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One place leads to the next.

A Trail leads someone from place to place. Each stop opens the way to the next, so the only way to see where it goes is to go.

Seen from behind, a woman and a girl in blue dresses walk hand in hand under a pale sky.

Mum made you a Trail.

  1. The corner café

    Opened this morning

  2. Somewhere near the water

    900 m

  3. One more after this

An example Trail from Mum: the corner café is opened, the next stop is somewhere near the water, and there is one more after that.

What people make Trails for.

  1. Birthdays

    Five places that mean something, and the last message at the end.

  2. Dates and anniversaries

    Where you met, the first dinner, the place you always end up.

  3. Trips

    A city seen the way a friend who lives there sees it.

  4. Games and treasure hunts

    Clues that only open when you find the place before.

A Trail can become a game.

Swap directions for clues, keep each stop hidden until someone solves the one before, and put something real at the end for the first team there. There’s no leaderboard of your friends.

Where the photo on the fridge was taken.

Clue 3

The next stop is hidden

Solve this one to see it

Team Demma · 2 stopsTeam Brayo · 2 stops

Cake for the first team there

The park · Saturday · 1 left

Describe it. Get a first draft.

Say who it’s for and what it should feel like. Togra suggests the stops, what to leave at each and how they open. You change what you like, and nothing goes anywhere until you publish it.

Describe a Trail

Draft

Amani’s birthday

From places you’ve left things together. Only you can see these.

  1. 1The café where you metA voice note: how it startedWhen Amani gets there
  2. 2The stall with the best chapatiThe photo from that first summerAfter the café
  3. 3The bookshop on the cornerA clue, and a book you both loveAfter the chapati
  4. 4The rooftopEveryone, waitingAt 7, when Amani arrives

Checked before you publish

  • Passed: Only Amani can follow it
  • Passed: Every stop opens in daylight or at a venue
  • Passed: About 90 minutes on foot, stop to stop

Nothing is published until you are happy with it.

Edit stopsPublish

You can’t do a Trail from your sofa.

The next stop stays a secret until you reach the one before.