This Apple Watch Ultra App Embarrasses Strava.

I take a look at Footpath, an app for iOS and Apple Watch that lets you plan routes and download them offline for navigation across several sports. Does it help the Apple Watch Ultra fill the shoes of a Garmin wearable more? Find out!

#applewatch #Ultra #gps

[jmcaldas]

Is that easy to upload a GPX route and follow it?

[Froglewis]

You can use opencycle maps with this app by just selecting them, and it will snap to bike friendly mapping

[ShervinShares]

what did you record video on while biking? your iphone?

[YTZack]

We’ve been using footpath on norcal mountain bike trails for the past year and it has worked marvelously, providing turn by turn directions on trails.

[ManuelAMartinez]

I downloaded this app after watching your video. I love this new app! Best kept secret and reasonably priced!

[ionzubia]

That is dead impressive, I wonder how well it detects public paths outdoors and private property tho. In some countries like England, there are pathways that you can see in Maps but are, in theory, private.

[richardpearcephotography]

I photograph MTB and trail run events and I find Footpath very useful on the Ultra. I still however think its insane that a watch like this does not ship with these features. Apple clearly does not understand this market.

[ranklin]

Been using it for years to map hikes and dirt bike trails. Especially good for finding unknown unofficial trails that just show up on satellite view. You can trace them out manually and the app will navigate you offline in the back country.

[Budooby]

Great review Max! Love all the activity options, and that this app seems extremely well integrated with other stuff

[duncanfisher]

I need you to be a climber so you can tell me how to build a great outdoor climbing app

[Shawn-in-da-Canyon]

So, as a mountain biker can I use this app on my Ultra and use my bone conduction headphones to hear the navigation?

[Oharsh]

Does the app have premade routes? For example does it have routes for different trails?

[areaone]

Thanks for the info. I was surprised to hear you say Chautauqua. I did not know Colorado had one. I live close to Chautauqua in New York State but I’m in Pennsylvania near the border. It is a beautiful little town. Looks pretty amazing there also. I run and hike here wheee I live in the Allegheny National Forest and just had my ultra 2 for a week. I appreciate your time.

[Jarek.]

No need to embarrass Strava anymore.... They embarrassed (if not humiliated...) themselves enough 🤣

[SaniBanks]

Been looking for a good gps app for my watch. Thank you!!

[MuhammadUsman-ubqu]

Great review and find. I just downloaded the app, created a route and so far impressed with its ease. I will update my comment after I complete my first ride.

[-q]

I thought you went back to Garmin, I was looking forward to your Garmin videos

[hertsh]

Yes, this app is closing the biggest gap on the Apple Watch Ultra for runners and other athletes. What I was looking at Strava to fix, but they didn't. This app needs all the attention it can get! With this app, I can now train in the same way with Apple Watch Ultra, as I did with my Garmin Epix. And then the Apple Watch Ultra is also a smart watch.

[NeilLavitt]

At a time when Strava is royally demonstrating how not to communicate a subscription hike, apps like this are great. However, the thing that hooks me in are the segments. While I don’t chase live segments, I do like to compare between and across rides. This doesn’t do that. So I’ll take the mapping of Strava and mix it with my Garmin and out comes. I also have an Ultra and am enjoying it as a premium smart watch but to be honest I could have just kept my Garmin. I wish the developer well as we need more apps like this. I can only hope that Strava has plans to incorporate proper mestric tracking into their apps. If they did this on the Ultra, I think it would be a game changer. Likewise, get 5 hours on a phone and many would simply not need the bike computer.

[maidn]

thx for showing this app, it was new to me.