Best hiking plugins for WordPress
The most popular hiking plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP GPX Maps leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Outdooractive Embed (400+) and Mapthread (10+). All 9 plugins tagged “hiking” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 hiking plugins
- 1.
WP GPX MapsThe most installed hiking plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 60 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 2.
Outdooractive Embed400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Mapthread10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 4.
Posts on a map10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 5.
TrailsIQFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
Lift & Trail StatusFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.
- 7.
PeakMapsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 days ago.
- 8.
Trail MonitorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Route FinderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “hiking”
WP GPX Maps
Down in the last 7 days:2#3,471by bastianonm2 days ago
Show your hikes, rides and runs from GPX, FIT, TCX or KML files on an interactive map with elevation profile, charts and route summary.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.2(60)
- Downloads
- 1K/day
Outdooractive Embed
Up in the last 7 days:5#9,951by outdooractive1 year ago
Embed any kind of content from outdooractive.com into your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Mapthread
Down in the last 7 days:34#29,602by David5 months ago
Transform your travel stories into interactive map experiences. Upload GPX files, place markers, watch the map follow as readers scroll.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Posts on a map
#47,729by jean14 years ago
Add a custom field for GPS coordinates in the post editor and show a map under under the content of the post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
TrailsIQ
Up in the last 7 days:22,573#50,498by Mus Code4 months ago
Import GPX trails, calculate stats, display on interactive maps with MapLibre GL.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Lift & Trail Status
#60,677by Medic524 days ago
Display the status of lifts and trails for your ski resort or adventure park on your website. Great for mountain bike, water, ropes & adventure parks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PeakMaps
#65,536by consigno5 days ago
Leaflet map with GPX tracks, markers, elevation profile, and its own filterable peak database with table and Gutenberg blocks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 26/day
Trail Monitor
#66,598by Mark Vejvoda11 months ago
Display the status of trails on your website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Route Finder
Down in the last 7 days:9,338#70,095by Lewis Burgess20 days ago
Route management with interactive maps, destinations and filtering for cycling, hiking, walking, skiing and other outdoor activities.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day