Mountain biking, evolved

Trail maps, ride tracking and bike care, all in one app.

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  1. Explore

    Know the trail before you go

    Maps for every region, with difficulty, distance and climbing for each trail. Riders share how it's looking out there, so you'll know if it's tacky, dusty or muddy before you head out.

More than a ride tracker

Trail reports, ratings, your progress and your setup, all tied to the trails you actually ride.

  • How's the trail?

    Tap Tacky, Dry, Muddy and more, add a note, and help the next rider out.

  • Rated by riders

    Difficulty comes from people who've ridden it. Add your vote after your ride.

  • Ride 'em all

    See how many trails you've ridden in each region, and what's left to explore.

  • Remember your setup

    Save tire pressure and suspension settings for each bike. No more guessing at the pump.

  • Every trail you rode

    When you finish, Switchback MTB works out which trails you hit, so you can add conditions while they're fresh.

  • Strava, sorted

    Send rides to Strava with trail names in the title and the right bike attached.

Ride together

Start a group ride and share a QR code at the trailhead. Everyone shows up on the map until the ride's done. No friend requests, no followers, just your crew for the day.

  1. Start

    Your whole ride, on your wrist

    Leave your phone in the pack. Your bikes are already on your wrist, so pick one, press start, and your watch records the whole ride on its own, GPS and heart rate included.

And so much more

All the little things, handled.

  • Works offline

    No signal? Keep riding. Your ride records on your device and syncs as soon as you're back in range.

  • Trailhead weather

    Check the temperature and conditions for any region before you head out, right from the home screen.

  • Favorite trails

    Save the trails you love and they'll be waiting on your home screen, one tap away whenever you want them.

  • Smart Stack

    While you ride, your stats sit at the top of your watch's Smart Stack, so they're always a glance away.

  • Apple Health

    Rides recorded on your watch save to Apple Health as workouts, heart rate included, so riding counts too.

  • Ride photos

    Add photos to a ride and they stay with it, so you can look back on the day and the trails you rode.

  • Service log

    Log every service for every part, so you always know what was done, when, and how many hours ago.

  • Share a trail

    Send a trail or a whole region to a friend with a preview card, so they know exactly where you're headed.

  • Request a region

    Don't see your local trails featured yet? Tell us where you ride and help decide where we go next.

FAQ

Switchback MTB is a mountain biking app that brings the whole sport into one place. Trail maps and conditions for planning, ride tracking from your phone or watch, and a garage for your bikes and their parts. One ride updates all of it.

Pretty much all of them. The map is built on open trail data, so wherever you ride, your trails are likely already there. On top of that, we feature regions one at a time, double-checking trails and turning on condition reports. Bellingham and the Pacific Northwest are first. Tell us where you ride and we'll know where to go next.

Open trail data is a great start, but it isn't always right. Names go stale and difficulty ratings drift. In featured regions, we've checked each trail against local signage, and riders keep things current with condition reports and difficulty ratings.

Not at all. Connect Strava and send your rides over, with trail names in the title and the right bike attached. Use both for as long as you like.

Switchback MTB is free at launch. A Pro tier will come later with extras, but the core app stays free. No ads, and we never sell your data.

Yes. The Apple Watch app records on its own, so your phone can stay in your pack. Everything syncs when you're back in range.

Keep riding. Your ride records on your device and syncs once you're back in service. Nothing gets lost.

Nope. There's no feed and no followers. Crew is for riding together, and it ends when the ride does. Switchback MTB is here to help you ride, not to keep you scrolling.

See you on the trail

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