# Your first walk

> Pick a peak, plan a loop from where you stand, walk it, and bank the climb.

By the end of this page you'll have one walk banked toward a mountain.

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### Pick a peak

Open the **Goal** tab and choose a mountain. Cowles Mountain, at 1,594 ft, is a good first goal: a few walks will get you to the top. Tap **Climb Cowles Mountain**.

### Ask for some climb

Open the **Plan** tab. Summit puts your start pin where you're standing. Tap **500** to ask for 500 ft of climb, then tap **Find my route**.

### Pick a loop

After a few seconds you'll see up to three route cards. Swipe between them to see each one on the map, then tap **Start this walk** on the one you like.

### Walk it

Summit switches to the **Walk** tab. Tap **Start walk** and allow location access when your iPhone asks. The big number is your climb so far. Put the phone in your pocket and go.

### Save it

When you're home, tap **End walk**, then **Save walk**. The climb goes onto your peak, and you get a walk card to share.
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:::tip
You don't have to plan first. On the **Walk** tab, **Start free walk** tracks any walk, and the climb still counts toward your peak.
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## Next

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:::card[Plan a loop](/plan-a-loop)
Every option on the Plan tab.
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:::card[Track a walk](/track-a-walk)
What the Walk screen shows, and what happens if you stop.
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