Aus Trails
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Look up, breathe in.

Every trail feature, free forever.

Offline maps, elevation profiles, 3D terrain and live GPS position — the stuff that keeps you safe out there — never sit behind a paywall. Not now, not later.

Or drag, zoom and rotate the live map — zoom right in and the real tracks draw themselves over the terrain. Click any trail to jump straight to it.

Free forever. Not a trial.

Other trail apps put offline maps behind a subscription. Here, everything that matters when you're out of signal is free for every hiker, signed in or not.

Offline maps

Download a trail before you lose signal — the map keeps working in a gorge or out of range.

Free forever

Offline maps: Download a trail before you lose signal — the map keeps working in a gorge or out of range.

You're off route — check your position

Stray off the path? We'll tell you.

Live GPS checks your position against the real route as you walk — the moment you wander off it, you get a clear alert, not a guessing game.

A safety feature, so it's free, full stop — no Pro plan required.

No signal? No problem.

Once a trail's cached, the map keeps working with no reception at all — and your live GPS position still tracks against it, so you always know exactly where you are on the track.

This already works today — no Pro plan, no add-on. It's built into the app.

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Map cached · GPS locked — works with no signal

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ProTerrain: Strong🌧️ Rain radar: On

See the terrain, not just the track

Advanced 3D maps layer real terrain topology shading and a live rain radar over the satellite view — so you can read the shape of the land and the weather moving toward it before you're out there.

This is the real Pro map, live — drag, zoom and rotate it. Mount Solitary Walking Track, rising out of the Jamison Valley near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains.

Upgrade to Pro

Coming with Pro

Optional planning extras on top of the free app — never anything that touches safety.

Pro

Advanced 3D maps

Terrain topology shading and a live rain radar overlay, layered over the satellite view.

Terrain topology shading and a live rain radar overlay, layered over the satellite view.

Pro

Unlimited saved collections

Group trails into as many lists as you want — day trips, bucket list, the lot.

Group trails into as many lists as you want — day trips, bucket list, the lot.

Pro

Route & itinerary planner

String multiple trails and stops into a full day or multi-day plan.

String multiple trails and stops into a full day or multi-day plan.

Pro

Printable PDF trail maps

A clean, printable map and elevation sheet for when you want paper as backup.

A clean, printable map and elevation sheet for when you want paper as backup.

Pro

Cinematic 3D flyover export

Export the 3D terrain flyover of a trail as a video to share.

Export the 3D terrain flyover of a trail as a video to share.

Pro

Ad-free browsing

Nothing between you and the trail info.

Nothing between you and the trail info.

Pro

Early access to new regions

New trail regions land in Pro first.

New trail regions land in Pro first.

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Built in the open

Recent releases below, then the honest state of what's still ahead — no promised dates, just where things actually stand. Why we're building this.

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3D camera controls on every trail map

Drag to rotate, tilt and zoom around the terrain — full camera control, not just a flat view.

Drag to rotate, tilt and zoom around the terrain — full camera control, not just a flat view.

Real GPS track recording while you hike

Your actual route gets recorded in the field — the first building block for trail accuracy that improves the more people walk it.

Your actual route gets recorded in the field — the first building block for trail accuracy that improves the more people walk it.

Closest-to-me trail sorting

Sort the full trail list by what's nearest to you right now.

Sort the full trail list by what's nearest to you right now.

Offline map download for your whole local area

Not just one trail — download the map for an entire region before you lose signal.

Not just one trail — download the map for an entire region before you lose signal.

New trail: Boyd's Butte, plus a real Pro map showcase

Added a new track near Springbrook National Park, and a real example of Pro terrain shading and rain radar on the homepage.

Added a new track near Springbrook National Park, and a real example of Pro terrain shading and rain radar on the homepage.

Fixed the 3D map not loading on some trail pages

A production bug meant the 3D map could fail to load on a fresh visit — found and fixed.

A production bug meant the 3D map could fail to load on a fresh visit — found and fixed.

About page and a real photo hero

Told the actual story of why we're building Aus Trails, and swapped the homepage hero for a real Australian landscape photo.

Told the actual story of why we're building Aus Trails, and swapped the homepage hero for a real Australian landscape photo.

What's next

Researching

Distress relay for low-signal trails

A trapped or hurt hiker's phone could hand off a tiny distress ping to any nearby device the moment it regains reception — no waiting for the hiker themselves to reach signal. Real mesh/store-and-forward research, not a simple feature — this is the reason we're building Aus Trails, so it's worth doing properly.

A trapped or hurt hiker's phone could hand off a tiny distress ping to any nearby device the moment it regains reception — no waiting for the hiker themselves to reach signal. Real mesh/store-and-forward research, not a simple feature — this is the reason we're building Aus Trails, so it's worth doing properly.

Planned

Live trail-accuracy improvement

Real GPS tracks from hikers who've actually walked a trail, averaged against our current route data, so the map gets more precise the more people use it — not just a one-time survey.

Real GPS tracks from hikers who've actually walked a trail, averaged against our current route data, so the map gets more precise the more people use it — not just a one-time survey.

Planned

Community trip stories

Trip write-ups and photo albums from hikers who know a trail well — unlocked once you've genuinely walked a handful of routes on the app, so it stays real hikers sharing real trips.

Trip write-ups and photo albums from hikers who know a trail well — unlocked once you've genuinely walked a handful of routes on the app, so it stays real hikers sharing real trips.

Needs approval

Apple Watch & Garmin app

A native companion for the wrist — off-route alerts and hike tracking without pulling your phone out.

A native companion for the wrist — off-route alerts and hike tracking without pulling your phone out.

Considering

Fire danger overlay

Real total fire ban and fire danger rating data layered onto the map, so a track that looks fine today shows the real risk before you commit to it.

Real total fire ban and fire danger rating data layered onto the map, so a track that looks fine today shows the real risk before you commit to it.

Considering

One-tap share for family

A simple link for the people tracking you who don't want to make an account — see your live hike status without signing up for anything.

A simple link for the people tracking you who don't want to make an account — see your live hike status without signing up for anything.