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	Show HN: Wanderer – an open-source trail database (github.com)
	89 points by get_flomped 775 days ago

7 comments

Kabootit 773 days ago

This is next level cool. Avid mountain biker here and travel all over to ride new trails. Some of which are quite remote and take a bit of planning before setting out solo for the first time.

In my journey I've tried about just every setup imaginable. This app checks all the boxes I've been looking for:

- local data (privacy) - import and store all ride gpx's - can map out new rides - can export routes to gpx for sharing and loading up on Garmin/iWatch/etc - UI/UX clean and simple

Has everything I want and nothing more. I wish I had coded this... :)

EDIT: the meta data cataloging options to be explored. Personal ride journal in one place finally?

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teeray 773 days ago

It would be interesting to federate trail condition information, since that's the true value-add of a service like AllTrails.

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terr-dav 773 days ago

What springs to mind is the use of Mastodon handles for contributing trail info and discussion of information being contributed.

The only major hang-up is balancing privacy and trustworthiness of the information being contributed.

Perhaps an open solution like this will emerge as people grow tired of profit-driven services like Strava, AllTrails, TrailForks, etc.

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get_flomped 773 days ago

I agree. However, I have not found a reliable, free data source yet. Do you have recommendations?

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eliaspro 773 days ago

At least here in Europe, surface type and quality is available for the majority of trails in OpenStreetMap

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get_flomped 773 days ago

That's true, I understood his comment more like he wants automatic updates about how well-maintained a specific trail is.

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james2doyle 773 days ago

It looks like it's using Pocketbase as the DB. I've been using it in a Flutter app and have been thrilled with it. Definitely recommend it, especially a hosted instance on Pockethost

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get_flomped 773 days ago

Indeed it does. I've used it in multiple projects and it always worked like a charm. I love how the hooks make it so customisable!

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failTide 773 days ago

Thanks for releasing, I've been looking for something exactly like this to help plan out my PCT hike. Google Earth Pro for linux has become less usable with each release.

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wetmore 773 days ago

This looks very cool and could be useful to me. I've been uploading my tracks to caltopo. Could you say a few words about what this offers over that?

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get_flomped 773 days ago

I didn't know about caltopo. So I can just give you my two cents from tinkering with it a little just now.

caltopo has a lot more map data with all the different overlays you can toggle. Also, you can add many more objects (polygons, sectors etc.) besides a simple route with waypoints. wanderer's route creation tool has been added only recently and is still quite rudimentary. It has automatic routing though (you define two points and the route between them is calculated automatically based on your selected mode of transport).

wanderer excels at cataloguing your trail data. You can attach a lot more meta information like photos, dates, comments or a summit logbook. It also allows you to search and filter your trails with many customisation options.

Lastly, and that is very much biased as well as personal preference: it looks a bit sleeker ;)

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joenot443 769 days ago

This looks awesome, well done.

I'm curious, what are your thoughts on AllTrails?

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McSnacky 773 days ago

This is really cool and usefull. Thanks for sharing!

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