SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is alltrails.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 90/100

Established 21.9-year-old trail app with clean technical scans and real company registration despite subscription complaints.

alltrails.comScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 100·MT 85
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Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 22 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
22 years old
Registered Aug 4, 2004
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% confidence

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Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

50
/ 100
Visual inspection

Visual similarities noted — cleared by the overall checks

Our vision model noted some visual similarity to a known brand, but the domain, security records, and reputation checks confirm this is the legitimate site — so this is shown for transparency, not as a red flag.

Visual similarity50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

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Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain alltrails.com was registered in 2004 and has operated continuously for nearly 22 years. Our antivirus network returned zero detections and the hosting IP shows no abuse history. The company is registered in the United States with documented headquarters in San Francisco and substantial venture funding. The page content matches the expected AllTrails service offering trail maps and outdoor activity tracking. Two scam reports surfaced on Trustpilot and Reddit focused on billing practices rather than outright fraud. The combination of extreme domain age, clean infrastructure signals, and verifiable business presence outweighs the subscription complaints.
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Page Content

The page presents itself as AllTrails, a platform for discovering hiking trails, maps, and outdoor activities. It lists over 500,000 trails and includes partner promotions from brands such as REI, T-Mobile, and Sweetgreen. Contact information includes one phone number and one address, though no email address appears on the page. The site loads external resources from CloudFront, Google Tag Manager, and social platforms.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on IP 13.33.82.65 with an abuse score of zero and no reported incidents. SSL certificate is valid and issued by Amazon with 150 days remaining. Two redirects occurred without crossing domains or using homoglyphs. The domain loads a JavaScript-heavy application that may render slowly in some captures.

Domain History

The domain was registered on 2004-08-04 through GoDaddy and is 21.9 years old. Privacy protection is disabled, indicating the registrant chose not to mask ownership. No recent ownership changes are indicated in the available records.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators show mixed user sentiment. an independent review aggregator lists complaints about unauthorized charges and subscription cancellations, while positive reviews on outdoor sites praise the app's navigation features. The company is confirmed as AllTrails, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco with over $150 million in funding. No malware or phishing detections appear in our scans.

What this means for you

The site belongs to a legitimate, long-running business. Users should review subscription terms carefully before signing up for paid tiers, as billing disputes are the primary source of complaints.

Risk Factors
3
  • an independent review aggregator reviews mention unauthorized charges and difficult cancellations.
  • Reddit users report features moved behind new paid tiers despite prior lifetime memberships.
  • No contact email address is visible on the homepage.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 21.9 years ago with continuous operation.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines.
  • Hosting IP carries zero abuse reports.
  • Business registration confirmed in the United States with active status.
  • Global traffic ranking places the site in the top 100k domains.
AI Recommendation
Review subscription terms before purchasing. The site itself shows no signs of malware or phishing.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for alltrails.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · United States
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 scam reports · 217 complaints · 2 positive
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • AllTrails is a legitimate, widely-used outdoor recreation platform founded in 2010 with over 50 million users.
  • The company is a registered legal entity (AllTrails, LLC) based in San Francisco and has received over $150M in venture capital funding.
  • Numerous user complaints on Trustpilot (1.5/5 score) focus on billing issues, unauthorized auto-renewals, and difficulty canceling subscriptions.
  • Recent controversy exists regarding the 'Peak' membership tier, with some 'Lifetime' members reporting that previously included features were moved behind a new paywall.
  • The platform relies heavily on crowdsourced data, which users note can occasionally lead to inaccuracies in trail maps or private property crossings.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "SCAM - AVOID. ... pop-up window on the Android app AllTrails asked for £0 credit card authorisation (using Google Pay on Android) to verify the free trial, which I agreed to, but then charged me."

  • Redditopen

    "They simply made up a new membership level called peak... and declared that 'Peak membership' was not included in my lifetime membership. ... The greed is crazy. Bait and switch."

Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • HikerHeroopen

    "AllTrails is one of the biggest hiking apps in the world. It helps you find trail maps, follow them, and avoid wandering off into the nearest ravine. I low-key love it."

  • BackpackingTVopen

    "I highly recommend AllTrails Plus for its robust safety features and enhanced navigation tools. It offers a level of confidence and preparedness that can significantly improve your hiking."

Business registration
Status: active · United States

Headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2010 by Russell Cook; currently owned by Spectrum Equity.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found two scam-related mentions on Trustpilot and Reddit. Both complaints focus on billing practices, including unauthorized charges during free trials and changes to lifetime membership benefits. Positive coverage on HikerHero and BackpackingTV describes AllTrails as a legitimate and widely-used hiking platform. The company is registered in the United States with documented headquarters and funding history.

Domain Timeline

  1. Aug 4, 2004
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 22 years old today.

  2. Jul 11, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

alltrails.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers2010-2026
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles5
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • Phone number listed (2010-2026).
  • Postal address visible on the page.
  • Links to 5 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age22 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredAug 4, 2004
ExpiresMar 10, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04
ExpiresDec 8, 2026 (150d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon.com, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servernginx
Platform / CMSWordPress
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://alltrails.com/
  • 2301https://alltrails.com/
  • 3200https://www.alltrails.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon.com, Inc.
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on alltrails.com and not a lookalike like a-lltrails.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·alltrails.com
SAFE

AllTrails is a long-established hiking and trail-mapping platform. The domain is 21.9 years old with clean scans and active business registration in the United States. Some users report billing disputes around subscriptions.

Review subscription terms before purchasing. The site itself shows no signs of malware or phishing.

AV engines
92
Domain age
22 yrs
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on alltrails.com, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, it ranks among the world's most-visited sites, and the domain is 21.9 years old, registered on August 4, 2004 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
  • alltrails.com passed our automated checks with a trust score of 90/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged it at the time of the last scan, and its signals line up with an established, legitimate site. Treat any unexpected login prompt or payment request on it with the same caution you would anywhere.
  • Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from alltrails.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from alltrails.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report alltrails.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
  • No — alltrails.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
  • alltrails.com is 21.9 years old, registered on August 4, 2004 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
  • Yes — alltrails.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, valid for another 150 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
  • alltrails.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
  • Yes — alltrails.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 11, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about alltrails.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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