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 recording 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 the recorder or you can also press record from any trail details screen. This will load your route into the recorder so you can follow along the trail using the built in GPS on your phone. While you record 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 recording 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 recorder:
Via Maps:
- Open the AllTrails app
- Tap on 'Plan' on the bottom navigation bar
- Select 'Maps'
- Select a map from the list
- Tap the overflow menu (three dots) in the upper right corner and select 'Load into Recorder'
- The trail map will load in the Record view, along with your current location
- Record your activity by tapping the red 'Record' button
Via a trail:
- Open the AllTrails app
- While in range of a data signal, tap on the trail card for the trail you want to view
- On the trail details screen, tap 'Record' (in-line with Directions, Share, and Download)
- The trail map will load in the Record view, along with your current location
- Record your activity by tapping the red 'Record' button
If you have gone off-route and want to continue off-route, click the message on the recording 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:
- Click on 'load map' on the Recorder screen
- Click the line with the green check mark and the check mark will be removed
- Hit 'save' in the upper right corner