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Trail Counter

Know Who's Using Your Trails — Without Breaking the Budget

Trail usage data is how you win grants, justify maintenance, and make the case for new infrastructure. Trak Count makes it affordable.

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Trak Count trail counter deployed in a mossy forest setting
About Trak Count

Affordable Data. Formats You Can Actually Use.

Commercial trail counters cost $500–$1,500 per unit, and the data is usually locked in a proprietary dashboard you have to keep paying for.

Trak Count is built on affordable, open hardware — battery-powered, weather-resistant, and deployable by volunteers. It detects and logs trail user counts without capturing any personally identifiable information.

The data comes to you in formats you can actually use: spreadsheets, simple dashboards, grant-ready reports.

Trak Count

Built for the Field

Grant-ready data Usage counts, seasonal patterns, and trend reports built for funding applications
Stewardship evidence Demonstrate trail demand to justify maintenance, signage, and infrastructure investment
Battery-powered No wiring or power source required — deployable by volunteers anywhere on the trail
IP67 waterproof Fully sealed enclosure withstands rain, mud, and submersion — built to stay in the field year-round
Trak Count trail counter — weatherproof unit
Privacy-first Anonymous counts only — no photos, no tracking, no personally identifiable information
Fraction of the cost Open hardware keeps unit cost well below commercial alternatives
Always connected Built-in cellular modem transmits counts in realtime — no manual retrieval, no site visits to pull data
Mounts anywhere Multiple mounting points and a range of mount options — attach to posts, trees, signs, or trail infrastructure of any size

How It Works

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Deploy A volunteer mounts the weatherproof unit at the trailhead. Battery-powered — no wiring, no power source needed.
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Count The sensor detects passing trail users and logs anonymous counts with timestamps. No photos, no tracking.
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Report Data syncs to a simple dashboard. Export usage summaries, seasonal trends, and peak-use charts whenever you need them.
Now seeking pilot partners. We're looking for 2–3 organizations to deploy units on real trails — in exchange for early access pricing and direct input on the product roadmap.
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Let's Talk About Your Trails

Whether you're ready to deploy or just want to understand what trail usage data could do for your organization — we're happy to have a no-pressure conversation.

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