🧭 “My Trails” Overlay – See Your Hiking Journey on the Map
The new “My Trails” section in the HiiKER Overlays tab gives you the power to view all of your personal hiking activity directly on the map. Whether you’re planning your next adventure or reflecting on where you’ve been, this is your hiking history — visualized.
To access “My Trails” overlays, tap on the “Maps” button on any of the HiiKER maps screens, then switch to the “Overlays” tab to view the options.
You can toggle on each overlay type individually, or activate them all together for a full view of your hiking journey.
🛠️ Planned Routes
Created using HiiKER’s route planner (available on the app and web), Planned Routes allow you to drop markers and generate a hike-ready route.
When enabled, this overlay will display all of your planned routes directly on the map — perfect for:
- Scouting new adventures
- Viewing a cluster of potential options from combined planned routes
- Comparing upcoming hikes
- Adding previously planned trails to your route planner to help plan alts and spurs
📍 Recorded Trails
Use HiiKER to record your hikes as you go, capturing your exact path and tracking key stats like distance, elevation, and time.
Activating this overlay will show all of your recorded trails across any map you’re viewing — ideal for:
- Revisiting past adventures
- Tracking your hiking history
- Spotting new areas to explore nearby
- Adding to the route planner to plot new routes from your experience.
✅ Completed Trails
When you complete an official HiiKER trail, simply tap the checkmark icon on its overview page to mark it as completed.
This overlay displays all trails you’ve officially completed, helping you:
- Keep track of your accomplishments
- Revisit trails you’ve loved
- Again use the routes to plan and adventure within being limited to a single trail line.
💡 Why Use “My Trails”?
“My Trails” overlays aren’t just visual – they’re valuable tools for enhancing your hiking experience. You can:
• Review your hiking achievements over time
• Plan smarter by layering past and planned routes while using the route planner
• Inspire new hikes by looking back at completed ones and identifying nearby trail opportunities
Whether you’re a weekend walker or a long-distance trekker, this overlay keeps your hiking story front and center.
