Ramblr Quick Start

Install Ramblr App

Visit www.ramblr.com using a Web browser on your smartphone.

Click on the gear icon at the top and select Signup

Follow the instructions to create a user ID

Download the app from the Ramblr home page (iPhone or Android)

Open the app and login to the Ramblr site with your new user ID

 

Download Guided Hikes to Ramblr

Open our Web site on a browser on your smartphone

Select a link for a Ramblr hike and the hike description will appear

Select the View (View Details on Android) button at top of the screen.

Confirm that you want to open the Ramblr app (iPhone only)

On an iPhone, wait for the Ramblr app to open, then choose the Download button from the top of the next screen

On an Android, choose the back button on the next screen, then choose the Download button

From the Download screen, add the route to your map and select Start Download

Once Ramblr alerts you that the download is complete, close the alert

Use the “back” button at the top of the screen to close your browser (see below)

Reopen Ramblr and close the download screen (Close button at top)

Go to Me, My Archive, Downloaded to view the guided hike

 

Prepare for Your Hike

Getting Directions to Trailhead (Optional)

From the main screen in the Ramblr app, open the downloaded hike at Me, My Archive, Downloaded

Choose the Dir. Button at the top left of the hike description screen

Decide whether to go to the start or end of the track

Receive directions in the mapping application on your phone and follow them

 

Activate the Trip Guide

Arrive at the trailhead and select Track from the app main screen

Select the Guide icon  on that screen

Choose a guided hike from the list

Make Photos, Videos, Notes, and Voice markers visible by toggling the slider on

Press Select to activate the guided hike

 

Change Map Orientation

From the Tracks screen, press the map orientation icon (bottom right) twice to use Track Up mode

Note: in this mode, the map display will always show what is ahead of you at the top of the screen

Zoom in on the map for a higher level of detail

 

Record the Hike (Optional)

You can use the Record button  to record your own hike – it is not needed to follow one of our hikes.  To begin with, leave this button off (the default).

 

Take the Guided Hike

Check your current position arrow occasionally to make sure you are close to the track

Press marker icons on the screen as you approach them to pop up a description

Use the expand icon  on the marker description screen (where applicable) to get more details for the marker

Scroll through expanded marker descriptions with lots of text

Select Web links highlighted in blue to jump out to other Web sites with additional information

Double tap photos (where available) to enlarge them

Use the audio player to listen to sounds (where available)

If the described point of interest (e.g., a tree or wildflower) is not immediately visible to you, go forward and backward 20-30 feet on the trail to find it (if possible).

 

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