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Hiiker and the South West Coast Path
The blueprint of collaboration between Hiking apps and Trail organisations No one could deny that the past year or so has been a difficult and rather challenging time, not the bone weary, legs aching, blistered feet, soaked through, wanna give up and go home type of challenge but more of a retrospective, reflective and mental…
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5 Photography Essentials for Your Next Outdoor Trip
Thanks to the pandemic, many of us have been stuck indoors for the past months (or year!). And for those of us who live and breathe the outdoors, this can be exceptionally challenging when our views are limited to concrete and our house’s four walls. But while traveling to far off places may not be…
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The Hiiker Podcast
Season 2 Episode 1: Rue McKenrick Rue McKenrick is a professional backpacker from the USA and is the founder of the American Perimeter Trail – a trail-in-progress that circumnavigates the USA. The project is much more than a hiking trail as it is an effort to create a conservation corridor around the country. While it…
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Measurement Tool on Hiiker.app
Below is a briefly explains how to measure distances along the trail on Hiiker. To measure distances on the mobile apps, go here. 1. Enable Measurement Mode 2. Click any two places along the trail 3. Move the markers by clicking and dragging 4. Note, the elevation profile also updates to show just the selected…
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The Hiiker Podcast – Episode 4 – Kraig Adams
Kraig Adams is a film maker, adventurer and minimalist. His YouTube channel has exploded in the last couple of years with people flocking to see his incredible and inspiring videos of hiking trails from all over the world. Eoin caught up with Kraig in the latest episode of the podcast to chat about his adventures…
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Hiiker Features: Elina Osborne (a.k.a Tip Tap)
If you haven’t heard of Elina by now, you are in for a treat. The kiwi native documented her adventure along the Pacific crest trail in 2019. And the result is one of the most inspiring hiking films (and mini-series) we have ever seen. “It is the people” is not just an insight into the…
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How to view a trail map?
The trail map should be the core of your journey when you are hiking/planning with Hiiker. It is really easy to get there. All you have to do is select a trail from anywhere in the app, the example below shows the Home Page of the app and the Map Search page. When you are…
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6 of the best trails in Germany
1. Moselsteig This 372 km trail in the West of Germany runs through beautiful wine country along the Moselle River. During the summer months you can expect many beautiful days with the sun glistening off the river onto the surrounding valley. This is a trail for culture and history buffs. You will pass through the…
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5 Things to keep the adventurous spirit alive during Lockdown
With roughly 20% of the world’s population in Lockdown for the last several weeks, it feels like a lifetime ago since we could explore the world on a long-distance hike. It can be tough to keep the adventurous spirit alive, especially when you can only walk around your house/apartment, with the occasional outdoor excursion to…
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The 10 best unpopular hikes in the UK
The 10 best hikes that are not that popular in the UK. Trails that are spectacular, but seem to slip off many people’s lists in lue of the Pennine Way, West Highland Way and the likes.
