FIELD NOTE 01 // TOUCH GRASS

Make a plan.
Then leave it behind.

Trailnote prepares a practical outdoor trail guide, route, and observation card — so your phone stays in your pocket once your boots hit the dirt. The AI runs on your machine. Place search, routes and weather come from open public services (Nominatim, OSRM, Open-Meteo).

LOCAL FIELD COMPANION // BUILT-IN RULES & GEMMA 2 · PUBLIC GEOGRAPHY
SAMPLE CARD // AUTUMN FOLIAGEILLUSTRATION
44°12'N 71°18'W · WHITE MOUNTAINS, NH
A quiet misty mountain trail with fallen leaves and rustic wooden marker
ELEV: 320M · CRISP AIR
White Mountains Trailway · Birch & Hemlock (Sample Illustration)SAMPLE NOTE
THE OUTDOOR-FIRST CADENCE

The screen should be the shortest part of the walk.

Most modern apps want you glued to your phone while outside. Trailnote is engineered backwards: prepare your trail in 2 minutes, save a physical field note, and put the device away.

01 //

Plan

Tell Trailnote your time, pace, and nature curiosities.

02 //

Prepare

Get practical gear checklists and local weather warnings.

03 //

Save

Generate a physical Trail Card or store it locally on device.

04 //

Leave

Slip your phone into your backpack. Step through the front door.

05 //

Explore

Walk with your senses open. Notice bark, leaves, and wind.

06 //

Return

Arrive home refreshed with quiet clarity and mud on your shoes.

07 //

Reflect

Jot down 2 lines of observations in your personal field journal.

SIGNATURE ARTIFACT // SPECIMEN CARD

The Trail Card

Instead of a noisy chat feed or endless notifications, Trailnote condenses everything you need into a single, printable naturalist card.

Exact Route & Effort:
Distance, duration, elevation, and terrain grade verified by code.
Things to Notice:
Gemma generates 3 observational prompts to engage your senses outdoors.
Print or Cache Offline:
Fold it in half and slip it into your pocket. Zero battery drain.
Create Your Trail Card
TRAILNOTE SPECIMEN

AUTUMN LOOP

Seminary Hills & Botanical Reserve
Moderate · Rolling
DISTANCE
4.8 km
EST. TIME
1h 25m
CONDITIONS
24°C Clear
BRING
1L Water · Comfortable trail boots · Light wind layer · Field notebook
THINGS TO NOTICE
01Look for three distinct oak & teak leaf shapes on the dirt path.
02Listen for two different bird calls near the stream crossing.
03Notice how the terrain shifts from sandy soil to basalt outcrop.
"Take the quieter eastern ridgeway after the second boundary stone for expansive canopy views."
[ TAKE THIS OUTSIDE ]
ARCHITECTURE & PHILOSOPHY

Open weights. Local privacy. No chatbot bloat.

We believe AI is most helpful when it gets out of the way. Gemma 2 processes your trail preferences entirely on your machine.

GEMMA 2NATURALIST INTELLIGENCE

Creative Observation & Adaptation

Gemma interprets terrain nuances, crafts evocative sensory prompts, and adapts the briefing to your fitness level and curiosities.

TYPESCRIPT + ZODRELIABLE COMPUTATION

Mathematical Accuracy

We never ask an LLM to calculate kilometers or elevations. Distances, durations, and coordinates are strictly handled by deterministic code.

OFFLINE-FIRSTDEVICE STORAGE

No Cellular Needed

Deep woods and valley trails rarely have 5G signals. Your generated trail card is stored directly in your local browser disk.

HACKTOBERFEST 2026 // TOUCH GRASS

Your boots are waiting by the door.

Take 2 minutes to fill out your trail permit. We'll generate your Trail Card so you can step outside into the fresh air.

Open Trail Permit Form