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Walk The Distance

Name: Walk The Distance
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (1 reviews)

Whether you’re walking the dog or hitting your daily goal, virtually trek the Appalachian Trail, the PCT, and beyond. Sync your Health app or Fitbit, compete with friends, and conquer your bucket-list hikes—one step at a time.

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Publisher

Virtual Walk LLC

Turn Your Daily Steps Into a World-Class Adventure

Stop just counting steps and start conquering the world’s most iconic trails. Walk The Distance syncs your daily activity to virtually trek the Appalachian Trail, National Parks, and historic routes right from your neighborhood.

Conquer Your Bucket-List Trails

Virtually hike the Triple Crown or the Camino de Santiago. Unlock real-world checkpoints and shelters as you reach milestones based on your actual walking distance.

Set It and Forget It

No need to manually start a workout. The app automatically pulls data from Apple Health, Fitbit, or Garmin in the background with virtually zero battery drain.

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Walk The Distance - Walk The Distance app interface showing virtual walking progress on a map of the Appalachian Trail — Walk The Distance app interface showing virtual walking progress on a map of the Appalachian Trail

Walk The Distance - Map view of the Pacific Crest Trail within the Walk The Distance app showing virtual walking progress — Map view of the Pacific Crest Trail within the Walk The Distance app showing virtual walking progress

Walk The Distance - Walk The Distance app showing virtual progress on a map of US Route 66 — Walk The Distance app showing virtual progress on a map of US Route 66

Walk The Distance - Walk The Distance app interface showing a virtual Appalachian Trail map with user avatars and progress tracking. — Walk The Distance app interface showing a virtual Appalachian Trail map with user avatars and progress tracking.

Walk The Distance - Walk The Distance app leaderboard showing weekly walking distances and rankings among friends — Walk The Distance app leaderboard showing weekly walking distances and rankings among friends

Walk The Distance - Walk The Distance app screen showing group progress and participants on a virtual hike of the Appalachian Trail — Walk The Distance app screen showing group progress and participants on a virtual hike of the Appalachian Trail

Walk The Distance - A screenshot of the Walk The Distance app showing a virtual trail checkpoint for Jerry Cabin with historical information and a photo of a shelter. — A screenshot of the Walk The Distance app showing a virtual trail checkpoint for Jerry Cabin with historical information and a photo of a shelter.

Walk The Distance - Walk The Distance app success screen showing a completed virtual route at the National Mall with confetti and sharing options. — Walk The Distance app success screen showing a completed virtual route at the National Mall with confetti and sharing options.

Walk The Distance - Interface to sync Apple Health Garmin or Fitbit with the Walk The Distance app — Interface to sync Apple Health Garmin or Fitbit with the Walk The Distance app

Walk The Distance - A screenshot of the Walk The Distance app showing virtual walking progress alerts and milestone notifications for the National Mall — A screenshot of the Walk The Distance app showing virtual walking progress alerts and milestone notifications for the National Mall

Description

Newly released: Walk the distance of the Triple Crown! (AT, PCT, CDT) Use your daily walking/running distance recorded from Health, Fitbit or Garmin app to complete the distance of really long (and some short) trails. See other users completing the same route, and don't let them pass you! Current Trails include: - Appalachian Trail - Pacific Crest Trail - Continental Divide Trail - John Muir Trail - Camino de Santiago - and many more! No third-party device or app needed! The Health App tracks your walking automatically using the pedometer built into the iPhone. WalkTheDistance puts that data to good use; showing you how far you would be if you were walking the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail and other featured routes in cities and national parks around the world. The Health App works for everyone, but this app also works with the Fitbit and Garmin devices! The Appalachian Trail is really long. So we added checkpoints along the way to help you stay motivated. For the Appalachian trail, checkpoints are shelters where you can "stay the night", along with some points that provide a good view. Checkpoints vary by walk, and of course you cannot unlock checkpoints until you reach them! Walk with other users! Walk with everyone, or just walk with your friends. You can easily add friends to walk with you on your walk. Get notified when someone passes you. Stay motivated and don't let them beat you! This app is "activate it and leave it". It uses virtually no power while in the background. It pulls your walking/running distance from the Health app once every hour in the background, or every time you open the app. When you reach checkpoints or get passed by friends, you will get notifications on your phone letting you know. Free walks in each category (Appalachian Trail, Marathons, Cities, National Parks), then other walks are available for purchase for $0.99 (or equivalent local currency). Feedback welcome! This app was built based on feedback from users. There is an "email me" link under settings. We would love to hear what routes you want added and what features you'd like to see. **Based on Virtual Walk an app that was Named Best Walking App for 2013 in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards REVIEWS: About.com "very addictive to want to put in an extra mile..." User "alleviate the monotonous nature of dog walking..."