# AllTrails MCP Server (`axlymxp/alltrails-mcp-server`) Actor

MCP server + scraper for AllTrails. Search hiking trails, fetch full details, reviews and weather live from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI agents — or run it as a classic scraper.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/axlymxp/alltrails-mcp-server.md
- **Developed by:** [axly](https://apify.com/axlymxp) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event + usage

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## 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):

```json
{
    "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)

```json
{ "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.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Location to search around, e.g. "Yosemite National Park". Used only for a classic run.

## `latitude` (type: `number`):

Search-center latitude (overrides query with longitude).

## `longitude` (type: `number`):

Search-center longitude (overrides query with latitude).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Trails to return in a classic run.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

How to order results.

## `difficulty` (type: `array`):

Only include trails of these difficulties.

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Only include trails rated >= this (0–5).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "Yosemite National Park",
  "maxItems": 30,
  "sort": "best_match",
  "difficulty": []
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "Yosemite National Park"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("axlymxp/alltrails-mcp-server").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "query": "Yosemite National Park" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("axlymxp/alltrails-mcp-server").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "Yosemite National Park"
}' |
apify call axlymxp/alltrails-mcp-server --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=axlymxp/alltrails-mcp-server",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "AllTrails MCP Server",
        "description": "MCP server + scraper for AllTrails. Search hiking trails, fetch full details, reviews and weather live from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI agents — or run it as a classic scraper.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "0mNb2UDj7hhugZdoE"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/axlymxp~alltrails-mcp-server/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-axlymxp-alltrails-mcp-server",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/axlymxp~alltrails-mcp-server/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-axlymxp-alltrails-mcp-server",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/axlymxp~alltrails-mcp-server/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-axlymxp-alltrails-mcp-server",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Place / area name",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Location to search around, e.g. \"Yosemite National Park\". Used only for a classic run."
                    },
                    "latitude": {
                        "title": "Latitude",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Search-center latitude (overrides query with longitude)."
                    },
                    "longitude": {
                        "title": "Longitude",
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Search-center longitude (overrides query with latitude)."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Trails to return in a classic run.",
                        "default": 30
                    },
                    "sort": {
                        "title": "Sort order",
                        "enum": [
                            "best_match",
                            "closest",
                            "most_popular",
                            "trending"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "How to order results.",
                        "default": "best_match"
                    },
                    "difficulty": {
                        "title": "Difficulty filter",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Only include trails of these difficulties.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "enum": [
                                "easy",
                                "moderate",
                                "hard"
                            ],
                            "enumTitles": [
                                "Easy",
                                "Moderate",
                                "Hard"
                            ]
                        },
                        "default": []
                    },
                    "minRating": {
                        "title": "Minimum rating",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 5,
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Only include trails rated >= this (0–5)."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
