Topo Maps+
Topo Maps+ is a backcountry mapping and route-planning app for Mac that helps users view topo maps, plan trips, and sync navigation data across devices.
What is Topo Maps+?
Topo Maps+ is a macOS outdoor navigation and trip-planning app published by Glacier Peak Studios LLC. It is designed for hikers, backpackers, hunters, offroad users, and field teams who need detailed topographic maps and route tools that continue to work offline after maps are downloaded. The Mac version is positioned as a larger-screen planning companion, letting users compare map sources, combine overlays, create routes and waypoints, print maps, and sync trip data to mobile devices. The publisher’s site describes support across Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch, web, and other platforms, with shared routes and waypoints following the user between devices. Available map content includes topographic, satellite, marine, and specialty overlays such as slope shading, elevation heat maps, and land-use layers. Users commonly encounter it when preparing backcountry trips at home and then carrying the same navigation data into the field.
Key features
- Downloads maps for offline backcountry use
- Creates routes, waypoints, and custom trip plans on a larger Mac screen
- Combines basemaps with overlays such as slope angle, hill shading, and elevation heat maps
- Syncs routes, maps, and waypoints across supported devices
- Prints and shares custom maps and route information
- Supports multiple map sources including topo, satellite, marine, and outdoor-focused layers
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This appears to be a legitimate consumer navigation app from Glacier Peak Studios LLC, not a system component. It may store map downloads, trip data, location-related information, and synced account data, so review its privacy settings and subscriptions if you no longer use it.
Recommendation: Keep it if you actively use Topo Maps+ for offline mapping, route planning, or cross-device trip syncing. If you do not use it, removing the app is generally reasonable, but you may also want to review any downloaded map data and account subscription separately.
Common paths
/Applications/Topo Maps+.app
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