Home — active trip
What the Home tab shows while your safety timer is running, and how to check in, adjust, and finish your trip.
When a safety timer is running — started either via quick start or the Trip Planner — the Home tab replaces the idle card with the active trip card. Everything you need to manage a live trip is on this one screen.
Header
The top of the card shows:
- Trip name — the name you entered when starting the trip
- Day counter — e.g. "Day 2 of 5" — derived from which days have been checked in
- Health badge — a colour-coded pill that reflects the timer state:
- Green (On track) — well within the check-in window
- Amber (Due soon) — the next check-in deadline is approaching
- Red (Overdue) — the window has passed; an alert has or will fire
- Timer / Chat shortcuts — quick-access buttons to the safety timer settings and trip chat
Countdown hero
The large central display shows a countdown to your next check-in deadline (e.g. "11h 24m left").
Below the number, a helper line gives context — "Check in before this expires to reset the timer" or the exact deadline date and time.
Daily progress timeline
Below the hero is a timeline of your trip days. Each row shows:
- The calendar date for that day
- A status indicator: checked in (green tick), queued (spinner), or awaiting
- For the first day: your starting GPS coordinates (trailhead location captured at launch)
- If a satellite check-in was initiated: a "satellite sent" meta line instead of "awaiting check-in"
The timeline is read-only — you cannot edit days or dates from the Home tab. To change the itinerary, open the Trip Planner.
Checking in
Check in now
The primary action button (salmon pill) checks in the current day. Tapping it:
- Marks today's day as complete
- Resets the safety timer — the countdown restarts from your configured window
- Records your GPS location for the day (shown in the shared trip view as a numbered dot)
The button label changes to Queued (with a spinner) when the device is offline — the check-in is saved locally and will sync the moment connectivity returns.
Finish trip
When all days have been checked in, the button changes to Finish trip (green pill). Tapping it opens a confirmation dialog and ends the trip. The safety timer stops and no further alerts will fire.
Check in via satellite SMS
Below the primary CTA, a "No signal? Check-in via satellite SMS" link is always visible on any active, uncompleted day. Use it when you have no data connection — your phone's native Messages app opens with a pre-filled check-in code ready to send via satellite or cellular.
See Checking in → Satellite SMS for the full flow.
Lifecycle actions
Three secondary actions appear in a dot-separated row below the check-in section:
Adjust return
Opens a popover to change your expected return date and time. Use this if the trip is taking longer than planned — adjusting your return extends the timer and prevents a false overdue alert.
Changes take effect immediately. Your emergency contacts see the updated return time on the shared trip page.
Finish trip
Ends the trip with a confirmation step. Also accessible directly via the green pill button when all days are done. Once finished, the trip is marked complete and the timer stops.
Cancel trip
Removes the trip entirely. Use this only if you never actually started — for example, if you quick-started by mistake. Cancelling is irreversible.
Cancelling a trip does not notify your emergency contacts. If someone is actively monitoring your trip, message them directly before cancelling.
Share chip
At the bottom of the card, the Share row shows your trip's public link. Copy it and send it to whoever is monitoring you — they do not need a Trailkeep account to view the shared trip page.
The shared page shows your route (if you uploaded a GPX), check-in dots, the countdown, and the trip chat. It updates in real time.
If you have not shared the link yet, this is a good time. The link is active from the moment the trip starts.