My wife is in the market for a new GPS watch to wear while running and mountain biking in the forest. There is an ever expanding network of official and unofficial trails and no maps are available. She is not great with direction, so the watch needs to be able to draw a map of her paths that she can use to find her way back home. She also wants as accurate as possible measurements of her distance, pace, and elevation gain/loss in a closed canopy environment.

She won't wear it in a regular environment, so daily fitness tracking, fancy apps, and smartwatch features are not needed or wanted. A simple interface is preferred. She is also not really interested in heart rate monitoring, VO2 max calculations and such.

I would prefer to stay in the $500 or less price range. I am thinking about the Garmin Forerunner 955.

Anyone have any experience, recommendations?