Description

HikerBot is the ultimate all-in-one app for long-distance trails,created by former and current thru-hikers. Hikers, trail angels,volunteers, trail-side businesses, friends and family, futurehikers, or arm-chair hikers and trail enthusiasts will all findsomething useful. For Hikers: • Most up-to-date trail and town datacrowdsourced by thousands of hikers. See water reports, snowconditions, stream crossing water levels, trail angel listings, busschedules, restaurant and lodging reviews, and more. • Any user canadd waypoints, photos, comments, update descriptions, and edit anycontent in the app, in real time. Think Wikipedia! All data belongsto the community and is not copyrighted. • Download topo maps, roadmaps, and satellite images for offline use. • Navigate using GPSwhile in Airplane mode. Everything in the app works while offline,after the initial data download. • View elevation profiles andcompute distances to locations along the trail. • Order a resupplybox (food, gear, maps, and miscellaneous items) shipped to anylocation on the trail. Browse our store and queue up multipleresupply orders from your tent, even while offline! Checkout whenyou are ready. • Share your location (optional) and see whereothers are on the trail. • See a real-time feed of contributionsother hikers are making. • Search the map by name or point type,search the activity feed by hiker name, location, or type of edit.For Trail-side Businesses: • Create a free listing for yourbusiness with information you'd like hikers to know. For TrailAngels: • If you are interested in helping hikers you can list yourcontact information and what you can provide (transportation,accommodations, help for injured hikers, etc). Inform hikers of anyspecific rules and set expectations. For Friends and Family: •Track the location of your hiker on the trail. • Send a gift cardhikers can use in our store. For Trail Maintenance Crews and LandManagement Agencies: • See real-time hikers reports of traildamage, blowdowns, and infrastructure maintenance needs (e.g.,washed out bridges). For Future Hikers and Trail Enthusiasts: •Explore and learn about the trail. See current photos, use thewealth of information and hiker reports to plan your hike andresupply stops. The following trails are included: Pacific CrestTrail (PCT), Appalachian Trail (AT), Continental Divide Trail(CDT), John Muir Trail (JMT), Sierra High Route (SHR), WonderlandTrail (WT), Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR), ContinentalDivide Singletrack Trail (CDST), Hayduke Trail, Arizona Trail(AZT), Pacific Coast Trail.