iWalk Cornwall 4+

Name: iWalk Cornwall
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Working Edge Ltd

Working Edge Ltd

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Description

iWalk Cornwall is a digital walking guide providing circular walks with detailed directions and local information based on over a decade of fieldwork and research.

Both the app and walks are designed and developed in Cornwall and have a big local following. Routes are continually being checked and updated with help from the local community. iWalk Cornwall was Highly Commended in the 2017-2018 Cornwall Tourism Awards and a finalist in the 2017 Cornwall Sustainability Awards.

The app is free to download. Walks are purchased from within the app which includes ongoing free updates. The "Lanhydrock Gardens" walk is included with the app for free so you can try it out, and there is a simulation mode so you can do so without driving there.

Over 250 walks are available in all areas of Cornwall, classified by steepness and length and themes such as coastal walks and pub walks. New walks are also continually being added.

Features:

- Tracks your location using the GPS receiver on your device, providing real-time information as you follow the walk route.
- Directions are triggered by your location, with a beep/vibrate notification when there’s a new direction for you to follow.
- Based on your location, provides information about points of interest along the walk.
- Includes an accurate map of the walk route and surrounding area, showing where you are on it and which way you are facing.
- Warns you if you wander off the walk route, intelligently based on local knowledge (i.e. not with a blind "computer says no" where there is something legitimate to go and see)
- Tells you how far you have left to go and an estimate of time remaining based on your personal walking speed
- Keeps an eye on your battery and if it doesn't look like it will last the walk, offers a number of power-saving strategies
- Once walks are downloaded, the app doesn’t need a mobile signal or internet connection.
- Walks are continually being checked and updated - updates are downloaded for free

The app also includes a mechanism to feed back any footpath issues that you spot to help us work with the Local Authority Countryside Team and parish councils to maintain Cornwall's footpath network.

Note: Users of Wifi-Only (non-cellular/3G) iPads will need an external GPS device to navigate using this app

Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

25 mai 2024

Version 3.35.8

- Fixed issue causing app not to continue a walk from where it was previously left off after manually aborting/exiting walk
- Fixed issue causing app not to start walk at direction #1 after manually pressing “Start walk”

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Great

I wish there were some more apps like this one
I just did a walk today and it s extremely well done, the gps is on track, all info are there . Super needed when you visit Cornwall. I wish there were harder and loger trek, the max is 10 k , why not 15 or 20 otherwise super

Thank you Pascal.

We've kept most of the walks in the 4-6 mile (6-10k) range to suit holidaymakers (or locals on a weekend stroll) who want between 2-4 hours of walking time with time left over to explore beaches and stop for a meal in a café etc.

For more demanding walks there are a couple of options:

1. We've included some "one-way" coastal walks that use local bus services to make them circular. Some of these are a fraction longer but more importantly they are a lot more demanding as the "normal" circular walks have easier inland terrain to balance them whereas the coast is generally more rugged.

2. To support longer walks, on the information page about each walk within the "walks shop" section of the app there is an "Adjoining routes" section. This allows a longer walk to be planned by stitching 2 or even 3 of the normal circular routes together to make a mega hike. Some tips for using the app to do this:

- Just before you approach the point where the 2 routes join, exit the first walk and load up the second. This will gives the app chance to track you approaching the direction point on the second walk, and it will start tracking progress for the second walk.

- If the first walk meets the second walk part-way around, the app will offer to start the second walk from this location (accept). When you reach the end of what's normally the second walk, do "restart walk" to continue around the circle back to where the first walk joined it.

- As you approach the point where the 2 walks join, exit the second walk and reload the first walk. All your progress on the first walk will have been saved so the app will detect you approaching the direction point where the 2 routes meet and lead you around the remainder of the first walk.

- Enjoy a well-earned rest when you get home with some chilled local cider :)

Good job !

Despite a design for which the app will probably not receive the design award of the year, the interface is clear and easy to understand. The walks I tested were great and indications easy to follow. The explanations about the sites are interesting. Statistics (average speed, estimated remaining time) are a great feature. Very good app.

Thank you. Battery drain rate now added to the stats too, to make it easier to keep an eye on and connect a USB battery if it doesn't look like it's going to last the walk.

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