I've been addicted to AllTrails this year – here's why it's your key to an outdoorsy 2026

My perfect fitness app is one that doesn’t track fitness. I don’t need metrics on how many times I breathed in a race, how many times I swerved to avoid bad drivers when cycling or how many times I sneeze nightly. I need something that motivates me, not creepily watches me while I sleep – and since I started using AllTrails I’ve found my match.

AllTrails is a path-finding app. You use it to search for routes, ranging from short runs around a park to massive hikes through the desert, all sourced from other adventurers. The journeys are plotted on a map, so you can see what’s around you; you can even follow them if your route doesn’t take you too far off the grid that the internet cuts out. However I prefer using the app solely for research; I don’t want ...