You can use the Draw Tool on the Trailforks website to add a trail; this tool is particularly helpful for adding forest roads appearing on other maps or for drawing trails visible from satellite view.
How to add a trail using the draw tool:
1. On trailforks.com, select: Add Trail from the drop-down menu under 'Trails.'
Alternatively, you can also go to the Region where you wish to add the trail, and click on the 'Add/Edit' drop-down. Then, select 'Add Trail.'
2. From the right-side menu, select 'Draw Trail on map.'
3. From the 'Basemap,' dropdown, you can select the view you wish to see.
4. You can select different layers under the 'Layers' dropdown. Selection 'Activity Recordings' 'Ride logs' will show logs that have been submitted by Trailforks users.
5. Drop in your GPS points along the line to draw the trail line.
6. To edit your track, click on 'Edit Track' on the right-hand side menu.
You can click on points to move/adjust them.
7. On the right-hand side menu, give the trail a name and a difficulty rating.
You can add other details to the trail as needed.
9. Click 'Submit.'
Here is a video showing you how to utilize the Draw Trail tool:
Note: the functionalities shown in the video may differ slightly from the UX offered in the app and website today. Trailforks has undergone a number of release updates, and if you have kept your Trailforks app up-to-date, you should see a more updated version of many of these functions shown in the video. We have kept the video up on our help center as it still serves to show users the many features that Trailforks offers!