Plan the route, save trailheads and viewpoints, label key sections, and keep everything in one map project before you head out.
TrailNote is designed for planning outdoor routes when a plain directions app is too thin and a heavy GIS tool is too much. You can sketch trails, mix markers with notes, organize a weekend plan into one project, and export GPX when you are ready for the field.
Map trailheads, parking, camps, water, and decision points in the same route plan.
Use freehand drawing for off-road sections and directions planning for road connectors.
Export GPX after planning so the route stays portable.
A hiking route planner should capture more than a line on the map. TrailNote keeps route geometry, distance checks, and field notes together so the plan still makes sense later.
Many hikes mix known roads, official trails, and rough connectors. TrailNote supports both directions planning and freehand drawing, so the workflow does not break when data coverage does.
The planner should not trap the route in a single web session. TrailNote supports GPX export and sharing so the same plan can be reviewed, revised, or moved later.
Yes. Use freehand route drawing when the trail is not covered well by a directions provider, then add markers, notes, and GPX export from the same project.
No. The same planner also works for cycling routes, mixed road and trail trips, and map-based field notes. Hiking is one of the strongest route-planning use cases.
Yes. TrailNote supports GPX export so you can keep a backup, move data to another tool, or load the route onto supported GPS workflows.