The Soft Explorer 

If you love hiking but want to spend less time looking at your phone to navigate trails, a good hiking smartwatch can make a real difference. I recently bought the Suunto Race S and, after using it for a while for both hiking and everyday activities, I’m sharing with you my honest review. In this article, I’ll walk you through my experience with the watch, focusing on its performance for hiking, its most useful features, and whether it’s worth the investment.

The main reason I bought my Suunto Race S was to be able to follow AllTrails routes directly from my watch, with detailed maps, without having to pull out my phone every few minutes to check if I was still on the right track. To be honest, having a watch with route navigation has been a game changer for hiking. It makes the whole experience much more enjoyable because you can almost completely disconnect from your phone and immerse yourself in nature. I found this much harder