--- title: "Your first trip · Adventure Runner docs" description: "Choose a reference route or import your own, set your date, and prepare a plan you can use." canonical: "https://www.trailready.run/docs/getting-started/" modified: 2026-11-08 reference_only: false --- # Your first trip Choose a reference route or import your own, set your date, and prepare a plan you can use. ## Start with a reference route On the home page, explore the adventure collection and open Study plan. Read the route variant, sources, seasonal guidance and preparation notes. Make an editable copy to put it in Your trips. Reference schedules, camps and water candidates need review for your own dates. ## Start with your own route Choose New trip for a blank plan, then Import route in the planner. GPX, KML and TCX are supported. A file with several paths or breaks from unusable positions asks you to choose one path or numbered part; the app does not join those gaps. Routes over 1,500 points need your approval to import a reduced copy. Review the retained point count, distance change and approximate deviation first. Keep the original file if you need its full geometry. Complete file elevation is selected by default in the review dialog. Choose Terrain model only if you want to replace it. Partial or unreadable file elevation and relative KML altitude are identified in the import status. An elevation profile may be unavailable when the file has no heights. Check the drawn track, distance, elevation and start/finish before adding stops. Importing a track does not confirm access or water. ## Set the details that matter Edit the trip name/date summary to choose the date, local start time and moving-time budget. Breaks add to that budget. Add stops, review water, check weather and adapt the packing list. Open Before you go to review arrangements and offline readiness. 1. Set the trip date, local start time and moving hours. Inspect the itinerary dates and breaks. 2. Review stops and confirm dependable water refills. 3. Update trip conditions and read the refresh time and data type. 4. Review Packing and Before you go: permits, campsites, transport and your emergency/check-in plan. 5. Download a JSON backup, export a PDF or GPX as needed, then test your downloaded maps offline. - [Adjust stops and timing](https://www.trailready.run/docs/planner/) - [Read weather and review triggers](https://www.trailready.run/docs/conditions/) - [Prepare gear and arrangements](https://www.trailready.run/docs/checklists/) ## Keep a backup Trips save in this browser. Use Share → Download trip for an editable JSON backup. Sign-in is optional and does not sync your local trip library to another device. PDF and GPX serve different purposes from a full trip backup. ## Documentation topics - [Your first trip](https://www.trailready.run/docs/getting-started/) - [Routes, stops and timing](https://www.trailready.run/docs/planner/) - [Weather and go/no-go review](https://www.trailready.run/docs/conditions/) - [Gear and preparation checklists](https://www.trailready.run/docs/checklists/) - [Share, PDF and GPX](https://www.trailready.run/docs/sharing/) - [Accounts, preferences and local trips](https://www.trailready.run/docs/accounts/) - [Plan with your assistant](https://www.trailready.run/docs/assistants/) - [UI questions and troubleshooting](https://www.trailready.run/docs/troubleshooting/) Canonical URL: https://www.trailready.run/docs/getting-started/ Content updated: 2026-11-08. 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Trips stay in this browser unless you deliberately share or export them. Signing in lets you keep account preferences and review assistant proposals; it does not upload your local library. Route references and planning estimates help preparation. Check current access, conditions, water and your group’s readiness before heading out. Keep an editable JSON backup of plans you want to retain.