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
  • When you stop for coffee, do you pause the recording? This app (Hike and Hike2) doesn't have an auto-pause.
  • Hi Jim,

    I sadly had to stop using this app on my FR235 since a few weeks as it went bizerk.

    It would switch to Garmin's internal app, reset the watch.

    It there anything I can do on my part?

    Regards,
    Alan
  • What firmware is on your watch, what version of Hike, and what were you doing at the time? (paused, saving the activity, etc) Hike itself hasn't changed since last october, so I suspect it may have to do with a firmware update.
  • So I want to be able to differentiate my trail runs with my regular runs so I can track mileage on my shoes. I don't necessarily want trail runs to appear as hiking though. Is there anyway to have an option to choose trail runs instead of hiking? I have looked through the app store and there doesn't seem to be any app that does this and I already have your app. Thanks
  • Ok, a few things come into play here. In CIQ, when specifying a "sport", there's also a "subsport", so SPORT_RUNNING, would need SUB_SPORT_TRAIL, and currently, the only subsport that ever seems to be used on the watch is SUB_SPORT_GENERIC, meaning the best that could be done would be a generic "run". This is likely why you don't see any apps like this in the store for trail running.

    In Hike (the version for CIQ 1.x devices), there simply isn't enough memory available to add "run" as a sport. While it could be done in Hike2 (the version for CIQ 2.x devices), I'm not sure I'd really want to do that, as that could lead to requests for more "running orientated" data to be displayed, and I'm already up to 14 different data screens on some devices. Plus, I'm not a runner myself, so testing any additional "run orientated" data would be a challenge! :)
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 7 years ago
    Hi, just discovered this app... Very Nice. I have a couple questions... Not sure how to search this thread, so I apologize if these have already been answered.
    From the app point of view, what's the difference between "walk" and "hike"?
    Is there any way to use the map to follow the same route back? And/or to navigate to the stored waypoints?
    The "return to start" function would be nice to have an arrow...
  • The only difference between walk and hike that you'll see is how it's shown on Garmin Connect - that it was recorded as a walk vs a hike.

    As far as finding your way back, you'll see the direction and distance to waypoints on one screen and the actual chart on another.

    As far as a back to start arrow, I'm guessing you're using Hike and not Hike2. Hike is for older devices with less memory, and is basically maxed out memory wise right now. Hike2 adds things like a compass, but is only available for devices that support Connect IQ 2.x