TrailRunner is a route planning tool for long distance sports. TrailRunner is three applications in one. An activity log with diary, a route editor and a mapping tool to create and maintain a local network of tracks. The main document window contains a mode switch for each of these modes.

The following chapters give detailed instructions on what the different functionalities in TrailRunner provide to you. For a fast introduction, please read the TrailRunner QuickGuide tutorial. http://help.trailrunnerx.com/tutorial.html

Import Courses from a GPS device
This is very typical for bikers or anyone else owning a GPS device. Import a route you've loaded from your GPS device and extend your network of tracks by merging the imported tracks with existing ones.

Analyzing Workouts
Import, analyze and archive workouts from your training device.

Journalize with the diary
Keep a log in the diary and document your training progress, personal condition and mutual experiences.

Create and calculate routes
Within your network of tracks, TrailRunner helps you to find interesting routes for a given distance.

Draw tracks and way-points
Even if paths are already present in the background map, you must show TrailRunner which ones you would like to use. For that, you draw tracks and way-points over the background map. This will build a network of tracks, which is the basis for almost all geographical features in TrailRunner.

Reach goals
Use the workout schedule to Improve your fitness in small steps.

Import Courses from other people
You are not the only one who has favorite routes. Find out what others have and import these into your document.

Add more Maps
TrailRunner automatically loads Background maps from internet map sources. Learn how to manage and extend manually added background maps.

Advanced Features
Features of TrailRunner needed less often or not too obvious to discover.

• Activities and workout diary
• Advanced features and sidenotes
• Aligning map tiles
• Application Preferences
• Attributing tracks and way-points
• Basic tools
• Building Ping-Pong Routes
• Crashes and Error Messages
• Create and calculate routes within your local network of tracks
• Create and import a route using a routing service
• Create, calculate and edit routes
• Draw tracks and waypoints
• Edit Routes
• Edit Tracks
• File Formats TrailRunner can import
• Files and Backup
• Find and share routes
• Fitness and Heart Rate Training Zones
• Getting to know TrailRunner
• Import of workouts and courses
• Internet-Services
• Load elevation data
• Managing Maps: display, central data store and layers
• Managing Workouts
• Manually add hiking maps
• Merging tracks
• Online resources
• Publishing a weblog
• Shortcuts
• Tips & Tricks
• To boldly go where you haven't been before
• Using your iPod
• Workout Schedule