Contourline Field notes on maps Sheet 44°16'N 71°18'W
Journal/Waypoint Card
Companion app

Waypoint Card

A small, offline reference for the paper map you're already carrying. Waypoint Card stores the scale, contour interval, and declination printed on a specific sheet, then lets you log named waypoints against it as you walk — nothing about it replaces a map or a compass.

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Waypoint CardSheet 12
Ridgeline Traverse
Contour interval 40 ft · datum NAD83
Grid zone18T
Declination-13° W
Waypoints logged6
00.51 mi
No account required
What it does

Seven small jobs, done offline

Grid & bearing reference

Keeps grid north, true north, and magnetic declination for a route on one card so a bearing translates correctly in the field.

Contour interval memory

Remembers the interval printed on the sheet you're carrying, so elevation notes stay consistent with the paper map.

Graphic scale, always matched

Stores the scale of the specific sheet, not a generic default, so distance estimates line up with the map in your hand.

Waypoints without a network

Logs named points along a route locally; nothing about it needs a signal to be useful mid-walk.

Works with the signal off

Every card is cached for offline reading before you ever leave cell coverage.

Nothing leaves the device

No account, no location upload, no tracking — the card lives on your phone the way the paper map lives in your pack.

One card per sheet

Organizes notes by the same sheet name printed on your paper maps, so nothing gets mismatched between routes.

How it works

Four steps, before and during a walk

  1. 1
    Pick your sheet

    Open a card and note the sheet name, scale, and contour interval printed on your paper map.

  2. 2
    Set the reference

    Enter grid zone, declination, and any local correction once for the area — it stays with the card.

  3. 3
    Log waypoints as you go

    Add named points and short notes; everything saves to the device, offline, as you move.

  4. 4
    Compare after the walk

    Review where the card and the ground agreed — and where the map's shorthand didn't quite match what you saw.

Before you ask

A few short answers

Does Waypoint Card replace a paper map?

No. It's built to sit alongside one — a reference for the numbers printed on a sheet, not a substitute for carrying it.

Does it need a signal to work?

No. Once a card is set up, everything runs and saves locally, with no connection required.

Does it track my location?

No continuous tracking of any kind. Waypoints are logged manually, by name, when you choose to add one.

Is there an account or sign-up?

No. Cards stay on the device they were created on; there's nothing to register.