Show HN: Ambulate – Detailed Trip Planning

(ambulate.app)

Ambulate was created because planning hiking trips using spreadsheets and various map solutions got chaotic. I wanted an app to manage and map multi day trip itineraries in the outdoors/backcountry.

Features - Manage itineraries - Add activities and map markers - Add routes (upload GPX or plot by hand on map) - Desktop and mobile

It is free to try (login using Google or create a user). Alternatively the slides on the home page give an idea of the UI.

I'll appreciate any thoughts and feedback you care to share:)

1. qmarchi ◴[22 Oct 24 13:40 UTC] No.41914157[source]▶

>>41913520 (OP) #

How does this compare against something like Wanderlog?

Would be nice to see a little more detail on the individual features on the main page.

Oh and your copyright is out of date.

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2. n4r9 ◴[22 Oct 24 13:51 UTC] No.41914268[source]▶

>>41913520 (OP) #

I love this idea. It's simple, effective, and the UI is great. The account creation process is such a relief. Editing and saving trips is delightfully fast. A few suggestions:

* When adding an activity (or route), I instinctively look for a button at the buttom that says "Save activity". And possibly one that says "Cancel". Right now it's immediately saved and appears on the itinerary. That might be faster, but it leaves me feeling anxious about state.

* The ability to share a Trip with others and even to allow collaboration would be a game-changer. Might require you to allow people to view/create/edit Trips with a "guest" account.

* It would be amazing if there was a way to automatically generate driving or public transport directions and have the Activity and Route both added into the itinerary.

3. 1986 ◴[22 Oct 24 13:57 UTC] No.41914334[source]▶

>>41913520 (OP) #

Just a quick note on your landing page on mobile, if you add the following CSS to the slides img element it'll look a lot better across viewports:

    max-width: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;

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4. sanjeevverma1 ◴[22 Oct 24 14:27 UTC] No.41914662[source]▶

>>41913520 (OP) #

This is from 2019?

5. graysonpike ◴[22 Oct 24 14:42 UTC] No.41914790[source]▶

>>41913520 (OP) #

I don't think the slides are enough to view the app's features. I don't want to create an account just to see the features. Also the auto-advancing slides don't allow me to look closely at the UI.

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6. MASNeo ◴[22 Oct 24 15:14 UTC] No.41915107[source]▶

>>41913520 (OP) #

I think this needs a non-registered user page. Not feeling to sign up to just have a look.

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7. mplewis ◴[22 Oct 24 15:22 UTC] No.41915191[source]▶

>>41913520 (OP) #

I need more information on what this can do before I'm willing to create an account.

8. ◴[22 Oct 24 15:46 UTC] No.41915490[source]▶

>>41914334 #

9. ◴[22 Oct 24 16:11 UTC] No.41915780[source]▶

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10. ◴[22 Oct 24 16:12 UTC] No.41915783[source]▶

>>41914790 #

11. warkdarrior ◴[22 Oct 24 16:17 UTC] No.41915849[source]▶

>>41914157 #

Are any of these apps open source and available for self hosting? Currently I am using a combination of Google Maps, spreadsheets, Joplin notes, and email to plan my trips. An app that replaces all of that and I can self host would be ideal.

Edit: Additional feature would love to see -- merge the trip plan with photos from the trip and send draft or publish to SSG/blog of choice.

12. renewiltord ◴[22 Oct 24 16:18 UTC] No.41915857[source]▶

>>41913520 (OP) #

You need a demo user. I won’t sign up to look at it.

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13. Supermancho ◴[22 Oct 24 16:29 UTC] No.41915980[source]▶

>>41915857 #

Same. I plan trips in this EXACT way. Annotated maps alongside itinerary, marking what's optional vs mandatory, etc.

14. beAbU ◴[22 Oct 24 16:30 UTC] No.41915996[source]▶

>>41915857 #

You can put in any email address you want. They don't send a verification link.

I signed up with leave.my.personal@data.alone.com