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. Creating an account, joining groups, discovering events, and using in-app chat are all free. There are no ads, ever. Advanced offline maps, Solo Mode, and GPX import will be available under TrekMeet Prime. The heart of the app — finding and hosting outdoor experiences — will always be free.

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

Visit our Homepage and join via the Join The Community form. You’ll receive a welcome email with the next steps — a quick form for your device details, then we add you to the Google Play beta cohort. Closed Beta Round 2 is invite-only and rolling out now. Early supporters unlock our Founder’s Deal — lifetime access to all future Prime features.

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 — this is foundational, not a feature. TrekMeet is built offline-first. The Beta ships with 30 founder-walked NSW trails rendered as fully 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 locally on your device using an offline-capable database. When you’re back in range, everything syncs seamlessly.

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 currently live on Google Play as a Closed Beta in Australia (Round 2 invitations rolling out now). iOS is in internal testing and available to our beta cohort via TestFlight — Apple’s equivalent of beta distribution. 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 (currently in internal testing). 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.