Moving over from Outdooractive? You can bring your planned routes and recorded tracks with you. Export each one from Outdooractive as a GPX file, then import it into HiiKER on the website or in the app.

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In this article: Export your routes · Import on the website · Use them in the app · Good to know

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Step 1: Export your routes from Outdooractive

1. Sign in on the Outdooractive website, open your profile and go to your Plans.
2. Open the route you want to move, then click the three dots at the top right to open the menu.
3. Select GPX and save the file to your computer.

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Step 2: Import your routes on the website

The quickest way, especially if you have several files, is to import them straight into My Planned Hikes:

1. Sign in at hiiker.app and open My Planned Hikes from the menu under your profile picture, or from the menu on your profile pages. Or go straight to hiiker.app/user/hikes.
2. Click Import.
3. Drag and drop your files into the Import Hikes window, or click Choose Files. You can add several GPX or FIT files at once.
4. Click Import Files. Each file becomes a new hike in My Planned Hikes.

Want to check or edit a route before you save it? Use the planner instead:

1. Click Plan a hike in the top menu of the website.
2. In the routes panel on the left, click Import Hike.
3. Click Upload file and choose your file. You can also drag the file straight onto the map.
4. The route loads on the map. Edit it if you need to, then click Save Plan, add a name and any details, and click SAVE.

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Step 3: Find your routes in the app

Hikes you import on the website sync to the HiiKER app. Open the app, check you are signed in to the same account, and tap My Planned Hikes on the Home tab.

You can also import GPX files straight from your phone:

1. On the Home tab, tap My Planned Hikes.
2. Tap + at the top right and choose Import hike.
3. Tap Choose Files (iPhone) or Choose GPX files (Android) and select one or more GPX files.
4. Tap Import Files. Each file becomes a new hike in My Planned Hikes.

Want to edit the route before you save it? On the Map tab, tap Options, then Import GPX. On Android, tap import GPX at the top of the next screen. Choose your file and it opens in the planner, where you can change it and tap Save.

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Good to know

• Imported hikes are private. Only you can see them until you change their privacy.
• On the website, My Planned Hikes takes GPX and FIT files, and the planner takes GPX, KML, KMZ, TCX and GeoJSON files. The app imports GPX files.
• A multi-day GPX file imported into My Planned Hikes on the website keeps its days: each route or track in the file becomes one day of the hike.
• If a file also contains waypoints, the planner asks what to import: Route Only, Waypoints Only or Both. Waypoints are added as hike highlights.
• Want the tracks you have recorded on Outdooractive to count towards your HiiKER stats and peak bagging? Import them as recordings instead. See Move recordings and hikes from Outdooractive to HiiKER.

Related: Move recordings and hikes from Outdooractive to HiiKER · Importing routes on the HiiKER website · GPX Files on HiiKER