Sharing a trip
How to generate a read-only public link for your trip and what visitors see.
The shared trip page at /trip/[id] is a public, read-only view of your trip. No login is required to view it.
It is separate from the collaborative edit link. For real-time co-editing with others, see Collaborative editing.
There are three distinct link types in Trailkeep:
- Read-only trip link — anyone can view your trip (
/trip/[id]) - Gear list link — anyone can view your Pack Planner list (
/gear-list/[id]) - Edit link — collaborators can edit your trip in real time (
/edit/[id])
This page covers the read-only trip link only.
Generating a link
- Open your trip in the dashboard
- Click the Share button in the header
- If no link exists yet, click Generate share link
- Copy the URL and share it
Links are permanent until revoked. Revoking and resharing generates a new URL — the old link stops working immediately.
What visitors see
Always visible:
- Trip name, dates, trail name, and status
- Author username, Pioneer badge, and social profile links
- Full itinerary — all days and waypoints
- GPX route on the map (if a file was uploaded)
- Distance and elevation chart
- Linked gear list (if one was selected when sharing)
Visible only while trip is Active:
- Trip chat — a live message thread visible to anyone with the link
Visible only when an alert is active (overdue state):
- Emergency contact details (name, phone, email)
- Personal details (name, nationality, birth year, height, weight)
- Medical notes
Emergency contacts and personal details are hidden in normal state. They only become visible when the safety timer fires. You can share your trip link freely — it will not expose personal data unless you are overdue.
Cloning a trip
Logged-in visitors see a Clone to Dashboard button on the shared trip page. Cloning creates a full copy of the trip — all days and waypoints — in their own Trip Planner.
No account is required to view a shared trip. An account is required to clone it. Cloning is subject to the visitor's trip limit — if they have reached their maximum number of trips, the clone is blocked.
Also copying the linked gear list
If the trip has a linked gear list, a checkbox appears below the Clone button: "Also copy linked pack". When checked, the gear list is cloned into the visitor's Pack Planner at the same time as the trip.
If the visitor has reached their list limit, the trip is still cloned but the pack is skipped — a toast notification explains what happened. The same applies if the linked list is too large for the visitor's plan tier.
Including a gear list
The Share dialog for a trip includes an optional "Include gear list" checkbox. When checked, a dropdown lets you select which list to include in the shared view. Visitors will see your full pack alongside the itinerary.
Changing the list selection regenerates the link with the new list attached.
Revoking a trip link
Use Stop Sharing in the Share dialog to revoke the link.
Note: active trips cannot have their link revoked — the link must remain live while the safety timer is running so that emergency contacts and services can access it if needed.