A professional-grade tool for generating detailed hiking itineraries, safety briefs, and logistical plans for outdoor leaders and enthusiasts.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install hike-route-planner
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install hike-route-planner using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Hike Route Planner?
The Hike Route Planner is a sophisticated agent capability designed to transform high-level trekking goals into actionable, leader-ready route briefs. By leveraging structured templates and real-time data verification, it ensures that every outdoor excursion is planned with a focus on safety, timing, and logistical feasibility. It is a vital addition to the Openclaw Skills ecosystem for those who organize group outings or solo mountain treks.
This skill excels at balancing user constraints—such as difficulty levels, elevation limits, and transport preferences—against environmental realities like weather and sunset times. It provides a comprehensive output that covers everything from segment-by-segment timings to emergency bailout options and per-person cost estimates.
Hike Route Planner Use Cases
- Designing professional route briefs for group leaders and outdoor organizations.
- Comparing multiple candidate trails based on specific technical constraints.
- Generating timed itineraries for mountain walks and coastal treks.
- Creating risk assessments and gear lists tailored to specific weather and terrain.
- Estimating transport logistics and per-person costs for hiking events.
How Hike Route Planner Works
- Reads the local reference template to establish output structure, terminology, and mandatory fields.
- Extracts constraints from the user, including location, group size, difficulty tolerance, and transport needs.
- Validates real-time information such as weather, sunrise/sunset, trail closures, and public transport schedules.
- Applies decision rules to filter routes based on technical difficulty, elevation, and night hiking restrictions.
- Breaks the selected route into segments with estimated timings, road conditions, and rest stops.
- Generates a comprehensive plan including transport, risk management, and leader execution advice.
Hike Route Planner Setup
To integrate the Hike Route Planner into your agent environment, ensure the local template is present in your project structure:
# Create the references directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p references
# Ensure plan-template.md is initialized
touch references/plan-template.md
The skill relies on Openclaw Skills protocols to access local files and external real-time data sources for weather and transport validation.
Hike Route Planner Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its output based on a strictly defined metadata taxonomy to ensure consistency across all Openclaw Skills hiking plans:
| Section | Description | Key Data Points |
|---|---|---|
| Route Overview | High-level summary | Distance, total elevation, estimated duration |
| Timeline | Hourly schedule | Gathering time, departure, lunch, bailout window |
| Logistics | Transport & Cost | Public transit schedules, taxi availability, per-person fees |
| Risk Management | Safety data | Weather alerts, technical terrain warnings, emergency contacts |
| Gear List | Required equipment | Base layers, technical tools, hydration requirements |
Hike Route Planner Advanced Features
- Multi-agent support for cross-referencing weather data with trail difficulty.
- Automatic 'Bailout Point' generation based on terrain accessibility.
- Dynamic regrouping interval calculations for groups larger than 12 people.
- Template synchronization hooks for updating planning standards from external wikis.
- Tiered transport fallback planning (Primary, Return, and Emergency).
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