Tick your gear. The weights do the math.
Weigh each piece of gear once. Tick it onto a trip and the template works out your base weight, pack weight and skin-out weight, including food for every day and water by the litre, in kg and lb.
Notion template · hiking & backpacking
Plan the trip.
Weigh the pack.
Remember the trail.
A connected Notion workspace for hikers and backpackers. Pick a trail, tick the gear you're bringing, and your pack weight, distance and a live trailhead forecast work themselves out.
A live forecast for every trailhead
One tap from any trip opens this site with up to 9 days of forecast for the trailhead. Your trip days are highlighted, with highs and lows in °C and °F, rain and wind. No app to install, no account to create.
Load your route. See the climb.
Drop in a GPX file from AllTrails, Gaia GPS, CalTopo or Garmin to see the route on a topo map, with distance, gain, loss and an elevation profile you can drag along. The file is read in your browser and never uploaded.
A gear vault and a trail library
Keep every piece of gear in one list, grouped by category, and every trail on your bucket list sorted by difficulty, with permits, parking notes and links. Log each day when you get home, and watch your lifetime kilometres add up.
Free to try
See the forecast page for a sample trail
This is the page the template opens for each trip: a live forecast for the trailhead and a topo map. On the page, tap Load the sample track to see a route and its elevation profile.
The sample trail and GPX are synthetic, for demonstration only, and not for navigation.
How it works
- Buy on Etsy and download the PDF.
- Open the template link inside it.
- Click Duplicate to copy the template into your own Notion.
You'll need a free Notion account. The template works on the free Notion plan, on desktop, in a web browser and in the Notion phone app.
Questions
Do I need a paid Notion plan?
No. Everything in the template works on Notion's free plan.
Does it work in miles and pounds?
Yes. You enter weights in grams, distances in kilometres and gain in metres, and every total is shown in both kg and lb, km and mi, and m and ft.
Where does the forecast come from?
From MET Norway's weather model for the trailhead's coordinates. It opens up to about 9 days before a trip. Conditions on ridges and in valleys can differ, so always check local forecasts and park alerts before you go.
Can I use it for navigation?
No. The map and elevation profile are for planning. Carry a map and compass, and a GPS app or device if you use one.
Is my GPX file uploaded anywhere?
No. It's read by your browser on your own device. The page can remember your last file for each trail, and that copy also stays on your device.
I'm stuck. How do I get help?
Send a message through Etsy and I'll help you sort it out.