Recent announcements and newsworthy stories from the pioneer in outdoor digital navigation.
Recent announcements and newsworthy stories from the pioneer in outdoor digital navigation.
onX is partnering with Toyota to launch the Trail Revival Project—a nationwide initiative to protect and preserve access to the trails that fuel outdoor adventure. This spring and summer, the Trail Revival Project will rally outdoor communities to restore and maintain trail systems at five key events across the US.
Today onX, a pioneer in digital outdoor navigation, introduced its newest app: onX Fish Midwest, marking a significant expansion into the fishing industry.
OnX Offroad launched its cell phone coverage layers that map the availability of mobile broadband and voice services from major cell providers across the U.S. These layers also highlight remote areas where cellular coverage lacks, or is nonexistent.
onX publishes its first Impact Report, sharing the breadth and depth of its 2024 Access and Stewardship Program initiatives and commitment as a market leader in preserving access to and the stewardship of our outdoor landscapes.
onX Offroad is the official mapping partner for this year’s King of the Hammers, helping nearly 100,000 spectators in Johnson Valley, California navigate throughout the event.
onX Backcountry expands its winter toolset and content coverage for the 2024-25 season. This update includes a re-vamped slope angle classification tool, 15 additional Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) regions and 5 new expert-curated Guidebook Content ski tour zones.
onX Offroad launches onX Navigation, providing turn-by-turn directions directly in the app–a seamless and reliable experience for adventurers exploring local trail favorites or remote destinations, far from cell service.
onX Offroad, the leading navigation app for off-road enthusiasts, is partnering with Venture Unknown, a southeastern nonprofit, to bring aid and support to affected communities in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene.
onX Offroad is launching new features and capabilities including My Garage, Offline Routing, Landscape Mode, and new condition-related layers that consist of Wildfire Smoke, Air Quality Index, Historic Wildfires, and Precipitation Radar.
By analyzing the platform’s deciduous tree distribution, recreation, and recent satellite imagery data, onX showcases the best national parks to experience fall foliage this autumn.
onX updated its Active Wildfire and Wildfire Smoke layers, providing more detail and near real-time updates to outdoor recreators as fires continue to spread across the United States and Canada this summer.
onX Offroad partnered with Tread Lightly! for a large-scale off-road trail clean-up initiative in Michigan that took place in late June. This clean-up initiative yielded more than 8,400 pounds of trash removed, 1,120 feet of fencing installed, 7 signs installed and more than 75 miles of trail improved by 56 volunteers that dedicated 375 hours of labor to complete.
onX announced today that the next application deadline for their Adventure Forever Grants will be August 16th, 2024. The Adventure Forever Grant program creates opportunities for nonprofits, land trusts, tribal nations, and other community groups to unlock funding for projects related to access and stewardship.
In honor of National Park Week, onX Backcountry revealed the top 10 least-visited national parks with 50+ miles of trails – under-the-radar experiences every outdoor enthusiast should put on their bucket list.
onX Offroad, the industry-leading provider of off-road mapping solutions, is proud to announce its partnership with the AMA United States Hard Enduro Series Championship.
Today, onX unveiled the best spots in the country for outdoor enthusiasts to view the upcoming solar eclipse and take advantage of recreational opportunities on surrounding public land. To do so, onX analyzed its mapping data along the path of totality’s 111.4M acres to identify places rich with public acreage, trail miles, water bodies, climbing crags and other recreation opportunities.
onX today announces its acquisition of TroutRoutes, the industry’s leading mapping resource for fly fishing enthusiasts. By bringing TroutRoutes into its portfolio, onX gains momentum as it enters a new market this spring with the upcoming launch of its newest app, onX Fish. Together, TroutRoutes and onX Fish will address the needs of 45.8M freshwater anglers across the United States.
