4 tips to kick off your summer season

Increasing temperatures, decreasing workload, and free days peaking from the calendar. All of this is connected with the summer season all around the world. And the one in the northern hemisphere is just starting. Summertime is the ultimate time for new experiences and to go out and explore the world. For this, your faithful partner for your adventure – GPX Viewer PRO is at your service.

So what to do? Do you want to see a new city to go for a hike? Maybe you want to unwind for a few days, pack your bags, and onboard on a road trip. Or perhaps it’s the time to remove the dust from your bike and see the world from two wheels. GPX Viewer Pro has your back in any case. To prepare your journey you can either import a route from a gpx or kml file, or you can open trackbook.online and start designing it yourself. For the most accurate routing, you can choose from the bike, car, or walk profile, according to your preferred activity. Once your journey is all set, you can sign into the trackbook from your app and the route will be automatically imported.

The planning will go better with choosing the most suitable map types and overlays. Look at our recommendations of which one to pick for your next adventure,

1. Hop on a bike tour

If you’ve never taken a bike tour, summer 2023 is your time to shine. You will not only encourage a healthy lifestyle but also get the freedom that comes with life on two wheels. To design the route, make sure to switch to CycloOSM map with bike trails overlay to have the most accurate overview of the terrain. When you draw a route, choose a bike profile, and the route will be drawn along bike trails and streets with less traffic. Be sure to watch also the climb on the graph below the map.

2. Explore a new city on foot

Are you in a new city and you want to make sure you won’t miss all the important landmarks? Put on comfortable shoes, search for your favorite cafes, and turn on the Street style in your maps. With the walk profile on, you will get to find the shortest walkable paths and the transit overlay will help you to find public transportation connections.

3. Onboard on a road trip

Do you have a free weekend or are you planning an active vacation? Road trips are a great way of discovering new places and the countryside. Plan your route and don’t forget to add your favorite waypoints. For the road trip, you will for sure welcome the wide offer of offline maps GPX Viewer PRO has. Just don’t forget to download the data ahead. To plan the road trip turn on the profile for the car and choose the Tron map or Mapbox car navigation. If you are experienced with offroad driving, you can also opt for the free profile when designing the route, but make sure to see the satellite view over the country.

4. Escape to nature on a hike

If you are in need to escape the summer heat for a while and reconnect with nature, there is no better way than to embark on a hike. Our newest overlays Hike Waymarked and Hike Paths now shos the tourist paths all around the world and helps you to stay on safe side. To make the best experience out of your hiking choose Walkabout or Topo map style. The graph below the map will also help you to see the profile of your route and help you to estimate your strengths.

Not a fan of planning?

In case you are a rather free spirit that likes to go their own way, you can use all of these map features also on your device. Make sure you don’t forget to download offline maps and record your journey with GPX Viewer PRO, to be able to relive the memories once again

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