Adding Morel Maps to Your Navigation App

ByJeremy Collison

Using a navigation app while mushroom foraging is a great way to track where you have been, choose where you want to go, and help you get back to your vehicle safely. Here are some of the apps that I use.

Google Maps – Driving Directions, and terrain/satellite views while online

Maps.me – Free, lightweight map with full region downloads with easy to use hiking and driving directions for offline use

GaiaGPS – Feature-rich. Layer options with trails, public land, snow, forest fires, etc. Record your tracks. Save pins for favorite spots, or reminders about locked gates or unsuitable terraine.

Apple Photos (seriously) – The Map option is a great way to view your past photos on a map. I use this when I return to a mushroom area and want to see exactly where I found a specific mushroom like Bear’s Head or a Cauliflower. The map background only works offline, but photos will still show up on a blank map which is still useful for getting back to the exact spot.

Salish Mushrooms Morel Maps are primarily an online-based research tool but Pro users can download area details and upload them to navigation apps like Gaia, onX, and Avenza.

How to add morel maps to your navigation app

Step 1: Open the Morel Map and login

Step 2: Open the Info panel from the top-right

Step 3: Scroll down and select “Download KML”

  • Note. Either download directly to your mobile device or download from a computer and send to your mobile device

Step 4: Open your navigation app and upload your downloaded KML file

onX

OnX users must use the web application to upload your KML. KML Uploads are not supported in the onX mobile app currently.

GaiaGPS

  • Select the ‘Saved’ menu
  • Click on ⚫️⚫️⚫️ in the top-right
  • Select Import File
  • Choose your downloaded KML File

Avenza

  • Open Layers menu
  • Click on ⊕ icon in the top-right
  • Select Import Layer
  • Choose your downloaded KML file

Once uploaded, you will be able to view the morel perimeter details from these popular navigation apps.

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