Six months after Pheasants Forever and South Dakota Game Fish and Parks founded Public Access to Habitat (PATH), program managers expect to surpass their initial goal of expanding South Dakota’s habitat and hunting access by 10,000 acres.
onX Hunt announced the launch of onX Hunt Research Tools. onX Hunt Research Tools is an immersive platform designed to help hunters intuitively research and understand draw odds, tag trends, harvest statistics and more so that they can create the best application strategy to reach their goals this season.
onX Offroad is returning to Johnson Valley as the official mapping tool for the industry’s largest racing event, King of the Hammers, from January 18 – February 3, 2024.
onX Backcountry announces a new partnership with Natural Selection as the Tour’s official mapping app. onX’s immersive mapping technology will play a critical role in location scouting, course planning, conditions monitoring, and interactive course viewing for the Tour’s operations team, competitors, and viewers.
onX is celebrating a milestone within its Access and Stewardship Grant Program. In 2018, the company set a goal of preserving and restoring 150 miles of trails and improving public access to 150,000 acres of land. Today, onX is proud to announce that it has exceeded that goal, helping to improve recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts across the country.
onX Offroad brings off-trail navigation and snow safety information to 8 stops along the nation’s premier snowmobile hillclimb series.
onX Backcountry launched a new mapping tool called the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES). ATES classifies terrain based on exposure to avalanches, helping snow enthusiasts–primarily backcountry skiers and snowboarders, as well as fat bikers, nordic skiers, and snowshoers–make more informed decisions regarding avalanche safety in the mountains.
Pheasant Forever, with funding from onX Hunt, has launched its new Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program, expanding habitat and hunting access in South Dakota by 10,000 acres.
onX Backcountry is embracing the two-wheel community by adding a new Mountain Bike Mode powered by MTB Project’s vast network of trail data.
onX Hunt has partnered with Bushnell, Covert, and Exodus to completely reinvent the way hunters use cellular trail cameras this season.
onX released its annual access report, Private Land, Public Access, analyzing more than 40 voluntary public access programs across 27 US states, revealing a combined 30 million acres of hunting opportunity.
onX is collaborating with Planet Labs PBC to launch an all-new feature: Recent Imagery. Recent Imagery provides onX users with satellite imagery map views, updated every two weeks, putting critical information about current recreation conditions at outdoor enthusiasts’ fingertips.
onX Hunt announced eight new features that will help hunters find more success this fall, including: A new suite of aerial imagery, hands-free navigation, and the industry’s first trail camera integration.
onX to host a live virtual event on June 21, 2023 at 6 p.m. MDT called “A Hunter, a Backcountry Skier, and an Off-roader Walked Into a Bar.” While the “bar” is virtual, onX Ambassadors and Partners will metaphorically pull up their chairs to have a frank conversation on how members of different outdoor communities can rally together to protect public lands.
onX’s latest report reveals that while most of us see the importance in stewardship, there’s a gap between the increasing number of outdoor enthusiasts and the percentage of those who give back to the lands that fuel their activities. Read the report to learn how we can encourage more outdoor stewardship and help preserve access to the outdoors for the future.
The latest update to the App’s steadily expanding capabilities helps optimize planning for users ahead of peak trail season.
onX Offroad released a proprietary Route Builder feature. This new feature was designed to enable off-roaders to quickly create, edit, and share a route–a line on the map that represents a proposed trip–across a vast network of roads and trails in the United States.
onX Offroad partnered with the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System to map the area’s 1,000+ miles of trails and provide riders with a reliable navigation tool.
onX Offroad has launched its Elite Benefits Program. The Elite Benefits Program is part of the App’s Elite Membership tier, and it gives Elite users access to exclusive industry discounts on gear from 10 trusted offroad brands.
onX Hunt has teamed up with Mossy Oak to provide the industry’s first Turkey Academy–a premier online resource to help turkey hunters get the most out of their time in the woods.
onX Hunt, along with partner Final Rise, recently helped raise $2 million at the company’s “40X” event at the 2023 Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic in Minneapolis, thanks to matching funds that multiplied the organizations’ $50,000 donation by 40X.
onX Hunt will host a “40X” event at this year’s Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic to celebrate Pheasants Forever’s 40th anniversary and raise funds and awareness for upland hunting land access and habitat.
