Originally Posted by
Airfehr
Only reason I'm looking to use the phone on my bars is to try the All Trails app for routes when traveling to new areas. I'm not a fan of following routes with a GPS. At least on the dirt bike I found it took away my sense of direction. Without the GPS I generally know which way to go when trails diverge. With a GPS I seemed to loose some of that sense. Not sure if I will have the same experience with the All Trails app. May just try keeping in my pocket and pulling it out when I get lost. Getting to old to see the screen without readers anyway.
I'm not sure what kind of GPS you are referring to, but modern head units have full colour mapping capability, so they are not a lot different from using a phone. Garmin units for example use Apps like Trailforks for full trail mapping and TBT directions.
https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/2...d-6c75e17fc567
You could run this on something like a Garmin Edge 530 and not worry about trashing your iPhone.