What is the difference between a hike recording and a route?
Routes vs. Hike Recordings
A Route is:
- Publicly available for all users
- Can be followed by anyone
- Enriched with photos and reviews from all hikers
- A fixed set of coordinates and information
- Always findable on the map
A Recording is:
- Your personal hike
- Visible in your profile or the community feed
- Contains your own pace and statistics
- Including your own photos
- A record of your specific hiking experience
When you record an existing route:
- Your photos are also added to the route
- Your recording is shown on the route
- Other hikers see that the route is being actively walked
From recording to route:
- You can convert your recording into a new route
- Perfect for sharing newly discovered paths
Tip: Walking a well-known route? Don't convert it into a new route — the route already exists in the app. Instead, enrich the existing route with your photos and experiences.
