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by: The Backpacker Editors

Download Map Software
This free mapping software ($100 value), provided by our partner Trimble Outdoors, gives you full access to topo and street maps, aerial photos, and offers a seamless connection between your GPS-enabled phone or GPS unit.
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READERS COMMENTS

I was looking for hiking trails in western PA, and could not find them. Hope someone from BP mag is listening.
Posted: Nov 15, 2008 Roger

Like the rest of you have observed this website is a waste of time! Tried to post a trip, uploaded a gps file and now I can't complete the trip report or even find it! Its a piece of lousy software.
Posted: Nov 12, 2008 Voyageur

I was able to use it, but it would not let me save the trip I created. Spent all this time maping out a rout to. It would not even take the name of the trip.
Posted: Nov 05, 2008 jj2

Has anyone been able to use the links for any of the 4 options available to create a new trip? I was able to download the application, create a trip, view it on trimbleoutdoors, and view it in google earth. This would be a very cool tool if a few bugs get worked out.
Posted: Nov 02, 2008 Paul

Okay, so i download and try to log in, but my username and passowrd aren't working. I read some of the comments and it looks like I was doing what others were diong to get logged in, but it isn't working. Is it this difficult for everyone??
Posted: Oct 31, 2008 OHbuckeyes

Was able to download and login. Software isn't anything special. More disappointingly, this website blows. Crashes frequently, it is unclear how to find any hike not 'featured', very poorly functioning
Posted: Oct 24, 2008 Matthew

Evidently there are just abunch of people who can not figure out how to login. Just create one and go. I was up and running in under 5 minutes.
Posted: Oct 23, 2008 troehr

I picked up the November issue of BP while traveling, couldn't wait to check out the site. Thanks for the warning, I'm outta here before I get ticked off too! Thanks for saving me from a Trimble waste of time.
Posted: Oct 22, 2008 Greg

don't piss on my back and tell me it's raining.
Posted: Oct 18, 2008 A. Disgrace

This is not even close to working for me. If they are going to put an add in the mag about it they could at least make it work first. Canceling subscription.
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 joel micah

so where are all these trail maps adn such the magazine talks so much about. i thought i could bet maps in minutes. I have been searching for 20 minutes now adn i do note see any maps or directictions or any other information on any of the areas I plan on going.
Posted: Oct 13, 2008 Anonymous

This site sucks. If you are not going to make it easy to get or have no intentions of providing it do not promise hike info. Backpacker needs to get away from trimble outdoors they are terrible and so are there products.
Posted: Oct 12, 2008 Bruce

um...is there a mac version?
Posted: Oct 11, 2008 Travis

Bad link...backpacker needs a friendly website.
Posted: Sep 28, 2008 Ken

and it looks like its case sensitive. use your username(display name) and password.
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 Christian

I need help getting past the user name and password. What do I do?
Posted: Sep 10, 2008 steve padgett

I downloaded the softare, got it to work. But the link to send GPS waypoints to my computer takes me to the profile page.

Bad links.
Posted: Aug 16, 2008 saford

You have to be a registered user of Backpacker.com and use your user name and password that you login to backpacker.com with for the software.
Posted: Aug 15, 2008 Brett

Was really excited about trying this software out, but I have the same problem it seems everyone else has with this username/password prompt. What gives people?
Posted: Aug 10, 2008 Patrick M

Yeah, same problem. I never gave a password for the tremble thing??????
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 sloopjon

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