Terms of Use

Last Modified: February 7, 2020

The information distributed in conjunction with this website is offered to you on your acceptance of these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and other notices posted on this website. Your use of any content presented in any and all areas of the website indicates your acknowledgment and agreement to these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and other notices posted on this website. If you do not agree to be bound by and comply with all of the foregoing, you may not access or use our information or website services. We suggest you print a copy of each of these documents for your records.

Trail Finder shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, add or remove any terms or conditions of these Terms of Use without notice or liability to you. Any changes to these Terms of Use shall be effectively immediately following the posting of such changes on this website. The most recent version of these Terms of Use may always be found at www.trailfinder.info/terms. You agree to review these Terms of Use from time to time and agree that any subsequent use by you of this website following changes to these Terms of Use shall constitute your acceptance of all such changes. 

Trail Content

Trail Finder has published the information contained in this site for informational purposes only. You may freely search, view, download, and print the documents and information contained on this site for personal and non-commercial purposes only, which is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind. The information contained in this site is the exclusive property of Trail Finder’s partner organizations and any respective copyright owners. The content, code, design, and graphics of this site may not be published, posted, reproduced, or redistributed by third-parties without the express written consent of Trail Finder.

Trail Status

The map and description posted for each trail is for general information only and does not necessarily reflect the trail status at the time of use, or the actual local trail conditions you may encounter. The trail status was reviewed and approved by the land owner or manager at the time of posting on Trail Finder. Trail status may vary with changing conditions such as temperature, weather, construction, type of terrain, and usage. Any noted signs or landmarks are listed only for your convenience, and there is no guarantee that they will be there at any given time. 

Trail Hazards

I understand that trail use can be a hazardous activity that has risks resulting for accident or physical exertion. I agree, as a consideration of, and in consideration for being permitted to use Trail Finder and all content provide herein, to freely and expressly assume and accept any and all risks, inherent or not inherent.  

Trail Finder’s administrator, lead partners, and all affiliated organizations, funders, and individuals disclaim any and all liability on their part for damages or injuries to persons or property should they occur.

General Site Use

You agree to follow all applicable laws and regulations when using this website. Furthermore, you agree that you shall not:

1. Upload, post or otherwise transmit through or to this website any content that:
• is unlawful, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, lewd, offensive, defamatory or otherwise objectionable;
• might infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, rights of publicity, or other proprietary rights of others;
• contains any viruses, trojan horses, time bombs, or any other harmful programs or elements;
2. Disrupt, place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, interfere with or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of our website, its computer systems, servers or networks;
3. Provide false information about yourself to us, impersonate any other person, or otherwise attempt to mislead others about your identity or the origin of any content, message or other communication;
4. Transmit junk mail, chain letters, or other unsolicited bulk e-mail or duplicative messages;
5. Collect information about other visitors to our website without their consent or otherwise systematically extract data or data fields, including without limitation any financial data or email addresses; 
6. Sell access to or the use of this website, including any content contained on, downloaded or accessed from this website, except as specifically permitted in writing by Trail Finder; 
7. Redistribute any content, including data, provided by us in any manner whatsoever including by means of printed publication, fax broadcast, web pages, e-mail, web newsgroups or forums, or any other electronic or paper-based service or method; 
8. Intentionally alter the format in which site data is provided by us or otherwise circumvent our regular interfaces to such data; and
9. Embed or import any site data provided by us into any information services (whether or not web-based), data files or application software, including without limitation episode index systems, except as except as specifically permitted in writing by Trail Finder.

By uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting through or to our website any content, you grant to us, our successors and assigns, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty free, perpetual, non-revocable license to use or distribute such content in any manner otherwise than as stated in our Privacy Policy.

You understand and agree that Trail Finder shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages -- including but not limited to any loss of profit, loss of goodwill, loss of reputation, loss of data, cost of procurement of substitute goods or service, or other intangible loss -- related to your use of this website.

Breach of these terms will result in the removal of your account, server bans, and possible legal action.

Please hike, walk, run, ski and ride safely. Respect the land and be courteous to those you encounter.

enjoy your time on the trail!