Best GPS Devices for Hiking

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Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

$212.00 Est. at Amazon

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can use it just walking around, too.
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what's great about it:?easy to use what's not so great:?"have to accept" screen at beginning "we used the garmin to find a particular store in a strange town and on forest roads when in the woods.
from lt.dell.com
i found my brother's house on a dirt road in the woods!
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i recently used it in pedestrian mode while hiking in the woods and it worked very well also.
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because we opened gifts right before walking out the door, i waited until the next morning to get the unit out and figure it out.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Nice Display, Designation: Automobile

2 RECOMMENDED by 15 people for HIKING

Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver

$235.00 Est. at Amazon

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i myself have an old, "primitive" outdoor trail garmin and i was really impressed in how they have turned their expertise into such a good commercial car product.
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we've used it on a couple of hikes, where it has worked flawlessly, tracking our steps and even some missteps, when we chose to ignore its advice.
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not for walking) and in general, it works very well.
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it's not a unit designed for extensive hiking/backpacking, but for short hikes it seems like it will at least keep you oriented in regard to roads, etc.
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i'm about to take it to maine so that i'll be able to know my way around there, and the pedestrian feature will come in very handy in portland.

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Positives: Excellent Display, Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Form Factor: Fixed

3 RECOMMENDED by 16 people for HIKING

Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i like how portable it is and how you can switch from vehicle to walking.
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it is small enough for hand-held use when walking in the city yet screen size is less than small.very easy to use.
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i use this primarly for my car so i am not walking around with it using up its battery life.i highly reccomend buying the numaps for life, it is a bit pricey but you will have updated maps for life.
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the widescreen is a plus and i highly recommend it, even though it has the wide screen you can stick it in your back pocket which can be conveniently used for walking directions.
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it is not good to for exploring map.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Good Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

4 RECOMMENDED by 23 people for HIKING

Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

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i don't know if it's because of some sort of lag, but the the indicator on the gps map always trails where i actually am by about 20 feet.
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in all cases it located the addresses i input without diffculty, even though 2 were well off the beaten path in the forests of northern wi.
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it brought her down a dead end and told her to drive into the woods.
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i had it set up with my phone, and if i am walking around talking on my phone and i get too close to my car the garmin and my phone will connect and i am still about 50 feet from my car.
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i haven't used it in the pedestrian mode, so i'll have to try that one day.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Accuracy, Good Display, Designation: Automobile

5 RECOMMENDED by 19 people for HIKING

Garmin Colorado 400t Handheld GPS Receiver

$560.00 Est. at Amazon

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wanted a device that was as good in the car as it was on the trail.
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this product is an excellent purchase for hiking, geocaching, and setting up orienteering courses.
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hiking will be fine since i can look at it directly but in a car, forget it.
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i've now been hiking and biking with the 400 for just under a month and absolutely love it.
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i love taking it hiking, fishing, atving, on the road, etc.

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Positives: Good Map Quality, Designation: Outdoor, Form Factor: Handheld, Display Size: 1.53 in. x 2.55 in.

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

$226.00 Est. at Amazon

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good to see the flip-up antenna is gone which makes it practical for people use it in pedestrian mode.
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trail maps) to the device.
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i plan to use them walking and the device only holds a charge for 3 hours, so i'm not sure how that will work.
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unless there's something about the 1260t that makes it a "must have" (such as the pedestrian features), i recommend getting the 265t (while they're available!) as long as the 1260t's price is *half
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we also used it in pedestrian mode, which worked well.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Good Portability, Designation: Automobile

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

$148.00 Est. at Amazon

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happy trails!
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love it consnone share this review: review?3?for?one 125 gps overall: 3 [ratingof] 5 quality: 4 [ratingof] 5 features: 3 [ratingof] 5 value: 4
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i later learned the road is also called the turquoise trail, but that's an old nickname, not the official name on maps and roadsigns.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Map Quality, Good Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
i found my brother's house on a dirt road in the woods!
from www.bestbuy.com
has settings to use if you are biking or walking.
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we live in the woods of east texas.
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for example, there's a "car" versus "walking" mode.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
for a basic model, did well with geocaching, has pedestrian mode and easy entrance of waypoints via free downloadable software.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Map Quality, Great Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

