Hiking Sequoia/King Canyon National Parks 7.0
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Travel
Price: $1.99, Version: 6.0 -> 7.0 (iTunes)
Description:Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park are companion parks in California’s Southern Sierra Mountains. These parks provide visitors with many, many views of the incredible, giant sequoias. Additionally, the park's high country gives visitors the opportunity to see some of the most beautiful mountains in the Unites States including the highest peak in the lower 48 states, Mount Whitney. For those wishing to hike in these unique parks, this app is for you.
It provides easy-to-use day hike information for more than 60 hikes in the parks. Whether you want to see the giants like the General Grant Tree or the General Sherman Tree or hike to the top of Alta Peak, this app has easy to strenuous hikes.
The hiking maps are included inside the app, so there is no downloading of files when you are ready to hike. All the maps can be panned and zoomed to make it easier to read.
Features for each hike:
-trailhead information
-hiking distances
-elevation change
-trail difficulty
-trail rating
-trail description
-trail map
-vertical profile
The app also includes climate and weather information, so you can plan your adventure for the right time of year.
Internet access is only needed for up-to-date weather information and the satellite base map for the “Trailhead Locations” map
Even if you aren't heading to Kings Canyon or Sequoia National Parks in the next few days, using this app allows you to dream of the day when you get a chance to see the incredible beauty of this mountain environment.
What's New
- Slight change to the look of the app
- Updated for iOS 7
- Updated the park map
Hiking Sequoia/King Canyon National Parks