Close, not pinpoint.
Video locations use rough geolocation alignment. The playhead may not match the exact spot on the trail. Check the accuracy badge and use the preview as context, not navigation.
Trail video meets map
Less guessing.
More getting out.
See the trail before you go. First-person video, linked to the route, for your next ride, hike or run.
Currently invite-only. Mostly Dallas-Fort Worth, with a few rides in New York.
In the field / The ride view
Alignment: approximate
For the way you get outside
Cyclists Hikers Trail runners
01 / Get your bearings
From “where?”
to “let’s go.”
No need to watch every minute. Find a trail, get a feel for it, then take a closer look where it matters.
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Find a trail on the map.
Browse the available rides and open one that catches your eye.
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Preview the video.
Watch from the rider’s perspective. Get a sense of the trail beyond the line on a map.
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Tap the route. Jump ahead.
Click or tap anywhere along the route to jump the video to that spot. Alignment is approximate.
02 / Read the trail
There’s more
between the pins.
The little details make the outing. Look for them before you lace up or clip in.
- Conditions
- Look for wet patches, debris and exposed stretches as they appeared in the recording.
- The vibe
- Tree cover, open sky, passing crowds and scenery. See what the trail feels like.
- Surface
- Get a visual sense of the ground ahead, from paved paths to rougher stretches.
- Elevation estimate
- A little context for the ups and downs. An estimate, not a precise survey.
- Location accuracy
- An accuracy badge helps set expectations for the approximate video-to-route alignment.
Actual mobile app view
03 / Add your perspective
Your ride.
Someone’s next adventure.
Recorded a trail? Put it on the map.
Riders can upload their own trail videos to PreRideView. Share the turns, the texture and the view with the next person heading out.
Upload your rideCreator access is invite-only, too.
Field notes / The fine print, up front
A preview.
Not a promise.
A recorded moment, not live conditions.
Weather, surfaces and crowds can change after a ride is recorded. What you see is a feel for the trail, not a report of what is happening there now.
Early days. Real trails.
PreRideView is currently invite-only. Most rides so far are in Dallas-Fort Worth, with a few in New York. The map is a starting point, not a complete trail directory.
Early access
Your next trail
starts with a look.
PreRideView is invite-only while we map more trails. Public signup is coming soon.