Hiking logbook

Plan the hike. Pack with purpose. Remember the whole trip.

A hike begins with a plan, but the trail tells the rest of the story. Keep your intended route, equipment and food alongside the experience you record outdoors.

What you can track

The details that make a hiking record useful.

Create a planned hike or start a spontaneous outing. Days and segments help organize an itinerary, while timing and pace calculations let you explore the consequences of your own distance and rest choices.

01

Itineraries

Organize planned days, trail segments, distance and timing.

02

Backpacks

Build reusable packs from the gear and food you keep on hand.

03

Active hikes

Capture field notes, rests and progress while the trip is happening.

04

Trail history

Return to completed plans and recorded performance over time.

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How it works

From preparation to a history worth revisiting.

Each step keeps the activity-specific details connected in one ILogTheOutdoors account.

  1. 01

    Plan

    Create an itinerary with days and segments, or begin a spontaneous hike.

  2. 02

    Prepare

    Choose a backpack and organize the gear and food the outing requires.

  3. 03

    Log

    Save field notes and rests, then preserve the completed hike.

  4. 04

    Review

    Use your history as context for the next trail day.

Product example

See a complete record at a glance.

This lightweight demonstration shows how related details can stay together. It is an illustrative ILog record, not an actual user record.

Use active-hike field notes and rest events to preserve details while they are fresh. Review the completed hike afterward, keeping its captured planning history distinct from later changes to your equipment or templates.

Illustrative hiking record

Completed

Granite Ridge · Day 2

9.8 miles
Segment
Lake camp → North pass
Pack
Trail 38L · 31 lb
Moving pace
24:40 / mile
Field notes
3 entries · 2 rests
△ ILogTheOutdoors demonstration

Inventory & preparation

Put gear and food beside the plan—without confusing the two.

Build a reusable backpack from your Gear Locker and organize food for a hike. Planned quantities describe what you need; planning does not consume the inventory you own.

  • Backpacks
  • Gear locker
  • Hiking food
  • Readiness

Free vs Pro

Record the experience free. Add deeper tools with Pro.

Review past outings for context before another trip. Pro performance and personalized planning tools add analysis to your records; they do not replace your judgment about terrain, weather or your own capabilities.

Free

Build the hiking history.

  • Plan and log hikes
  • Keep one reusable backpack
  • Manage gear and food
  • Review completed history
Create a free account

Pro

Use more of the history you record.

  • Use additional reusable backpacks
  • Check activity readiness
  • Review hiking performance
  • Use personalized planning analysis
Compare current plans

Keep exploring

Four specialized logbooks. One outdoor history.

Read the frequently asked questions or see how we handle locations and account data in the privacy policy.

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Your next entry

Make your next hiking outing part of the story.

Start your logbook free