What ORMA is
ORMA is a free guide to dog-friendly mountain trails. Trail ratings, match percentages and condition notes are planning aids, not guarantees. They describe what we knew when we last checked, and mountains change faster than websites.
You're the one on the mountain
- Conditions change with weather, season and time of day. A “Low-risk” label is not a promise the trail is safe today.
- You know your dog; we only know what you've told us. The match score is arithmetic, not a vet. Nothing on ORMA is veterinary advice, if your dog shows signs of heat stress, injury or exhaustion, get them to shade, water and a vet.
- Check local rules before you go: leash requirements, protected areas and seasonal closures are yours to follow.
- Using ORMA doesn't transfer any of that responsibility to us. To the extent the law allows, we're not liable for what happens on the trail.
Check weather, official access notices and your dog's condition before setting out. Turn back when the plan no longer fits the day.
Your account
Keep your login to yourself, and give us honest private dog details, the scores are only as good as what you enter. Public trail profiles are optional: use a display name you are comfortable sharing, tag only people and dogs who agreed to appear, and respect private profiles and declined requests. You can delete your account at any time from the account page, which removes your data as described in our privacy note.
Community content
Reviews, condition reports and photos you publish are visible to everyone. By posting, you confirm the content is yours and give us permission to display it on ORMA alongside the trail it describes. Keep it useful and decent:
- Report real conditions, a false “all clear” can put someone's dog at risk.
- No abuse, spam, advertising, or other people's private information.
- Only photos you took, and nothing that identifies people without their consent.
We may remove content or close accounts that break these rules. If you see something that shouldn't be here, use the report control on the post or write to hello@app-orma.com.
Our content
Trail write-ups, scores and the ORMA name are ours; map data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors under their licence. You're welcome to share links to any page, that's what they're for. Please don't scrape or republish the dataset wholesale.
The service itself
ORMA is provided as-is, free of charge. We work hard to keep it accurate and online, but we can't promise either, and features may change or disappear as the project evolves. If these terms change materially, we'll note it here with a new date.
Questions about these terms?
Write to hello@app-orma.com and we’ll help clarify anything that is unclear.