Alternatives to AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run
By App Store Tracker Editorial · Updated — live App Store data verified
The short version
TrailLink is the strongest AllTrails alternative, mapping walking, biking, and running trails from the Rails to Trails Conservancy with GPS and a solid base. Hiking Project offers a free, guidebook-style database of curated hikes. For runners, Trail Run Project focuses on the best trails to run. Each shares AllTrails' core: discover trails near you, follow GPS routes with elevation, and navigate the outdoors from your phone.
The app you searched for
AllTrails, Inc.
People look for AllTrails alternatives when features vanish after a purchase, when maps are too small to find a trailhead, or when tech support goes missing. The apps below all share its core job: find trails for hiking, biking, walking, and running, follow GPS routes with elevation profiles, and navigate, often offline. Some are broad trail databases, others focus on running or specific trail networks, and a few are GPS trackers. We ranked them using embedding similarity against AllTrails' trail-discovery model, then weighed live App Store ratings and how many people use each one. The top picks mirror AllTrails' explore-and-navigate flow most closely. Pricing and ratings beside each app come straight from the live store.
Why it's similar
Hiking Trails matches AllTrails: discover routes, plan with map tools, see your crew's live location, and navigate offline.
How it differs
It pitches an all-in-one trail companion with offline maps like AllTrails, but it has no ratings yet, so it's unproven. The feature set overlaps closely, making it an untested but capable-looking alternative.
Why it's similar
TrailAware matches AllTrails' discovery core with trail maps for biking and hiking, plus AR and 3D navigation.
How it differs
It leans into patented geospatial AR mapping for on-the-ground navigation, a twist beyond AllTrails' standard maps. With a very high rating but a tiny base, it's an innovative alternative that's still small.
Why it's similar
Track My Trails shares AllTrails' GPS-tracking side, logging running, cycling, walking, and hiking activities.
How it differs
It's a fitness tracker focused on recording your activity rather than AllTrails' big trail-discovery database. With a modest rating and tiny base, it's a tracking-first alternative.
Rails to Trails Conservancy
Why it's similar
TrailLink matches AllTrails: discover walking, hiking, jogging, and biking trails with detailed maps and GPS.
How it differs
It's run by the Rails to Trails Conservancy, so it specializes in rail-trail and multi-use paths rather than AllTrails' full range. With a solid rating and decent base, it's the strongest alternative for trail networks.
Why it's similar
Trail Run Project matches AllTrails for runners: full GPS route info, elevation profiles, photos, and curated featured runs.
How it differs
It's run-focused from Adventure Projects rather than AllTrails' all-activity scope, so it's narrower. Free with a good rating and small base, it's the top alternative specifically for trail running.
Why it's similar
SityTrail+ matches AllTrails: record adventures with geotagged photos, track performance, and navigate with an accurate altimeter.
How it differs
It's a European trail app with strong altimetry and alerts rather than AllTrails' US-heavy database, and it has no ratings yet. It's a navigation-focused alternative for European outdoors.
Why it's similar
Hiking Project matches AllTrails: a comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you with full GPS routes, elevation, and photos.
How it differs
From Adventure Projects, it's a free, guidebook-style hike database, leaner than AllTrails' social features. With a decent rating and solid base, it's a strong free alternative for hikers.
Why it's similar
Fottur matches AllTrails: discover trails for hiking, biking, backpacking, or trail running with GPS route tracking.
How it differs
It covers the same activities as AllTrails but its rating runs lower on a small base, so it's less polished. It's a multi-activity alternative that's still proving itself.
Why it's similar
TrailPass matches AllTrails' discovery core, helping you search and find the best trails for walking, hiking, or cycling.
How it differs
It's a smaller app that references Gaia-style mapping, with only a handful of ratings. It's an unproven trail-finder alternative.
LogiSian Technology Solutions
Why it's similar
Trails - GPS Ride Tracker matches AllTrails' tracking side: real-time GPS, speed and distance metrics, and offline maps for hikes and rides.
How it differs
It's a tracking-and-sharing app rather than AllTrails' curated trail database, and it has no ratings yet. It's a GPS-tracker alternative for recording adventures.
Every app in our database carries a dense vector embedding derived from its title, subtitle, full description, and category metadata. To find apps similar to AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run, we compute cosine distance against every other app and surface the closest 60 candidates. The similarity score shown on each pick is 1 - distance/2 clamped to [0,1] — 100% means the embedding spaces are identical, 0% means orthogonal.
We then re-rank the candidate set using current App Store rating and review-count signals so a 4.8-star app with 100,000 reviews ranks above a 4.5-star app with 200 reviews even when their embedding distance is similar. Apps that haven't shipped an update in 12 months are filtered out before re-ranking.
The similarity cache is recomputed weekly. Live App Store data (rating, review count) is verified every 6 hours.
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