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Progress on Trail for Apple Watch

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On your phone? Progress on Trail

Progress on Trail shows how far you have left on the trail you're following, and the distance and elevation to each segment along the way. To use it on the watch, you need to be recording a track.

How to view Progress on Trail

  1. Tap the hiker button in the top-left corner of the map, then choose your activity to start recording.

    The hiker button in the top-left corner of the Watch map
  2. Tap the distance in the top-left corner of the map to open the recording screens.

    The recording distance in the top-left corner of the map
    The recording controls with Settings, Activity, End, and Pause
  3. Swipe over two screens to reach Progress on Trail. The first time, select the trail you're following under Trails. If only one route is nearby, it's selected for you.

    Select the trail you are following, listing nearby trails and your recorded tracks
  4. To change the trail later, tap the gear icon, then tap Select another Trail. To follow the trail the other way, tap Reverse Direction.

    Progress on Trail with the percent complete, the distance remaining, the gear icon, and Segments

If no routes are near you, the screen says it couldn't find any. Create a route on your iPhone first.

See Recording Tracks on Apple Watch for more on the recording screens.

Updated October 7, 2026

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