Trailforks

Trailforks is a cycling navigation app designed for cycling enthusiasts, offering users hundreds of thousands of classic cycling routes and various tracking tools to help them achieve the best cycling experience. Users can easily view nearby best cycling routes with a simple click to begin their journey. The app not only provides detailed route guidance but also automatically records the user's mileage, route, and highlights, which can be shared with friends to earn likes and comments. The app also boasts an active community where users can share their data and achievements, write reviews of various bicycles, and provide guidance to other users.

Features of Trailforks:

GPS Location: No cell service needed, the blue dot uses your phones GPS to show your current location on the map.

Record Your Ride: Track your ride to see a pink line on the map showing where you've been, helping you navigate the map. Save your ride as a "Ridelog" after your done and optionally sync to Strava.

Compass Direction: The blue dot has an arrow pointing in the direction you are holding your phone. At intersections point your phone down a trail to figure out which trail on the map it is. Press the "Locate Me" button on the map twice to toggle the map to "Compass Mode". This will rotate the map to the direction your facing.

Share Your Location: Longpress on the map to see your current lat/lon and an option to share your location with a friend via a URL message. When your location URL is opened by a friend a marker is placed on their app.

Emergency Help: The Emergency page is always close-by in the main menu. This page contains vital info to assist search & rescure or first responders of your location.

Highlights of Trailforks:

The largest database of mountain bike trails in the world, growing in other sports fast!

Thousands of related activity POI's.

Offline trail maps and info. Region updates are incremental and fast.

Trail name labels pained alongside trail.

See your GPS location on the map, for trail navigation.

Switch context of map based on your selected sporting activity.

Display trail & route elevation profiles and 'scrub' along them to see the location on the map.

View grade of climbs and descents on a trails elevation profile.

Record your activity and save to Trailforks or sync to Strava.

Use your phone’s compass to orientate the map in the direction you’re facing.

Discover local routes that riders & hikers have created.

View trail Ridelogs from users and discover how to ride a new trail.

Discover top trails nearby, and get personalized recommended routes.

Toggle Pro layers on map such as slope angle, light pollution, USFS, land ownership, avalanche data and more!

User Reviews of Trailforks:

I paid for pro. It’s only fair and supports upkeep and development. A bargain for the yearly subscription price in my opinion. It went sideways when I switched from android to apple and I couldn’t access my pro anymore. I reached out to Mark at trail forks and he was able to get me fixed up , it wasn’t easy but he was patient and made it work. When you purchase pro make sure you do it while signed into your Trailforks account. Great customer service.

I really like this app, honestly it has a huge amount of potential still, but it's already an amazing app, I think the price is way to high for subscription, when you talk about the competition, most of them, like the really good ones are actually mainly free so hopefully you do take that deeply into consideration in the near future, other than, I love it!

Works great, lots of awesome info and fun to see other riders pics and vids of trails, as well as route logs if you need ideas. Don't love how photo geeks can upload hundreds of photos. The best part is the trail map integration with Google sat view. Helpful while you're out in an area you don't know well. Syncs with Strava. I can't find in the app how to filter trails based on which ones I've ridden, which was highlighted in an email I received.

Useful when you're away from your local trails. Used extensively throughout Europe for years. But I have two wishes... Firstly, add a translation button. My Spanish, Portuguese not Greek is good enough to read the trail descriptions. Secondly, how about a "Want to ride" button alongside "Route to" and "Ridden". Would be nice to save the trails you want to ride as opposed to those you've ridden.

FAQs of Trailforks:

What do I get with Trailforks Pro?

Trailforks Pro provides you access to all trails and features that Trailforks offers everywhere. If you travel or ride outside your state you will need Trailforks Pro to explore and navigate the trails fully within the app.

How do I get Trailforks Pro with my Outside+ Subscription?

If you have an Outside+ subscription, Trailforks Pro included in your membership! You must login to Trailforks with the same email as your Outside account.

Is there a free version?

Trailforks app has free basic usage of the map in one downloaded region. You can still view trail status, reports, events, contests, badges & your personal activity recording & viewing. But features beyond this basic map usage are limited to subscribers of Trailforks Pro.

Can I try Trailforks Pro for Free?

YES! Each user gets 14 days in trial, then you can subscribe to Pro or continue using only basic app functionality.

Can I still record my rides?

YES! Ride/activity tracking still works with the free version anywhere in the world. You can also view your own rides in any region.

Can I still view race course routes?

YES! Race organizers and participants can still load race course routes on the map, even on the free version of the app.

Conclusion:

Using Trailforks is very easy thanks to its minimalist interface that offers all the information at a glance. The user can log in from their account to save their favorite routes, as well as contribute the ones they generate or discover while cycling in the mountains. Routes can be found either by location, by swiping the screen across the map or by adding a specific address to be searched. After selecting the area, Trailforks displays all the routes found there, so that cyclists can choose the one they like the most.