See your hike again as a 3D flyover

The Maptale app for Android records your hike and gathers your photos along the way. They become a film over the real landscape that pauses briefly at each photo.

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View from the summit over the whole of Segara Anak lake, the mountain's shadow falling across the Barujari cone
The summit of Rinjani in 3D terrain, the crater lake behind it, the route as a line to the top
The same spot in the filmSatellite imagery: Esri, Vantor, Earthstar Geographics, GIS User Community

What a mountain trek looks like as a film

Three days on Mount Rinjani on Lombok: down from the crater rim to the lake, then off in the dark for the 3,726 m summit.

  • 13.1 km
  • ↑ 2,554 m
  • 2:50 min film
  1. Film still: Above the tree line
    A hiker with a backpack on a grassy trail above the tree line, the rest of the group ahead under low clouds

    Above the tree line

    after 0.7 km

    Fog, just like in the photo: Maptale knows the weather on the day of your hike and shows it in the film.

  2. Film still: The crater opens up
    View from the crater rim over Segara Anak lake and the Barujari cone, with the summit of Rinjani beyond

    The crater opens up

    after 2.0 km

  3. Film still: Down to the lake
    Porters with heavy loads descending a steep grassy slope towards the crater lake and the Barujari cone

    Down to the lake

    after 3.1 km

  4. Film still: Segara Anak
    Segara Anak crater lake from the shore, with a swimmer in the water and steep crater walls rising behind

    Segara Anak

    after 4.3 km

  5. Film still: Hot springs
    Bathers in a greenish pool at the hot springs, with a waterfall pouring over the rocks into it

    Hot springs

    after 5.5 km

  6. Film still: Camp on the crater rim
    Orange tents and hikers at the camp on the crater rim in the evening sun, above a sea of cloudsA dark forested peak rising out of a golden sea of clouds in the evening light

    Camp on the crater rim · Out of the sea of clouds

    after 9.9 km

    On the way up to camp, the steepest bit of the crater wall: about 190 m of climbing in 300 m of trail.

  7. Film still: Sunset over the sea of clouds
    The sun setting over a sea of clouds, with the slope of the crater rim in silhouetteA couple kissing, silhouetted against the last light of dusk above the clouds

    Sunset over the sea of clouds · Two at dusk

    after 10.3 km

  8. Film still: Night ascent
    A hiker with a headlamp climbing a steep slope of volcanic scree at night under the stars

    Night ascent

    after 11.4 km

    Over 9 hours at camp, off again at 3:02 AM. In the film the night is over in seconds.

  9. Film still: Summit ridge at first light
    The rocky summit ridge glowing red in the first morning light, with the crater lake below to the left

    Summit ridge at first light

    after 12.7 km

    Sunrise at 5:44 AM, just before the ridge. The film's sun rises at the same moment.

  10. Film still: Segara Anak from the summit
    View from the summit over the whole of Segara Anak lake, the mountain's shadow falling across the Barujari cone

    Segara Anak from the summit

    after 13.1 km

Satellite imagery: Esri, Vantor, Earthstar Geographics, GIS User Community. Terrain: Terrain Tiles by Mapzen and AWS, sources in the legal notice

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How your hike becomes a film

The Maptale app recording by the river Lahn: time and distance, below them the map with the trail so far and the photos as dots
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · Data © OpenStreetMap contributors

  1. Record

    Start the app and head off, signal or not. Shoot with the app or your usual camera: if you allow it, the app picks up the photos taken during your hike.

    Also works withGPXKomootGarminStravaPolar

  2. Watch

    Once it's uploaded, Maptale turns your track and photos into a film. No editing needed.

  3. Share

    Every hike has its own link. You decide who gets to see it.

A day hike and a mountain trek to watch

View from the slope into the wooded Lahn valley, with road and village below2:30 min film

Lahn Valley Hike: Laurenburg to the Goethepunkt

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Through the woods high above the Lahn to the Goethepunkt, then back by train.

Day hike11.9 km↑ 559 m

The Segara Anak crater lake with Barujari, seen from the crater rim2:50 min film

Mount Rinjani Trek, Lombok: Crater Lake and Summit

Lombok, Indonesia

From the crater lake and its hot springs up to the summit, after a night in a tent on the crater rim.

Mountain trek with a night ascent13.1 km↑ 2,554 m

Questions before your first hike

Do I have to record with the Maptale app?
No. Any GPS track works, as a GPX file or straight from your Polar account. The app is just the easiest way, because it gathers your photos too.
I have an iPhone. Does it work?
Yes. Watching and sharing works in any browser, and you bring your hike as a GPX file. The recording app is only available for Android so far.
Do I need signal on the trail?
No. The Maptale app records without reception and uploads your hike as soon as you're back online.
What about photos without a location?
Then the time the photo was taken counts: Maptale finds the spot where you were at that moment. If none fits, you place the photo yourself in the Studio.
Who can see my route?
At first, only people with the link. You can also keep a hike to yourself or make it public, and change that any time.
What does it cost?
Nothing while we're testing. Paid options will come later. What they will look like is not decided yet.

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