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most interesting was the time i asked it to return home by the most economical way, and it twisted and turned until we were on rarely used dirt roads throug the woods.
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garmin doesn’t put restrictions on who they sell to, so i’m sure that there are a few people (buyers) out there who have a hard time walking and chewing gum at the same time and find it hard even
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it will come in handy for getting us to the geocaching site and then we will use our hand held on the trail.
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the last gps system i had is a garmin 60sx (i think) and this unit with the touch screen and keyboard input is so much easier to use, i doubt i will ever use the 60sx unless i'm out hiking or
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i am still exploring some of the features.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Display, Great Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

$359.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's a nice gps for both driving and walking.
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we have also taken the nuvi on a walking trip in new york city and it worked well for that also.
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i've had several garmin gps units which i used mostly for hiking and offroad navigation -- for the most part garmin has kept offroad and onroad units separate, you could have one or the other but not
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happy trails!
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when returning to find you car, switch to "pedestrian mode" and go to favorites (to your cars saved loc).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Map Quality, Excellent Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi® 880 GPS Receiver

$750.00 Est. at Amazon

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i used it in pedestrian mode once.
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one of our vehicles has a built in model; this is a better, more up to date unit and can travel with us when we are walking and touring around town.
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i am a "gps buff", having had a gps for flying since '97 and one for driving since '02, and have had several for various functions (flying, hiking, driving) since then.
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i recently spent some time getting lost on a trip into la's tangled freeway jungle and the nuvi got me back on track quickly, accurately, every time.
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garmin packs an amazing amount of capability into this device - routes, amazing poi search capabilities, a huge database of poi's, extensive customization options, beautiful, easy to read display,

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Positives: Great Map Quality, Easy To Use, Good Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
hwy 331 was reworked last year and it showed me in the woods, and kept trying to tell me find the road, nagging me bad.
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most interesting was the time i asked it to return home by the most economical way, and it twisted and turned until we were on rarely used dirt roads throug the woods.
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the first ones were like my old handheld magellan hiking unit -- slow and antiquated.
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three of the big reasons why i purchased the garmin n vi 265wt were to gain bluetooth, free integrated traffic and walking portability.
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i am still exploring some of the features.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Display, Excellent Map Quality, Form Factor: Fixed

Garmin nuvi 255 GPS Receiver

$230.00 Est. at Amazon

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i particularly liked that it can switch to "pedestrian mode", which i found extremely helpful for walking from our hotel to church on sunday morning.
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after that initial setup, you'll be walking on sunshine.
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i thought this would be a cool feature for hiking, but you have to zoom out so far to see the terrain that it is unusable for hiking
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- pedestrian mode is hard to access and doesn't automatically change icon

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Map Quality, Excellent Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 255T GPS

$252.00 Est. at Amazon

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i thought this would be a cool feature for hiking, but you have to zoom out so far to see the terrain that it is unusable for hiking
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i particularly liked that it can switch to "pedestrian mode", which i found extremely helpful for walking from our hotel to church on sunday morning.
from www.amazon.com
after that initial setup, you'll be walking on sunshine.
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- pedestrian mode is hard to access and doesn't automatically change icon

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Positives: Great Map Quality, Good Display, Easy To Use, Form Factor: Fixed

Pharos Drive 250 GPS Receiver

$200.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
prostext to speech driving directions; 4.3" large screen; have pedestrian modes; accurate enough to use in unfamiliar locales; easy to use; relatively inexpensive.
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Positives: Designation: Automobile, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 4.3 in., Internal, Map cartridges / Data cards

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