Trail Guides
Each guide lays an iconic multi-day route out day by day, with the camps, the climbing, the permits, and a free GPX, and opens in the app as a ready-made trip. The facts come from park and forest service sources, which every guide lists at the bottom of the page.
Trail guide
Rae Lakes Loop Itinerary, Day by Day
Four nights and 41.4 miles over 11,978-foot Glen Pass in Kings Canyon, with three- and five-night versions, the permit steps, the camping limits, and a free GPX.
Kings Canyon, CA · 41.4 miles · 4 to 5 days See the plan →Every route in the Trail Library
All sixteen routes ship in the app's Trail Library, and any one becomes an editable trip with a single tap. Routes with a written guide or a trip report link to the page.
Tahoe Rim TrailTrip report
Lake Tahoe, CA and NV
165 miles · 10 to 14 days · Strenuous
John Muir Trail
Sierra Nevada, CA
211 miles · 14 to 16 days · Strenuous
Pacific Crest Trail, Washington
North Cascades, WA
60 miles · 4 to 6 days · Strenuous
Appalachian Trail, Smokies
Great Smoky Mountains, TN and NC
70 miles · 6 to 8 days · Hard
Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim
Grand Canyon, AZ
21 miles · 2 to 3 days · Strenuous
Zion Narrows
Zion National Park, UT
16 miles · 1 to 2 days · Moderate
Half Dome via JMT
Yosemite, CA
16 miles · 1 to 2 days · Strenuous
Wonderland Trail
Mount Rainier, WA
93 miles · 8 to 12 days · Strenuous
The Enchantments
Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA
18 miles · 2 to 3 days · Strenuous
Lost Coast TrailTrip report
King Range, CA
25 miles · 2 to 3 days · Moderate
Trinity Alps High Route
Trinity Alps Wilderness, CA
16 miles · 2 to 3 days · Hard
Yosemite High Camps Loop
Yosemite High Country, CA
47 miles · 4 to 6 days · Hard
Minarets Loop
Ansel Adams Wilderness, CA
16 miles · 2 to 3 days · Hard
The Palisades Traverse
Big Pine Creek, CA
18 miles · 2 to 3 days · Hard
Rae Lakes LoopGuide
Kings Canyon, CA
41.4 miles · 4 to 5 days · Strenuous
High Sierra Trail
Sequoia National Park, CA
72 miles · 6 to 8 days · Strenuous
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