Solo hiking safety without live tracking

A simple backup plan for hiking alone

Solo hiking can be one of the best ways to move through the outdoors: quiet, focused, and fully your own. Whether you are walking a familiar local trail or heading into the mountains for the day, it helps to have a simple check-in plan in the background.

ABB gives you a quiet safety backup without asking someone to watch your location. You set your adventure details and expected return time before you go. When you return, you tap Mark Safe.

If you tap Mark Safe, your contacts are not alerted. If you do not tap Mark Safe within the grace period, ABB alerts your emergency contacts with your adventure details so they know where to start.

How ABB works

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   Set your adventure details and expected return time

   Add a brief summary of where you are going and when you plan to be back. Your emergency contacts are not notified at this point.

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   Start Beacon before you go

   ABB begins monitoring the clock. It does not track your location. Your phone can stay in your pocket.

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   Tap Mark Safe when you return

   When your expected return time arrives, ABB sends you a reminder. Tap Mark Safe to confirm you are back. If you tap Mark Safe, your contacts are not alerted.

If you do not tap Mark Safe within the grace period, your emergency contacts are alerted with your adventure details. ABB does not contact emergency services directly.

ABB is a simple overdue check-in backup. It does not contact emergency services directly and is not a replacement for emergency services, satellite communicators, rescue beacons, or good judgment.

If you use the same trail often, save an adventure template

Many solo hikers return to the same routes again and again — a local loop, a favourite mountain walk, a trail they know well. ABB lets you save those repeated details as a reusable adventure template.

Add the route, city, region, country, and any notes your emergency contacts would need if you were overdue. Save it once.

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   Save your route details as an adventure template

   Enter the route, location, and any notes your emergency contacts would need. Save it as a reusable template.

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   Choose that saved adventure next time

   Your route and adventure details are already filled in.

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   Update your expected return time and Start Beacon

   Note whether you are going solo or with companions, set your expected return date and time, then Start Beacon when you are ready to head out.

Saving a template does not start a beacon — it just makes your next adventure quicker to set up.

Privacy-first safety, by design

ABB was designed for people who want a safety backup without turning every hike into a live-tracked event. When you set up an adventure, you add the details your contacts would need if something came up — where you are going, your expected return time, and any useful route notes. ABB keeps that context with your active beacon and only uses it if you do not Mark Safe.

Safety without surveillance.

ABB does not continuously broadcast your location or share a live map with your contacts. Your contacts are not alerted when you start. They are only alerted if you miss your expected return time and do not Mark Safe within the grace period. And because there is no continuous GPS tracking, ABB does not drain your battery.

Free and Pro

ABB has two plans. Both include the core safety feature.

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Frequently asked questions