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Best for discovering trails
Pros
- Large searchable trail directory
- Community reviews and photos
- Paid offline maps and wrong-turn alerts
Cons
- Offline maps require membership
- Community reports are not official closure notices
Best uses
- Trail discovery
- Established-route backpacking
- Weekend trip planning
Specifications
- Price / subscription
- Free base app; Plus and Peak paid subscriptions; Plus includes offline maps.
- Platforms
- iOS and Android
- Offline maps
- Yes — Plus or Peak
- Maker
- AllTrails, Inc.
Pricing
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Best for
Trail discovery, Established-route backpacking, Weekend trip planning
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AllTrails pairs a large trail directory with reviews, photos, and activity recording. It is a convenient starting point for discovering backpacking routes, with offline navigation available through paid membership.
Trail discovery
Search trails by location, interest, and difficulty. Reviews and photographs add community context to route descriptions.
Navigation tools
Plus includes downloadable offline maps and wrong-turn alerts. The app also records activities and supports following a planned route.
Trade-offs
Free access does not include the paid offline-map feature. Community reports supplement rather than replace current land-manager information.
Who should choose it
Choose AllTrails for finding established routes and comparing options. Read recent reports and download your map before setting out.
How we picked
We started with a long list of backpacking apps that people actually buy, cut anything that could not clear our baseline for durability and field performance, then ranked the 10 that were left against the same criteria. Rankings are editorial. No brand pays for placement, and affiliate links never move a pick up or down.
- Load carriage
- How the suspension handles the loads the pack is actually rated for, over long days.
- Real-world durability
- How the material, stitching, or steel holds up after a season of hard use — not how it looks new.
- Performance in bad conditions
- Wind, rain, cold, and grit are the test. Anything that only works on a nice day gets marked down.
- Weight and packability
- Every ounce has to earn its place in the pack, but not at the cost of something that fails in the field.
- Ease of use
- Setup, adjustment, and maintenance with cold hands, in the dark, without the manual.
- Value at its price point
- Compared against the closest competitors in the same tier, not against cheaper gear in a different class.
AllTrails — frequently asked questions
- Is the AllTrails worth it?
- We rank it #4 in Backpacking Apps. Best for discovering trails
- What is the AllTrails best for?
- Best for trail discovery, established-route backpacking and weekend trip planning. Standouts: large searchable trail directory and community reviews and photos.
- What are the downsides of the AllTrails?
- Offline maps require membership and Community reports are not official closure notices.
- What are the key specs of the AllTrails?
- Price / subscription: Free base app; Plus and Peak paid subscriptions; Plus includes offline maps. · Platforms: iOS and Android · Offline maps: Yes — Plus or Peak · Maker: AllTrails, Inc.
- Trail discovery — what should I know about the AllTrails?
- Search trails by location, interest, and difficulty. Reviews and photographs add community context to route descriptions.
- Navigation tools — what should I know about the AllTrails?
- Plus includes downloadable offline maps and wrong-turn alerts. The app also records activities and supports following a planned route.
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