Observed arrival · 2026-09-01

Second Kick Maps Keeps the Backcountry on Your Phone

secondkickmaps.com Observed source

Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An offline navigation app for ADV riders, overlanders, and backcountry explorers, with vector topographic maps, trail routing, ride recording, and off-route alerts.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-01 issue.

Field notes

The proposed app combines on-device vector maps with routing that snaps to roads and trails, recording tools, trip folders, and off-route alerts. Its map layers include USFS roads and MVUM, BLM parcels, water, recreation sites, and USGS topo and satellite views; the page also cites 14,000-plus USFS sites bundled nationwide. Data portability is explicit, with GPX, GeoJSON, KML, and KMZ support and a single-file export for the library.

Observed signals

Read the marks

Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible

$PaidCommerce or pricing visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central

One card from the complete issue

Nobody Gets to See the Answer

315,616 arrived 1,000 judged 998 catalogued Enter the complete issue