We have developed Waypoints to easily mark custom locations on your HiiKER maps to help navigate on future hikes! Whether it’s a meeting place, camp location or picnic spot, quickly add it and have it ready offline while on your hikes! How do I create a waypoint? How do I show waypoints on the map? […]
Using the app
Moving hiking routes from Outdoor Active to HiiKER
If you are one of the many users of Outdoor Active that have decided to move over to use HiiKER but want to make sure that you can carry over all of your planned and recorded hiking routes, follow these simple steps. When Outdooractive merged with Viewranger in 2021/22, many people had been looking for […]
Moving hiking routes from Alltrails to HiiKER
If you are one of the many users of Alltrails that have decided to move over to use HiiKER but want to make sure that you can carry over all of your planned and recorded hiking routes, follow these simple steps. Since the news that HiiKER are offering Free Offline maps to all users, many are […]
Moving hiking routes from Komoot to HiiKER
If you are one of the many users of Komoot that have decided to move over to use HiiKER but want to make sure that you can carry over all of your planned and recorded hiking routes, follow these simple steps. Since the news that HiiKER are offering Free Offline maps to all users, many are […]
Moving hiking routes from Strava to HiiKER
If you are one of the many users of Strava that have decided to move over to use HiiKER but want to make sure that you can carry over all of your planned and recorded hiking routes, follow these simple steps. Since the news that HiiKER are offering Free Offline maps to all users, many are […]
Battery Optimisation on Android
Recording a hike on HiiKER works by storing your location at particular intervals throughout your hike and creating a polyline that displays your progress. The process runs as a background task as you hike and can every continue to work while have your phone locked. We have experienced some issues on some Android devices, where […]
Cancelling your Subscription on Apple
If you signed up on the Apple Appstore and no longer need your HiiKER PRO or PRO+ subscription (or you wish to pause it while you are waiting for the new hiking season), follow these simple steps to cancel. Step 1 Open the Apple Appstore Step 2 Open your Appstore account Step 3 Open Subscriptions […]
Clear app cache
Clearing the app cache can help to resolve some issues with the app, for example if it gets some corrupt data. If you are having a problem, reach out to support and they may suggest trying to clear your cache. To clear your app cache Open the home page of the app Tap settings icon […]
How to record a hike on HiiKER
There are multiple ways to record a hike with the HiiKER app. Tap on the record tab in the navigation. You can either start a recording immediately by tapping the “START RECORDING” option, or tap on the drop down to set a guideline for your hikes from various options explained below. Start recordingTap the start […]
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 […]