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Start-up of the Month: Hiiker blazes a trail for walkers in the wild

Hiiker is an app that provides information on thousands of hiking routes around the world.

From left: Eoin Hamilton, Mark Finlay, Paul Finlay and Pete Britton of Hiiker. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Founded in 2019, Hiiker provides information on 13,000 hiking trails to 400,000 users around the world. Co-founded by brothers Paul and Mark Finlay, Eoin Hamilton, and Pete Britton, the Dublin-based business has ten staff.

“We want people to feel safe and confident in the outdoors. We work with trail organisations and government bodies around the world to gather and curate trail information for the platform,” Hamilton told Connected.

“It’s also a planning and tracking tool. ...