Hikers, your trips are about to get a whole lot more fun.
Starting next month, a new mobile website will be available for those who like to get outside and take a good hike.
The site is called LASHP (Los Angeles State Historic Park) Trails and it will give users predefined routes that will offer fun features such as history, a compass-style arrow for directions and “hotspots.”
When you reach a “hotspot,” your phone will “ding” and show you the new content.
That content can be historic photos and/or did-you-know facts about the area you are in.
It will also show you workout opportunities along your trail such as an open space to do squats or stairs you can use to make the most out of your workout.
Also, in a sort of Foursquare-fashion, once you reach certain areas, you will be able to “unlock” more content.
“It is not a way-finding application, but what it attempts to do is have you explore the city and engage the city by exposing you to the history (and) culture,” said Fabian Wagmister, director of Interpretive Media Laboratory, which created the site.
A few people, including Mayor Eric Garcetti have already tried it.
While it is still like a site, the plan is to have it become an app.
The first three trails are scheduled to be released April 13.
¿Will the site be something you’ll be using?
