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Crews for hiking clubs

Plan club hikes without the trailhead chaos

Group size, carpools, weather calls and a camera roll full of summit photos. Crews gives your hiking club one place to plan every hike, share the leading between volunteers and keep the memories after.

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The problem

What hike leaders deal with

  • 01

    Group size matters

    Trailhead parking, permits or just safety mean you want twelve, not twenty. A chat thread can’t cap numbers.

  • 02

    Carpools are a puzzle

    Who is driving, who needs a lift and where to meet all get arranged in a chat that also has everyone’s gear questions.

  • 03

    Weather changes the plan

    When the forecast turns on Friday night, you need everyone who signed up to know, not just those who happen to open the chat.

  • 04

    Leaders need a record

    Who came on which hike matters for a club that tracks participation or needs a list on the day.

How it works

A hike, from invite to summit photo

How a hiking club with volunteer hike leaders might run a Saturday hike.

  1. 1Early week

    Post the hike

    The hike leader posts Saturday’s route as an event with a capacity of twelve and the trailhead in the details.

  2. 2Midweek

    Sort the lifts

    Drivers offer seats in the event chat and passengers claim them. A pinned message keeps the final carpool list at the top.

  3. 3Friday night

    Handle the weather call

    Rain moves in, so the leader updates the start time, or cancels. Everyone on the list gets a push notification either way.

  4. 4Sunday

    Collect the photos

    Photos go into the event chat and the best become memories on the club wall. The leader exports the participant list as a CSV for the club records.

Features

what hiking clubs use most.

Each one links to a full walkthrough of the feature.

Is Crews a good fit for your hiking club?

Crews suits hiking and walking clubs with a membership and several volunteer leaders, planning trips a few days ahead and caring about group size, lifts and staying in touch when plans change. It covers the planning and social side before and after the trail.

It isn’t a navigation or safety tool. There are no maps, tracks, offline mode or emergency features, so keep your usual apps and practices for that. And it’s a paid product: for a handful of friends who hike together, a free chat is fine. For a club organizing hikes every weekend, $59 a month buys back a lot of admin.

Get started

set it up in 5 minutes.

Start with a 14-day free trial, no card needed. All of this works from your phone or your laptop.

  1. Step 1Start your 14-day trial and create a crew, public if you welcome new hikers, private for members only.
  2. Step 2Make your hike leaders moderators.
  3. Step 3Post the next hike with a capacity and the trailhead in the details.
  4. Step 4Pin a carpool message in the event chat.
  5. Step 5Ask members to turn on push notifications so weather calls reach them.

FAQ

good questions.

Something missing? Suggest it on the public roadmap.

How much does Crews cost for a hiking club?

$59 a month per crew, paid by the club. Members join free. Up to 100 members are included, with extra members at $18 a month per 100. 14-day free trial, no card needed.

Does Crews work without signal on the trail?

No. Crews needs an internet connection. Sort meeting points and carpools before you lose signal.

Can I share a map or GPX file?

Crews has no maps or route tracking. Share a link to the route from your mapping app in the event details or chat.

Can I collect trip fees or waivers?

No. Crews doesn’t handle payments or documents. Payments are on the roadmap, not available yet.

How do members hear about new hikes?

When you create a hike, crew members get an in-app and web push notification. There’s no email yet.

hit the trail together.

Post the next hike, cap the group and let the carpools sort themselves. 14-day free trial, no card needed.

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