OruxMaps Tutorial

http://www.oruxmaps.com/cs/en/
IHM
https://youtu.be/F9-O21jhN4s

1. Download and Install

  • Go to https://www.oruxmaps.com/cs/en/more/downloads and download the Currant version

  • install the OruxMaps7.X.X.apk file (you may need to allow "Unknown sources" under Settings - security)

  • Change the "Map orientation" to "Direction up (GPS)" under Maps Menu - Map settings

  • Switch map to Israel MTB Map under - Maps Menu - Switch map - Layers - (IL) - Israel MTB MAP (IL) (ONLINE)

2. Start GPS and recording Tracks

  • To start the GPS - press this button

    • To start the track recording of a new Track - press this button

    • To stop recording the track - press this button

3. Load trail to Oruxmaps from

https://youtu.be/tA8EzYMpWCU

load Trail from Israel Hiking Map (IHM)If someone share a trail link with you on Israel Hiking Map.

If you open the link to IHM from Facebook app you will need to give the Facebook app permissions to Save to storage, otherwise you will not be able to save the gpx file. Other option is to open Facebook from Chrome.

https://youtu.be/TEvU4RMNWVc

load GPX file

If someone share a trail GPX file with you (GPSies, Dropbox...) and you want to follow it on Oruxmaps.

Download the file to you phone.

In Oruxmaps go to - Track/Route tools - Loade KLM/GPX file -

Navigate to the file location using these shortcuts (left - Phone storage; right - SD Card):

https://youtu.be/nmO6FiydAnA

4. Download offline map from IHM

another way is as follow:

https://youtu.be/JmqQ485a9XY
https://youtu.be/aYtF7oEF_J0