This article is highly recommended if you want to get from your Apple or Android app into Google Maps and Google Earth.

It describes how to import GPX format files into Google Maps and Google Earth to allow you to visualize the route that you took

Source: How to import gpx into Google Maps to make a GPS track viewer – UrbanHikr

Personally, I use Geotracker, a free, highly-rated Android app on my Chinese smartphone to track my hikes. It can be used for action sports and long distance travel too. It has several new features:

1. An ability to share trip statistics screenshot via Facebook, Twitter etc.
2. Ability to build statistics charts based on duration – see above example from one of our hikes
3. Ability to view charts full screen by tapping them

But for me, the ability to view my activities in Google Maps and Google Earth is really helpful. By the way, the new Google Earth for Chrome is awesome. Give it a try.

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