access to our planning app

Put down the guidebook, delete your spreadsheet and close all your open tabs. It’s time to upgrade to the first purpose-built, all-in-one planning app for multi-day hikers to create an itinerary that is achievable, inspiring and bookable! Our web app allows you to:

Create your itinerary

• Design your own itinerary in one sitting: Use our extensive trail database to select your route (main or variant) and accommodation directly on the map. Easily visualise your route, broken down day by day, to prepare each day of your trip.

• Choose from sample itinerary database: Want a starting point to plan your multi-day hike in Scotland? Explore our database of sample itineraries with options based on trail, hiking speed, hiking days, and accommodation preference.

• Automatically calculate hiking stats: Select your accommodation, campground or permitted bivi location to get accurate daily hiking stats. Your estimated time, distance, and elevation change are automatically calculated and displayed with every route and transport decision.

• Explore accommodation options: We have 140+ accommodation options on and nearby the trail, ranging from hotels, B&Bs, campgrounds, glamping pods, mountain huts, permitted bivouac locations, and bothies. Information on private v. shared rooms, booking status, and how to book. Great rest day options to choose from too!

• Add transportation to your plan: Easily select transport options (bus, train, ferry) to see the impact to your daily hiking stats. All transport details including 2026 schedules and costs are included in your final GPS map.

• See which properties are taking 2026 online bookings: Don’t miss out on your preferred accommodation by seeing their booking status directly on the map.

• Resource library: Explore 30+ resources including webinars, workshops and blog posts created by our trail experts on how to plan and prepare for your trip. Including - packing list, best time to hike, how to get to/from the trail, best weather apps, baggage transfer options, emergency service numbers and more.

Book your accommodation

• See which properties are taking 2026 bookings: Don’t miss out on your preferred accommodation by seeing their booking status directly on the map. Links to book/reserve your chosen accommodation location

• Get email alerts when properties start accepting bookings: Receive emails when individual BnBs, hotels and campgrounds start accepting bookings for the upcoming season.

• See real-time accomodation availability: For the locations with online booking systems, see their real-time availability for the upcoming season. The list of huts we have real-time availability for can be found here.

• Get email alerts when beds become available to book: Set email alerts to be notified when properties release previously booked beds due to cancellations.

Prepare for your trip

• Resource library: Explore 30+ resources including webinars, workshops and blog posts created by our trail experts on how to plan and prepare for your trip. Including - packing list, best time to hike, how to get to/from the trail, best weather apps, baggage transfer options, emergency service numbers and more.

NAVIGATE with your phone

Your personalised GPS trail map files allows you to navigate your hike in the same way you would in urban areas. Your map is created based on your specific plan/route and can be used on any Android or Apple smartphone. Key features on your GPS map:

• Your current location is visible on the map

• Your personalized daily hiking statistics are displayed for each section and day of your itinerary

• Coloured markers to highlight points of interest, such as water refill, toilet, food/supermarkets and laundry locations

• Current season transport schedules to reroute your plan if you need to skip ahead on the trail

• Bad weather routes if you need to change to an easier hiking route (where possible)