Spanish OS Maps App

[The Tall Luthier]

We’re big fans of the OS Maps apple here in England. Does anyone know of an equivalent app for Spain, specifically the Picos de Europe area please?

 

[bvddobb]

With topoGPS you can use OS maps in all European countries, usually at a cost of just a few euro per country.
We used it in Spain, France, Benelux, Scandinavia, Germany: just great! They have detailed topographic maps for 19 countries, incl USA.

 

[scabrero]

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‎Organic Maps: Offline Map

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[The Tall Luthier]

Bloomin love this forum, thank you Luxembourg, thank you Spain.

 

[clarinetbcn]

I use the Wikiloc app for hiking, mountain biking and ski touring all over the world, including Picos de Europa. I have the deluxe version which I think costs about 5 or 6 euros a year. Great topographical maps that I've used from Scotland to Serbia, downloadable to use offline with GPS.

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Spain 2 - 1 Luxembourg
England 0
Thanks everyone

 

[Jester]

Spain 2 - 1 Luxembourg
England 0
Thanks everyone

Ok which app?

 

[Barbara]

Try Stanfords on line
https://www.stanfords.co.uk/picos-d...if-el-cornion-adrados-map-paper_9788493317799

Maps in Spain used to be known as military maps but I have not brought one for at least 20 years. I think the one I had for the pics was one like above that I got at a news agent in Spain. Stanfords in London which have online orders are good for delivery.

Sorry this is info on paper maps. I am dyslexic so read "app" as "map" however you may find a paper map useful if no signal on your phone.

 

[Sad]

I use Outdooractive

Goes down to this sort of detail in Spain:

 

[clarinetbcn]

Try Stanfords on line
https://www.stanfords.co.uk/picos-d...if-el-cornion-adrados-map-paper_9788493317799

…you may find a paper map useful if no signal on your phone.

Downloadable maps require no data or wifi signal in order to be viewable and fully functional with GPS. That’s what makes them useful when they’re downloaded to your phone. They do require the phone to have enough charge to turn on, so when hiking I usually put the phone in airplane mode to use GPS without the phone having to waste battery looking for a data or wifi signal. I carry a small external battery with 5 charges, and also paper maps as a backup.

 

[kp64zl]

We’re big fans of the OS Maps apple here in England. Does anyone know of an equivalent app for Spain, specifically the Picos de Europe area please?

‎Iphigénie | The Hiking Map App

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I use iPhigenie. It is a mapping application that works across various countries. You need to subscribe to the app (£10ish per year) and then to the specific country. The Spanish maps are free, there is open cycle map which is also free, but there’s a charge for the french ign for example.

One great feature is that you can load two map layers and flip between them. So when we walked in the Pyrenees we flipped between French and Spanish maps .

There’s sat nav in it so you can work out where you are etc et . Can download for offline use etc.

Looks like the app is made by enthusiasts rather than big tech, so for some features you have to read the instructions

 

[kp64zl]

Also, for the Picos de Europa there are some reasonable paper maps for sale in the visitor centre. They are produced by the national park. But they rip easily

 

[kp64zl]

Oh sorry one more thing - gps /map apps are great for data harvesting (I.e privacy concerns). So worth checking each app’s behaviour in this respect.

Images show the behaviour of iphigenie (doesn’t collect data) and outdoor active (tracks you and sends data back to their servers). This info is available in the App Store if you scroll down

 

[The Tall Luthier]

What a great forum, thanks Bridport, thanks Barbara, Thanks KP, all great suggestions. I will investigate and give you my findings.

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Ok which app?

Oh god, the pressure! The pressure of a decision! The pressure of being a sole arbiter of nav apps! I'll have a look at recommend a winner.

 

[kp64zl]

I think the maps are the same across the apps — so you’re basically choosing the app that presents them.

 

[ejmoore]

An OutdoorActive premium account, which is something like £25/year subscription, gives you access to topo maps (ie Ordnance Survey equivalent) to anywhere in Europe, maybe worldwide.

 

[Parkinjm]

My experience of walking in Andalucia with TOPOgps has been mixed. The maps are good but the actual routes themselves haven’t always existed in the same form since people sometimes block them off. Paper maps like OS I have found difficult to obtain since maps were the prerogative of the military under Franco’s dictatorship and an organisation like OrdancecSurvey never came into being. The quality and availability is lacking.

Online maps as the thread shows are easier to obtain. Hiking and hiking tourism is also leading to the formation of lots of new hiking routes. Eg the Gran Senda de Málaga, the walking route round the whole province by stages.

 

[Barbara]

Are goggle maps any good? It is possible to download them although they do not seem to have cycle routes as good as those shown for the UK.

 

[clarinetbcn]

Are goggle maps any good? It is possible to download them although they do not seem to have cycle routes as good as those shown for the UK.

Google maps for bicycle tend to be about the most efficient way to get from A to B, not necessarily the most interesting or beautiful. Have a look at https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/map.do?sw=43.16803150945381,-4.84627503936486&ne=43.25846849054619,-4.72218496063514&place=Picos de Europa&page=1

For paper topographical maps in Spain, https://www.editorialalpina.com/en/alpina-maps/maps/

 

[ChrisandPenney52]

An OutdoorActive premium account, which is something like £25/year subscription, gives you access to topo maps (ie Ordnance Survey equivalent) to anywhere in Europe, maybe worldwide.

This is what I use too, and the map quality is good everywhere I’ve tried it. And the route planning for walks is also excellent (taken from ViewRanger when they took them over).


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[Suso100 GranC]

We’re big fans of the OS Maps apple here in England. Does anyone know of an equivalent app for Spain, specifically the Picos de Europe area please?

As an Apple user and from Spain, I would recommend Maps and/or Waze for road use.
For mountains and without coverage maps-me.
All free
Greetings and enjoy your stay.
If you need more information do not hesitate to contact me

 

[The Tall Luthier]

As an Apple user and from Spain, I would recommend Maps and/or Waze for road use.
For mountains and without coverage maps-me.
All free
Greetings and enjoy your stay.
If you need more information do not hesitate to contact me

Thank you Suso, that is very kind of you to offer.