Trail Maps and Topo Maps

Our aim with our product review pages is to individually review products and services that will assist the hiker, camper and backpacker.

Our first review is of the website Trails.com

The Trails website has the most comprehensive collection of trail descriptions and trail maps available on the Internet, now totalling over 38,000 trails!

Each trail comes with a detailed route description, driving directions, guidebook-quality trail maps, photos, and trail ratings and reviews from Trails.com members.

Their Trail Finder™ service covers 30 activities across North America. You can search, view and print trail guides from over 1,000 guidebooks. You can print the trails you want and create your own custom guidebooks.

Key Features:

* 30,000 trails from over 1,000 guidebooks
* Over 20 outdoor activities
* 50 trail guides (additional guides only 99 cents each)
* North America coverage
* Top Trails lists (by activity and state)
* Real-time weather
* 24×7 access from any Internet-enabled computer
* Web resource - always up to date!

In addition to the Trail Finder service they also run theThe Topo Finder™ service, which allows you to search or browse for any topographical map in the United States. Both topo and aerial maps can be viewed with shaded relief (hill shading). Other features include the ability to save, email, download and print maps.

Key Features:

* Unlimited viewing & printing for entire U.S.
* Access every USGS topo map (1:24K, 1:100K & 1:250K)
* View maps with shaded relief (hill shading)
* Unlimited hi-resolution downloads
* Aerial photos & street maps included
* map tools (create, save, download, print)
* 24×7 access from any Internet-enabled computer
* Web resource - always up to date!

Perhaps best of all, Trails.com will let you try their service free for 14 days, so if you’re looking for top quality maps to your hiking and backpacking adventures head on over to …