Ranks & patches

Every expedition adds the kilometres you walked to your total. Twelve levels take you from the trailhead to Farhiker, each with its own embroidered patch, and 33 more patches are sewn on along the way for streaks, rare answers, perfect days and long journeys.

The twelve levels

Your level is the total distance you have walked. Every daily expedition counts, late ones from the last seven days included, and when the final count raises a score, your total rises with it. Unlimited runs count too, at a third of their distance, for your first three runs each day. The first levels come within days; Farhiker takes around eight months of daily play.

1. 

   Lv 1

   Day Hiker

   0 kmWhere everyone starts

2. 

   Lv 2

   Rambler

   500 km+500 km

3. 

   Lv 3

   Trail Walker

   1,500 km+1,000 km

4. 

   Lv 4

   Backpacker

   3,000 km+1,500 km

5. 

   Lv 5

   Ridge Runner

   5,000 km+2,000 km

6. 

   Lv 6

   Pathfinder

   8,000 km+3,000 km

7. 

   Lv 7

   Peak Bagger

   12,000 km+4,000 km

8. 

   Lv 8

   Alpinist

   17,000 km+5,000 km

9. 

   Lv 9

   Mountaineer

   23,000 km+6,000 km

10. 

    Lv 10

    Expedition Lead

    31,000 km+8,000 km

11. 

    Lv 11

    Explorer

    40,000 km+9,000 km

12. 

    Lv 12

    Farhiker

    52,000 km+12,000 km

Patches and how to earn them

Patches come in families. Most have several tiers, each harder than the last, and the thread gets finer as you go: plain cotton, a coloured edge, silver, gold, then gold with a fringe. Anything “in a day” or “in a row” counts only daily expeditions played on time, not late ones or Unlimited. Elusive and Trailblazer answers are judged by the final count, so an answer that turns out rarer can still earn its patch the day after.

How rare is each patch?

Each patch shows the share of hikers who have it sewn on, out of everyone who has finished at least one daily expedition, counted again once a day. The share takes the same five names as the trail markers on your pins. Once you have finished an expedition, the share for every patch shows on this page.

• Common50% or more
• Uncommon20% to 50%
• Rare5% to 20%
• Elusive1% to 5%
• TrailblazerUnder 1%

Kept for good

Your level and patches are worked out from your record of play every time it changes. Your total distance never goes down, and a patch once sewn on stays on, even if the rules are tuned later. The quickest way to your first patch is today’s expedition: finish it and First Steps is yours.

Start today’s expedition