There are apps for hiking up mountains. — Silvan Metz/DAV/dpa
GPS-powered smartphones have long replaced maps when it comes to driving and sightseeing, but what about hiking up mountains? Now there are apps for that, too.
You are enjoying a beautiful mountain hike when you hit a fork, just as you emerge from the tree line. Your smartphone is convinced: Turn right! One hundred metres later, your serene hike turns into a wander along the emergency lane of a busy main road.
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