Tandem Trails Get the app

A little further, together

Your daily steps.
One shared adventure.

The school run. The lunchtime loop. The long way home. Tandem Trails turns the walking you already do into a journey along famous trails with someone you love, even when you're miles apart.

Download on theApp Store

Free for iPhone.
Powered by your everyday walking.

Illustrated Roman bath house ruins at Chesters beside the river on Hadrian's Wall Path
A hello from Chesters
Tandem Trails Home screen showing a Chesters postcard, two walkers on the trail and this week's step-off result

Two phones. One trail.

You don't have to be in the same place to go somewhere together.

Connect Apple Health and your steps and walking distance move you along the trail. Invite a partner and your miles add up on one shared route. No GPS, no tracking, just everyday walking.

JYou5,800
LLaura12,400
Together today18,200
J L
The Today's step-off card with two progress bars, Laura ahead, and an option to leave her a stone

Friendly competition

Fancy a little step-off?

Race each other on race days. Most step-offs won takes the week, and the winner picks next week's forfeit. No money, just bragging rights and a mildly embarrassing chore.

  • Loser cooks Friday dinner
  • Winner picks the film
  • Loser brings the biscuits
  • Loser does the washing up

Not evenly matched? Level it. Your steps can count against your own usual day, so a short walker can still win.

A collection of hand-painted stones from Hadrian's Wall, with some still to find

Little surprises

Leave a stone for someone you love.

Paint a pebble with your finger, add a few words, and place it on the trail. When your partner walks far enough, they find it. Collect painted stones along every route.

The Passport showing trail stamps for England, Scotland and more
Badges such as First kilometre and Walked together

Collect the journey

Stamps, badges and a passport that fills up.

Every trail you finish earns a stamp in the shared passport. Along the way you'll earn badges for first kilometres, early walks and walking in step.

The trail map zoomed on Chesters, with a postcard, distance to go and a story about soldiers from Syria

Stories on the way

Every landmark has a tale.

Reach a fort, a castle or a lighthouse and a postcard and a story unlock. Read it together, then carry on to the next one.

Small wins, properly celebrated

A cheer for every milestone.

Landmarks reached, badges earned, a trail finished, a week won. Each moment gets its own full-screen celebration you can share as a postcard.

A full-screen celebration for a new badge: Your first stretch

Big landscapes. Little daily walks.

Where shall we go?

Your feet stay local. Your adventure goes further. Nine UK trails to start, from a long weekend to a whole year of walking.

Ready in a minute.

  1. 1

    Download and connect Health

    Pick your name and let the app read your daily steps and walking distance.

  2. 2

    Invite your person

    Choose a trail, then share an invite link. They join on their own iPhone.

  3. 3

    Just keep walking

    Do what you'd do anyway. Open the app to see how far you've come.

Good questions

Do we have to walk together?

No. You each walk wherever and whenever suits you. Tandem Trails adds your distances together on one shared trail.

Does it track my location?

No. Your place on a trail comes from the walking distance in Apple Health, not GPS. The app doesn't ask for your location. Read the privacy policy.

Does my partner need the app too?

Yes. You invite them with a link and you both walk the same trail on your own iPhones.

Is it a fair race if one of us walks more?

You choose. Race on raw steps, or level it so each of you is measured against your own usual day. It's told in steps, never scores.

Is it free?

Tandem Trails is free to download.

Which phones does it work on?

iPhone, running iOS 17 or later.

A walk is better with a story.

Take the long way home.

Your next shared adventure starts with the steps you already take.

Download on theApp Store