Alternatives to AllTrails
A trail guide and mapping service for finding, planning and recording hikes, rides and runs. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
AllTrails
A trail guide and mapping service for finding, planning and recording hikes, rides and runs.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as AllTrails.
Komoot
Route planner and outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and mountain biking with community routes.
Komoot plans sport-specific routes for hiking, cycling and mountain biking with turn-by-turn outdoor navigation, and it also requires an account with some paid features.
Gaia GPS
Outdoor mapping app with topographic and satellite layers and offline maps for hiking and off-road trips.
Gaia GPS offers many topographic and satellite map layers with offline downloads for hiking, ski touring and off-road use, but runs only on Android and iOS with advanced features in Premium.
onX Backcountry
GPS trail map app for hiking, backpacking and ski touring with 3D terrain and offline maps.
onX Backcountry adds 3D terrain offline, LiDAR topo maps and slope angle shading, but it requires a paid subscription after the trial and has no web version.
CalTopo
Backcountry mapping and trip planning tool with collaborative map editing, terrain layers and offline mobile use.
CalTopo focuses on detailed backcountry planning with real-time collaborative map editing and slope, snow and public land layers, many of which cover only the United States.
Mapy.com
Map service with world search, hiking and cycling trails, city maps and route planning.
Mapy.com shows marked hiking and cycling trails with route planning on web and mobile, with trail detail strongest in Europe and some paid features.
Locus Map
An outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and geocaching with offline maps and route planning.
Locus Map adds offline routing, a detailed planner with surface information and geocaching support, though iOS gets only a Lite version and the options can feel complex.
OsmAnd
An open-source offline map and navigation app based on OpenStreetMap, for driving, cycling and hiking.
OsmAnd is open source under GPL-3.0 and uses OpenStreetMap data for fully offline maps, routing and GPX tracks, with a dense interface and some in-app purchases.
Trailforks
A crowd-sourced map of mountain bike trails with trail conditions and ratings from riders.
Trailforks centres on crowd-sourced mountain bike trails with rider conditions and ratings, so it suits riders more than hikers, and some features require a paid plan.
Also worth comparing
These listings name AllTrails as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
FarOut
A navigation app with offline trail guides for long-distance hiking, biking and paddling routes.
AllTrails provides a large trail database with reviews, photos and downloadable maps on iOS and web, with a freemium model instead of paid per-trail guides.
OpenRunner
A route planner for hiking, running and cycling, with a web editor and mobile app.
AllTrails offers a large trail database with reviews, a route builder and offline maps on iOS and web, with some features paid and no Android app listed.
Outdooractive
An outdoor platform and app for finding, planning and following hiking, cycling and winter sports routes.
AllTrails has a large trail database with reviews and photos and downloadable maps, but it runs on iOS and the web only and shows sponsored trail collections.
RouteYou
Web platform for finding, planning and downloading cycling, walking and motorcycle routes for GPS devices.
AllTrails centres on hiking trails with reviews, photos, a route builder and downloadable maps on iOS and web, though some features are paid.
Wikiloc
A trail-sharing platform and mobile app for finding, recording and following outdoor routes with GPS.
AllTrails offers a large trail database with reviews, photos, a route builder and downloadable maps, but its listing covers iOS and web and shows sponsored collections.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Avenza Maps
A mobile map app that shows your position on georeferenced PDF and GeoTIFF maps without internet.
Plotaroute
A web route planner for walks, runs and bike rides with auto-routing and GPS export.
gpx.studio
A free online editor for viewing, creating and editing GPX files with route planning tools.
MapMyRun
A GPS running app for recording routes, activity statistics and training history, with training plans.
onX Offroad
Off-road trail map and GPS app for 4x4, ATV, UTV, dirt bike and overlanding trips.
