Originally Posted by
DomaneS5
I had a Verizon sim card on Samsung Galaxy with Straight Talk service through Walmart. The GPS went out about 2 miles into the ride (MapMyRide app).... Anthony trail head riding north.
Greenbrier is the only rail trail I've had issues with GPS and service. There's parts of Creeper trail where cell service goes out...but GPS still works.
The issue might have been that you did not have the map downloaded for offline use. GPS would still work, but without the base-map downloaded, your phone can’t tell you where you are.
The whole length of the Greenbrier Trail is lit up brightly on Stava Heat Map. That can only happen if people have recorded the ride as they were using Strava and had GPS reception.