Planning a trail

Route cards: plan every section of your hike

Make a route card for any day of a hike: grid refs, compass bearings, timings and escape routes for every section, in the app, on the website and on paper.

Seeing which peaks a hike summits

Every hike lists the summits it passes, in order, with whether you’ve already bagged them — so you know before you set off if it’s worth the drive.

How can I “split” routes on HiiKER

Split a long hike into daily stages in the HiiKER app or on hiiker.app: add a control point, choose Split route, and save. Plus how the website’s AI Planner can lay out the days for you.

How to Sync HiiKER with Garmin Connect

Connect Garmin to HiiKER to bring your Garmin activities into HiiKER automatically, and send HiiKER hikes to your Garmin device as courses.

Waypoints on HiiKER

Waypoints mark custom locations on your HiiKER maps. Add one from Options > Waypoints, by long-pressing the map, or from a POI; then edit, group, share, route to or import them, in the app and on the website.

Plan a hike

To create a new hike from scratch: To edit an existing hike: How to plot a new route Adding Points 💡 Top tip: Drag along the elevation profile to see details for any specific location along the hike — including distance, elevation, and expected terrain. Undo / Redo You can undo or redo any mistakes […]

GPX Files on HiiKER

Import a GPX file with Import files: tap the upload arrow on Home (or Map > Options > Import files, or + on My Planned Hikes). Check whether it becomes a planned hike or a recording, then import. Export any hike from More > Export files. Plus what to do when a file can’t be read.

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