What's the difference between a route and a hike?

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razzmatazz

• June 23, 2021 17:43

I'm trying to understand the difference between a route and a hike, and how I should interact with them when using the app.  What are their distinct purposes?

It seems that if I want to create an outing that doesn't exist yet, it's a route.  But if I search the map and find an outing that others have already completed, it's a hike?  If I save my planned outing (the one others haven't done yet), it's saved to my "routes" in the app.  If I save the outing others have completed, it's saved to my "hikes" in the app.  

I'm confused why there's a distinction between the two.

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  Jim

  • June 25, 2021 20:05

  
  The database of Hikes are created when a trail marked on the Gaia Topo map matches multiple track recordings by users. 
  
  If there's not a Hike that goes where you want and you'd like to be able to follow a line on the map while navigating, you can create a Route.  Routes can also be useful for manually measuring distances on the map.
  
  If you have any further questions, please contact Support here.

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  fujiokae

  • May 05, 2022 03:50
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  I had the same question and now I understand the difference. It would be more useful if I can copy / transfer a hike in "My Hikes" into a route or a folder that I'm organizing the upcoming trip with. Only thing I could do would be to download a hike as GPX and import it, which doesn't sound a smart way.

  Alternatively, it would be wonderful if "Save Hike" button has two options like "Into My Hikes" and "As a route".

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  Imaginarian

  • July 06, 2022 12:58

  I just created a hike in Gaia, deliberately choosing Hike, and it created a route, so when I exported it and imported into my GPS, I got a driving route, not a hike.

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