Mobile App Features — Trailhunter

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Trail Search

Search Colorado 13ers and 14ers by name, class, or difficulty. Powered by a vector database with detailed route info, trailhead coordinates, gear requirements, and seasonal recommendations.

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Offline Maps

View trails on Mapbox topographic maps. Download map tiles for any trail area before your hike so the map works without cell service.

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GPS Hike Tracking

Track your hike with real-time GPS. Records your route as breadcrumbs, measures distance, elevation gain, pace, and duration. Works in the background.

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AI Trail Guide

Chat with an AI mountain guide on any trail. It knows the trail's stats, route, conditions, your hiking history, and your GPS location.

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Safety Agent

An autonomous AI safety monitor runs during every hike. Detects off-trail deviation, prolonged inactivity at altitude, pace deterioration, and lightning risk. Auto-notifies emergency contacts if you're unresponsive.

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Group Hikes

Leaders create events with meeting times, turnaround times, and tier requirements. Members RSVP and get approved. Events go through an approval process before being published.

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Live Group Tracking

During a group hike, participants share live GPS with color-coded signal status — green (live), yellow (5+ min), red (15+ min). Leader gets alerts when someone drops off.

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Waitlist

When a group hike is full, join the waitlist. First person gets promoted automatically when someone cancels.

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Leaderboard

Sort by total summits, elevation gained, miles hiked, or number of hikes. Top 3 get gold, silver, and bronze.

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Itinerary & Turnaround Time

Personalized hike plan based on your fitness tier, pace, and trail difficulty. Sends notifications when it's time to head back.

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Pace Monitoring

Compares actual pace to planned itinerary during tracking. AI coaching provides personalized encouragement.

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Weather

Pin a peak on your dashboard for current weather and 7-day forecast. Lightning risk and precipitation warnings on trail pages.

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Trip Reports

Submit trail conditions after group hikes — snow/ice, trail surface, route finding difficulty.

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AI Insights

Personalized daily insight on your dashboard — trail recommendations, readiness assessments, milestone celebrations.

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Post-Hike Debrief

AI analyzes your performance after each hike, comparing to your history and past attempts on the same trail.

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Face ID Login

Instant access after first sign-in. Credentials stored securely in iOS Keychain.

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Emergency SOS

Set up emergency contacts in your profile. The safety agent can auto-notify them with your GPS coordinates.

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Email Notifications

Get notified when new group hikes are approved, events are modified, or admin announcements are posted.

Trailhunter Mobile App

Everything You Need on the Trail