A Short Hike Secrets: Silver Feathers and Hidden Trades

A Short Hike hides far more than the climb to the summit. Around the peak, Hawk Peak is full of trades, races and buried treasure. These are the confirmed secrets and how to find each one.

The two Silver Feathers

There are 20 Golden Feathers and just 2 Silver Feathers, and the silver pair make Claire run, fly and glide faster. One comes from a chain: pay the tough bird 400 coins for a wristwatch, then return the watch to the goat camping near the camper vans east of the Visitor Center. The other sits at the very top of the secret island to the southwest.

The headband swap for running shoes

Sue, a rabbit training for a marathon, has lost her lucky red headband. Taylor the turtle, jogging along the White Beach trail, is wearing a red headband and will hand it over in conversation. Bring it to Sue for running shoes, which let Claire spend feathers to sprint.

The golden fishing rod

Talk to Bill at Meteor Lake in the middle of the island to get a fishing rod. Trade fish to the bird on the boat: after five different species, he hands over a fishing journal listing the 15 species that count. Trade every one of them for the golden fishing rod, which improves the odds of rare catches. There are 22 species of fish in all.

The real shovel

A turtle on the beach owns a full-size shovel but would rather have a toy one. Find the toy shovel nearby, make the trade, and the real shovel opens up buried treasure across the whole island — most spots give coins, some give chests or feathers.

Treasure map riddles

A Stormy View: look through the binoculars at the lookout, then dig on the beach at the spot visible from there.
In Her Shadow: the map’s chest at the lighthouse is hidden under crates; run into them to push them aside.

The sold-out feather shop

After a few purchases, the Visitor Center runs out of feathers because someone bought the rest. Track that hiker down and buy up to three more from him.

Challenges that pay in feathers

Finish the boat challenge in under two minutes.
Score ten hits in a game of beachstickball.
Find Avery in three different spots and beat each parkour race; during a race Claire can use only three feathers.

Small helpers

Fill the bucket by falling into water, then water a sprout to grow a flower that bounces Claire upward — one route to the chest on top of the lighthouse.
At high altitude feathers ice over; hot springs and campfires restore them.
A hidden achievement, Remember This Day Forever, is tied to getting the commemorative hat.