Turn-by-turn directions

Goat Maps gives turn-by-turn directions along any saved route or track, and to any point on the map. Directions are free, on iPhone and iPad, and need Goat Maps 2026.10.22 or later.

Follow a route or track

Open a route or track and tap Navigate, or pick one from the Route cell on the Tracker tab. Goat Maps shows the next turn and how far away it is, the distance to go and your arrival time.

If you go off course, Goat Maps warns you and shows the direction back to the line. On foot, off course is about 30 meters from the line; it's wider when biking, driving or travelling on snow or water, and wider again when the GPS fix is poor. Alerts buzz or show a notification while the phone is in your pocket.

Spoken directions are off by default. Turn them on with the speaker button while following, or in Settings under Spoken Directions.

Tap Stop to end directions.

Navigate to a point

You can also navigate to a waypoint, a dropped pin, or a peak or other point of interest you tap on the map. Goat Maps finds a route there along trails and roads. If you leave that route, it finds a new one.

A saved route or track is never rerouted: leave the line and the directions point you back to it.

Directions without a signal

The turns are worked out when you start. With a connection, that works anywhere. Without one, it works for members in the areas they've downloaded, because map downloads include routing data. See Does snap to trail work offline?

Limits

Directions run on the phone or iPad only. There is no Apple Watch or CarPlay support.