Garmin Explore™
Explore with a Garmin device
Free
OFF-GRID NAVIGATION
When paired with your compatible Garmin device(1), the Garmin Explore app lets you use your mobile device for outdoor navigation, trip planning, mapping and more — with or without Wi-Fi® connectivity or cellular service.
SEARCH TOOL
Easily locate geographic points — such as trailheads or mountain summits — associated with your adventure.
STREAMING MAPS
For pre-trip planning, you can use the Garmin Explore app to stream maps when you’re within cellular or Wi-Fi range — saving valuable time as well as storage space on your mobile device. Download maps for offline use when venturing outside cellular range.
PAIR, SYNC AND SHARE
With Garmin Explore, you can pair your smartphone or tablet with your compatible Garmin device to sync and share data for off-grid adventures. Use downloadable maps for navigation anywhere.
EASY TRIP PLANNING
Plan your next trip by downloading maps and creating courses. Specify your start and finish points, and automatically create a course you can sync with your compatible Garmin device.
ACTIVITY LIBRARY
Under the Saved tab, review and edit your organized data, including your saved waypoints, tracks, courses and activities. See map thumbnails to easily recognize your trips.
SAVED COLLECTIONS
The collections list allows you to quickly find all data related to any trip — making it easy to sort and locate the course or location you’re looking for.
CLOUD STORAGE
The waypoints, courses and activities you’ve created will automatically sync to your Garmin Explore web account when you’re within cellular or
Wi-Fi range, preserving your activity data with cloud storage. A Garmin account is required for storing your data in the cloud.
LIVETRACK™
With the use of the LiveTrack™ feature, loved ones can follow your location in real time(2) and see data such as distance, time and elevation.
What You Get with Garmin Explore
• Unlimited map downloads; access topographic maps, USGS quad sheets and more
• Aerial imagery
• Waypoints, tracking and route navigation
• High-detail GPS trip logging and location sharing
• Unlimited cloud storage of routes, waypoints, tracks, and activities
• Online trip planning
1. https://explore.garmin.com/appcompatibility
2. When used with your compatible smartphone, the Garmin Explore® app and your compatible inReach® technology-enabled Garmin device.
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more Various bug fixes and improvements
4.13 2 days ago
Find and explore Garmin Trails by name or by area such as city names, mountain peaks, national parks or lakes
Record your reviews while offline after finishing the trail and Explore will upload it for you when it finds a connection
Added a My Reviews section where you can go back and find all the reviews you have submitted and modify them if desired
4.12 25 Feb
Various bug fixes and improvements
4.11 4 Feb
Various bug fixes and improvements
4.10.2 19/12/2025
Various bug fixes and improvements
4.10.1 27/11/2025
Various bug fixes and improvements
4.10 26/11/2025
Manage your profile details: name, location and photo
Various bug fixes and improvements
4.9 29/10/2025
Download an offline map of Garmin Trails and head out to the back country where you can transfer a trail from Explore to your navigation device
Get online and share your experience in a trail review
We have improved the clarity between trail systems drawing and Garmin Trails drawing. Garmin Trails now render as dashed lines.
Share links to trails that can launch the Explore app bringing hikers directly to the shared trail
4.8 30/09/2025
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.7.1 03/09/2025
• Streamlined GPX import process for a smoother experience
• Easily switch map themes using the activity selector
• Quickly remove items with swipe-to-delete functionality
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.7 07/08/2025
• Refreshed icons and visual styles for Waypoints
• New hiking-themed Topo map
• Fixed an issue with user's preferred units not being reflected on the map
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.6.2 02/07/2025
• Refreshed icons and visual styles for Waypoints
• New hiking-themed Topo map
• Fixed an issue with user's preferred units not being reflected on the map
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.6.1 18/06/2025
• Refreshed icons and visual styles for Waypoints
• New hiking-themed map
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.6 10/06/2025
• Garmin Trails - New Map Layer Available!
• View and explore Garmin Trails by panning the map
• Configure filters in the Garmin Trails Map Layer to limit results displayed on the map
• View Trail Details and Trail Reviews
• Save Garmin Trails to your library and sync it to your device
• Add Garmin Trails as customizable courses to your collections
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.5.1 25/05/2025
• Garmin Trails - New Map Layer Available!
• View and explore Garmin Trails by panning the map
• Configure filters in the Garmin Trails Map Layer to limit results displayed on the map
• View Trail Details and Trail Reviews
• Save Garmin Trails to your library and sync it to your device
• Add Garmin Trails as customizable courses to your collections
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.5 22/05/2025
• Map data error reporting is now available in Map Layers screen
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.4 07/05/2025
• Multiple selection for collections management
• Improved download mechanism for offline maps
• Course points no longer snap to nearby map items when ‘Direct Routing’ is enabled
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.3.1 01/04/2025
• You can now create circular courses!
• Introduced playback button in collections
• Added outage banners to notify about connection issues
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.3 27/03/2025
• You can now create circular courses!
• Introduced playback button in collections
• Added outage banners to notify about connection issues
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.2.1 04/03/2025
• You can now create circular courses!
• Introduced playback button in collections
• Added outage banners to notify about connection issues
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.2 28/02/2025
• Added ability to do online search for addresses
• You can now create a Course directly from the details pages of map points (POIs, Waypoints)
• Saved items are now visible when creating new offline maps
• Various bug fixes and improvements
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.1 11/12/2024
• Satellite and USGS layers are now available for streaming and while downloading an offline map.
• Fixed iPad crash when exporting GPX files
• Fixed map layers selection issue
• Fixed issue with batch selection on Unorganized Items
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• Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
• Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
• Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
• Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
• Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
• Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
• Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.0.4 07/11/2024
- Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
- Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
- Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
- Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
- Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
- Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
- Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.0.3 29/10/2024
- Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
- Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
- Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
- Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
- Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
- Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
- Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.0.2 27/10/2024
- Our new map engine is here, bringing you advanced features and capabilities.
- Access streaming maps if you have an internet connection.
- Download offline maps for specific areas so you can access them when you are off-grid.
- Perform searches for locations, points of interest and other data both while online or offline.
- Plan and customize your outdoor adventures with our improved Course Creator.
- Library page (now called Saved) has been redesigned to simplify the review and edit of waypoints, courses, activities and collections.
- Check the new onboarding flows with improvements to sign in and device pairing flows.
4.0.1 24/10/2024
Various bug fixes and improvements
more Version 4.13 2 days ago
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