App: Hiking

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/39d3b5e8-67db-4517-93a8-5ec485269635

For the vivoactive, FR230, FR235, and FR630 (I don't plan support for other devices)

Please use this thread for questions, etc!

"Hike" records an activity as a hike or walk in Garmin Connect. It also allows you to mark "waypoints" (they show up as lap marks in Garmin connect, so you can see them on that map).

When hike starts, it waits for GPS, and looks for an available HRM and Tempe. At this point, with the up/down key or a screen swipe, you can switch between "hike" and "walk". Then, press "start" to start recording.

The current time, HR and temp (if the sensors are available) is displayed on all screens. While recording, pressing "back" marks a waypoint. To pause or end, press "start again", and you are given the options of "resume", "save", and "discard".

When you hit the start button and get the resume/save/discard menu, you can hit the back button. The menu goes away, and the recording remains paused (it's indicated next to the clock time on all pages). But you can scroll trough the data pages at the time. That way, if you're taking a break, you can sit and look at the current data.

When "paused" is displayed with the time, pressing start again resumes the recording.

There are 5 data screens that you can see when recording (up/down button, or swipe right/left on touch devices) (some not shown here due to forum limits)

The first screen is basic recording info: The time for the activity, the time that recording was active (when paused, this doesn't increase), the distance, and the number of waypoints marked

The second screen shows pace, avg pace, speed, and avg speed.

The third page shows the waypoints you marked. They are shown 5 at a time, and rotate every 7 seconds. They closest waypoint is shown in green.

The fourth page shows elevation data. This is GPS based, and sometime may be off. Elevation, total Ascent, and total Descent is shown.

The fifth page is location information. Your current lat/lon and heading, as well as your starting location lat/lon and the direction and distance back to start. GPS quality is also show, both in text and colors (green is usable or better)




Changes in version 0.12: see https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?335082-App-Hiking&p=765691#post765691
  • However, the last couple of times I've attempted recording, pace, elevation, distance etc. show up correctly, but I don't see a route map.
    Vin


    I don't think it's Hike, but a problem with Garmin Connect. I've heard of others not getting the map with native apps like "run" too.
  • Frozen App?

    Hi - new to the Forerunner 235 and the App. Loaded the app and when I was on a hike using it for the first time I got the IQ screen with an Exclamation point. What do I need to do to fix it? I tried deleting the app and reinstalling it but had the same result. Sorry if the answer is here in the forum - I tried searching and didn't find anything. Thanks
  • What version of firmware is on your watch, and at what point did you see the IQ! error? If it's when you first start Hike, trying powering off the watch and turning it back on.
  • It worked!

    Thank you - it worked!
  • Version 0.14j

    Only a very minor change in this.

    On the screen that lists the waypoints, I replaced the current time with the current heading.

    On the screen you see the direction and distance to the waypoints, but now can also see which wy you're heading.
  • Firmware version error

    Hi,
    I've just tried to install this today on my Forerunner 235 and I've got the following error message at the website:
    This app requires an update of your Forerunner 235. Please use Garmin Express to update your Forerunner 235.

    The problem is that I'm using the latest firmware available, version 4.7 as stated here: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=9575

    Is there a solution available?

    EDIT:
    The update wasn't yet applied to the watch! Sorry...
  • What version of firmware is on your watch, and at what point did you see the IQ! error? If it's when you first start Hike, trying powering off the watch and turning it back on.


    Wish I had read this before leaving my dumbass review. Sorry. App works great now! Perhaps adding the "Power Off then back ON" instruction on the App Info page will help others avoid frustration.

    Cheers,
    Andrew
  • Andrew - I updated the description in the app store as you suggested. This only seems to be an issue with the 235, and may be related to a firmware version. What FW are you running on the watch?
  • Vertical speed

    H
    thank you for sharing this app. I am looking for a good hiking/skitouring app for the Fenix 3hr, so I'd appreciate you to port it to that one as well. Vertical speed would be a helpful measure to me (best a 10 min running mean in m/hour). It helps to check if you climb as planned or faster.
  • Sorry, no plans to support the f3, as just adding the basic support could get me into memory issue with hike. I tried that with the va-hr, and ran into memory issues on the va, 23x, and 630 devices (they have less memory I can use than the va-hr and 735, and is the reason for Hike2 - and why it's only for devices with the extra memory)

    the f3/f3-hr are like the 23x devices as far as memory, so I couldn't add those devices to Hike2 either...

    As far as the new function you asked about, that too would only be possible in Hike2.