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Important Safety Information

Hiking is dangerous and can result in serious injury or death. Trail conditions, water sources, hazards, and other environmental factors change constantly. This app contains information submitted by other users that has not been independently verified — it may be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. Do not rely on this app as your sole source of navigation or safety information. Your safety is your responsibility.

Assumption of Risk

By using Grit, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

Outdoor activities are inherently dangerous.

Long-distance hiking, backpacking, and related outdoor activities carry significant risks including, but not limited to, injury, illness, disability, and death. Hazards may include adverse weather, wildlife encounters, falls, river crossings, rockslides, avalanches, extreme temperatures, dehydration, altitude sickness, remoteness from medical care, etc. You assume full responsibility for your safety and well-being while engaged in any outdoor activity.

Information in this app may be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated.

Grit contains user-contributed content, including but not limited to waypoints, route descriptions, trail conditions, water source locations, campsite information, and navigation data. This content is crowd-sourced and is not independently verified by Grit or its creators. Trail conditions, water availability, route viability, and hazards change frequently and without notice. Any information presented in this app may contain errors, omissions, or outdated material.

This app is not a substitute for proper preparation.

You are solely responsible for carrying appropriate maps, navigation tools, safety equipment, and supplies. You should not rely on this app or any single source of information as your only means of navigation or decision-making in the field. Electronic devices may fail due to circumstances such as battery depletion, signal loss, hardware malfunction, software errors, environmental conditions, and so on.

Your Responsibility.

You are solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of any information provided through this app and for making your own independent decisions in the field. Always exercise sound judgment and err on the side of caution.


By tapping "I Understand and Agree" below, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to this disclaimer and that you voluntarily assume all risks associated with your use of this app and participation in outdoor activities.