Hike with a purpose: join us in protecting Hong Kong’s country parks!
About TrailWatch
TrailWatch is a travel & local app developed by TrailWatch.
How many times has TrailWatch been downloaded?
TrailWatch has been downloaded 97 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 190 times.
What is the rating of TrailWatch?
TrailWatch is rated 4.22 out of 5 stars, based on 1.7 thousand ratings.
Is TrailWatch free?
TrailWatch is free to download. The APK download size is 209.79 MB. The latest version available is 4.2.1. The last update was on July 22, 2026.
What are the requirements for TrailWatch?
TrailWatch requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play November 2013.
Description
TrailWatch: Your Best Hiking Guide
Hike with a purpose: join us in protecting Hong Kong’s country parks!
TrailWatch is the first smartphone app in Hong Kong that combines conservation with the appreciation for Hong Kong’s country parks.
When you hike with TrailWatch, you can track your hikes in real-time using GPS, and help surveil the countryside by reporting unusual incidents. You can also plan and share your trails, as well as check out routes created by other users.
Enjoy. Share. Protect.
Key Features
Hiking record: Supplement records of your hikes with your own photos and statistics calibrated by the app, including elevation, length, distance, speed, calories burnt etc.
Browse routes: Find feature trails or routes near you and bookmark them—or customise them to suit your needs! Search for featured and routes near you and start tracking, or modify and bookmark them to suit your preferences
Plan routes: Plot routes simply by tapping the start and end points—and the app will map the rest of the trail for you. If you wish, you may personalise the route and add points of interest.
Invite friends: Create a group tracking event and send your TrailWatch friends an invitation! The invitation will contain everything your friends need to know, including route details, where to meet, and so on.
Locate friends: Using internet data, members of a group tracking event can identify the real-time locations of all participants. This means even those who have wandered off course can be located.
Share photos: All photos taken by group members can be automatically uploaded to the group tracking event and shared with all members without making additional settings.
See who finished fastest: The time spent by each individual group member to complete a group tracking event will be published on a list after the event has ended.
Safeguard our trails: Users are encouraged to monitor and protect country parks by reporting unusual incidents during their hikes. “Concrete Path,” a new category of incidents, allows users to report concrete paved walkways along trails.
TrailWatch offers four kinds of maps: the TrailWatch HK Map, TrailWatch Terrain Map, Open Cycle Map, and MapBox Streets Map.
About TrailWatch
TrailWatch is a mobile application and online community that enables individuals, groups and institutions to track their hikes, organise events, share their hiking experiences with other users and help surveil the conditions of Hong Kong’s country parks. Users can also access TrailWatch’s library Creative Commons images for noncommercial use to facilitate education and encourage discussion.
TrailWatch is funded by WYNG Foundation, which was formed in 2011 with the aim of empowering individuals and institutions through education, research and engagement. WYNG Foundation is incorporated in Hong Kong as a company limited by guarantee and a charitable institution. WYNG Foundation supports platforms for the exchange of information, providing opportunities to acquire, exchange, disseminate and to apply knowledge to enhance the development of a society that cares.
Privacy Policy
Privacy is an issue that we take very seriously. To learn more about our Privacy Policy, please visit: http://www.trailwatch.hk/?t=privacy
Recent changes: Easier Upgrade with In-App Purchases!
Premium Upgrade: Upgrading to TrailWatch Premium just got simpler! You can now subscribe directly within the app using Google Play Billing for a seamless, hassle-free setup.
Performance Optimizations: Minor bug fixes and performance improvements for smoother tracking.
Update now and enjoy a seamless TrailWatch Premium experience!
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Really like this app, I used it to mainly find trails. It would be great for users to rate on the quality and difficulty of the trails, and perhaps for other users to comment on a trail others had submitted. App itself was stable, hadn't run into crashing problems that some other reviewer had mentioned.
★★★★★Michi Spring· Feb 1, 2025
I can't use the app on my Galaxy S10 anymore, the START TRACKING button is not responding anymore !!!
★★★★★David Cheng· Jul 28, 2025
It tracks route clearly on the map, distance, calories, and allows photos along the way. Very good However, there is a bug in attaching photos where without selecting categories will not attach. It should attach after the tick is pressed.
★★★★☆Kim Tsang· Mar 30, 2026
After update the app on Mar 24. All records were gone. Records not found. Trail Watch fixed the issue today. So I changed rating from 1 star to 4 stars.
★★☆☆☆Jennifer Mok· Jul 20, 2017
It would be better if we can edit the route (not changing the route I have been but edit the length of the route), because I forgot to turn it off after I hike and the route included traffic.
★☆☆☆☆Danyal Freeman· Jan 20, 2020
Useless. Only accepts Facebook login. But billions of people aren't on Facebook. Login with email address doesn't work.
★★☆☆☆Kwan Leung· Sep 22, 2021
When try to share the tracked record today and found that the image is just white in background and icon down there stated "Failed to show". I tried to click the icon and still the same failed message. How can solve this?
★★☆☆☆Viny Lam· Feb 13, 2019
Map doesn't work on Note 8. I cannot use this app to follow the trail since the map doesn't show up properly on Note 8. Please fix.
★☆☆☆☆Lee Kathleen· Feb 22, 2020
Failed to access my location even when my gps is on. Cannot receive gps signal but no problem in google map
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Technologies used by TrailWatch
TrailWatch is requesting 24 permissions and is using 62 libraries.
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