Hiking Project
What is Hiking Project?
Hiking Project is a Sports app that offers GPS route information, elevation profiles, topographical trail maps and photos for hiking trails. It suggests featured hikes based on your current location or a searched area, with notes from local experts on highlights and challenging features. Downloaded trails can be used offline.
Pricing. Hiking Project is free to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Planning a day hike in an unfamiliar area
- Finding trails near your current location
- Hiking without cell reception using downloaded trails
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Why this app is in A tier
Hiking Project scores 88 out of 100: rating 80, rating count 73, App Store search rank 98, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Hiking Project is your comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured hikes to explore - either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day on the trails. • Find over 74,000 miles of trail to hike with your crew. • New trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed hiking database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on HikingProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Compare in Hiking Trail Finder
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | S | A |
| Score | 88 / 100 | 93 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.4 ★ | 4.6 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Ratings | 2.0K | 13.2K | 6.5K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | — | 4.0 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 14d ago | 16d ago | 2d ago |
| Price | Free download | Free + IAP | Free + IAP |
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Questions about Hiking Project
Is Hiking Project free?
It is free to download. No in-app purchases are listed, so any additional costs are not stated on the App Store.
Can I use the app without cell service?
Yes. Downloaded trails work offline, so you can use them when you are off the grid without cell reception.
Does the app use GPS in the background?
The listing says GPS is used to show your location on trails and elevation profiles. It warns that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
What is Hiking Project good for?
Hiking Project is built for planning a day hike in an unfamiliar area, finding trails near your current location, hiking without cell reception using downloaded trails. It sits in the hiking trail finder list on AppTierList.
Is Hiking Project worth it?
Hiking Project is A tier, ranked #6 of 10 hiking trail finder apps with a score of 88 out of 100, from a 4.4 App Store rating across 1,977 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 5 apps rank above it.
How does Hiking Project compare to Hiking and Skiing?
Hiking Project is A tier at 88; Hiking and Skiing is S tier at 93. Hiking and Skiing ranks higher. Hiking Project is free to download, Hiking and Skiing is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Hiking Project updated?
Hiking Project was updated 14 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- Hiking Trail Finder (A tier, #6) · Hiking Navigation (A tier, #10)
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 88 / 100
- Rank in list
- #6 of 10
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free download
- App Store rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 1,977
- Current version
- (14 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Sports
- Good for
- Planning a day hike in an unfamiliar area, Finding trails near your current location, Hiking without cell reception using downloaded trails
- Requires
- iOS 16.0 or later
- Size
- 85 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking · how it is computed