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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by kedean on Sunday July 23, 2023 @02:28PM (#36838188)
Just regarding your overall concern around maps and cellular service, Google Maps lets you download maps within very custom sized tiles for offline use. I'm partial to using them when hiking, so I can orient myself in areas where the actual trail markers become questionable.

Routing doesn't really work offline, but that's a different/harder problem.

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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by daemontus on Sunday July 23, 2023 @02:58PM (#36838502)
No disrespect, I use offline Google maps almost daily, but there are far far better offline hiking apps out there.

Google will probably work ok for the most popular trails, and I guess you can use it as a supercharged compass. But at least in Europe, if you actually plan a route in any mountains based on Google, you're in for an adventure :)

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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by Zpalmtree on Monday July 24, 2023 @02:08AM (#36843657)
What apps would you recommend?
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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by daemontus on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:43PM (#36853938)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.seznam.mapy

Bit focused on eastern Europe, but has a hiking mode with very good coverage of the official routes (not only in eastern Europe ;)). And everything is free, including offline maps. Terrific value for casual trips.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bergfex.to...

This one is not free (there is a free tier though) but seems to have more details in some areas, so the pro tier may be worth it if you hike a lot.

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