Your Questions, Answered.

TrekMeet is a purpose-built outdoor platform that brings together everything you need for a trail day — group events, solo plans, offline maps, in-app chat, and safety tools — all in one quiet, intentional app. It’s designed for hikers, trail runners, campers, and anyone who finds peace in the outdoors.

Yes. During the beta, every feature is unlocked for all testers — creating an account, groups, events, solo treks, in-app chat, and offline maps — with no ads, ever. After the public launch we’ll introduce paid plans — TrekMeet Explorer and TrekMeet Trail Leader — that add advanced tools for solo explorers and group organisers. The heart of the app — finding and hosting outdoor experiences — stays free.

Founder’s Deal: Early Beta supporters unlock lifetime access as founding members — our way of thanking the people who walked the first miles with us. See how to join →

On iPhone, you can join right now through TestFlight — the Beta page has the one-tap link. On Android, join via the Join The Community form on our Homepage; you’ll get a welcome email, then we add you to the Google Play test track. Either way, early supporters unlock our Founder’s Deal — lifetime access as a founding member.

Not at all. TrekMeet supports 18 outdoor activities including hiking, backpacking, trail running, mountain biking, road cycling, kayaking, rock climbing, camping, skiing, bird watching, fishing, and more. If it happens outdoors and clears your mind, it belongs on TrekMeet.

Absolutely. Solo Mode lets you plan personal treks, upload GPX routes, set dates, and share your plan with friends — no group required. You can also create a private circle for just you and your mates, keeping things intimate without the noise of public social platforms.

Yes — offline is how TrekMeet is built. The beta ships with 30 founder-walked NSW trails rendered as full vector maps that work without internet, and we’re expanding to 100+ curated Australian trails for the public Australia-wide launch later in 2026. Your events, groups, and plans are stored on your device, so they’re there with or without signal. When you’re back in range, everything syncs.

Safety is woven into every layer of the app, not bolted on as an afterthought. TrekMeet includes a one-tap SOS module (calls 000), Live Trek GPS tracking shared with your group in real time, emergency contact management, and sunset time calculations based on your exact coordinates. We believe true relaxation comes from feeling safe on the trail.

TrekMeet is live on Google Play as a Closed Beta in Australia (Round 2 rolling out now), and on iPhone via TestFlight — Apple’s beta distribution, open to join with one tap. The public Australia-wide launch on both platforms is targeted for later in 2026, with international expansion to follow.

TrekMeet runs on Android (version 5.0 and up — most devices from 2015 onwards) and iOS (live via TestFlight). It’s designed to feel fast and smooth on both.

Because we handle the logistics so you can focus on the trail. TrekMeet gives organisers:

• Free group creation with no subscription fees — ever.
• Trail maps inside the event — no more copy-pasting links from separate apps.
• In-app group chat for coordination without needing a separate messaging app.

Once you’re on the trail, TrekMeet keeps your group safe and connected:

• Live leader location — share your real-time GPS so the group can follow you on the map. No one falls behind.
• Built-in SOS and emergency contact management at the event level — safety is never an afterthought.
• Coming soon: An AI Planner that helps you scout routes, estimate difficulty, and create events in seconds.

Coming soon. A frictionless migration tool — Welcome Home — is on our roadmap for the public launch. It will let existing organisers pull in their member lists and event history without the friction of starting from zero. If you run a Sydney hiking group and want to be among the first to test it, drop us a line — we’re picking pilot organisers now.

TrekMeet is an independent, community-driven project led by Manish, a Sydney-based product leader and the founder of OZ Outdoors — a 3,000+ member hiking community. After personally leading over 400 hikes, he built TrekMeet to solve the logistical headaches he faced every weekend on the trail.

Read the full story on The Journey page →

We’d love to hear from you. You can submit a feature request, or reach us directly at hello@trekmeet.com. As a community beta, your feedback directly shapes what we build next.