Hiker Trash Labs builds apps, watch software and hardware for long-distance hikers. Most of it started as a problem we ran into on trail and turned into a project once we got home.
See what's hereSome are finished, some are rough betas, and some are still ideas. Each is labeled.
Offline topo maps, water reports, GPS navigation and community trail conditions for 800 miles of Utah canyon country.
hayduketrail.app →An offline Pacific Crest Trail companion for Garmin watches: elevation profile, map, water and camp waypoints, and activity recording, no phone needed.
Learn more →Trail courses for Garmin devices, split into legs at the real resupply stops.
Trail pages →Water carry maps, a backpacking food optimizer, a trail finder and a GPX course converter.
Browse the tools →Lightweight backpacking solar and other trail gear. Early days.
Details coming.Hiker Trash Labs is run by Jeff Kessler, who has been hiking and writing about long trails since 2014 at Trail Peaches. The projects here share a starting point: something on trail was harder than it needed to be, and eventually someone got annoyed enough to build a fix.
Offline first, because trail doesn't have signal. As little tracking as we can get away with. And when a number comes from a model, we show how it was built, so you can decide how much to trust it.
Questions, bug reports, partnership ideas, or a trail you want covered? Drop us a line.
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Hiker Trash Labs