Trail Scout
How can I become a Trail Scout?
Short answer
Install Trail Scout and record a trail you know well. There is no application process and no account to create — like Walkable, it works without a login. Your first submission goes through the same verification and human review as everyone's.
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Step by step
- Install Trail ScoutA separate app from Walkable.
- Walk a route you knowRecord it while you walk it, rather than drawing it afterwards.
- Mark what mattersJunctions that are easy to miss, gates, hazards, anything worth photographing.
- Describe it honestlyDifficulty and warnings included. A trail described too kindly is a trail somebody gets hurt on.
- Submit itAnother scout will walk it, and then a person decides.
What happens next?
Your submission waits for a verification walk by a different scout, then for a human review. You can follow its progress in the app, and you will see the reviewer's note whichever way it goes.
Related guides
- How are Trail Scout routes reviewed?A second scout walks it independently, then a person makes the publishing decision. Nothing publishes automatically.
- What is Trail Scout?A separate companion app for people who walk routes into existence and document them.
- How can I help improve walking in my area?Report what is wrong, ask for map coverage, or walk trails into existence with Trail Scout.
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