AllTrails vs Komoot: which should you choose?
Choose AllTrails when discovering trails and reading community reviews is your priority. Choose Komoot when you want to plan a hiking or cycling route around your activity. Compare the actual route, offline coverage and GPX workflow before deciding. MilMap adds MGRS coordinates, terrain analysis and mission preparation when those are part of your requirements.
Check offline maps before heading out
AllTrails offers downloadable trail maps through its paid plans. Komoot lets you save routes for offline use and download unlocked regional maps. Download your route and map while connected, then test them in airplane mode. Check each provider's current plan and coverage rather than assuming a download works everywhere.
Sources: AllTrails offline maps and Komoot offline routes and maps.
Three platforms, three philosophies
AllTrails is built around community content: millions of users share routes with photos, ratings, and warnings. Komoot focuses on smart automatic route generation based on your activity type and fitness. MilMap is designed for professional navigation where precision, offline functionality, and operational features are central.
Route database
AllTrails wins on sheer volume: 400,000+ curated routes worldwide, with average ratings and thousands of user photos per popular route. Ideal for discovering new routes. Komoot has a smaller but well-selected offering for Europe, strongly focused on cycling and hiking routes. MilMap has no public route database — you build your own. This is a disadvantage for explorers, but an advantage for operational use: your routes are private and customisable.
Automatic route generation
Komoot is the champion in automatic route generation: give it your start, finish, and activity type (mountain hiking, road cycling, MTB) and Komoot calculates a route that suits your fitness and surface preference. AllTrails also offers route recommendations based on difficulty level and length. MilMap does not generate routes automatically — you plan manually, which gives more control but takes more time.
Offline navigation
All three offer offline maps, but with differences. AllTrails provides offline trail maps through paid plans. Komoot supports downloaded routes and unlocked regional maps. MilMap lets you prepare offline maps for your operational area. Test your downloaded maps and route before departure.
Export and import
All three export GPX. MilMap adds PDF route books, KML, and specific military exports to that. Import from other apps works best in MilMap (GPX, KML, CSV waypoints). Komoot and AllTrails accept GPX import but are primarily focused on their own ecosystem.
The ideal combination
Many experienced navigators combine tools. Discover routes via AllTrails or Komoot, import via GPX into MilMap, and enrich with waypoints, terrain analysis, and operational data. It is not an either-or choice. AllTrails for inspiration, Komoot for automatic daily planning, MilMap for serious operational navigation where precision and offline operation are non-negotiable.