Aachen Region Hiking and Touring App
© StädteRegion Aachen
The free StädteRegion Aachen Hiking and Touring App is a helpful companion for your travels, featuring over 400 cycling and hiking tour suggestions. Using GPS tracking, you can find your way and always check whether you’re still on the right track. You can also find nearby places to stop for a break or nearby places with great views. Tours and maps can also be saved offline on your phone, so you don’t always require a mobile network. In addition to numerous tour suggestions, the app also lists the most interesting destinations in the region.
The app can be installed on all major operating systems. It is available for download in the App Store and the Google Play Store. We recommend using the search term: “StädteRegion Aachen.”
NodeMapp − Easy Planning, Relaxed Hiking
Tourismusagentur Ostbelgien, © ostbelgien.eu
This digital route planner is based on the node network point system. You can put together your route step by step by connecting individual node points on the map. The length, route, and level of difficulty can be adjusted at any time.
In addition to custom-planned routes, NodeMapp also offers a selection of pre-planned tours from tourism organizations. Users can save their routes, access them later, or export them to a mobile device. A particularly useful feature: In addition to traditional node-based routes, other “off-grid” routes are also available—ideal for anyone who likes to create their own trail.
With the NodeMapp Hiking app, your plans become reality. It guides you like a hiking GPS on your trip:
- GPS navigation along your planned route—including alerts if you stray from the path
- Access to numerous hiking trails in several countries
- Option to import routes you’ve created on your PC
- Offline maps (with a Premium subscription) for independent navigation
- Elevation profiles to help you better assess the route
- “Surprise Me” feature for spontaneous route suggestions
- Support for smartwatch navigation
The basic version of the app is free; additional features are available through a premium subscription.
RouteYou App
© Visit Zuid-Limburg
Discover the RouteYou platform from Visit Zuid-Limburg. Here you’ll find routes, attractions, and much more. Plan your own personalized tour or choose a route that suits your preferences from among numerous hiking suggestions. Along the way the handy RouteYou app will guide you every step of the way with detailed maps and interesting tips along the route.
Komoot App
© Screenshot Komoot
The most beautiful hiking and biking trails in the Aachen City Region have recently been added to the outdoor platform Komoot. There you’ll also find key information about all the trails, detailed descriptions and attractive photos, as well as a navigation feature that helps you stay on the right path.
You can find all suggested routes on Komoot at
- www. komoot.de/user/staedteregionaachen
- In the Komoot app, under user „StädteRegion Aachen“.
- Use the QR code shown here, which takes you directly to our regional page on Komoot.
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EUREGIO-Border Route App
Selected Hiking and Biking Tours
For anyone who wants to explore the diverse border region around the Belgium–Germany–Netherlands tri-border area on foot or by bike, the free, four-language “Euregio Grenztouren” app (iOS & Android) is available. It features 60 of the region’s most beautiful hiking and biking routes.
Each tour includes maps, information on points of interest and practical tips for getting there and back—accessible both on the go, and for planning ahead. All content can also be saved for offline use, so you’ll always stay on the right path thanks to GPS, even without a network connection.
The app is available for free in the App Store and on Google Play. It was developed as part of the “People to People Interreg V-A EMR” project and funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Charlemagne Border Region Working Group. The Charlemagne Working Group is a collaboration among border municipalities and regional authorities. Its members include Parkstadt Limburg, the Municipality of Heerlen, the Municipality of Vaals, the Municipalities of the German-Speaking Community of Belgium, the Aachen City Region, and the City of Aachen.