Apple's iOS 18 Updates with New Hiking Feature in AppleMaps

TapTechNews June 13th, Apple's iOS 18 system will update the AppleMaps application and introduce a brand new 'Hiking' feature, currently with thousands of hiking routes in all 63 national parks in the US (about 160 in total) available now, and it is not clear whether it will be expanded to domestic ones in the future.

Users can filter by length, altitude, and route type, and can also create and save their own custom walking and hiking routes, and can choose one-way, round-trip and loop routes.

TapTechNews translated the content of Apple's official introduction as follows:

AppleMaps has introduced more ways to explore the world, including hiking and custom walking routes. Users can browse through thousands of hiking routes in national parks in the US, which can be filtered by length, altitude and route type, and can be saved for offline use.

Users can also create their own custom hiking routes with just a few clicks, planning various routes from local exercise routes to all-day hiking in new cities. In addition, users can save their favorite national park hiking routes, custom walking routes and locations to the brand new location library and add personal notes.

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