How to Plan an Off-Road Trip With Friends

Time for the planning to leave the group chat. With Collaborative Folders, you can create the adventure all together—from scouting the views and terrain, to customizing Waypoints, to building routes to the destination.

Trip Scheming is Better with onX Offroad

If you’ve ever tried to plan an off-road trip with friends, you know the drill. One person shares a GPX file in a text thread, someone else sends a campsite pin in another app, and suddenly the plan is spread across messages, screenshots, and spreadsheets. It’s messy, it’s frustrating, and it often falls apart the moment you lose service.

That’s why onX Offroad created Collaborative Folders. It’s a better way to bring your crew together and keep everyone aligned from the first waypoint to the last campfire.

Plan in One Place

Start by organizing your Routes, Waypoints, and Tracks inside a Folder. Whether you’re mapping a weekend loop, scouting a new zone, or prepping for a club ride, Folders help you keep everything in one place. No more searching back through text messages or trying to remember which map app had what.

Invite Your Crew

Once your Folder is set, invite others to contribute. Riders can add campsites, staging areas, meetup points, or alternate routes to the same shared plan. Everyone stays involved, and the plan stays clear.

Save It All for Offline Use

Here’s where things often go wrong: you had a plan, but once you left service, no one could find it. With Collaborative Folders, everyone on the trip can view the plan for offline use. Just make sure to download the area before you lose service. That means even deep in the backcountry, you can view the plan, follow the route, and find camp without missing a beat.

Control Who Can Contribute

You decide who gets to add content and who just needs to see the plan. Assign View or Contribute access to each person. Let the planners build it out, and give the rest of the crew what they need to stay in the know without making changes.

This keeps your Folder collaborative but organized. Everyone has access to the latest version of the plan, and nothing gets overwritten or lost.

From Group Chat Chaos to Trail-Ready Confidence

Collaborative Folders are about more than convenience. They turn a scattered planning process into one shared space where everyone contributes and stays connected. No more surprises, no more confusion, and no more wondering where the plan lives.

Collaborative Folders are available for Premium and Elite Members in the onX Offroad App.

Try Collaborative Folders today and plan your next ride together.