Maps with Paths

[+Redroost]

Please can the maps used in the android geocaching app include pathways as they are in the ipad version?

 

It’s extremely difficult to navigate to caches without.

[+Corfmania]

"Most" paths in my experience are on openstreetmap, and are contributed by the openstreetmap community. As I don't have the android app, I can't say if it an available map on that app.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

Please can the maps used in the android geocaching app include pathways as they are in the ipad version?

 

It’s extremely difficult to navigate to caches without.

 

Seriously? I would imagine that only a small fraction of geocachers have ever tried to to find a cache using maps with pathways, yet there a quite a few that have managed to find 10's of thousands of them. For a long time people found caches without using any sort of map at all.

[+edscott]

Zooming in as far as possible on the satellite image will usually show the trail network.

[+The A-Team]

Zooming in as far as possible on the satellite image will usually show the trail network.

That very much depends on the type of terrain. Here's an example:

-Google Maps: Can you pick out the trails in Mount Douglas Park? Sure, you may be able to pick out a few, but only in the more open areas.

-OpenStreetMap: Oh, there they are!

 

And good luck spotting these trails on the satellite image!

 

At least in this region, there is a lot of greenspace interspersed among the built-up areas. Many times it isn't clear where the access points are. Maps with the trails can tell you this. I use OpenStreetMaps with these trails on my Garmin Oregon, and I actively map out trails to add to OpenStreetMap.

 

I don't see why anyone should be belittling others for wanting to use such a resource. If it's available, what's wrong with wanting to use it?