Cool that it worked so well for you! I download Alltrails maps so I can use them without cell service, but to be honest find the app so quirky that I don't actively navigate with it. Sometimes we stop and pull up the map and it accurately locates us, so no complaints there.
I've been amazed with the gps resolution on my watch. I remember my early 2000's handhelds needing to be held out toward the sky at times, or not reading well in the woods. This watch never seems to lose signal, yet it's on my wrist under a sleeve and collar of my gloves. I don't get how it does it, I think you'll find no loss of accuracy when in the woods.
I did the same on the band, went to a nylon mesh one with a velcro closure. the velcro is some different kind that seems to last forever, really like the band. I was ok with the silicone for a while but once weather got warm last year I began to really dislike it.
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