Our database of trails currently exceeds 400,000 curated routes! We rely on our active community of members to contribute to this vast set of data, so if you know of a trail that should be on AllTrails please take a minute to add it. The AllTrails community will thank you!
When adding new trails, we are specifically looking for trails that start and end at a parking area and are on public property. Our strong preference is for out-and-back or loop trails that begin and end in the same location, but some trails are thru-trails, and they are welcome, too. Please note that any suggested trail additions must first be evaluated by our internal team of admins. This process may take a while depending on our ability to verify the route. If you provide as much information as you can in your trail submission in the form of a description, photos, waypoints, and more, we’ll be able to surface it more quickly to our team and have the necessary information at hand in order to verify it.
To draw a new trail via desktop or laptop computer:
- Log in to your account at https://www.alltrails.com
- At the top right of any page, hover over your profile image and click on 'Settings'
- Under the 'Contribute' section in the right sidebar, click on 'Add new trail'. You can also go to our contribute screen directly by following this link - https://www.alltrails.com/trail/new
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Find your desired starting location by doing one of the following:
- Pan and zoom the map to your desired location
- Enter the city or park name in the search box
- Enter the latitude and longitude in decimal degree format (eg 37.25917401458528, -112.95127217492531)
- Create your route by selecting the ‘Draw Route’ button in the left-hand side panel. For help on how to use our drawing tools, see our section on “Smart Routing vs. Drawing Mode” here. If you have a GPX file (or other file format that we accept), you can upload that directly by selecting the “Upload route” button.
- After creating your route, be sure to enter a trail name in the “Name” text box. Your trail is much more likely to become approved if you give it the official trail name. If your route utilizes multiple trails, be sure to include those trail names as well.
- Determine the type of route (out and back, loop, or point-to-point)
- Add in as much additional information as possible, including difficulty level, season start/end, permitted activity types, features, etc.
- To verify the route and direction of your new trail, scroll down to the bottom of the page to the gray elevation graph and move your cursor over the bar (left to right)
- When you are finished, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the blue ‘Save’ button
- You will be taken to the pending trail page where you can add a description, tips, directions, or any additional information that may be relevant to our internal team of admins that will be approving the route. The more information we have at our disposal, the more likely it is to get approved as an official curated trail on AllTrails.
To submit one of your recorded Activities as a trail via desktop or laptop computer:
- Log in to your account at https://www.alltrails.com/
- Hover over your ‘Profile’ icon in the header at the top right of the website and then select ‘Show Profile’ from the drop-down menu
- Your default Profile view will be a ‘Feed’ of your recent account activity. You can select an Activity from here, or navigate to the ‘Activites’ tab to see a list of all of your recorded Activities.
- Select the activity that you would like to suggest and click to open it
- In the Activity Details view, you can additional Waypoints. It is also helpful to add details to the ‘Notes’ section to provide any relevant information to admins who will be approving this route.
- When you’re ready to submit, scroll to the bottom of this panel and select ‘Suggest as New Trail' (please note that if a trail from our database is currently tied to your activity, you will not be able to suggest your route as a new trail - only original routes can be added)
- From the next page, you can edit the route further if needed. This is the page where you can select route information such as the type of route (out and back, loop, point-to-point). Fill in as much additional information as possible in this screen, including Name, difficulty level, season start/end, activities, features, etc.
- When you are finished, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the blue 'Save' button
- You will be taken to the pending trail page where you can add a description, tips, or directions. The more information we have at our disposal, the more likely it is to get approved as an official curated trail on AllTrails.
To submit an activity as a trail via iPhone or Android app:
- Open the AllTrails app
- Tap on 'Profile' on the bottom navigation bar
- Select 'Activities' from the list of tabs below your stats
- Find the specific activity that you'd like to submit
- From the Activity details view, add any Photos from your trip at the bottom of the page. If you haven’t already, select the ‘Edit review’ button beneath the star ratings to leave a text description.
- Once you’re ready to submit, tap on the overflow menu (three dots) in the upper right corner and select 'Suggest as New Trail'
- Update the activity name. Your trail is much more likely to become approved if you give it the official trail name. If your route utilizes multiple trails, be sure to include those trail names as well.
- Click ‘Submit’ to send it to our team of internal admins for review