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Best for thru-hiking
Pros
- Detailed route-specific waypoints
- Offline guide access
- Lifetime guide purchase option
Cons
- Coverage depends on available guides
- Full guide access costs extra
Best uses
- Thru-hiking
- Long-distance trail logistics
- Water and resupply planning
Specifications
- Price / subscription
- Free download; lifetime individual-guide purchases or FarOut Unlimited subscriptions.
- Platforms
- iOS and Android
- Offline maps
- Yes — downloaded guides
- Maker
- Atlas Guides DE, Inc.
Pricing
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Best for
Thru-hiking, Long-distance trail logistics, Water and resupply planning
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FarOut, formerly Guthook, packages long-distance routes as downloadable navigational guides. Its waypoint information makes it particularly useful for following established thru-hikes and planning daily logistics.
Guide-based design
FarOut partners with trail organizations, authors, and publishers for route data. Guides include junctions, water sources, road crossings, and town information.
On-route usefulness
Downloaded guides provide trail data offline. The waypoint-focused approach helps organize navigation around practical stops along a covered route.
Trade-offs
Its usefulness depends on whether it offers a guide for your itinerary. Check-ins should not be confused with a standalone satellite SOS service.
Who should choose it
Choose FarOut when your long-distance route has a dedicated guide. Buy that guide outright or consider Unlimited if you need several routes.
How we picked
We started with a long list of backpacking apps that people actually buy, cut anything that could not clear our baseline for durability and field performance, then ranked the 10 that were left against the same criteria. Rankings are editorial. No brand pays for placement, and affiliate links never move a pick up or down.
- Load carriage
- How the suspension handles the loads the pack is actually rated for, over long days.
- Real-world durability
- How the material, stitching, or steel holds up after a season of hard use — not how it looks new.
- Performance in bad conditions
- Wind, rain, cold, and grit are the test. Anything that only works on a nice day gets marked down.
- Weight and packability
- Every ounce has to earn its place in the pack, but not at the cost of something that fails in the field.
- Ease of use
- Setup, adjustment, and maintenance with cold hands, in the dark, without the manual.
- Value at its price point
- Compared against the closest competitors in the same tier, not against cheaper gear in a different class.
FarOut (Guthook) — frequently asked questions
- Is the FarOut (Guthook) worth it?
- We rank it #3 in Backpacking Apps. Best for thru-hiking
- What is the FarOut (Guthook) best for?
- Best for thru-hiking, long-distance trail logistics and water and resupply planning. Standouts: detailed route-specific waypoints and offline guide access.
- What are the downsides of the FarOut (Guthook)?
- Coverage depends on available guides and Full guide access costs extra.
- What are the key specs of the FarOut (Guthook)?
- Price / subscription: Free download; lifetime individual-guide purchases or FarOut Unlimited subscriptions. · Platforms: iOS and Android · Offline maps: Yes — downloaded guides · Maker: Atlas Guides DE, Inc.
- Guide-based design — what should I know about the FarOut (Guthook)?
- FarOut partners with trail organizations, authors, and publishers for route data. Guides include junctions, water sources, road crossings, and town information.
- On-route usefulness — what should I know about the FarOut (Guthook)?
- Downloaded guides provide trail data offline. The waypoint-focused approach helps organize navigation around practical stops along a covered route.
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