The best app for discovering new trails and reading recent user reviews.
AllTrails is the undisputed king of trail discovery. If you want to know "what's a good hike near me?" and see photos from yesterday, this is the app. However, its actual map layers are less detailed than Gaia GPS for serious backcountry navigation.
AllTrails has become synonymous with hiking in the smartphone era. With a massive database of over 400,000 curated trails, it's designed to make the outdoors more accessible. The interface is clean, friendly, and social-focused.
The free version of AllTrails works great for planning at home, but **you absolutely need AllTrails+ (formerly Pro)** to download maps for offline use. Once downloaded, the maps are reliable, but downloading areas can sometimes be finicky compared to competitors.
AllTrails is perfect for the **casual to intermediate hiker** who sticks to established trails and values social proof (reviews/photos) over technical map analysis.