...another vote for Rever Pro. Been using Rever since the beginning. The Pro version now comes free with the Revzilla membership or can be purchased directly from Rever. It has a Butler Maps layer and includes online Butler regions not yet avaialble as paper. I make a habit of trying to hit every Butler Gold Route, Lost Highway, and Paved Mountain Trail I can string together while getting from point A to point B.
I download the GPX files directly to my Nav V - which I still connect to my phone with the Garin Smartlink for weather and traffic info. (No need to use base camp - a trick
BobAin'tStoppin' taught me in Eureka Springs (quite) a few years back.)
The Rever App keeps all my old routes handy. I also carry a Microsoft Surface Go 2 tablet to handle en voyage re-routes, downloads, and things like finding local camping and hotels.
I use several apps for ideas and resources for trips. Keep in mind, I like to camp. These are currently on my phone.
Also reminided, that our friends at RoadRUNNER have had some nice articles on route making and route following including a review of Riser (owned by Cardo) I believe in June. They also have GPS files on over 1000 tours. And I just got an email last week on a review of Route Planning and the Art of Dropping Waypoints.
BUT - in looking at all these apps, and this thread, and advice, I'm still reminded that some of my best rides came when an intersting road seemed to head in the right direction and I made the turn and ignored the GPS and all the apps. (Best if you have the time to eventually turn around if you need to), but these are the roads that free us from the the computer voices and prompts that tell us where to go and how to get there..... (And right - I gave up the Sena headset about 4 y ago.)
If I ride a route I like, the track is saved by my Nav V, the Rever and Polar HR monitor apps in my phone, and most recently, the Techair App for my Alpinestars airbags.
I really don't expect anyone else to do what I do. Do what seems right. In the end, keep it at a level that's fun; time spent mapping can be inspiring, but it's not time spent riding. 'nuf said.
I download the GPX files directly to my Nav V - which I still connect to my phone with the Garin Smartlink for weather and traffic info. (No need to use base camp - a trick
BobAin'tStoppin' taught me in Eureka Springs (quite) a few years back.)
The Rever App keeps all my old routes handy. I also carry a Microsoft Surface Go 2 tablet to handle en voyage re-routes, downloads, and things like finding local camping and hotels.
I use several apps for ideas and resources for trips. Keep in mind, I like to camp. These are currently on my phone.
- RidewithGPS (yes - bicycle routes generally make great motorcyle routes.)
- Eathmate - more for off-road ridiing
- AllTrails
- National Park Trail Guide (Don't forget the senior discount card for free NP admission and USFS campground discounts)
- Recreation.Gov
- Trailforks
- USFS app
- WikiCamps USA (Though more RV oriented)
- Wildcamps USA
- Puregas (thank you Darrell) a little outdated, but helps the hunt for ethanol-free fuel
- RoadRunner WEB
- Google maps.
Also reminided, that our friends at RoadRUNNER have had some nice articles on route making and route following including a review of Riser (owned by Cardo) I believe in June. They also have GPS files on over 1000 tours. And I just got an email last week on a review of Route Planning and the Art of Dropping Waypoints.
BUT - in looking at all these apps, and this thread, and advice, I'm still reminded that some of my best rides came when an intersting road seemed to head in the right direction and I made the turn and ignored the GPS and all the apps. (Best if you have the time to eventually turn around if you need to), but these are the roads that free us from the the computer voices and prompts that tell us where to go and how to get there..... (And right - I gave up the Sena headset about 4 y ago.)
If I ride a route I like, the track is saved by my Nav V, the Rever and Polar HR monitor apps in my phone, and most recently, the Techair App for my Alpinestars airbags.
I really don't expect anyone else to do what I do. Do what seems right. In the end, keep it at a level that's fun; time spent mapping can be inspiring, but it's not time spent riding. 'nuf said.
"A good man always knows his limitations...."