About TrailGrade
TrailGrade helps backpackers decide whether a route fits their fitness, dates, pace, and practical constraints before they commit.
Data-driven backpacking decisions
TrailGrade evaluates trip length, daily elevation, seasonal suitability, water reliability, permit logistics, and weather context. The route database currently covers 862 backpacking routes across all 50 US states.
The goal is not to replace maps, official land-manager guidance, or backcountry judgment. It is to make the planning decision clearer and expose the tradeoffs that generic difficulty labels miss.