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Hiiker Pro Feature: GPX Download
Hiiker pro subscriptions can now download a GPX file for the trail. A GPX file is a file containing GPS information about the trail. It can be used on GPS devices such as a stand-alone garmin gps or another GPS app. **Note: If you are just looking for offline functionality in the app this is…
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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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Measuring the difficulty of a hiking trail on Hiiker
An article on how we measure difficulty on Hiiker.
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Set your walking time estimate values
Graphic credit: Darekk2 NB: The calculation of time to walk a distance can be rendered inaccurate by sections that require scrambling. The prediction may show a much faster hike time prediction for such a section than might be experience in reality. We are working a solution to this, and will update this as we improve…
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Measure Distances between locations on Hiiker
This is a brief guide to measuring distances on the Hiiker apps. To measure distance on the web, go here. 2. Tap on the trail line any where you like to place the first measurement marker. 3. Tap again to place the second marker. 4. A red line appears and a measurement of the distance…
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Post lockdown kit tips!
Here are my tips for those wanting to have their hiking kit for camping primed and ready for when the lockdown is lifted!
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Restore Purchases on Hiiker
To restore a purchase in Hiiker all you have to do is tap the restore button on the purchase page.
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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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North America Top 10 trails on Hiiker since the lockdown
Traditionally on Hiiker, the most popular trails in the US have been what you would expect the PCT, the AT, Pinhoti, Lost Coast Trail, Wonderland Trail, etc. Not that the world needs another list of trails, but I found it very interesting to see how the focus has turned to more local trails. People are…