onX Offroad is returning as the official mapping tool for the industry’s burliest week of off-road racing, King of the Hammers.
onX Backcountry has teamed up with American Avalanche Association (A3), AIARE, American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), Beacon Guidebooks, Bluebird Backcountry, SheJumps, and the country’s 23 local avalanche centers to provide powder seekers with the resources they need to adventure safely and responsibly this season.
onX recently added 2,801 access routes to 32,505 acres of public land to its app, thanks to map digitization efforts by the Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service.
onX Backcountry and Sierra Nevada Brewing launch the “Support Your Forecast” program for a second year, supporting avalanche forecast centers across the United States this January.
onX acquires Toprut to equip hunters with tools to help solve growing hunter opportunity challenges.
onX analyzed elk application data in eight western states revealing that hunter frustrations around increased tag demand are very real.
onX announced its data partnership with Outdoor Alliance, a coalition of ten human-powered outdoor recreation groups, in an ongoing effort to protect outdoor recreation and our public lands and waters.
This growth investment will support onX as the company reimagines the outdoor experience and works to protect the landscapes that host recreational pursuits.
onX stakes its business on the sustainability of public lands–which is why we’re giving back to the places that have enriched our lives so much.
onX Hunt is back with new Masterclasses for the month of October, including several more advanced classes diving deep into the world of whitetail hunting.
To celebrate National Public Lands Day on September 24, 2022, onX friends and ambassadors like Conrad Anker, Jana Waller, Cody Townsend, Mike Foote, and Luke Takahashi reflect on how Public Lands have impacted them and encourage all outdoor enthusiasts to do the same.
This summer, onX hosted an industry-first event called Shared Ground. An unlikely coalition of hunters, dirt bikers, backcountry skiers, ultra runners, land conservation and stewardship organizations gathered in Bozeman to talk about our public lands.
onX Hunt Elite members can now access exclusive discounts on Bushnell Trail Cameras just in time for early-season whitetail scouting and beyond.
onX Hunt is offering a brand-new lineup of Masterclasses in September, including several more advanced, “201 level” classes.
onX Hunt Masterclasses are an ongoing series of live webinars that allow you to connect directly with onX staff, partners and ambassadors to learn about a variety of hunting topics while mastering the onX app along the way.
Season openers are right around the corner, and onX Hunt wants Elite Members to have everything they need to be successful. From now until August 14, onX Hunt Elite members gain access to exclusive discounts up to 35% off on popular brands.
Since last season kicked off, onX Hunt has launched seven new enhancements to help sportsmen and women find more success in the field this fall. New additions include the app’s recent launch into Canada for Elite members, markup folders, optimal wind, updated crop and tree layers, as well as 3D on Android and exaggerated 3D on desktop.
onX Backcountry is partnering with the Cirque Series, the Rut, and the Leadville Race Series to help participants train in mountainous terrain and be prepared come race day.
onX Offroad is partnering with preeminent online retailer of truck parts and accessories, RealTruck, to celebrate National Get Outdoors Day on June 11 with a unique outdoor contest experience.
onX Backcountry is celebrating Great Outdoors Month by encouraging recreationists to get outside and give back to our public lands. To support public land exploration and restoration, onX Backcountry will donate $10 of every online app membership sold this month to Leave No Trace.
onX partnered with Monroe County Land Conservation Department to add the Wisconsin county’s 38 miles of celebrated fishing easements to the onX Hunt App.
onX Offroad is proud to pledge 10% of its membership sales and 100% of the proceeds from a limited edition Memorial Day hat to A Soldier’s Child, in recognition of those who fought for our country and the freedom to explore its lands and trails.
As trail season kicks off, onX Offroad is bolstering its stewardship team, offering grants, calling on its users to help clean up local playgrounds, and partnering with prominent off-road organizations to promote ethical and responsible trail use.
onX recently conducted the outdoor industry’s first detailed analysis of “corner-locked” public lands. In its newly published “Corner-Locked Report,” onX illustrates both the scale and scope of an issue that’s fueling a heated debate between public land enthusiasts and private landowners in western states like Wyoming, where a pending court case could ignite massive changes to public land policy.
onX Offroad’s newest feature, Fat Fingers Mode, will leverage industry-first technology to eliminate tap ambiguity and help users select trails and drop Waypoints with precision.
