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What exercise activity/workout is closest/most accurate to hiking on the Garmin Venu? Or can you add hiking as an activity?

Hi! What exercise activity/workout is closest/most accurate to hiking on the Garmin Venu? Or can you add hiking as an activity? I tried hiking with the walking feature and technically it does measure steps and elevation to some degree but I don’t know how accurate it actually is with calories burnt and strenuous exercise etc. Thoughts?

Thanks!

Garmin-Kevin garmin-colin

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0 jim_m_58 over 2 years ago

Try Hike2 https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/116a5b59-29ae-4397-a70e-907d7e5f8e44

It's as accurate as can and has been around for about 5 years

0 4317118 over 2 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

@jim_m_58 thanks! Is it a free app and are there any risks/bugs that arise from downloading it? I’m aware that other third-party apps can end up causing other issues with your smartwatch as a side effect.

0 MB201 over 2 years ago in reply to 4317118

You can trust James and his App Hike2.

All of his apps i had or have on my watches are very usefull and very well programmed.

0 jim_m_58 over 2 years ago in reply to 4317118

Hike2 first came out in May 2016, and nothing to worry about with it being free!

I've been doing CIQ since early 2015.

If you have any issues, use "Contact developer" for it in the store, but I'll admit, sometimes it takes a few days to get back.

0 sensovision over 2 years ago in reply to 4317118

I can echo MB201 Hike2 is a great app, it provides you with tons of information so at the first time you can loss yourself in it :) Of course it would be cool if Garmin support Hiking natively as it would be easy to add, but I don't see it happen in near future. Hike2 is a good workaround, just make sure to charge your watch as I have a feeling that it eats battery way more than built-in activities.

jim_m_58 did a great job coding this app!