Feature 02 · Hike planning
Plan a hike in under a minute
Every hike starts as a plan. Set the name and location, pick a date and a start time, then dial in distance, difficulty and trail type. Note whether there is parking at the trailhead and roughly what the day will cost. A hike moves through planned, in progress and completed, so your list is always split between what is ahead of you and what you have already walked.
Planned · 12.4 km · Moderate
How a hike gets planned
Name it and place it
A name and a location are the only two things required. Pick the trailhead on the map and the place name is filled in for you.
Set the shape of the day
Date, start time, distance, difficulty and trail type. Distance uses a stepper rather than a text field, because nobody wants a keyboard halfway up a hill.
Note the practical bits
Whether there is parking at the trailhead, roughly what the day costs, and anything else worth remembering in the description.
Walk it, then close it
A hike sits in planned until you start it, moves to in progress while you are out, and becomes completed when you finish. Observations can only be logged against a hike in progress.
What you can do
- Distance set with a stepper, so you never fight a keyboard on a hilltop
- Easy, moderate or hard difficulty, and loop, out & back or point to point
- Parking at the trailhead and an estimated budget, recorded per hike
- Pick the trailhead on a map instead of typing coordinates
- Favourite the hikes you keep coming back to
- Swipe a hike to edit or delete it
What a hike remembers
Only the name, location, date and distance are required. Everything else is there if you want it and out of your way if you don't.
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | What you'll recognise it by later. Required. |
| Location | Required. Filled in for you if you drop a pin on the map. |
| Date | The day you're walking it. Required. |
| Start time | Also what earns you the Night Hiker badge. |
| Distance | Set with a stepper, in km. Required. |
| Difficulty | Easy, moderate or hard. |
| Trail type | Loop, out & back, or point to point. |
| Estimated time | Your own guess at how long the day will take. |
| Parking | Whether there's somewhere to leave the car. |
| Budget | Roughly what the day costs you. |
| Status | Planned, in progress, or completed. |
| Favourite | For the walks you keep coming back to. |
| Trailhead | The spot you tapped on the map. |
| Cover photo | Optional — a colour is generated for you if you skip it. |
| Notes | Anything else worth remembering. |
Common questions
Do I have to plan a hike before I can log anything?
Yes, deliberately. Observations belong to a hike, so there is always something to attach them to and always somewhere to find them again. Creating a hike takes well under a minute.
Can I edit a hike after I have walked it?
Yes. Every field stays editable at any status, so you can correct the distance once you know what it actually was, or add the description you had no time for on the trail.
What is the budget field for?
Parking, fuel, a permit, lunch — whatever the day cost. It is per hike, entirely optional, and never totalled against anything or sent anywhere.