Map, Track, Sync and Share Your Trek From Anywhere
For adventure seekers, explorers and outdoor enthusiasts, the Garmin Explore ecosystem offers a complete mobile navigation solution that — when paired with a compatible Garmin device¹ — lets you map, track and navigate your trek from anywhere with unlimited cloud storage.
Garmin Explore provides basic trip planning or viewing of maps you’ve preloaded on your device. Or you can use the mobile app to pair your smart device via BLUETOOTH®² technology with a compatible Garmin GPS device, so you can do and see even more.
Access Online Connectivity
Garmin Explore provides free online access to a wide range of additional capabilities. For example, you can download detailed topographic maps, color aerial imagery and other navigation aids directly to your mobile device. The maps and navigation data loaded onto your device can be used anywhere, anytime — even when you’re out beyond the reach of cellphone towers or internet connections.
Manage Your Collections, Tracks and Routes
Review and edit your waypoints, tracks, routes and activities in your library. Add them to a collection to keep all the recorded data from a certain trip together in one place. For example, if you’re taking a long trip, you can plan different waypoints, tracks and routes for each day of the trip and combine them into one collection.
Your Mobile Cloud Connection
The Garmin Explore app will send and store the waypoints, planned routes, GPS tracks and Garmin activities you've recorded in the cloud, allowing you to access and use that data on the Garmin Explore web site to plan or review your adventures. You can also sync your cloud-stored data with a compatible Garmin device. A Garmin account is needed to store your data in the cloud. Your activities (e.g., runs, walks, hikes, etc.) include data such as distance, pace, activity time, location, etc. that were recorded by your device.
More Off-grid Capability with inReach® Technology
Use Garmin Explore with your inReach enabled devices, such as the GPSMAP® 66i navigator and satellite communicator, to turn your mobile device into a true off-the-grid satellite companion. In an emergency, you can trigger an interactive SOS to the GEOS 24/7 emergency response team. Two-way messaging and LiveTrack location tracking via the 100% global Iridium® satellite network let you stay in contact globally. The Garmin Explore app allows you to access your phone’s contact list for easier messaging and sharing when connected.
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
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3.63 out of 5
90 ratings
in Canada
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Saved my life.
I got in a horrific vehicle accident and rolled my jeep down a 300ft embankment in an area with no cell phone service.
My legs were pinned under my steering wheel and the jeep landed on the drivers side. I broke my femur, pelvis, neck and my jaw entirely split in half.
If it wasn’t for having this device, no one would have ever found me or even knew that a vehicle had crashed at the point I did. I owe my life to this device. Simply keeping it on my keys and having that SOS button ready for when I came to saved my life. Lots of blood, broken bones, frustration and pain, but I still walked out of an accident that search and rescue deemed miraculous to have survived from, as well as with a healthy and happy 11 week old baby growing deep inside of me.
Can not give enough glory to this device.
Explore and the inReach mini work great together
When used with an inreach device it adds to the experience.
Blue tooth
It doesnt work mith my garmin gpsmap64st
Garmin explore app
I use this app for my epix pro to map out my fishing spots and trails, everything is pretty on point and very functional. The app runs seamlessly with the watch. The only downfall and the reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because I pay for the satellite image maps and I can’t view them on the app to mark my waypoints, I can only view them on my watch. If Garmin did a update to accommodate this I’d give 5 stars.
Can’t use simultaneously with a different “Connect” account 😭
A major pain for me is that I have to use different accounts for my watch (Connect app) and my Inreach mini 2 (Explore app). Even though the apps to manage these are separate, they share the same login under the hood, so I constantly have to log out to sync!
Feels like an unnecessary problem to have given the apps are separate and the Messenger app doesn’t have this shared login problem. Please fix!!!
Otherwise so far it works.
First year review
So far I have nothing negative to say about anything Garmin. For my use level, which I would say is avid outdoorsman. I enjoy going into deep backwoods and these devices and services have been excellent. I feel confident know that the only error will be me, and having the Garmin safety net is invaluable.
Very poor offline experience
Very poor software not designed for offline use, which in my opinion defeats the whole purpose of tying it to a device intended to be used off grid. Upon pairing the 66i at home, was unable to reconnect offline in the bush. Then when attempting to re-pair the device to my iPhone 14 was given a “connect to the internet to pair”. Very disappointed with this app. I sure wish garmin would have allowed the newer 66i to be used on the Earthmate app. Never have an issue with that older application. Please investigate this issue garmin.
Very useful app
Aesthetically pleasing and simple to use. Pairs well with Inreach GPS and Iphone GPS.
App requests:
I would pay for more up to date maps of Algonquin park, Temagami, Killarney, etc. The ability to see where I am in relation to portages and campsites is incredibly useful especially deeper in the park.
Another feature that would be neat would be the ability to review and view reviews of different portages and campsites. The ability to warn campers of particularity poorly maintained portages would be amazing.
Garmin Explore very useful for outdoors
I downloaded the app and so far I enjoy her simplicity and cloud access. I can plan or import my trail trips on the PC and they sync to my iPhone. Working offline just fine. When I’m on the trail the only thing I miss is to be able to have voice commands directly from the app. This feature when added will be my 5 stars. Thanks
Explore and the inReach mini work great together
When used with an inreach device it adds to the experience.
