Alberta Parks is warning guests to Kananaskis nation in opposition to relying solely on AllTrails, a crowd-sourced app, that the group says has positioned hikers in peril.
In a Wednesday morning social media publish, Alberta Parks mentioned search-and-rescue crews have needed to reply in conditions the place guests to the mountainous provincial parks have been misled.
“The Kananaskis Nation Public Security Workforce has responded to many incidents brought on by unreliable info from (AllTrails) the crowd-sourced app,” learn the publish. “Whereas AllTrails can include helpful photographs and studies of present path situations, you must by no means rely solely on the app to plan your journey.
“Learn guidebooks, have a look at satellite tv for pc photographs, examine your GemTrek topo map and test official path studies on AlbertaParks.ca earlier than you go.”
Alberta Parks additionally encourages the usage of bodily maps and satellite tv for pc messengers as cell service just isn’t available in lots of sections of the parks.
CTV Information has reached out to AllTrails relating to the province’s issues however, as of early Wednesday afternoon, has but to obtain a response.
