What are off-route notifications?

AllTrails is excited to announce that we have a new feature available to Pro members! Off-route notifications keep you on track while you're navigating so you'll never miss a turn out on the trail.

To use off-route notifications you must either load a custom map or load a downloaded map into Navigator or you can also press 'Navigate' from any trail details screen. This will load your route into the Navigator so you can follow along the trail using the built in GPS on your phone. While you navigate on your activity you will see your progress along the trail.

If you accidentally wander off trail, after 50m AllTrails will send you a notification that you have gone off-route. If your phone is locked, it will show up as a notification on your locked screen. If your phone is open on the Navigator screen you will see the modal on that screen. If you are an Apple watch user and your phone locked or put away, you will get the notification on your watch.

You can initiate the off-route notifications feature by loading a map into Navigator: 

Via 'My maps':

1. Open the AllTrails app 
2. Tap on 'Saved' on the bottom navigation bar
3. Select 'Lists' from the tabs at the top of the screen
4. Select 'My maps' 
5. Select a map from the list
6. Tap the overflow menu (three dots) in the upper right corner and select 'Navigate using this route'
7. The trail map will load into Navigator, along with your current location
8. Record your activity by selecting your activity type then tapping the green 'Start' button

Via a trail details page:

1. Open the AllTrails app
2. While in range of a data signal, tap on the trail card for the trail you want to view
3. On the trail details screen, tap 'Navigate' (in-line with Directions, Share, and Download)
4. The trail map will load into Navigator, along with your current location
5. Record your activity by selecting your activity type then tapping the green 'Start' button

If you have gone off-route and want to continue off-route, click the message on the navigate screen to disable additional messages from being sent. If you are an Apple watch user, you can also click the message on the watch. If you go back on the trail and get off-route again, messages will start back up.

You can also remove your loaded map by following these steps:

1. Click on 'load map' on the Navigator screen
2. Click the line with the green check mark and the check mark will be removed
3. Hit 'Clear Map' at the bottom of the screen