Opened a Live Locator link? Follow a hiker’s live location in the app or a browser: their ETA, the weather, chat, and how to get help if you’re worried.
Using the HiiKER website
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.
Getting around the HiiKER website
📱 Looking to do this in the HiiKER app? See How to Search on HiiKER. You don’t need the app to use HiiKER — the full toolkit is available in your web browser at hiiker.app. The website is the best place to explore trails on a big screen, plan multi-day adventures, and manage your account. […]
Using the map on the HiiKER website
How to use the free interactive map at hiiker.app/map: the map controls (including PRO+ Street View), map styles, overlays, the On this map control, the Options toolbox and the information bar settings.
Finding a hike on the HiiKER website
📱 Looking to do this in the HiiKER app? See How to Search on HiiKER. The Find a Hike page is the fastest way to discover your next adventure on the HiiKER website. It pairs an interactive map with a list of hikes in whatever area you’re looking at — move the map, and the […]
Understanding a hike page on the HiiKER website
📱 Looking to do this in the HiiKER app? See GPX Files on HiiKER. Every trail on HiiKER has its own hike page — the overview of everything you need to decide, plan, and get going. Here’s what you’ll find on one, using Scafell Pike by the Corridor Route as an example. In this article: […]
Planning a hike on the HiiKER website
Looking to do this in the HiiKER app? See Plan a hike in the app. The Hike Planner at hiiker.app/hike-planner is the most powerful way to plot a route — from a quick afternoon loop to a multi-week thru-hike. It’s built for desktop browsers, where a big screen and a mouse make route planning easy. […]
Planning a multi-day hike on the HiiKER website
📱 Looking to do this in the HiiKER app? See Plan a hike in the app. The web Hike Planner really shines on multi-day adventures: split your route into day stages, add transport legs, alternative routes and spurs, and build a full itinerary on one map. Working with days and routes Alts, spurs and transport […]
Saving and sharing your planned hikes
Save a route from the web Hike Planner to your account, then share it. Your hike must be public before HiiKER can generate a share link — if it’s still private, the share window offers a one-click Make Public & Share button. You’ll need a confirmed email address to make anything public.
Exporting and downloading routes from the HiiKER website
📱 Looking to do this in the HiiKER app? See GPX Files on HiiKER. Any hike on HiiKER — official trails, community hikes, or your own — can be taken with you as a file or sent straight to your phone. Export as a file Exporting one day of a multi-day hike You don’t have […]