Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to 3D Terrain simulation for hiking, skiing etc.
I'm working on a GPS track visualizer for quite some time. It shines in hilly and mountaineous terrain (where a 3D view makes more sense), but it also offers quite a lot of Strava-like features (statistics etc.). You can upload your GPX and FIT files manually, or sync directly with Garmin, Coros and Polar. See https://cubetrek.com for the live app and check out some examples there. It's free and opens source. Also, anyone who likes to work with 3D visualizations (especially Babylon.js), let me know if you like to help polish this thing further.
CubeTrek is a free, open-source GPS track visualizer designed for hikers, skiers, and outdoor athletes. It displays workout routes in 3D, which is particularly useful for mountainous terrain, and includes activity… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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As a hiker and (ski)mountaineer I've always been a bit disappointed of how most apps fail to properly depict the topography while analyzing GPS tracks. (I know that Strava offers some kind of 3D view by now, but I still wanted to build my own thing) That's why I started working on https://cubetrek.com It's still very experimental, but you can give it test-drive now. Any feedback appreciated. It essentially renders your GPS Track as a 3D model within the topography. As an example, here's the Bishorn, a 4000 m peak in Switzerland: https://cubetrek.com/view/5807…
2022 · cubetrek.com · its alternatives →
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I'm working on https://cubetrek.com, a web app to manage, visualize and compare your running, hiking, mountainbiking, skiing... activities. Some features include: a github-style calendar heatmap, 3D visualization of tracks (especially useful for hill climbs and mountaineous terrain in general), a world map displaying all your activities at once. Excluded features: although you can share yoir tracks to the world, should you choose so, there are no friends, no likes, no comments, i.e. none of that social networking stuff. And no ads. Any feedback is appreciated, let me know what you…
2023 · cubetrek.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · tylermw.com · its alternatives →
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I made a web app to generate 3D models of real places on earth from land cover and elevation data. Click anywhere on the map to get a polygon, and then click "generate". It should work at most scales, but if your watershed or region selection is too large, the result can be less exciting because it's so flat. As a warning, the 3D models can sometimes be too much for my phone. It's nicer on desktop. I'm still working better on mobile support. The land cover data I'm using gives a cool effect, but at some point I'd like to add in global imagery and clouds. The backend is a Python thread…
2025 · topography.jessekv.com · its alternatives →
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Turn GPX files, Strava activities, and drawn routes into animated 3D map videos. Free editor, no subscription — pay only when you export.
2024 · avomap.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · felixpalmer.github.io · its alternatives →
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This is a GPU "software" raytracer (i.e. using manual ray-scene intersections and not RTX) written using the WebGPU API that renders glTF scenes. It supports many materials, textures, material & normal mapping, and heavily relies on multiple importance sampling to speed up convergence.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I made SABR - an AI model that helps you visualize the beta/technique on any route, based on your body parameters. You can input a video of you climbing any route, in any orientation or lighting condition (it's truly versatile!). SABR then creates a virtual avatar of your body shape and uses it to climb the route you're climbing. Then, you can compare/contrast. You can see the demo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnvNPWoYZz4 Will be open sourcing the model, backend, and frontend codebase soon!
2024 · climbing.ai · its alternatives →
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Commented on yesterday's Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026), thought I might as well submit a Show HN. If you see climbing world cup/championship, there is this 3D modelling thing [1]. I want that for my weekly bouldering. I scanned my local climbing gym into 3D mesh using iphone. Built a simple editor to trim, merge, move/rotate meshes. You can interact with the mesh, view routes, view climb, etc. So this is unlike many gaussian splatting projects where the main use is for viewing. I built a pipeline in updating climbing walls. Climbing routes are manually annotated.…
Aug 2026 · kmcheung12.github.io · its alternatives →
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OneGlanse▲77Free open-source GEO tracker for LLM visibility
Apr 2026 · oneglanse.com · its alternatives →
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15d ago · huggingface.co · its alternatives →
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2014 · piste.io · its alternatives →
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Peakline▲13Unlock your Strava data. Analyze, export & improve.
2025 · thepeakline.com · its alternatives →
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Polarsteps▲131Automatically track your journeys on a stunning map
2015 · polarsteps.com · its alternatives →
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3D geographic visualization library. Contribute to w3reality/three-geo development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Offline topographical maps and crowdsourced trail guides
2019 · wikiloc.com · its alternatives →
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Edit & analyze gpx elevation profiles online
Nov 2025 · elevationeditor.com · its alternatives →
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Barcelona artist-run SME prototyping with emerging technologies. Partner for European art–science–technology projects.
2016 · nicetrails.com · its alternatives →
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RunMap▲75Turn your Strava runs into a world map adventure
Apr 2026 · runmap.world · its alternatives →
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We built Maptoolkit.org - a free, production-grade vector maps service built on OpenStreetMap and MapLibre. Map rendering and tile hosting have historically been either expensive (Google, Mapbox) or complex to maintain yourself. (Plus: Their maps are car-focused.) Our maps feature max data zoom 15, global hill-shading, 3D terrain, contour lines, water depths, and specialized styles (like Hiking, Cycling, Winter). No sign up or API keys required. You can use it like this: ``` const map = new maplibregl.Map({ container: 'map', style: 'https://styles.maptoolkit.org/summer.json',…
Jul 2026 · maptoolkit.org · its alternatives →
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