Trails Off Road / OnX

[inkedrose]

Been using COTREX, it's a free ap put out by state of Colorado. It's pretty accurate and has maps you can chart and save for offline use, tells legal boundaries, has open/closed dates, ect... . Been looking at "OnX" and "Trails Off road". Both are on sale right now. They seems similar to the free one but with a little more detail. Has anyone used either? Is one better than the other?

 

[HornedToad]

I have an OnX account with the app. It makes it easier to research trails, especially if you are going somewhere unfamiliar.

 

[inkedrose]

I have an OnX account with the app. It makes it easier to research trails, especially if you are going somewhere unfamiliar.

Have you used Trails off road? Debating which is better if either? I read OnX you can set for hiking as well? Tracks altitude or something?

 

[Mike_H]

I have OnX, but I’m converting to Gaia. OnX is easy to use, but since they changed their pay structure, Gaia gets you a lot more bang for the buck. Bit steeper learning curve though.

I haven’t used the trails off-road app. I’ve used trail view before tho.

 

[jjvw]

I've been using Trails Offroad for many years. It has Google maps links to the start and end of each trail, gpx downloads of the trails with an option to send them directly to Gaia, and it will track you within the app and alert you of upcoming way points.

 

[Apparition]

Used Gaia for the last couple years but this year I’ve switched to OnX.

Haven’t used OnX enough to have much of an opinion but I do like having landowner and property line information.

 

[freedom_in_4low]

I use trailsoffroad for trail research so I know what I'm getting into.

On the trail (in Colorado), I use cotrex.

No experience with OnX yet. I've been trying to pick a single app based on what the off-road parks here use, but it seems like they all put their maps on a different one.

 

[inkedrose]

I use trailsoffroad for trail research so I know what I'm getting into.

On the trail (in Colorado), I use cotrex.

No experience with OnX yet. I've been trying to pick a single app based on what the off-road parks here use, but it seems like they all put their maps on a different one.

How come you prefer COTREX on trail?

 

[inkedrose]

I've been using Trails Offroad for many years. It has Google maps links to the start and end of each trail, gpx downloads of the trails with an option to send them directly to Gaia, and it will track you within the app and alert you of upcoming way points.

So it does work off line? (If you loose internet)

 

[inkedrose]

Used Gaia for the last couple years but this year I’ve switched to OnX.

Haven’t used OnX enough to have much of an opinion but I do like having landowner and property line information.

The property line thing is a cool feature, was looking at that

 

[jjvw]

So it does work off line? (If you loose internet)

Yes. The maps can be downloaded as a large region.

 

[inkedrose]

Both are on sale for $25 ish a year right now. OnX is $99 if you want property lines. Might just buy both and compare

 

[Apparition]

Both are on sale for $25 ish a year right now. OnX is $99 if you want property lines. Might just buy both and compare

OnX should be 30% off right now.

The elite version provides discounts to other partners but I haven’t dug into any of that yet.

 

[freedom_in_4low]

How come you prefer COTREX on trail?

Mostly because it's always up to date and shows every legal road like USFS MVUM, except it includes every management agency and I don't have to switch maps when I cross between districts. I can string together roads to make a route and share with the others in my group without them having to have a paid subscription. And it definitely doesn't hurt that it's free.

I should note that when I started using it, I was using Backcountry Navigator with downloaded gps files or avenza witj downloaded maps. OnX off-road didn't exist, TrailsOffroad was only a website and only had trails that had been filmed and written up, and i thought Gaia was overpriced. I'm not apt to change without a good reason for it but I have no idea of the features that initially made cotrex unique are still unique.

 

[inkedrose]

OnX should be 30% off right now.

The elite version provides discounts to other partners but I haven’t dug into any of that yet.

Nice I’ll look into that next. Spend more on a tank of gas… just being a cheap ass Lol

 

[Apparition]

Nice I’ll look into that next. Spend more on a tank of gas… just being a cheap ass Lol

https://www.onxmaps.com/promotions-events

 

[freedom_in_4low]

I might give OnX a try. I'm guessing they must pull data from multiple sources rather than manually curated like Trailsoffroad, and at least based on their website it looks like they have trail difficulty ratings which is the biggest thing cotrex lacks. I wheel mostly either alone or in a group of less-built rigs so either way getting in over my or any of my groups head is undesirable.

 

[inkedrose]

I might give OnX a try. I'm guessing they must pull data from multiple sources rather than manually curated like Trailsoffroad, and at least based on their website it looks like they have trail difficulty ratings which is the biggest thing cotrex lacks. I wheel mostly either alone or in a group of less-built rigs so either way getting in over my or any of my groups head is undesirable.

I’ve been using Cotrex same reasons as you. Similar situation, my main Jeep buddy broke an axel and is out awhile. I’ve been going out more with friends in less built rigs. Right now seasons are changing and trails can change fast, like the idea of first hand reports. At the discount that was posted above seems like a no brained. Going to pull the trigger

 

[matkal]

I use Gaia, $40 year gets you property lines and owner(public and private) info, it also works off line and you can up and download GPX files.