AllTrails Review: 500,000 Routes, AllTrails+ at £35.99 a Year and Offline Maps for the Hills

AllTrails is the hiking app most people meet first: type in a town, a national park or a hill, and it hands back a list of walks with distances, climbs, photos and a stream of recent reviews from people who were there last weekend. It now has more than 100 million members and about 500,000 routes worldwide.

We like it for two specific reasons. The reviews are the real currency, telling you that a stile is broken or a path is waterlogged before you set off, and AllTrails+ offline maps are cheap insurance on any walk where your signal might vanish. Here is our AllTrails review: what is free, what costs money, where it can lead you astray, and how it compares with Komoot and OS Maps.

Offer detail	What you get
Promo Code	None needed. AllTrails has no standing public promo code; seasonal sales appear in the app
Welcome offer	7-day free trial of AllTrails+ or Peak
Who qualifies	New subscribers who have never had a trial; lapsed and current Plus members are excluded
Key terms	Bank card required; charged on day 7 unless cancelled by the end of day 6; renews at £35.99 (Plus) or £79.99 (Peak) a year
How to claim	Sign in, tap your profile image and choose Start your free trial

AllTrails at a glance

• Owner: AllTrails, Inc., San Francisco (majority investor Spectrum Equity since 2018)
• Launched: 2010
• Platforms: iPhone, Android, web, Apple Watch
• Free plan: yes; trail search, reviews, route following and recording with a signal
• Paid from: £35.99 a year for AllTrails+; £79.99 a year for Peak
• Offline use: AllTrails+ and Peak only
• Ratings: App Store (UK) 4.8/5 from 66k ratings; Google Play 4.5/5 from 385k reviews; Trustpilot 1.3/5 from 239 reviews

Our verdict

AllTrails is the quickest way to find a decent walk somewhere you do not know, and the free version is good enough for well-trodden routes near a phone mast. AllTrails+ at £35.99 a year is fair value for anyone who walks more than a handful of times a year, mainly for offline maps and wrong-turn alerts. Peak, at more than twice the price, is for keen planners who want custom routes and the AI extras. In Britain, treat it as a finder and a second opinion, not as your only map in the hills.

Pros

• Huge library of routes, each with recent reviews, photos and conditions notes
• Free version lets you follow and record a route while you have signal
• AllTrails+ offline maps cover a single trail, a whole park or a custom area
• Wrong-turn alerts and live location sharing on paid plans
• Sends routes to Garmin and COROS watches and syncs activities back
• Same £35.99 price as an annual OS Maps subscription

Cons

• No offline maps on the free plan
• Some user-added routes are poorly checked; a 2023 Lake District rescue began with one
• Activity is public by default until you change your privacy settings
• Peak costs £79.99 a year, a steep jump from Plus
• Trustpilot reviews are harsh, mostly about support and trial billing
• Thinner coverage of Britain’s rights of way than Ordnance Survey mapping

What AllTrails does and who it is for

AllTrails is a searchable library of walks, runs and rides. Each listing shows distance, climb, estimated time, difficulty and recent reviews, and filters find dog-friendly walks, wheelchair-friendly paths or short loops.

It suits people who walk for pleasure rather than serious mountaineers. Three moments where it earns its place:

• You are in Ambleside on a wet Saturday and the planned ridge walk looks grim. Filter for shorter, lower routes, read who walked them yesterday and pick a valley loop with a café at the end.
• A city break in Lisbon leaves a free afternoon. Search the coast near Cascais and you will find a few well-reviewed clifftop walks, with photos showing whether the path is a promenade or a scramble.
• You are taking your parents to the Peak District and need something gentle. The difficulty grades and reviews mentioning steps or stiles narrow it down in minutes.

Is AllTrails free? Free vs paid features

Yes, the core app is free. Without paying you can search trails, read reviews and photos, save routes to lists, follow a route on the map and record your walk, as long as you have a phone signal. You can also add new trails and share them.

What the free tier lacks matters most on the hill: there are no offline maps, so in a valley with no coverage the map tiles may not load. AllTrails+ adds:

• Offline maps for a trail, a park or a custom area
• Wrong-turn alerts when you leave a route in Navigate mode
• Live share, so family can follow your position in real time
• 3D terrain previews and printable maps
• Trail conditions: temperature, rain, snow depth, air quality and mosquito alerts
• Sending routes to Garmin and COROS watches
• An ad-free app

Peak includes everything in Plus, then adds Custom Routes with smart routing (make a trail shorter, less steep or more scenic), a Community Heatmap of trail traffic, advanced map layers, a route assistant for multi-day trips and Outdoor Lens, which identifies plants and insects through your camera.

AllTrails price: plans and the cheapest way to pay

Both paid tiers are sold as annual subscriptions. These are the UK App Store prices; dollar and euro figures are straight conversions for comparison.

Plan	UK price	US$ equivalent	€ equivalent
Base	Free	Free	Free
AllTrails+ (Plus)	£35.99 a year	$47.96	€42.71
AllTrails Peak	£79.99 a year	$106.59	€94.92

In the US, Plus is $35.99 and Peak $79.99 a year.

The cheapest way to pay. Start the 7-day trial in a week you will actually walk. There is no student or family plan and no public promo code, but AllTrails runs seasonal sales: in summer 2025, 50% off annual AllTrails+ in several countries cut the UK price to £17.99.

