This is a unique GPS-based Trail Guide to the Iconic Thorsborne Trail
1,000+ downloads
About Thorsborne Trail
Thorsborne Trail is a maps & navigation app developed by Jonathan Ide.
Download Statistics
Thorsborne Trail has been downloaded 1.5 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 20 times. It is ranked #8 in maps & navigation.
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App Information
Thorsborne Trail costs $4.49 to download. The APK download size is 30.77 MB. The latest version available is 1.8.2. The last update was on May 29, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play March 2019.
Description
This is the only app for hikers either walking or thinking of walking the iconic Thorsborne Trail on World Heritage listed Hinchinbrook Island in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the perfect electronic guide and provides a rich set of features. The Island has very limited cellular access so the app aims to provide the hiker all of its comprehensive information without the need of mobile connection.
The app provides the hiker with both an on and off-line accessible topological Island map. This map can be zoomed and panned to show different perspectives of the trail. The map provides key trail-specific GPS generated features. These include the actual trail itself and useful metrics such as the distance walked so far, distance to the nearest water source and camp site. The app also provides a selectable set of icons that mark key locations on the trail for all season water sources, hiking season water sources, tidal creeks and locations for limited cellular access and also campsites. The hikers exact positional latitude and longitude is also provided by the map should that information be needed. Waypoints may also be added to the map and viewed at anytime. The information provided by the app is a distillation of local knowledge some of which cannot be found anywhere else.
The app also provides the user with comprehensive trail notes in both directions of the walk. The hiker can switch between the map metric view and the route notes with a simple tab touch and both directions of the walk are covered by the guide in a simple clear format designed for reading.
The app emphasises safety on the trail - Hinchinbrook is a wild and unspoilt island with a few hazards which are identified by the app and should an emergency arise it will provide assistance in providing you not only your exact position but also locations on the trail where a call can be made. The app also provides off line BOM Lucinda tidal charts for the year. Knowing the tidal range for the days of your hike and where the tidal crossings are, including safe water levels which vary by creek, will ensure that you can plan a safe and unhindered walk. The app provides all this information to hikers.
For those wanting to see what a North to South Hike may look like from the comfort of your home there is a "Walk Simulation" feature in the settings menu - this shows an accelerated version of what the app will look like on the trail itself and will be a feature that is developed further in future releases to provide more information to the hiker for trip planning.
The app is perfect for those just thinking of doing the walk - the menu provides all the information you need to book the trail and the transfers required to get there along with a host of other useful information. There is even a gallery of our favourite spots on the Island and I'm sure when you see them you will understand why this walk deserves its own app - quite simply its one of the best in the world. Happy Hiking!
Recent changes: - Added extra labelling around Mulligan Creek
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Must-have for the Thorsborne Trail! Whilst the track is mostly well-marked, there are sections coming off the beach where it is hard to find the trail head. This app saved us a lot of time in these areas. The app also has better information than QPWS on where to find water. As we walked in the dry season, this made it a lot easier to predict where we would be able to reliably top up our water bottles. The app worked flawlessly during the trip and didn't chew through my battery.
★★★★★Simon (sjp770)· Jul 29, 2023
This is, as others have said, a must-have for Thorsborne. I had no issues with battery over three nights with a 10,000mah battery pack. If you were unsure where the trail went the app has an offline map and notes. Want to see where you are compared to camp? Easy. Need to keep in touch, mobile reception markers were mostly accurate - I had no signal at Mulligan's camp. Tide info was useful as well
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