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Many hikers have a story about accidentally going off a trail.

At best this is a minor frustration.

At worst, its dangerous and requires a rescue mission.

People Hiking in Forest

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Hiking apps are a big help, as they often provide routes and reviews of trails.

But what if you don’t have any cell reception?

In that case, you’d need offline maps.

An Irish hiking app called HiiKER is changing that.

Users can choose to download a map to their phone or smartwatch for easy access.

It also saves their devices battery by not having to constantly ping GPS.

Hiker Safety is our absolute priority,explainsPaul Finlay, CEO and founder of HiiKER.