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by Silver Supertramp

What a difference this app makes on a thru hike! Although it does take away a bit of the spontaneous adventure out of a hike, it’s more than necessary for the modern interpretation of a thru hike. Being able to plan out your day with accurate up to date information makes it possible to push all the way until dark and not worry about water or a flat spot to camp. The aspect of a community is also great with the ability to easily add your own input and look back on what previous generations of hikers had to say. You’ll see some sweet hidden gems along the trail because of this!
I love the concept for the big trails, and I won’t ever attempt a thru hike without something like it. However, I give 4 stars because there is still a lot of room for improvement. Even in the couple years I’ve had the app they’ve made some good changes, but it still feels a bit awkward navigating through the app on occasion and some features feel a bit lazy. I’m sure as more and more folks start to flood the trails who are used to the constant influence of technology the app will feel pressure to change.
Overall it serves the purpose great, and the GPS feature could literally be a life saver. Just don’t get too caught up in the constant updates on mileage.

by Graymoor

Guthook proved to be a very valuable application on the long trail in Vermont. It is particularly useful in identifying water spots, distances to shelters, and trail highlights such as overlooks. It was also useful four identify your position on the trail, although here is its weakest point. Your location on the trail is only approximate, so that if the trail is not blazed well Guthook can at best only approximate where are you are in relation to the trail. If you are confused, then, it is up to you to put down your pack and walk back-and-forth until once again you can find the trail. This happened to me twice on my last 2-day hike, and it was very frustrating. I understand it is a function of the relative lack of precision of the GPS signal. I also understand that I would’ve been a lot worse off had I not had Guthook!

by Brandon Far

Been using Guthook the last two years. Amazing app and have faith they will fix the issues. I’m currently finishing my CDT thru and have noticed since the update that it is buggy. Often times my clicks don’t open up waypoints or close the word bubble. I can’t pinpoint the mileage on the red line anymore. You can only know the mileage from waypoints so if someone leaves a comment e.g. “ water cache at 160.4” it can be hard to locate unless there is a nearby waypoint or my gps arrow is close. When in airplane mode you can locate current location in list mode anymore. It just shows a loading circle. I hope these bugs and laggy ness gets fixed before my next long walk.

There is nothing like this app and I love it. Maybe my problems are just me being oldschool and resisting change.