AllTrails offers a range of privacy settings to help you control who can view your content. This guide provides an overview of how to manage these settings and answers common questions.
Privacy levels
AllTrails provides several visibility options for your content:
- Public: Viewable by anyone on AllTrails
- Followers only: Accessible only to your followers
- Only me: Visible only to you
Default privacy settings
You can customize privacy levels for various types of content in your account:
- Your community: Manages the visibility of your followers and following lists
- Completed trails: Displays trails you have completed or verified
- Activities: Includes your personal outdoor activities recorded on the app or uploaded to AllTrails.com
- Maps: Covers maps created on AllTrails.com and items in your 'My Maps' section
- Lists: Pertains to custom lists created on the app or website
Adjusting default privacy settings
On desktop or laptop:
- Log in to your account on https://www.alltrails.com
- Hover over your profile image at the top right of any page and select ‘Settings’ from the drop-down menu
- Click 'Privacy Settings' under 'Account Settings' in the right panel
- Set your default privacy levels for Community, Completed Trails, Activities, Maps, and Lists
- Click 'Save' to apply your changes
Via iPhone or Android app
- Open the AllTrails app.
- Tap 'Profile' on the bottom navigation bar.
- Tap the Settings icon (
) at the top right corner.
- Select 'Privacy Settings.'
- Set your default privacy levels for Community, Completed Trails, Activities, Maps, and Lists.
- Tap 'Save' to confirm your adjustments.
Note: Changes to default privacy settings apply only to new items added after the adjustment. To apply settings to existing content, use our website. Instructions available here.
Managing privacy for specific items
You can also adjust the privacy settings for individual items:
- Adjust Privacy for a Specific Map
- Adjust Privacy for a Specific Activity
- Adjust Privacy for a Specific List
Accounts previously set to 'private'
If your account was previously set to 'Private,' it now defaults to 'Only Me' for all content types. However, your profile photo, name, location, and high-level statistics remain visible to help others identify you. You can also choose to require follower requests, which can be set in your privacy settings.
Trail reviews and uploaded photos
You can now contribute reviews and photos to trail pages more easily. Photos linked to activities or maps with privacy settings of 'Only Me' or 'Followers Only' will not appear in public galleries or on your profile.
Anonymizing your profile and contributions
To anonymize your trail reviews and contributions:
- Update your display name on AllTrails. Find instructions here.
- Change your profile photo here or default location here, as needed.