As SheJumps’ official navigation partner, onX Backcountry aims to help make the outdoors more inclusive by empowering girls and women to confidently plan adventures and explore new landscapes.
On Broken Country, the latest short film presented by onX Hunt, takes viewers on a journey through the American West’s landlocked public lands—places that the public is unable to access because they are surrounded by private land boundaries.
Dogmen, the latest short film presented by onX Hunt, focuses on the southern culture of the quail dog and the men who train, run, and love these dogs.
onX Hunt has partnered with Toprut, Huntin’ Fool, and HuntReminder to offer Elite members a comprehensive hub to help successfully draw hunting tags across the country.
onX Backcountry has partnered with Bluebird Backcountry to digitally map the resort’s in-bounds backcountry ski area. Bluebird Backcountry’s trails and terrain are now available in Snow Mode for all onX Backcountry users.
The new features include a Slope Aspect map layer, SNOTEL Data, Historic Avalanche Fatalities map markers, 924 new routes, aerial satellite maps, and Open Street Map (OSM) ski resort maps. These updates will provide powder seekers of all ability levels with intuitive tools and resources to recreate safely in the backcountry.
onX Hunt released an exclusive report detailing what we can learn from hunting’s biggest year and how our sport is evolving with new and veteran participation.
onX launched its “Support Your Forecast” program to raise funds for local avalanche forecast centers–the organizations that empower snow enthusiasts to make safer backcountry adventures each season.
onX Backcountry was awarded best hiking app by Popular Mechanics for 2021. But it’s not just for hiking! The app’s Snow Mode—for ski touring, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing—is the cherry on top.
The onX Offroad team sat down with The Adventure Portal to talk about why the app is different than others on the market, what new features users can enjoy this summer, and why stewardship is so important to the brand.
Eric Siegfried, onX founder, was honored by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for creating a revolutionary product that changed the face of hunting, bolstered public access, and has since generated more than one million dollars for conservation.
According to author Wendy Altschuler, onX Backcountry is a rising star in hiking and trail navigation. And while there are plenty of other hiking apps on the market, what sets onX Backcountry apart is the amalgamation of advantageous expert user-generated content, GPS capabilities and point-to-point navigation.
onX has officially opened applications for its Access and Stewardship Grant Program to expand and protect open spaces for outdoor adventure. The company is committed to securing or improving access to 150,000 acres of land and restoring or building 150 miles of trails by 2023.
onX Offroad recently added another 15,000 miles of trails in California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, Tennessee, and many more states, adding to the App’s already robust one-stop shop for off-roading needs.
SGB Media sat down with onX Marketing VP Chris Bate to talk about the brand’s growth, the new onX Backcountry app, and the company’s commitment to expanding access to public lands and increasing stewardship of our trails.
onX Hunt comes in handy when you’re fishing too. The app illustrates whether ponds are on public or private land, and it lets anglers customize the map, measure distances, and track their day on the water.
Ever wanted to try camping off-the-grid, but don’t know where to start? Motorcyclist Amanda Zito offers a few tips about camping style, planning, safety and gear.
Author and outdoorsman Darron McDougal uses onX Hunt exclusively to pre-scout public lands, identify potential low-pressure areas, and gather information when he’s on the ground deer hunting.
The onX Hunt team worked with Ambassadors to identify the top 10 states to pursue upland birds in 2021.
Just in time for scouting season, this release gives onX Hunt users the industry-leading 3D experience they’ve been asking for. Now, users can view all map layers in 3D, and have the ability to create and view all Markups in 3D as well.
Sure, your phone has good mapping capabilities. But those apps don’t even scratch the surface of what onX Offroad can enable you to do, according to this Cool Material review by Ben Dahl.
Two familiar names in the world of off-road and overland exploration, Jeep and OnX, have partnered to offer 2021 model year owners six months of complimentary OnX Elite access.
