Hiking Difficulty

This is a data field for Garmin watches that calculates your real time Shenandoah's Hiking Difficulty. The hike difficulty is based on current distance and elevation gained, and given as a score.

Based on the score, hikes may be categorized as:

• Easiest (0–49)
• Moderate (50–99)
• Moderately Strenuous (100–149)
• Strenuous (150–199)
• Very Strenuous (200–249)
• Challenging (250–499)
• Bomber (500+)

The calculated difficulty is written into activity and viewable with Garmin Connect as a hike difficulty and as a chart. This metric is handy when you compare your two hikes, challenge yourself or track your progress.

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Changelog

Version 1.6.0

• Added support for Forerunner® 570 and Forerunner® 970.

Version 1.5.0

• Difficulty is stored and displayed in Garmin Connect as a float number. The realtime data field still shows difficulty as an integer for simplicity.

Version 1.2.0

• Field name was shortened from "Hiking Difficulty" to "Difficulty" to better fit multifields data screen
• Storing current difficulty once per second making a chart possible

Version 1.1.0

• Added support for Descent™ MK3, Enduro™ 3, fēnix® 7 Pro, fēnix® 8, fēnix® E, Instinct® 3, Instinct® E
• Compilation fixes for newer Connect IQ SDK

Version 1.0.0

• Release for all current devices with barometer to measure elevation gain during the hike
• Moving strings into resources

Version 0.2.0

• Beta release for epix 2 / epix 2 Pro models only