iWalk Cornwall 4+
Working Edge Ltd
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
iWalk Cornwall is a digital walking guide providing circular walks with detailed directions and local information based on over a decade of fieldwork and research.
Both the app and walks are designed and developed in Cornwall and have a big local following. Routes are continually being checked and updated with help from the local community. iWalk Cornwall was Highly Commended in the 2017-2018 Cornwall Tourism Awards and a finalist in the 2017 Cornwall Sustainability Awards.
The app is free to download. Walks are purchased from within the app which includes ongoing free updates. The "Lanhydrock Gardens" walk is included with the app for free so you can try it out, and there is a simulation mode so you can do so without driving there.
Over 250 walks are available in all areas of Cornwall, classified by steepness and length and themes such as coastal walks and pub walks. New walks are also continually being added.
Features:
- Tracks your location using the GPS receiver on your device, providing real-time information as you follow the walk route.
- Directions are triggered by your location, with a beep/vibrate notification when there’s a new direction for you to follow.
- Based on your location, provides information about points of interest along the walk.
- Includes an accurate map of the walk route and surrounding area, showing where you are on it and which way you are facing.
- Warns you if you wander off the walk route, intelligently based on local knowledge (i.e. not with a blind "computer says no" where there is something legitimate to go and see)
- Tells you how far you have left to go and an estimate of time remaining based on your personal walking speed
- Keeps an eye on your battery and if it doesn't look like it will last the walk, offers a number of power-saving strategies
- Once walks are downloaded, the app doesn’t need a mobile signal or internet connection.
- Walks are continually being checked and updated - updates are downloaded for free
The app also includes a mechanism to feed back any footpath issues that you spot to help us work with the Local Authority Countryside Team and parish councils to maintain Cornwall's footpath network.
Note: Users of Wifi-Only (non-cellular/3G) iPads will need an external GPS device to navigate using this app
Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
What’s New
Version 3.35.3
- Show distance walked alongside total distance
- Fix calculation of final distance walked
Ratings and Reviews
A personal guide in my pocket
After getting frustrated and sometimes lost using walking guide books, this was like a dream come true. I love so much about this app, especially the beeps telling us we're off the route and to get back on. The summary stats told us average walking speed, time on the trail and time remaining. I really liked the battery feature as it reassured me the phone had enough juice to get to the end of the walk. I read some but not all of the information as it was often hard to focus on the path and try to read. In fact it was impossible so I only read a bit when we stopped. And what I read I liked. Sadly yesterday I fell out of love with the app when I couldn't figure out how to get back on the trail after a pub detour. And for the first time the battery was dying quickly. I didn't know where to go for help so ended up on a main road and took the bus back to Mousehole. I was disappointed the friendly beeps didn't offer up a screen saying how to get back on the route. Maybe the next version. I would recommend this to walkers of all levels. Well done!!!
Developer Response ,
For navigation back onto the route from a detour, the map in the app is probably the best way to do this: it shows your position vs that of the route, which way you are facing and the paths leading onto the route so you can track your little arrow moving along until you are back on the route. If you hit a direction point further along the route than where you left it, the app will ask you if you wish to navigate from this direction (accept).
If you are having a break during the walk (e.g. visiting the pub), you can pause the GPS from within the app which will offer a huge battery saving; just remember to unpause when you start walking again.
As phone batteries start to get older and they sometimes develop "worn out" ranges where they discharge more quickly, so if you're seeing that it might be an early warning that your battery is on its way out. Fortunately replacements are very cheap.
I'd also highly recommend an external USB battery: they are very cheap, pretty light and hold several times the amount of charge as a phone battery so whether you're out walking or just on a long train journey it's very liberating to know that running out of battery is not something you need to worry about.
App Privacy
The developer, Working Edge 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Working Edge Ltd
- Size
- 99.1 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn't open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © Working Edge Ltd
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- St Ives to Carbis Bay $3.99
- Tintagel $3.99
- Port Quin to Port Isaac $3.99
- Sennen Cove to Land's End $3.99
- Porthcurno to Penberth $3.99
- The Lizard and Kynance Cove $3.99
- Port Isaac $3.99
- Roughtor and Brown Willy $3.99
- Chapel Porth to St Agnes $3.99
- Charlestown - Porthpean $3.99