Best Topographic Map App

onX Hunt offers accurate and detailed topographic maps for hunters and other outdoor recreationalists. Sample our interactive topo map here. Unlock all features free for 7 days by creating an account

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Experience Our Interactive Topo Map Below

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The Ultimate Topo Map App

Featured in Outside Online, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, and more, onX Hunt is the must-have topographic map app for any outdoor enthusiast. Detailed and accurate 24K maps help you locate peaks, valleys, saddles, and slopes on location with your phone or at home with onX on Desktop. With more than 14,000 reviews in the App Store and Google Play, onX Hunt is the best topo map app.

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Access Topo Maps Offline

Even when you’re off the grid without service, you can access offline topo maps saved in onX Hunt. The GPS in your mobile device still works when a network isn’t available. Outdoor enthusiasts often quote this as one of their favorite features—to locate yourself in remote locations with high-resolution, interactive topography maps.

Mobile app showing the option to switch from a topographic map to satellite imagery to topo / sat hybrid mode.

Switch From Topo to Satellite or Hybrid

onX Hunt offers Topo, Satellite, and Hybrid maps to help you get a better visualization of the terrain you’ll be exploring. Switch between Basemaps to see topographic features and satellite images.

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Hundreds of Custom Layers

Know where you stand by adding custom layers to your topo map such as public and private boundaries, landowner names, hunt units, possible access areas, trails, campsites, and more with onX Hunt.

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Mark Up Topo Maps with Waypoints, Shapes, and More

Use Waypoints, draw routes, measure line distances, and more within the onX Hunt app to customize your topographic maps and mark features for use in the field.

Best App I Have Ever Used

From satellite to topo maps I am able to scout a lot from the air before I ever step foot on the property. And having landowner info is AWESOME.

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Unlock All Features Free for Seven Days

Topographic maps, satellite imagery, topo / sat hybrid, 3D, land ownership maps, hunt units, waypoints, area measures, line distances, crop data, tree species, and more, all of which can be taken offline. The possibilities are truly endless. Try onX Hunt free for 7 days.

How to Access Topographic Maps in onX Hunt

On Desktop

  1. Login to your account on webmap.onxmaps.com/hunt/login. New to onX? Sign up for a risk free trial here.
  2. Select the Basemap menu on the bottom right corner.
  3. Toggle “Topo” on.

In App

  1. Download onX Hunt to your mobile device or tablet from either the App Store or Google Play.
  2. Open onX Hunt and select the Basemap menu on the bottom right corner.
  3. Toggle “Topo” on.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I download a topographic map?

The onX Hunt App includes a feature that allows you to save maps to your device for use outside the cell network. Move the map to the area that you want to save. The section of map outlined will be downloaded. When the download completes, a new Offline Map will appear in your Offline Maps menu. Learn more at Top 6 onX FAQs.

Where can I find elk on topo maps?

Benches, fingers, bowls, basins, and wallows are elk hotbeds, and certain topographical features will tend to hold more elk than others. For this reason, a topo map such as onX Hunt’s Topo and Hybrid Basemaps can be your first step to finding timbered-up elk. Learn more at Using Topography to Find Elk with Remi Warren.

What is a saddle on a topo map?

Contour lines will form an hourglass shape with rising contour lines on each side. Learn more at How to Read a Topo Map for Hunting: Contour Lines, Cliffs & More.

How do you find relief on a topographic map?

Relief is the amount of topographic change in a given area. Specifically, it is the difference in elevation between two points, which can be calculated on a topographic map using contour lines.

What are the three types of contour lines on a map?

“Index Lines” are labeled with a number representing elevation above sea level. These are the thickest lines on a topo map. “Intermediate Lines” are thinner and appear between Index Lines. Generally, there are four Intermediate Lines between every Index Line. The elevation between Intermediate Lines is typically found in map keys. “Supplementary Lines” are used to indicate flatter terrain.