Hiking GPS Articles & Videos

• What Are the Components of a GPS Receiver?

  A GPS unit is helpful for travelers who like hiking, boating and even road trips because it allows you to easily find your position on a map and see where you are in relation to other places and landmarks. You can use the unit to get direct… read more

• Garmin Hiking GPS Review

  Knowing where you're at, and where you're going, on a trail is essential for safety and peace of mind. Garmin, a leader in the GPS industry, has a full line of hiking GPS units, including mapping and radio units with GPS. The Garmin Oregon… read more

• The Best GPS Units for Hiking

  GPS units for hiking are hand held, portable receivers used for pinpointing specific locations on trails and in the back country. Global positioning systems operate by receiving the navigational beams from orbiting GPS satellites. The units… read more

• How to Use GPS to Navigate While Hiking

  A thousand years ago, people navigated using the position of the sun and the north star. Five hundred years ago, they used compasses and astrolabes. Twenty years ago, hikers used compasses and topo maps. About 10 years ago, people started… read more

• List of Hiking GPS Devices

  Hikers are constantly in danger of losing their lives simply by taking a few wrong turns. The news reports detail the tragic stories of hikers dying a mere few miles away from help, while in other cases there are the accounts of last minute… read more