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What’s New in HiiKER: 3D Flyovers, a Redesigned Map & GPX for Recordings
Our biggest update in a while: watch cinematic 3D Flyovers of your hikes and recordings, enjoy a redesigned map, and use GPX with your recordings — plus custom tags, lock-screen recordings on iPhone, and a stack of fixes.
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DRiiVER: Introducing Auto app by HiiKER
Meet DRiiVER — your driving companion for every adventure. Built by the team behind HiiKER, it brings the same beautiful maps you love, now with turn-by-turn driving routes to trailheads, towns, viewpoints, and anywhere else you’re headed.
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HiiKER named Best in Test by The Great Outdoors 🏆
Right, this is a good one. The Great Outdoors Magazine, the UK outdoor magazine that’s been independently testing gear for 40+ years, has named HiiKER the Best in Test hiking app in its 2026 round-up. Best in Test. Ahead of a field that includes OS Maps, Gaia GPS, Topo GPS, MapOut, Komoot and Outdooractive. For…
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What’s New on iOS: Mark Hikes Complete, 3D Previews & More Offline
Our latest iOS update lets you track the hikes you’ve completed, preview routes in 3D right from the hike overview, and take even more with you offline — plus smarter search and handy new quick actions.
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Hike Planner: The Free Tool That Maps Your Multi-Day Hike to the Last Mile
Anyone who has organised a multi-day walk knows the planning rarely happens on the trail. It happens at the kitchen table, weeks beforehand, surrounded by browser tabs, a half-finished spreadsheet, and a map app that was never built for thru-hiking. You’re trying to split a route into sensible days, work out where you’ll sleep each…
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What’s New in HiiKER — June 2026
A huge month — Android Auto launches, QR sign-in and in-app subscription management arrive on both apps, and iPhone catches up with completed-hike tracking and lots more offline.
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Looking for an OS Maps Alternative? Why HiiKER Goes Further
HiiKER beats OS Maps in the UK: same OS Explorer and Landranger maps, plus Harvey, Purple Lizard, in-app historical layers and a real Apple Watch app — £5 cheaper a year. And it works in the Republic of Ireland, where OS Maps stops.
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What’s New in HiiKER — May 2026
Mile markers, comment tags, a mini compass and a revamped search arrive on Android, plus offline-maps improvements across both apps.
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What’s New in HiiKER — April 2026
Major watch updates, live elevation change in the coordinates bar, and waypoint fixes.
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What’s New in HiiKER — March 2026
Offline maps get a major rebuild for faster, more reliable downloads, plus improvements to nearby hikes and search.