Since 2010, The A.T. Guide®, a.k.a. “The Awol Guide,” has been the guidebook of choice for hikes of any length on the Appalachian Trail. The book contains thousands of landmarks such as campsites, water sources, summits & gaps. The trail’s elevation profile is included & every landmark is aligned to the profile. Hikers using this guide know where they are on the trail, what views, streams & campsites are ahead & whether they’ll be hiking uphill or downhill to get there. The A.T. Guide answers all of your questions about how to get rides, where to stay, & where to get supplies. There are 95 maps of towns on or near the trail showing where to find these services & detailed listings for businesses. The A.T. Guide is the most innovative trail guidebook ever developed. EASY INSTALLATION Sign into your theatguide.com account through the PDF app & your purchased PDF will automatically download. CLICKABLE PHONE NUMBERS & EMAILS Contact listings instantly from your mobile device w/a simple tap of a phone number or email address. CLICKABLE LISTING URL Not only does The A.T. Guide contains links for most of its listings, our awol.site system utilizes short urls which saves space & allows us to adjust links behind the scenes so that links stay current throughout the season for PDF & printed guide users alike. MILEAGE LOG Choose a start & end mileage for the day & record it to your mileage log. Great for keeping track of your progress as well as planning your future hiking days. CLICKABLE GPS COORDINATES TO PARKING AREAS Tap a set of GPS coordinates to load them into the default maps app on your mobile device. HIGHLIGHTS & ANNOTATIONS Highlight features & make notes throughout the PDF. Great for marking confirmation numbers or even remembering what happened during your hike. NO CELL SERVICE OR WIFI NECESSARY FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES Have complete access to read, navigate, & make notes to your PDF even when WiFi or cell data is not available. WiFi or data is only needed for external URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, & GPS coordinates. PRINT A.T. GUIDE PAGES TO ANY WIRELESS PRINTER This is a feature you can’t get w/traditional apps. Mobile devices fail. Printed pages or maps are important to bring along w/you on the trail. With the PDF reader you can have the best of both worlds. Use your PDF as an interactive app & print the pages needed to take w/you as you hike. PORTRAIT OR LANDSCAPE VIEWING The PDF is optimized for viewing on a mobile device. Rotate to landscape mode to make the most of your screen’s real estate. Use a two finger spread gesture to zoom in & pinch to zoom out. INTERNAL NAVIGATION & DOCUMENT SEARCHING Cruise throughout the PDF w/just a few taps. Tap from trail to town & back. Go to Table of Contents & navigate from state to state. Look for a specific location w/the search tool. Getting around is snappy & intuitive. ACCESS TRAIL, MAP, & LISTING UPDATES FROM WITHIN THE APP Stay current on the latest updates to the guide right within the app COLOR CODED The A.T. Guide is color coded making it easier to quickly locate the information you need. Whether hiking NoBo (green), or SoBo (blue); looking for a shelter (red), state line (aqua), or parking area (dark green); hikers can now easily locate the mileage & information they need. THE A.T. GUIDE CONTAINS 2625 Trail landmarks w/cumulative NoBo & SoBo mileage 1139 Water sources 347 Campsites 319 Shuttle services 259 Shelters w/distances to the last 3 & next 3 shelters 973 Service listings 903 URLs for service listings 445 Lodging services 351 Resupply points 297 Parking areas w/GPS coordinates 69 Post offices w/hours of operation & phone numbers 95 Town Maps Countless services not included in full text listings 97 Post offices w/hours of operation & phone numbers Major road & trail crossings GPS Coordinates & magnetic declination 232 Color Pages 47 Service icons Information from state parks & trail clubs Safety & best practices Flora & fauna identification
More bugs than NH in the summer
The good: Beautiful maps and tons of waypoint info on the trail and trail towns. Nice to be able to download PDF’s for offline use or print if you want a hard copy to take with you. The bad: constantly crashes, slow to respond to taps, when logging hikes many of the pages mileage points are not able to be marked or it marks a point higher on the page. The main reason I wanted to use the app was to log my section hikes. Without this function working you might as well use a PDF viewer rather than this app.
United StatesJust use a PDF reader
The guide is good. The app is terrible. Loses my spot over and over again. Consistently fails to get past the splash screen.
United StatesNot A Free App
App page does not explain that you must purchase the guide on a website away from the protection of Apple. Should either be an in app purchase or simply charge for the app.
United StatesTerrible privacy policy
This may be a popular ATGuide but I’ll never buy it in any form after reading the shameless way the handle one’s personal information. I’m shopping elsewhere.
United StatesBetter than the PDF
So, minus a couple of bugs, this is better than the PDF. The only thing I don’t like is that the download expires. Not sure if that means it will not be able to be opened after some time is 2022.
United StatesYet another user ID and password?
I love the paper version of the AT guide and I’ve used it for years. I am thinking about getting the PDF version for my phone, but it’s requiring that I set up yet another user ID and password. I have so many already, is there a way to purchase this and use it without having to go to that extra step. Thanks a lot.
United StatesThe AT Hiker’s Bible
This is hands down, the best Guide to the Appalachian Trail. I’m a section hiker and use this to collect intel on what I can expect to find on my route. It has not failed me yet. And now that they released this app, its one last thing to weigh down my pack. Physical book stays home from now on! Thank you!!!
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