Love to hike through alpine meadows, trace coastal paths on your runs or test out new forest trails on your bike? There's an outdoorsy app for every adventure, and our picks below are some of the best thanks to their knowledge of Europe's trails, peaks and backroads. Take them for a test run!

Training for a 5K or trying to beat a PB? Runna's personalised training plans adapt to your goals and its audio coaching during runs provides encouragement and technique tips when you need them most.

Where it shines: Flat, runnable cities where you can focus on pacing without constantly navigating hills. Think Utrecht's bike-path-lined canals or Helsinki's waterfront routes, places where consistent effort matters more than elevation management.

This route planner for cycling, hiking and running has earned cult status among outdoor enthusiasts. It has detailed topographic maps, curated tour recommendations and reliable offline navigation that works even when mobile signal doesn’t.

Where it shines: The Alps are Komoot territory. Maybe it’s a multi-day hut-to-hut trek in the Dolomites or mountain bike trails in the Austrian Tyrol; whatever the plan, the community-contributed routes and turn-by-turn voice guidance make it a go-to.

With millions of trail reviews from hikers worldwide, AllTrails is like a social network for outdoor enthusiasts. Filter routes by distance, elevation and difficulty to find exactly what you’re after, then read recent reviews to check current trail conditions.

Where it shines: Destinations where you need local insight. Planning a family hike near Portugal’s Algarve coast? Looking for a manageable trail near Dublin? User reviews will point you towards hidden gems and away from disappointing paths.

This app transforms water navigation with high-resolution nautical charts, depth contours, tide and current data, and community tips from fellow skippers. It’s a must for planning anything from a week-long sailing trip to that protected anchorage at sunset.

Where it shines: Exploring Europe’s coastlines from the water. Navigate Croatia’s Adriatic coast with confidence or island-hop through Greece’s Cyclades knowing exactly where shallow waters and safe harbours lie.

Motorcyclists don’t want the fastest route, they want the most fun one. Calimoto specialises in finding winding backroads with minimal traffic and its algorithm actively seeks out curves, making every route feel like it was designed for pure riding pleasure.

Where it shines: Europe’s twisty mountain passes. The app truly delivers in Germany’s Black Forest, with its serpentine forest roads, and Italy’s Dolomites, where legendary passes like the Stelvio and Gavia offer curve after glorious curve.

A massive community of outdoor enthusiasts uploads GPS tracks from their adventures, creating a crowdsourced map of paths less travelled. It’s perfect for discovering local favorites that only residents usually know about.

Where it shines: Eastern Europe, where fewer apps offer comprehensive coverage. Exploring Slovenia’s Triglav National Park or hiking Romania’s Carpathian Mountains? Wikiloc’s community has mapped routes you won’t find anywhere else.

This 3D panorama app uses AR to identify peaks in real time, just point your camera to identify the name, elevation and distance. It’s perfect for anyone who’s ever stood on a summit wondering what they’re actually looking at.

Where it shines: In dramatic mountain ranges. Try it in Italy’s Aosta Valley, where you can identify dozens of 4,000-metre peaks from a single spot, or in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, where you’ll see the iconic Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau trilogy.

Draw your own path on a map with your finger and it will be automatically added to actual trails and roads. It’s brilliantly simple for trail runners who want to design loops from their front door, or gravel cyclists seeking quieter alternatives to main routes.

Where it shines: Regions with dense networks of public footpaths and bridleways such as the UK’s countryside, with its centuries-old right-of-way system, or Scandinavia’s open forests where allemansrätten (right of public access) means endless possibilities for improvisation.

Beyond navigation, mountaineering requires route descriptions, difficulty ratings, weather forecasts and tips from those in the know. Whympr combines detailed topographical information with local knowledge from climbers and alpinists who’ve actually been there.

Where it shines: An essential in Chamonix and France’s Savoie region. The app’s French origins mean exceptional coverage of classic alpine routes, from easy glacier walks to technical mixed climbs.