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You can always install Google Earth and look at the images in location of your hike.
If you know the trees you can discern a lot from the photos to get general info.
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For completeness, if you are in the UK then Ordnance Survey maps distinguish between coniferous and deciduous woods, as well as orchard and coppice.
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OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap provides information about the type of forest. The information is stored in the tag leaf_type, which has the following values:
broadleaved
needleleaved
mixed
leafless
Besides this tag, you might also want to check out leaf cycle.
You can use the OverpassAPI to search for a certain type of forest. Using the web interface Overpass ...
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If the level of detail in printed topo maps satisfies you, then Outdooractive Pro seems to cover that, at least for some countries. It claims to have Swisstopo, Kompass, DAV/ÖAV, as well as a range of "digitalized official topo maps" which include DTK, ÖK, IGN, OS, Harvey, and some for Slovenia and Italy which I cannot really judge.
I haven't ...
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