One-tap recording
Start, walk, stop, name it and save. Anyone with the field app and the right role can record a route, so your whole crew can do the surveying.
GPS recording · on the trail
Walk the route and let TrailsIQ do the rest
Press record, walk or ride the route, and press stop. Instead of a raw track you have to clean up later, you get a trail with its distance, climb, grade profile and terrain analysis already worked out.
What the recorder does
A surveyor in every crew member's pocket
There is no desktop mapping software and no exporting. Most recorded routes get lost after someone says "send me the GPX and I will deal with it later", and that does not happen here.
Works with no signal at all
GPS uses satellites, so it does not need a data connection. Recording keeps going in the deepest valley on your property and uploads when the phone has signal again.
Typed notes as you go
Drop a waypoint where the route needs a structure, a rock feature or a drainage dip, and it stays attached to that spot on the route.
Terrain analysis along the route
Grade, side slope and fall-line sections are measured along the route you actually walked, and checked against sustainable trail-building rules.
Edit the shape afterwards
Drag points on the map to smooth a wobble or trim an end. Every point you walked is kept when you save. Simplifying the line is up to you, and never happens without you choosing it.
Turn it into a real trail
Once the route is agreed, add it to your trail network with its shape, grades and notes intact.
After the walk
No office work needed
A recorded route helps you make a decision, and that decision usually involves someone who was not there.
Analysis
Will this route last?
The planner checks the ground under the route and shows where it falls short: sections running straight down the fall line, grades steeper than the half rule allows for that side slope, and places that will need drainage. Red on the profile does not rule a route out, since plenty of good trail has short steep sections. It shows you what will need attention.
- A sustainability score with reasons Based on measurements along the route, with the sections that lowered the score pointed out.
- Where the water will go The number of drainage dips needed is worked out from the grade profile, so nobody has to guess.
- Suited to the activity A ten-foot groomed ski trail and a two-foot hiking trail are held to different standards.
Sharing
Send it to someone who was not on the walk
A landowner, a board or a client does not want a GPX file. Share a recorded route as a web page with the map, the elevation profile, your notes and, if you like, what it would cost to build.
- One link, no account Anyone can open the page, and you can stop sharing it at any time.
- Several routes as one job Group a season's routes into a project and it is priced as one visit instead of several.
- Costs are optional Hide the estimate on a single proposal for a bid, or turn build costs off for your whole account.
Getting started
Record your first route this week
All you need is the app and the right role. After that, it is just a walk.
01
Install the field app
It is free on iOS and Android, and included on every plan, even the free one.
02
Download the area
Download the map, terrain and photos to your phone before you leave, so everything works just as well on the far side of the property.
03
Walk it and save
Record, add notes where they belong, stop and name it. The numbers are worked out for you.
04
Decide, then save or share
Check the analysis, adjust the route on the map, and either add it to your trail network or send it as a proposal.
Turn a walk into a plan
Start free and record your first route with the crew you already have.