hike.io
Consumer and social
hiking guide
SHOW HN2014
145points
83comments
#173of 2,272 in 2014
Top 8%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 9 mixed, 8 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Design: 4 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, attractive design and photos
From 3 comments
Awesome! Dead simple, clean UI, and just great picks of landscape photos as well. Good job man.
chany2 on HNI'm excited to see where this goes. You are right about the competition. There is tons of information out there, but not many are wiki and none have the responsiveness or a clean…
bpowah on HNGreat site! I think there are a lot of fun things to add in the "hiker" space. I would have found it more intuitive to start with the map view actually, instead of a text search,…
kartikkumar on HN
Free and open source promise
From 2 comments
I'm excited to see where this goes. You are right about the competition. There is tons of information out there, but not many are wiki and none have the responsiveness or a clean…
bpowah on HNGreat site! I think there are a lot of fun things to add in the "hiker" space. I would have found it more intuitive to start with the map view actually, instead of a text search,…
kartikkumar on HN
Objections
Search only works by exact hike name
From 2 comments
Might want to work on the search. I typed in "Goat Rocks", since, well, Goat Rocks. No results. Then I clicked "Discover", which prominently featured Glacier Lake, which has the…
jasonkester on HNWHY would you have to search hikes by name instead of location?
Ihmahr on HN
Landing page and discover page unclear
From 2 comments
Just my personal thoughts as a hiker; not a hacker, HNer or what ever. Firstly: Dont be disheartened by my criticism which will follow. Its a decent first attempt, the idea is…
alan_cx on HNPut some info on that front page photo so people know what it is. If there's info there, it didn't show in my browser. (The hike for anyone unfamiliar is The Narrows in Zion…
prawn on HN
Too few hikes on the site
From 2 comments
Tried out several popular hikes in Washington and didn't find any. Almost every state has outdoor organization which maintains trail list. You should consider scrapping them and…
sytelus on HNPut some info on that front page photo so people know what it is. If there's info there, it didn't show in my browser. (The hike for anyone unfamiliar is The Narrows in Zion…
prawn on HN
Uses Google Maps instead of open map data
From 2 comments
Google maps? In 2014? For outdoors-y stuff? really? (the site is beautifully designed though)
ris on HNGreat site design. A couple ideas off the top of my head: - Let hikes to include GPS route(s) to display on the map. - Link to the USGS topo map that covers a given hike:…
potash on HN
Imperial units used by default
From 1 comment
Besides the points already mentioned by other commenters I'd say imperial units all over instead of metrical system being used was a big let down to me for using the site. Given…
caio1982 on HN
Requests
Support GPX routes
From 2 comments
Great feedback. -GPX support is top of my list of TODOs. -I like the USGS topo / OSM idea. I'll have to do some investigation to see how it compares with Google Maps. - I agree…
zakn on HNJust my personal thoughts as a hiker; not a hacker, HNer or what ever. Firstly: Dont be disheartened by my criticism which will follow. Its a decent first attempt, the idea is…
alan_cx on HN
Search by location
From 2 comments
WHY would you have to search hikes by name instead of location?
Ihmahr on HNAh got it. At the moment, it would tell you that there are no hikes named "Seattle", since search only works on the name of the hike. When I add support for searching by location…
zakn on HN
Use OpenStreetMap
From 2 comments
I'm excited to see where this goes. You are right about the competition. There is tons of information out there, but not many are wiki and none have the responsiveness or a clean…
bpowah on HNGreat site design. A couple ideas off the top of my head: - Let hikes to include GPS route(s) to display on the map. - Link to the USGS topo map that covers a given hike:…
potash on HN
Trip reports and current conditions
From 1 comment
This site looks great for inspiration, but for me the most important thing when planning a hike is being able to see updates on current conditions (e.g. is the trailhead…
ejain on HN
Reputation or review system
From 1 comment
I think you need some kind of reputation/review system in place. I used to do 8-9 hrs hikes and in that case you need to know the new guy won't start screaming in pain after 4…
kfk on HN
Questions
Where do hike descriptions come from
From 1 comment
Hello @zakn. Great site. I have one question. Can you please share from where are you getting the description of the hikes. For Example: http://hike.io/hikes/salkantay-trek Are…
ateevchopra on HN
How to organize multi-trail circuits
From 1 comment
Besides the points already mentioned by other commenters I'd say imperial units all over instead of metrical system being used was a big let down to me for using the site. Given…
caio1982 on HN
Alternatives named
hikr.org
From 1 comment
This site looks great for inspiration, but for me the most important thing when planning a hike is being able to see updates on current conditions (e.g. is the trailhead…
ejain on HN
wta.org
From 2 comments
Tried out several popular hikes in Washington and didn't find any. Almost every state has outdoor organization which maintains trail list. You should consider scrapping them and…
sytelus on HNThis site looks great for inspiration, but for me the most important thing when planning a hike is being able to see updates on current conditions (e.g. is the trailhead…
ejain on HN
besthike.com
From 1 comment
Put some info on that front page photo so people know what it is. If there's info there, it didn't show in my browser. (The hike for anyone unfamiliar is The Narrows in Zion…
prawn on HN