The First Integrated Hiking & Nature App Ready for Summer

With super detailed maps, local plants and animals, and tools to start building your own atlas of nature, the new Natural Atlas is a great way to reconnect with nature this summer.

PORTLAND, OR – May 2, 2022  – For Immediate Release – 

Natural Atlas, a pioneer in online topo maps since 2015, today announced the launch of its new app and website which gives hikers a brand new way to learn about their surroundings and document their trips and discoveries. Aiming to connect everyone to nature more, it’s the first app of its kind that marries all the practical navigational features of a hiking app with an evolving field guide that adapts to the hiker’s location. 

The most common plants, animals, and fungi of the local ecosystem instantly appear upon opening the app, as well as information about geology, tides, and river levels. It’s designed to be a complete holistic platform about nature – one where hikers’ observations are celebrated and play a crucial role. 

“The best part of hiking is encountering something new and unexpected,” says cofounder Brandon Reavis, “nature is a source of such an endless variety of fascinating details around every corner, but we felt that existing hiking apps mostly ignored them.” 

With Natural Atlas, users can record their track like other apps, but where things come to life is the noting of the interesting details. Classifying a discovery automatically places and organizes it in the user’s personal atlas of nature – a place showcasing all the interesting animals, plants, rocks, and geographic places that he or she has discovered. 

In addition to being a fun activity, noting details outside with Natural Atlas also makes a positive impact by furthering everyone’s understanding of nature. For example, noting a rainbow trout from the shore of a river improves the species breakdown for that river. Noting a plant helps map the biodiversity of an ecosystem as well as helps map the range of that species.

Getting started with Natural Atlas is free, and a $39.99/year subscription unlocks premium features such as offline maps and content, route measuring, premium maps, and more. 

To learn more about Natural Atlas, visit naturalatlas.com or contact hello@naturalatlas.com.