Your whole trip, planned in 60 seconds. Free.
Tell us where you're going and get a day-by-day itinerary you'll actually want to follow, built by people who have been there. Then do it with a local who shows you the spots the guidebooks miss.
Free. Takes 60 seconds.
Plan your
adventure in three steps.
Two minutes of questions. A real route in return. Print it, download it, take it off-grid.
Pick your travel destination.
Where's the trail calling you? Pacific Northwest peaks, Southwest canyons, or anywhere the wild leads. Point us at it and we'll start there.
Set your dates and your pace.
A few quick questions about your skill level, dates, group, and what kind of experience you want.
Get your route free, then book a local.
A day-by-day plan with trails, permits, campsites, and drive times, yours to keep. Then book an experience with a local guide who shows you around and handles the details.
Plan by region.
Pick a corner of the map. We'll surface itineraries built for that exact terrain, season, and pace.
Hand-built
day-by-day routes.
Every trip is researched and walked by us. Real trail names, real campsites, real permit windows.
📍 Southwest · UT
📍 Mountain West · WY📍 Pacific NW · WA
📍 Southwest · AZ
📍 Mountain West · MT
📍 Canada · AB
📍 East Coast · ME
📍 Appalachia · TN/NC
An experience
with a local.
Locals know what's actually worth your time. We're dedicated to making sure you spend it on the best things in the area, not the tourist traps. A local shows you the trails that aren't on the map, books the spots, handles the details, and is right there with you on the day. You show up and enjoy it.
The first local on ExplorOFF is Yulia, an experienced guide in the Pacific Northwest. She picks you up, brings the gear, takes the photos, and makes the day feel like hiking with a friend who knows the area. More local guides are joining now.
What hikers
say about us.
Every review is from a verified guest. ★★★★★ 20+ bookings so far, and every single one rated us 5.0.
"Felt like going out with a really knowledgeable friend who just happens to know everything about the area. No awkward tour-guide energy, just a magnificent day."
"Yulia is an incredible guide. She knew every trail, every viewpoint, and exactly how to pace the day for our group. The photos she took of us were stunning. 100% booking again."
"I was visiting Seattle solo and this was the best decision I made on the trip. Yulia picked me up, had snacks, and took us to a trail I never would have found on my own. Absolute must-do."
"We did this as a couple's trip and it was perfect. Yulia adapted everything to us, our pace, our interests, our photo obsession. The mountain views were unreal."
"Phenomenal experience. Yulia has deep local knowledge and a real passion for the outdoors. She went out of her way to show us the hidden gems tourists never see. Will remember this forever."
"I've done a few guided hikes and this was by far the best. Yulia is warm, funny, and genuinely expert. The trail she chose had the most insane wildflower bloom, we got so lucky."
The people
behind the pins.
Adventure-driven. We love to explore on our free time, and we encourage you to do so. Every itinerary on this site is one of us, in the field, taking notes.
FounderBuilds every custom itinerary herself, leads the Mount Baker guided hike on Airbnb, and writes most of what you read here. Based in Seattle.
ContributorStarted out contributing her photography, then grew into helping build our community. She's hiked almost every route we publish to verify it firsthand.
ContributorLong-distance driver and backcountry permit-wrangler. Builds most of the road-trip itineraries from the seat of his pickup.
ContributorBased in Colorado. Skis, bikes, and basically lives outside, brings every Mountain West trip its design polish and its second opinion on the route.
Skills & gear
from the trail.
Field-tested how-tos written between trips. Pole technique to packing diagrams to altitude prep, only what we've used.
How to Plan a Hiking Trip
How to Use Hiking Poles Correctly
Train for High-Altitude Hiking
Hiking Backpack Packing List
Prevent Blisters When Hiking
Wildlife Safety While Hiking
Founding guides · limitedAre you a local?
Get paid to guide.
You already know the trails and lead the hikes. Bring your experiences to ExplorOFF, reach travelers who are already planning your area, and get paid. You keep the booking. We send you people who have already picked the destination.
🔥 We're onboarding founding guides now, with limited spots per area. Claim yours before we open your region.
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Every outdoor pin hand-picked by Team ExplorOFF across the US, hidden trailheads, permit drop zones, wild camping spots, and scenic stops most people never find.