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

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Dodraug1 over 8 years ago

Perhaps I should have specified, but yes, I was talking about Hike2 and VA-HR. Good to know it's working, loving your app and the heartrate issue (although not your fault) was the only negative thing about it for me. :D

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

Perhaps I should have specified, but yes, I was talking about Hike2 and VA-HR. Good to know it's working, loving your app and the heartrate issue (although not your fault) was the only negative thing about it for me. :D

It was actually fixed in the 2.62 or 2.65 beta FW for the va-hr, so it's now been tested quite a bit!

webvan over 8 years ago

Still my favorite app for Hikes with my FR235 ;-) Can't remember if this had been discussed, but any chance of an option to hide some pages as I find that I never use some while out on a hike, like the Steps page. Thanks !

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

Still my favorite app for Hikes with my FR235 ;-) Can't remember if this had been discussed, but any chance of an option to hide some pages as I find that I never use some while out on a hike, like the Steps page. Thanks !

You may not have updated in a while as that feature is there! Go to settings on GCM or Garmin Express, and you'll be able to turn off/on any page (except the first one with times and distance).

Footnote: For some reason app-settings is broken for every thing in the app store right now, so you will have to wait until it's fixed...

webvan over 8 years ago

Great! And yes will have to wait for Garmin to fix that "unforseen" problem...

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

Hike 0.15 is in the store!

You won't see many changes, (other than the main screen), but internally, I've freed up some memory, which may allow adding some new features that I was able to add in Hike2.

This version was also built with the new CIQ SDK!

Askens over 8 years ago

Elevation data not correct sent to Garmin Connect iPhone app

Hi Jim,

First thanks for an awesome app, it is very useful when hiking!

However, the recorded elevation on my garmin F235 is not the same that is sent to the app. I am using the the latest FM on F235 5.40, Hike 0.15 and the Garmin connect app as well.

The elevation on my hike was around 1275 on hike, but the phone app shows 1150. Thus, the elevation gained is not correct as well in the phone app.

Is this a known issue?

Thanks again for the good work on the app.

Best regards,
Christoffer

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

The 235 (as well as va, 230, and 630) uses GPS for elevation, not a baro sensor.

GPS elevation can be a bit off, so for these watches, Garmin Connect applies "Elevation Correction" to the data, and that will often give you different data for elevation in GCM/GC.

For a single activity you can turn off elevation correction (I know you can on the website, not sure about GCM).

Askens over 8 years ago

The 235 (as well as va, 230, and 630) uses GPS for elevation, not a baro sensor.

GPS elevation can be a bit off, so for these watches, Garmin Connect applies "Elevation Correction" to the data, and that will often give you different data for elevation in GCM/GC.

For a single activity you can turn off elevation correction (I know you can on the website, not sure about GCM).

Thanks, turned off the elevation correction for the activity.

/ C

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

With it "on", you may actually see more accurate data in GC/GCM.

On the screen where I display elevation, it says "(data is GPS based)" as kind of an indicator that it might not be accurate on the watch.

In Hike2 and with the va-hr, I don't show that message as it's got a baro altimeter.