ViewRanger App Instructions
Setting up ViewRanger
Important:
Unless you have used this, or similar apps before, and are able to work with GPX files, please ensure you follow the instructions below using your mobile device, NOT a PC.
(The screenshots shown may differ slightly to yours, depending on the device used)
1. Download the ViewRanger app – It’s FREE, but you do have to register Download ViewRanger
2. Register as a new user Register
3. Select the route of the event you wish to enter below;
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Please note: You need to download a route AND a map to be able to use ViewRanger to safely navigate.
ViewRanger – Following a route
When you arrive for your event, just follow the instructions below and you’ll be able to navigate around your selected route.
ViewRanger will display your selected route and show you where you are on it. You will also be shown which direction you’re heading in, audible warnings if you go too far off course, and a host of other useful information.
We highly recommend that you practice using this app a few times BEFORE your event so you know what you’re doing.
Follow someone with Buddy Beacon
This is a great feature of ViewRanger. It allows you to track your friends, so you can see where they are on the course, and it allows your friends and family to know where you are and how well you’re doing.
Just follow the steps below to set up your own Buddy Beacon PIN and to add your friends to your own Buddy list.