The affordable and compact, color Magellan eXplorist 500 LE handheld GPS is the first product in its class to offer a choice of AAA batteries or a rechargeable Li-ion battery pack.

Hikers, fisherman, climbers and kayakers can enjoy a complete navigation solution by combining it with MapSend Topo 3D or MapSend Lakes.

Hiking Solution
The Magellan eXplorist 500 LE calculates an area and a perimeter while providing vertical profiles for trails and more. The unique interface allows users to load and access multiple programs on a single Secure Digital (SD) memory card. Using MapSend Topo 3D, hikers can hit the trails with a comprehensive view of contours, elevations, detailed terrain and extensive points of interest to find the sights and services along the way.

eXplorist 500 LE for All Outdoor Activities
In addition, the eXplorist 500 LE features PC-like file management and unlimited memory card expansion. A color GPS like no other, it is ideal for land and water navigation delivering breakthrough functionality and performance. Compact, rugged and waterproof, the 14-parallel-channel, WAAS/EGNOS-enabled GPS receiver delivers three-meter accuracy, weighs less than four ounces and measures 4.6 x 2.1 x 1.3 for fit-in-your-pocket convenience.

The Magellan eXplorist 500 LE provides a full-color, backlit, high-resolution, 2.3'' diagonal display for clear day and night visibility of its built-in background map containing highways, parks, waterways and airports. The exclusive PC-style file management feature allows users to create multiple files, folders and directories to store and maneuver through information in a PC-like structure, while the built-in SD memory card reader/writer allows an expandable memory for unlimited storage of waypoints, routes and track logs when using an optional SD card.