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OnX Offroad Texas Traverse

Discussion in 'Off-Roading & Trails' started by SilentWalker, Jul 3, 2021.

  1. Jul 3, 2021 at 3:49 PM
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    SilentWalker

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    Has anyone done the Texas Traverse or Hill Country Tour trails shown on the OnX Offroad app? I’m curious how a trail can go that far through Texas and not cross onto private property and if it does cross onto private property are the land owners open to off roaders just driving through their land.
     
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    I don’t use Onx but I would imagine if you have the paid version it shows what land is owned by who/if it’s public. I use GAIA and it lays out the different public land and private land.
     
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    I paid for the elite version which unfortunately doesn’t show private land which is most of Texas. The more expensive version displays private property.
     
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    You could try out GAIA. Not sure if they have a free trial, but it’s like $40 a year and is my go to for off-road navigation/planning. From what I hear Onx is geared more towards hunters, but I have no experience with it.
     
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    GAIA seems nice for navigation when you have GPX files already. But, ONXoff-road seems better for finding trails/fire roads, etc. I have both, and Avenza maps.

    Does GAIA have a way to find trails nearby? The only ones I see on mine are the ones I have downloaded.

    ONXoff-road will highlight trails in your area based on the mode you choose. I have mine set to Overland + high clearance 4×4 and it shows me things that GAIA doesn't seem to offer.
     
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    Can you post a screenshot? If it’s the one I’m thinking of, I did it back in February
     
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    That’s pretty neat. GAIA either doesn’t or I haven’t figured out how to, it has tons of filters as I’m sure you’ve seen lol. I usually just have it filter out public off-road/4x4/forest service trails and then map out a route. Then you can highlight an entire section of the map and save it.
     
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    I'm sure there are other functions of all of these apps that I haven't figured out yet. At this point, I intend to keep all 3 and use them each in different situations. And, sometimes I run 2 simultaneously or flip back and forth. They all seem to have their own strengths.
     
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  9. Jul 24, 2022 at 10:27 AM
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    Just coming across this, but I did a section of it last year and had no issue in my RAV4. I started on CR 310 (off of 71) and it spit me out on 16 which I took into Fredericksburg. There was a lot of No Tresspassing signs on property so just have to be respectful of that. I came across it through AllTrails and the map was helpful, but hadn’t gotten into GAIA or ONX at the time. I’m wanting to head back out that way now that I have my 4Runner.
     
  10. Jul 24, 2022 at 11:38 AM
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    I’ve used Gaia for years & upgraded to the premium version 4 years ago….love it. I spend most of my time in National forest & their app shows a lot of old trails that no longer exist along with campsites & MVUM roads (legally drivable).
    A 5 year subscription was just over $500 if memory serves…
    It does include private property ownership. These are just a few of the mapping options…

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    With GAIA I've found it depends on what map layers you choose as to what you get. FS is the most comprehensive and detailed when off the grid. When I am going somewhere in particular, I typically download someone elses map. Last time I went to Cripple Creek, CO I downloaded a Trails OR map. But, with my trip to Patagonia, I will run GAIA and Google maps for comparison. I will build out maps for the places I want to go, but run real time via satellite and google maps. Most of the trip is road surfaces, but there will be times like the Atacama Desert that is 1k long where there is NOTHING in between. Of course I will have complete backup paper maps as well.
     

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