Why a group trail running trip needs more than a group chat
A group trail running weekend lives in four places at once: the route in Strava or Gaia GPS, the aid station plan in a Google Doc, who is pacing which leg in someone's head, and every decision buried in a group chat. By the time you meet at the trailhead, half the crew has read none of it, and you find out at the first crew access point that nobody packed the spare headlamp or knows who is driving to the next stop.
The Dirt Brief puts the whole brief on one page. Your crew opens a link, sees the route on an interactive map, claims the shared gear, signs up to pace or crew a leg, votes on the start time, and asks questions in one place, and you can see who has actually read it.
Everything your crew needs on one page
Your route, on an interactive map
Export the GPX route from Strava, Gaia GPS, or CalTopo and drop it in. The crew sees the full route with aid stations, crew access points, and water sources, not a screenshot.
Aid stations and crew legs, sorted before race morning
Map each aid station and crew access point, and let people claim which leg they are pacing or crewing. No more two runners showing up to the same aid station while nobody covers mile 30.
Gear and nutrition, claimed not duplicated
A shared list where each person claims what they are bringing: headlamps, spare bottles, drop-bag items, the pop-up shelter. No more three people packing gels and nobody bringing a first-aid kit.
Decisions settled with polls
Start time, which loop to run, breakfast in town or fuel on the go: put it to a poll and get an answer instead of forty unread messages.
Know who is actually prepared
Engagement tracking shows who has opened the brief. Nudge the two people who have not before they show up without a headlamp for the night leg.
Three steps. That’s it.
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Drop in your GPX from GAIA GPS, onX Offroad, Komoot, or CalTopo — it becomes an interactive route map.
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Add camps, gear, meals, and any polls or questions for the crew.
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Share one link. Everyone views the brief, claims gear, and votes — no accounts, no downloads.
Trail Running trip planning, answered
How do I share a Strava or Gaia GPS route with my whole group?
Export your route as a GPX file from Strava, Gaia GPS, or CalTopo and drop it into The Dirt Brief. It becomes an interactive map inside a full trip brief covering the route, aid stations, crew access points, and gear, that your crew opens with one link. No one needs a route-planning subscription just to see where you are running.
Do the runners in my crew need to make accounts?
No. You build the brief; everyone else opens one link. They can view the route, claim gear, sign up for a pacing or crew leg, vote on polls, and ask questions without signing up or downloading anything.
Can I use this to organize an ultra support crew?
Yes. Map every aid station and crew access point, note who is pacing or crewing each leg, and share the whole plan as one link so your support crew knows exactly where to be and what to bring. Everyone sees the same schedule instead of a chain of texts on race morning.
What does it cost for a group trail running trip?
Your first trip is free with every feature unlocked. After that it is $9 one-time per trip, or $39/year for unlimited trips. Only the organizer ever pays, and everyone else is always free.
Brief your crew with one link
Your first trip is free with every feature unlocked. No credit card.
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