AllTrails MCP Server

Give your AI assistant live access to AllTrails hiking data. This actor runs as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server so agents like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and n8n can search trails, pull full trail details, read reviews, check weather, and autocomplete places — on demand. It also runs as a classic scraper that pushes trail rows to a dataset.

Why MCP

Instead of pre-scraping and storing data, your agent queries AllTrails live while it reasons — perfect for trip-planning assistants, outdoor chatbots, and research copilots. No other AllTrails MCP server exists on the Store.

Tools exposed

Tool	What it does
search_trails	Search trails by place name or lat/lng — length, elevation, difficulty, GPS, rating, activities
get_trail_details	Full description, highlights, tips, getting-there, parking, points of interest, rating breakdown
get_trail_reviews	Recent user reviews for a trail (sortable)
get_trail_weather	Multi-day weather forecast for a trail
suggest_places	Autocomplete places, parks and trails for a partial query

Who it's for

• AI app builders — add trail search + detail to an assistant with a few MCP tools.
• Trip-planning bots — combine search_trails + get_trail_weather for weather-aware suggestions.
• Outdoor content copilots — pull descriptions and reviews on demand.

Connect your agent

Run the actor in Standby mode and point your MCP client at the server URL:

https://<your-actor-standby-url>/mcp

Example (Claude Desktop mcp config):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "alltrails": {
            "url": "https://<your-actor-standby-url>/mcp",
            "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>" }
        }
    }
}

Then ask: "Find moderate trails near Lake Tahoe with great views, and check the weather for the top one."

Classic scraper mode

Run it normally with an input (place, coordinates, filters) and it pushes trail rows to the dataset — same fields as the AllTrails Trail Scraper.

Output fields (dataset mode)

Field	Type	Description
id	int	Trail ID
name	string	Trail name
url	string	AllTrails URL
latitude / longitude	number	Trailhead GPS
areaName / stateName / countryName	string	Location
lengthMiles	number	Length
elevationGainMeters	number	Elevation gain
difficulty	string	easy / moderate / hard
avgRating / numReviews	number/int	Community rating
activities / features	array	Tags
scrapedAt	string	Timestamp

Example input (classic run)

{ "query": "Yosemite National Park", "maxItems": 10, "sort": "most_popular" }

FAQ

Do I need a login or proxy? No — the actor handles AllTrails' anti-bot automatically and needs no account.

How fresh is the data? Every tool call fetches live data.

What data source is used? AllTrails' public mobile API — the same data the app shows.

Is scraping legal? You are responsible for complying with AllTrails' terms and applicable laws. Use the data responsibly.