I used two GPS hiking apps for backpacking and I’ll do it again

Elizabeth LopattoBecause I was uncertain about my mileage, I decided to track myself several ways: AllTrails, Gaia, and my Apple Watch Series 6. I set out from the trailhead Monday morning, and turned on tracking for AllTrails, Gaia, and my Apple Watch. According to my trackers recording my actual route — Gaia and AllTrails — it was more like 6 miles, not 5. Gaia tracked 4,884 feet of climb over a total distance of 13.6 miles; AllTrails suggested I’d climbed 5,213 feet over 14.6 miles. It did, in a way — certainly the hike was longer than the 32.8 miles AllTrails had promised.