# Hiking Project

> Sports

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id964351449](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id964351449)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id964351449`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Adventure Projects Inc.
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (1,976 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.7.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2015-02-24
- **Size:** 85 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hiking-project/id964351449)
- **Website:** [https://www.hikingproject.com](https://www.hikingproject.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.adventureprojects.net/ap-privacy](https://www.adventureprojects.net/ap-privacy)

## Description

Hiking Project is your comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you, with GPS routes, elevation profiles, photos, and interactive features. It highlights featured hikes near your location or a searched area.

With offline downloads, high-resolution photos, topographic maps, and the ability to sync with HikingProject.com to-do lists and check-ins, it’s a complete trail planning companion. Note: Continued use of GPS in the background can affect battery life.

## Rankings

- #41,677 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Hiking Project for being free with useful, no-frills trail information, driving directions to trailheads, and a community-driven database. However, repeated complaints about crashes, unstable offline use, poor offline support, login/sync issues, and a shift to OnX with ads/paywalls undermine the experience. Additionally, weak search, missing hikes, limited GPX support, and data accuracy concerns (outdated or incorrect trail data) are common. Overall, strong fundamentals exist, but reliability and access issues recur across many reviews.

### Pros

- Free to use and provides useful, no-frills trail information.
- Driving directions all the way to the trailhead.
- Community-driven data with generally reliable trail information.
- Easy-to-use interface with well-designed, informative content.
- Broad trail coverage and reliability compared to rivals (e.g., AllTrails).

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and overall instability; app often won't open or crashes during use.
- Offline usability is poor; maps don't load offline and large state downloads are required.
- OnX acquisition introduced ads and paid features, reducing free access and usefulness.
- Search is unintuitive, missing hikes, and limited functionality (no GPX download; login/sync issues).
- Data accuracy and updates are inconsistent (incorrect trail data, outdated information).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id964351449)