# Hiker-Assisting Apps This Hiking App Helps You Navigate the Abandoned Dogtown Settlement By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-05-11 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/discovering-dogtown References: [gloucestertimes](http://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/new-app-to-help-hikers-do-dogtown/article_d70328f9-4022-5e28-9043-68fec22b2f53.html) & [awesomefoundation.org](http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/52660-discover-dogtown-the-app-to-have-in-dogtown) Discovering Dogtown is a wonderful new hiking app that is designed to make it easier than ever for hikers exploring Dogtown and other areas of the Cape Ann's woods in Massachusetts to figure out where they're going and encounter places that give them maximum satisfaction. Developed by local app developer and writer Mark Carlotto, the Discovering Dogtown app helps users get familiar with the terrain and the [different trails, loops and access points](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-on-trails) that it boasts. Hiking can be great fun but can also be frustrating if you don't feel like you're getting the best out of your sojourn. This is where the Discovering Dogtown hiking app comes in. By lending a [helping hand when you need it](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/navigation-system), the app helps you get the most out of your hiking trips. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 18% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Hiker-assisting Apps:** Discovering Dogtown is a hiking app that helps hikers navigate and maximize their experience in specific hiking areas. ### Who This Affects Most - **Hiking and Outdoor Recreation:** The hiking and outdoor recreation industry can benefit from developing more hiker-assisting apps to improve user experience and engagement. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Nature Exploration Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/natural-atlas.md) - [Hiking Journal Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/donder.md) - [Connective Canine Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dog-park-app.md) - [Accessibility-Focused Nature Trail Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/able-active.md) - [Offline Adventure Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trailmate.md) - [Brand-Specific Trail-Finding Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bronco-trail-app.md) - [County-Focused Discovery Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saratoga.md) - [Snowmobile-Guiding Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trail-map-app.md) - [Integrated Trail Navigation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trail-navigation.md)