Outdoor map, tour planning, and inspiration in the app
Hallwag Kümmerly+Frey Outdoor starts where paved roads end. In our HKF Outdoor App, you'll find everything a hiking enthusiast desires. From authentic hiking and biking maps to live tracking and GPS positioning, to thousands of hiking and biking trails. Convenient for on-the-go: Thanks to our offline maps, you'll stay on track even without internet.
In addition to our app, you can also find, save, and create tours for free in our online tour planner. And the best part: If you're signed up with HKF, we automatically synchronize your tours. So you'll have them at your fingertips anytime, whether on the web or in the app!
Download the HKF app now!
All benefits at a glance
Offline maps for download
Our offline maps* allow you to keep track of the way even without internet, and with GPS tracking, you always know where you are. And to let friends and family know too, share your location using lifetracking.
Qualitative HKF-Wanderkarte
In the app, you can switch between different types of maps. You have free access to the verified quality of the Kümmerly+Frey outdoor map via the "Base map" map layer. Additionally, hiking trails and bike routes, as well as the satellite view, are available to our PREMIUM users.
Certified tours
Quality AND quantity are only available at Kümmerly+Frey! Find your favorite tour with just a few clicks from a pool of over 6000 certified hiking and biking routes*, or browse our tour collections for inspiration.
Plan, save, and record tours
Kümmerly+Frey takes you to your destination! Plan your route yourself and save your tour for offline use* or record it on the go. Alternatively, you can plan your bike or hiking tour for free on our website and synchronize it with the app.
Unlock Your Map!
All our hiking guides and maps with the 'HKF Outdoor Icon' can be downloaded to your smartphone for free after purchase. This way, you have them digitally available in the app - and in the synchronized digital tour planner on the web - as a supplement and you're always on the right track. Find out how it works here...
* Some features are only available to HKF PREMIUM users (link) in full.
Do you have questions?
Do you have questions about our HKF Outdoor app or our premium model? Then feel free to check out our "FAQs". Here, we gather your most frequently asked questions on the topic.
Unlimited possibilities with HKF Premium!
Sign up for free with HKF now to plan and save tours or share them with your friends during live tracking. With HKF Basic, there are no costs involved for you. You can use our online tour planning and save up to five tours. Plus, there are plenty of tour suggestions waiting for you here!
However, it's even more fun with HKF Premium! With it, you get unrestricted access to all HKF-certified tours, can download unlimited map sections, save an unlimited number of tours, and much more.
*Subscription price may slightly vary depending on the provider (Android, iOS)!
All benefits at a glance
| Users without an HKF account | Basic-User | Basic-User + gedruckte Karte* | Premium-User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom map | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| App tracking | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Live tracking app | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| HKF Basic map | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| HKF hiking map | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ Only for the corresponding unlocked map(s) | ✔️ |
| Offline maps | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ Only for the corresponding unlocked map(s), only 1 map offline | ✔️ All maps offline simultaneously |
| Offline map updates | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ Automatically when in Wi-Fi | ✔️ Automatically when in Wi-Fi |
| Plan & save tours | ✖️ | ( ✔️ ) Maximum 5 tours in the app | ( ✔️ ) Maximum 5 tours in the app | ✔️ unlimited** |
| Record & save tours | ✖️ | ( ✔️ ) Maximum 5 tours in the app | ( ✔️ ) Maximum 5 tours in the app | ✔️ unlimited** |
| HKF certified hiking tours | ✖️ Only preview available | ✖️ Only preview available | ✖️ Only preview available | ✔️ |
| Access to published user tours | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Tour PDF | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ soon possible |
| GPX download of user tours (web only) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| GPX download of HKF certified tours (web only) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| GPX import in the app | ||||
| Currently possible via workaround | ✖️ | ( ✔️ ) max. 5 tours | ( ✔️ ) max. 5 tours | ✔️ unlimited |
| Ad-free | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| No banners on web, reduced advertising in the app | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
* Have you purchased an HKF product featuring this "HKF Outdoor Icon"? You can then unlock the corresponding map.
** After your premium subscription expires, you will still have access to your previously saved tours, but as a Basic User, you won't be able to save any additional ones.
