Web Buzz: TrimbleOutdoors.com for hikers and bicyclists

TrimbleOutdoors.com is an online mobile trip-planning tool for outdoors lovers. Never heard of the company? Trimble has been in the GPS business since 1978.

What’s hot: A massive network of hiking and bicycling recommendations. Use your GPS-enabled smart phone to find great trails, geo-cache or manage your workout performance. From the website, you can find detailed trips shared by other adventurers. Or you can create your own, whether you’re up for a run, a hike or a day of mountain or road cycling.

What’s not: You’ll need to be an adventurer to navigate the maze of options. The easiest way to find a trip is to go to the search tab and type in a destination. After the Google map pops up, click on the icons to find information from hikers, cyclists and others. After some testing, amateurs might want to stick to the website instead of rushing out to add a Trimble application to their smart phone — its AllSport GPS app costs $9.99 for the iPhone.

Jen Leo