Two of the most trusted names in off-roading have launched a program empowering Jeep Wave customers and Jeep brand enthusiasts to get off the pavement and venture off-road more than they ever have before.
onX Backcountry discounts its one-year membership rate and pledges 100% of net proceeds to the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics to promote responsible outdoor recreation.
When you and your crew are trying to get out there, wouldn’t it be awesome to have a map that could show you thousands of miles of roads and trails, and millions of acres of public lands? That’s onX Offroad, according to Paddling Life’s staff.
In celebration of national Great Outdoors Month, the newest navigation app in the onX suite, onX Backcountry, is going all in for the outdoors. onX Backcountry pledges to give 100% of proceeds to Leave No Trace during the month of June.
For the month of June, onX is offering a one-year membership to onX Backcountry for the discounted price of $10 and will donate all of June’s net online proceeds to the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics–a nonprofit dedicated to protecting the places recreationists love by teaching people how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly.
Wes Siler outlines all the gear you’ll need, where to go, and tips to make your first overlanding trip a success. Topping his list is onX Offroad, the navigation tool that allows users to filter trails by difficulty level and type of vehicle, and find places to camp long the way.
Guidebooks and Gazetteers are great resources to find local 4×4 trails, but only onX Offroad offers detailed information about each trail and allows you to track yourself, even when away from service, while out on an adventure.
onX and Mountain Project have joined American Alpine Club’s Climb United initiative to help further the process of renaming offensive routes and promote a more inclusive climbing culture.
This April, Santiago Vega completed the first-known disabled ski descent of the Grand Teton with IFMGA guide Mark Smiley via the Ford-Stettner Couloir.
onX and Somewear Labs released an integration that allows recreationists to send context-rich Waypoints to friends and family, without cell phone service. This integration is an industry first and lets explorers venture off-grid with confidence.
Designed for everyone from summer trailblazers to winter powder seekers, the multifaceted onX Backcountry app features multiple map layers, expert-curated guidebook content, and GPS navigation tools that’ll give you a bird’s eye view wherever adventure takes you.
Outside magazine and Indefinitely Wild’s Wes Siler too onX Offroad out for a rip. According to Wes, “Snow Mode helps riders find trails and parking areas, highlights avalanche terrain and warnings, displays local weather conditions likes now data, and guides snowmobilers through whiteout conditions.”
onX Offroad has a new, snowmobile-specific experience. Premium users can now toggle from the App’s well-known “Dirt Mode” to the new “Snow Mode,” accessing 140,000 miles of snowmobile trails in 30 U.S. states, slope angle overlays, and localized avalanche forecasts for an unparalleled winter experience.
Wild Snow discusses the merits of the mellow backcountry ski tour, planned with the help of onX Backcountry’s slope angle feature and route finding capabilities.
onX Backcountry is the ultimate adventure app for hikers, backpackers, and backcountry snow seekers. By combining guidebook content with an intuitive and reliable GPS platform, users can spend more time enjoying the path ahead and less time looking down at the device in their hand.
onX Backcountry is now available on iOS and Android devices as well as any browser. The ultimate adventure tool, onX Backcountry is designed to empower trailblazers and powder seekers of all ability and experience levels to find new outdoor experiences and relive old favorites.
FourWheeler’s Verne Simons reviewed the app, saying “having used a couple other GPS apps over the years, we took to onX Offroad like fish to a stream.” In this article, Simons offers tips the app’s offline maps, different map views, nearby trails, Waypoints, route tracking, and more.
onX today announced its acquisition of Adventure Projects, Inc., a network of websites and mobile apps featuring thousands of outdoor experiences that contributors have brought to life with guide-book details, imagery, trail conditions, and other content.
Field & Stream’s Will Brantley offers up a handful of waterfowling tips like traveling to find ducks, adapting to ecology changes, and dropping GPS pins so you can find your way in the dark.
From 2018-2020, onX worked with various partners to secure hunting and outdoor recreation access on 14,473 acres of public land. And, by their proximity to other hard-to-reach public lands, these acres have facilitated easier access to an estimated 9,778 additional acres.
