Guide · Map layers

Import trail maps

Bring in the trail maps you already have — including the Hatfield–McCoy map — as layers on Yut's map.

Find it in the app

Tracking options
Map layers
Import a file

Yut can show trail maps from other apps and from trail systems' own files. Each file becomes a layer you can switch on and off.

Yut reads	From
.gpx	Almost any GPS app or device
.kml, .kmz	Google Earth, ArcGIS, trail system maps
.geojson	Mapping tools and open data
.bcn	BackCountry Navigator
.mpz	Maps Plus

Two ways to import

From the Map layers page
Tap Import a file and pick it in the Files app.
From another app
Open the file in Files, Mail or Safari, tap Share, and choose Yut.

The Imported section of the Map layers page with an orange Import a file button and a note listing the formats — Import a file opens the Files app.
Your imported maps are listed here, each with its own switch, once you have some.

Reading a trail map

Trails are drawn in the colours the file gives them, and the legend explains them (Easy, Gated Trail…). Zoom in and more appears:

What a trail map shows as you zoom in: trail numbers and names, trailheads, towns and connectors.

Symbol	Means
Brown square with a signpost	Trailhead or visitor center
Blue circle with buildings	Town (community connector)
Brown square with an arrow	Connector to another trail network
Slate diamond	System divider
Coloured badge on a trail	The trail's number and name, such as 18 · Indian Hiking Trail

Tap any trail or symbol for its card.

Hatfield–McCoy trails, free*

Load the official Hatfield–McCoy trail inventory file and Yut shows the trail map: every trail's number, name and difficulty, the trailheads, the towns and the system dividers. Yut will never charge for it.

* Free as long as AlterFlow LLC can get the Hatfield–McCoy trail inventory file from Hatfield–McCoy at no cost.

Imported maps stay on your iPhone. They aren't backed up or sent anywhere.

Updated October 13, 2026 · Still stuck? Ask us