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App: Hike2

jim_m_58
over 8 years ago
https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/116a5b59-29ae-4397-a70e-907d7e5f8e44

The next generation of the Hike app. With additional memory and sensors on the vivoactive HR, all be looking at adding new stuff. Right now, it makes use of the hardware compass and barometric Altimeter!

Like Hike, it's stats up and once it gets GPS, press start to begin the recording. There are then a number of screens you can swipe through to see data, like time-distance, pace-speed, altitude data, lat/lon data, and a chart that shows your hike so far. Pressing the back button while recording marks a waypoint, and pressing start pauses the recording, and gives you the option to resume, save, or discard the recording.







To learn about some of the basic functionaly here, see the thread for the initial version:

http://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?335082-App-Hiking

Please post questions and problems here.
  • over 3 years ago in reply to 7314586

    Run the app and while waiting for GPS, long press the lower button ("menu" on that device) and you'll see a menu, and that is one of the options.

  • over 3 years ago

    Thanks for the work on the app. Regarding the elevation tab, I had a question about how it is calculated for devices without an altimeter-- clearly there are some (somewhat inaccurate, which would lend credence to the GPS-based theory) numbers there on my venu sq, but where do they come from? Is it based off of the GPS as well?

  • over 3 years ago in reply to rzyz

    I display the info I get from the underlying firm ware, and in the case of devices without a baro altimeter, that's GPS based.

    When the activity is synced to Garmin Connect, for devices without a baro, elevation correction is applied.  You can see the option to do this if you look at the activity in the web based Garmin Connect.

  • over 3 years ago

    7/30/21 - went to use Hike 2 - the icon will not select and start the app.  I uninstalled and reinstalled, still not working.  Standard "Walk" app works fine. 

  • over 3 years ago in reply to TheRealABear

    Please use the "Contact Developer" link for the hike2 app and let me know what device you are using and the firmware version (you can find it in "about" on the watch.)

  • over 3 years ago

    i can't install this apps on my venu hq. why ? can u solve this problem? please

  • over 3 years ago in reply to 4353580

    What happens when you try?  Do you get an error message, or does it not show up on the device?  Are you installing with GCM, the connect IQ app, or Garmin Express?

    Garmin Express will be the fastest install.

  • over 2 years ago

    First of all thank you for the app, I've been using it quite a while and don't want to miss it!

    I've been searching for some while now, but I don't really understand the waypoints - can you or someone please explain it to me or point me to some kind of tutorial/overview in case I've missed it?

    What would be the intended use for them? I've managed to create new waypoints and save them, but how do I show or remove saved waypoints? Why would I choose to load them on startup or not (as is the possibility to change in the startup options...)?

    Thank's for clearing this up for me.

  • over 2 years ago in reply to 4109724

    The waypoint is this app are just a way to mark a specific location.  You use the normal "lap" button on your device to mark one.  Then it will show up on the map/chart, as well as on the page with the list of wayponts, where you'll also see the distance and direction to each one.  When you save the activity (when you're done), you have the option to also save the list of waypoints so they can be reused on your next hike

  • over 2 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

    Thank you for the explanation. So saved waypoints will create a new "lap" when I come past this point at the next hike? And how do I delete saved waypoints?