Features that matter: offline maps, alerts and watch apps

Offline maps. The main reason to pay. Download a single route before you leave the car park, or a whole national park before a week away. AllTrails says members have downloaded 185 million maps.

Wrong-turn alerts. Your phone buzzes when you stray from the loaded route. Handy in woodland where paths fork every few hundred metres.

Watches. There is an Apple Watch app, and paid members can send routes to Garmin and COROS watches and sync recorded walks back.

Live share. Lets someone at home follow your dot on the map, but it needs data, so it is no substitute for a satellite messenger.

Reviews and photos. Free, and arguably the best feature: a fresh review beats any elevation chart.

Is AllTrails safe? Accuracy, privacy and the small print

Most AllTrails routes are fine, but some are added by users and checked loosely. In January 2023, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called to three walkers and a dog stuck on steep scree on Barf Fell, near Bassenthwaite, after an AllTrails route sent them down a slope with no path, as reported by T3. AllTrails said it reviewed the trail, updated the map and worked with mountain rescue on safer suggestions. On British hills, carry a proper map and compass and check a route against Ordnance Survey mapping before you commit.

On privacy, AllTrails activity is public by default. In March 2023, Motherboard reported that a former senior Biden administration official’s public AllTrails activity showed his movements around Washington. AllTrails said users choose who can see their content. If that matters to you, set your profile to followers only or private under Privacy settings. The App Store privacy label lists location, contact details, contacts, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics as data linked to you.

What users say about AllTrails

AllTrails scores 4.8 out of 5 from 66,000 ratings on the UK App Store and 4.5 from about 385,000 reviews on Google Play. Trustpilot is far harsher at 1.3 from 239 reviews, with 81% at one star, though most complaints there concern billing and support rather than the trails.

On Google Play in July 2026, Stew O. gave it five stars “because it has given myself so much to explore without having to plan it all”. Molly, also on Google Play that month, was less happy: “I used to like because of its clean map view. but it’s getting worse.”

On Trustpilot, PeterW from Great Britain summed up a common view in September 2026: “The app itself is very good, but not support.” Joanna M., in August 2026, warned: “Do not try the free week tryout, its a way to get money off you…”

How to get started with AllTrails, and how to cancel

Getting started

1. Download AllTrails from the App Store or Google Play, or sign up at alltrails.com.
2. Create a free account, then set your profile to followers only or private under Privacy settings.
3. Search a place, filter by length, difficulty and route type, and read the latest reviews.
4. If you want offline maps, start the 7-day trial and download your route before you lose signal.

Cancelling

1. iPhone: Settings, tap your name, Subscriptions, AllTrails, Cancel subscription.
2. Android: Play Store, profile picture, Payments and subscriptions, Subscriptions, AllTrails, Cancel subscription.
3. Bought on alltrails.com: in the app, tap your profile image, the settings gear, then Manage subscription.

To avoid a charge after a trial, cancel by the end of day 6. You keep access until the end of the paid year. AllTrails handles refund requests made within 30 days of purchase or renewal for web and Google Play payments through its Scout support chat; App Store refunds go to Apple.

AllTrails vs Komoot vs OS Maps: which hiking app suits you

When DailyStoke compared the three, the split was clear: AllTrails for finding walks, Komoot for building them, OS Maps for trusting them on British hills.

	AllTrails	Komoot	OS Maps
Free plan	Yes, online only	Yes, one free region	Yes, limited
Paid from	£35.99 a year	£59.99 a year (Premium)	£35.99 a year
Best for	Finding reviewed walks anywhere	Planning bike and hike routes	Britain’s hills and rights of way
Offline	Paid plans	Paid regions or Premium	Paid plan
App Store (UK)	4.8 (66k)	4.7 (25k)	4.7 (102k)

Pick AllTrails if you mostly want a good walk near where you are, with reviews to tell you what to expect.

Pick Komoot if you cycle as well as walk, or like drawing your own routes on a map. Read our Komoot review.

Pick OS Maps if you walk in Britain’s hills and want Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 detail on your phone.

AllTrails alternatives

• Komoot: strong route planner for cycling and hiking, with one free region for new users.
• OS Maps: Ordnance Survey’s own app, the UK walker’s reference map, from £7.49 a month.
• Organic Maps: free, private offline maps with hiking paths and contour lines. See our Organic Maps review.
• Outdooractive: large European route library, popular in the Alps.

AllTrails FAQs

Is AllTrails free?
Yes. Searching trails, reading reviews, following a route and recording a walk are free. Offline maps, wrong-turn alerts and live share need AllTrails+.

How much is AllTrails+ in the UK?
£35.99 a year on the UK App Store. AllTrails Peak costs £79.99 a year.

Can you use AllTrails offline?
Only with AllTrails+ or Peak, which let you download a trail, a park or a custom area. The free app needs a signal to load maps.

What is the difference between AllTrails+ and Peak?
Peak adds custom routes with smart routing, a community heatmap, advanced map layers, a multi-day route assistant and Outdoor Lens plant and insect identification.

Is there an AllTrails promo code or student discount?
There is no public promo code or student discount. AllTrails runs occasional sales, such as 50% off annual AllTrails+ in summer 2025 in some countries.

Is AllTrails accurate in the UK?
Popular routes usually are, and recent reviews help. Some user-added routes are not, so check routes on the hills against an Ordnance Survey map.

How do I cancel AllTrails?
Cancel where you paid: iPhone settings, Google Play, or Manage subscription in the app for web purchases. Cancel by day 6 of a trial to avoid a charge.

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