The Patriot-News reports on the onX and TRCP study that found 27,000 acres of landlocked public land in Pennsylvania. These parcels could offer recreational opportunities in rural and urban centers, where there is a growing need for outdoor access.
onX has updated its Weather feature to highlight the weather that matters most with a new design made by hunters, for hunters.
The addition of 3D Maps on the onX Hunt App on iOS devices allows hunters to better understand the terrain and use the landscape to their advantage.
The third installment of landlocked reports with Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership highlights more than 174,000 acres of public land in Florida, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee with no permanent, legal access for public outdoor recreation.
In a Free Range American review, Michael Herne relies on onX during an elk hunt, and gives the app two thumbs up. “Whether whitetail hunting in the East or chasing bugles in the West, onX Hunt is as much a part of my kit as broadheads and a skinning knife.”
The second installment of landlocked reports with Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership explores 80,000 acres of untapped hunting and fishing opportunities in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
onX is excited to release a new streaming Offline Map technology, just in time for hunting season. Learn how the new streaming map service will impact and improve your days in the field.
As the hunting season begins, we know Waypoints are one of your most important tools, whether you’re e-scouting or in the field. This update will make Waypoints significantly more hunter-savvy.
After narrowing down where he plans to hunt, Bowhunter’s Joe Bell describes the steps he takes, using onX to e-scout and plan a deer hunt in the backcountry.
According to Backpacker’s Casey Lyons, “the Western U.S. is rife with forests and deserts that you can’t visit. A new law could fix that–if we’re willing to fight for it.”
The Duluth News Tribune reports on the onX and TRCP study that found 248,000 acres of public land in Minnesota and another 55,000 acres in Wisconsin inaccessible to the taxpayers who own it.
In our first regionally-specific landlocked report, in partnership with Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, we examine 300,000 acres of public land in Minnesota and Wisconsin where there is no permanent, legal access.
Car and Driver writer Ezra Dyer nicknames onX Offroad “Waze for the woods” during an off-road mission in the Uwharrie National Forest. The App helps Dyer navigate around and through some of the area’s more treacherous terrain, with kids in tow.
Outside’s Wes Siler learns how onX Offroad aims to help relieve the pressure on overcrowded trails by guiding users to under-the-radar spots in nearby areas. onX recently launched a Trail Guide program that solicits experienced off-road enthusiasts to help add more trails to the App, and provide lesser-known options to users of all abilities.
According to Bowhunter, 75 percent of western hunters depend on public land for a successful hunt. If 6.35 million acres of land in 11 western states are landlocked, these hunters have a bigger challenge, and this article helps them find solutions.
If quarantine has you itching to roam far-off miles on a dirt road, Gear Junkie’s Adam Ruggiero suggests you start planning now, with the onX Offroad App in hand.
“Apps that make use of off-road trails aren’t anything new,” writer Bryan Campbell says in his Forbes review, “onX Offroad takes a crucial step in the game and gives users access to hundreds of thousands of miles of trails with daily information updates while staying incredibly user friendly.”
According to Race-Dezert, “there are a few off-road tools out there, but nothing is as easy to use as the onX Offroad App—and at only $30/year, or less than a tank of fuel, it’s worth checking out.”
Outdoor Life cites reports by onX and Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership that detail how the West is home to 9.5 million acres of landlocked state lands. That information appears to be prompting action among law makers who recently introduced the MAPLand Act.
onX joins with Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership to inspire and endorse a new federal bill that would direct money to land-managing agencies for digitizing outdoor recreation-related maps.
Hunters in Arizona will soon have more public land options available thanks to a partnership between onX and Arizona Game and Fish Department. This Wide Open Spaces article explains how thousands of acres at the Elkhorn Ranch will soon be open to hunters.
In this GearJunkie article, onX helps the author find land access programs and scout nearby public land, like state parks, national forests and BLM land.
onXmaps, Inc., the industry leader in outdoor mapping technology, announced today the availability of an iOS version of the onX Offroad App, which became available on the Google Play Store earlier this year.