When hiking even with auto pause off, the Bolt does not show meters climbed/descended. It shows accurately the 'current' elevation, but does not record the ascent/descent.

I know it's not designed for hiking, but the Garmin does this very well, and lots of cyclists also use their computer for hiking. I think it might just be a small software tweak required.

I had posted this on the DCRainmaker site and a member saw the files and came to the conclusion that the Garmin was recording data even when the speed was slow, say 1-1.5kmph, while the Wahoo files showed speed as 0 all the time and hence did not record data at all.

Simple solution would be to either:

1. Allow the software of the Wahoo to record at any speed, or
2. Put in a 'walking' mode which will allow data to be recorded at low speeds

When hiking, with 30-35% climbs, speeds will be low, but my Garmins, earlier the 500 and now the 520 have always worked well.

I know guys will jump on me saying that it is not designed for hiking, but like I said, my Garmins have always handled the hikes very well.

Beyond this, even when cycling, the Bolt shows gain/loss less than my Garmin does.

The folks at Wahoo, whom I assume you've contacted ?, would likely go "Oh, yes, OK, lets fix that !", where as Garmin would say "That feature will be in the next model. maybe".

use wahoo when cycling, use garmin when hiking