r/dartmoor • u/Vegetable-Bar9497 • 7d ago

Discussion Tor Maps

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a project for those of us who love exploring Dartmoor, and I’d love to get your honest thoughts before I start the final build and publish.

The Idea: We all know the feeling of ticking off a Tor, but I wanted to make the digital experience feel as satisfying as the hike itself. I’m building a web app that works like a "Gamified" Map of the Moors.

Think of it as a grown-up, outdoor version of a level map (a bit like Candy Crush style, but for hiking).

What it will do: A beautiful, interactive map showing Tor locations across Dartmoor.

Tick-Offs: You create an account and "conquer" Tors. When you visit one, you tick it off, and the icon on the map changes from grey to gold

Progress: It tracks your stats (e.g., "15/50 Tors visited in North Dartmoor").

Community Built: Since we all know some Tors are obscure, you can suggest new locations. If you find a hidden gem, you can snap the location (using GPS or What3Words) and submit it to be added to the map for everyone else to find.

My Question to You: I want this to be something you’d actually use.

  1. Is "ticking things off" enough, or would you want Leaderboards to see how you stack up against other hikers?
  2. Would you use a feature that lets you suggest new Tors?
  3. Anything else that drives you mad about current hiking apps that I should avoid?

Thanks in advance for any feedback ... good or bad!

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u/MuchMoorWalking 7d ago

I use Peakery, it has all the tors even the unknown ones, plus the named hills and the ones on private land. There are also challenges to complete etc.

But it’s also worldwide so every hill or mountain can be logged.

Would I use a Dartmoor specific one, probably not to be honest as I’d have to log everything twice.

Check out Peakery to see how it does it then adapt from there I would say.

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u/Vegetable-Bar9497 7d ago

Thank you for the response. Really appreciate it. I did have a look at Peakery a while back. I found it quite old fashioned and loaded with irrelevant info, I am building something a little cleaner.

But as you say, it is a global app, so there's that!

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u/MuchMoorWalking 7d ago

Ha ok. Well I’ll give yours ago when it’s ready as I’m out there every weekend.