Get the app on the phone you'll carry
OurHike installs from the browser — no app store between you and the trail. Two rules make it work out there: install it from the app itself, and test it in airplane mode before you set off.
Install it
OurHike is already installed. Open it from your home screen.
- Open the app itself — OurHike. Installing has to be done from there, not from this page.
- Once it’s open, go to the Downloads tab. It shows the install button, or the exact steps for your phone.
- Then come back here for what to do next.
On iPhone, use Safari. Other iOS browsers cannot
install a web app at all. iOS can also clear a web app’s stored
data when the device runs short on space, and the offline map is a
large download — so test it before a trip, and check the map is
still there before you set off.
It runs in a desktop browser for a look around — the map, and now the full elevation chart, get more room there than any phone has. But the offline download is for the phone you’ll carry: open this page on your phone to install it properly.
Once it's installed
- Open the app and go through the short first-run screens.
- Pick how much map detail you want — the only real decision.
- On Downloads, tap Download the map while you're on wifi. Trail lines come first, then the topo background.
- Test it before you go. Turn on airplane mode and check the map still draws.
Light 64 MB A tight phone, or a first look.
Standard Recommended 314 MB The right choice for most people.
Fine 1.18 GB Reading terrain closely, if you have the space.
A dropped download resumes instead of starting over.
If trailhead wifi gives out at 90%, you haven't lost the 90%.
Tell us what broke
That's the whole point of a beta. Open an issue on GitHub with what phone you're on, what you did, and what happened.