Hiker Trash
Willard Blevins Jr Navigation iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Hiker Trash is a free Navigation app for iPhone and iPad by Willard Blevins Jr. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 13.0. Updated June 24, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 29 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Jun 24
- 2026 · v1.3.5
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About Hiker Trash
Hiker Trash: Tactical Thru-Hiking Logbook & Tramily Tracker Built on trail for long-distance hikers, Hiker Trash is a hiking logbook, hiker profile, and tramily tracker for the AT, PCT, CDT, and beyond. TRAIL LOGBOOKS & HIKER RESUMES Record daily trail logs, mileage, notes, photos, and hike progress even when you are offline, out of service, or using airplane mode in your tent after a long day. Your entries can be saved on your phone and synced to the cloud when you have signal again, helping protect your hiking history if your phone is later lost, damaged, or replaced. Build a long-term hiking resume across completed, active, and planned hikes, including total trail miles and major trail milestones. SMART LOCATION SHARING Hiker Trash is designed for hikers who care about battery life. Location sharing is controlled by the user and updates only while the app is active, helping hikers stay connected without relying on constant background tracking. TRAMILY DASHBOARD Keep up with the hikers who matter most. Follow friends, view recent shared locations when enabled, and stay connected with your designated tramily while on trail. PRIVACY CONTROLS You control how your location is shared. Choose whether your recent location is visible more broadly or limited to trusted tramily members. Hiker Trash is built around hiker-controlled privacy, not automatic public tracking. PUBLIC PROFILE & FAMILY SHARING Share your hiking progress with friends, family, and followers through web-based profile and tracking views. Public pages respect your privacy settings, while private share links can help trusted people follow your recent progress when you choose to share them. BUILT FOR THE TRAIL Hiker Trash helps long-distance hikers keep better records, find friends, follow their tramily, and tell the story of a hike without turning the phone into a full-time battery drain. See you up trail!
What’s new
Version 1.3.5 · Updated June 24, 2026
The Fortified Trail Update: Built for the Backcountry We’ve spent some serious time off the grid restructuring how the app handles zero-signal environments. Whether you're deep in the Mammoth Lakes backcountry or cruising the PCT, version 1.3.5 is built to hold its ground. Fortified Trail Mode: Massive upgrades to offline logging. Your daily records and hike status updates (like marking a section completed) are securely locked into your device's vault and will never be overwritten by stale server pings. The Background Postmaster: As soon as your phone catches even a single bar of service, our new background sync engine quietly beams your offline logs and trail configurations up to the cloud without you lifting a finger. Scrollable Map Filters: We’ve overhauled the Live Map control deck. Filter trail activity dynamically by time (48 Hrs, 1 Week, or All history) and squad (Following or Tramily). We've defaulted the view to "All" to make sure the map feels alive with recent pings. Ghost Camera Fix: Fixed a violent memory crash that occurred when trying to snap a live photo of a new Trail Ghost. The camera now uploads images natively and smoothly from your device's disk, protecting your phone's memory. Smoother Onboarding: Eradicated a bug that caused immediate app crashes during brand-new account signups. The path is completely clear for the new tramily! See you on the trail! If you love the app, consider leaving us a review.
App privacy
The developer, Willard Blevins Jr, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Precise Location
- Contact Info: Email Address, Phone Number
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Customer Support, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Name
Used for: App Functionality
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