Understanding our footprint in wild places.

TrailCount visualizes human usage patterns across pristine natural areas. Small, self-sufficient counters observe quietly at the trailhead; the platform turns their daily reports into a living picture of where people go, when they go, and how use is shifting — so the people who care for these places can see impact forming while there is still time to act.

• Measure unobtrusively. Battery-powered sensors count passing hikers a season at a time and report in daily over cellular — no cameras, no wires, nothing asked of visitors.
• See patterns, not anecdotes. Usage flows across a living map and time-series views: hotspots, seasonal rhythms, and multi-year trends, per trail and per wilderness area.
• Protect what is pristine. Concentrated pressure surfaces early, so stewardship — trail hardening, education, rerouting — goes where the land needs it first.

TrailCount is sponsored by Adirondack Wilderness Advocates and built in collaboration with RIT senior-project teams.

Questions? contact@trailcount.io