If you want to add a fun, competitive edge to your hikes, whether on your own or with family and friends, take a look at the new RI Hiking Trail Tracker®.

The RI Hiking Trail Tracker® app lets you record your personal hikes by capturing your route, pace, elevation, and optional details like temperature and weather. These metrics are converted into a points system, designed to gamify your hikes, so that more challenging conditions earn you more points and a little extra bragging rights among friends.

Groups

You can form your own groups to compete with family and friends. As the group’s creator, you’ll be able to add or remove members at any time. The Groups screen lists all your groups and selecting one gives you a consolidated view of the group’s stats along with a live leaderboard.

Community

The Community page shows a roll-up of all hikers who choose to have their name visible on the leader board. There is a Community Visibility setting in the user profile page.

There are future plans for this page that will extend beyond just stats.

The app is currently available as a web application for quick access and easy distribution. The web application works with any browser on any device. To learn more about how to install and use the RI Hiking Trail Tracker® app, click on the App menu at the top of the RI Hiking home page. An iOS version in active development that will be available for future release on the Apple App Store