Nov 2023

Version 1.6.70

Yellow leads the way with our fresh new look! Beyond a swanky new logo, say howzit to a user interface makeover:

• More legible Trail Maps filter
• New Region: North West
• Slicker menu item symbols
• Easier access to Forge for Business
• Temporary labels highlighting SOS Call and Trail Issue Alert features

We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions! Leave us a review or get in touch with us at info@forgesa.com (yes there are actual humans behind this address!).

PS: We'd love to hear from our loyal users who remember our first version back in 2019! What do you think of these improvements?

The developer, Forge New Frontiers (Pty) Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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Information

Provider

Forge New Frontiers Pty LTD

Size

171.5 MB

Category

Navigation

Compatibility

iPhone: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

iPad: Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.

iPod touch: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

Apple Vision: Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.

Languages

English, Arabic, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Age Rating

4+

Location

This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.

Copyright

Price

Free