AllTrails joins ChatGPT Health to take wellbeing into the outdoors

A driving force behind AllTrails is knowing that spending time outside is one of the simplest and best things you can do for your health and wellbeing. Studies show the benefits of being outdoors can be almost immediate, and they can last. Nature can improve your mood, memory, even your ability to learn. That’s why AllTrails is included in ChatGPT Health, a new dedicated space within ChatGPT that brings together personal health resources and intelligent guidance to help people make healthier, more informed choices.

Connecting people to the outdoors in ChatGPT Health

Through the AllTrails ChatGPT app, you can connect directly to AllTrails’ expert and real-time trail recommendations through ChatGPT. Whether you’re looking for a short, stress-reducing walk, a scenic weekend hike, or new places to build outdoor habits, ChatGPT Health can suggest trails, powered by AllTrails’ trusted platform and community insights.

For AllTrails members, this is another way to discover trails, plan adventures, and turn good intentions into actual time outside.

“We hear again and again from our community members that time on the trail makes a meaningful difference in how they feel,” said Liz Hamren, CEO of AllTrails. “With AllTrails as part of ChatGPT Health, we’re excited to help inspire ChatGPT’s growing global community to experience that same sense of wellbeing and move our mission forward: helping everyone, everywhere, find their way outside.”

The connection between health and the outdoors

When you think about measuring health and wellness, you might first think of the numbers on your smartwatch, or on the equipment in the gym. But we can also measure the benefits of neighborhood paths, wooded trails, and mountain switchbacks. A growing body of research shows time outside has meaningful benefits for mental and physical health, often in surprisingly short amounts of time.

Studies have found that:

• Just 20 minutes of walking outside can boost short-term memory and reduce tension, depression, anger, and fatigue.
• Adults who took 90-minute walks in nature experienced less negative thinking, compared to those who walked in urban settings. 
• Within the first five minutes of being outside, mood begins to improve. 
• Spending one hour outside per day has been associated with up to a 20% improvement in memory in adults. 
• Time outdoors can support the immune system. Trees and plants emit natural compounds called phytoncides, which have been shown to increase natural killer cell activity that helps the body fight viruses and disease. 
• Students in nature settings retain more than they do indoors.

Together, these findings reinforce what millions of AllTrails members already know from experience: moving your body outside can help you feel clearer, calmer, and more resilient.

Privacy and security by design

To keep your health information private and secure, ChatGPT Health operates as a separate, dedicated space with enhanced privacy controls to protect sensitive data. OpenAI does not train on any information shared within ChatGPT Health. 

No personal data from AllTrails is shared with ChatGPT, and we collect only the minimum data needed to respond to your request. As a ChatGPT Health app, AllTrails meets OpenAI’s privacy and security requirements, and passed additional security reviews specific to inclusion in ChatGPT Health. 

ChatGPT Health is designed to support, not replace, professional healthcare. Consult your doctor before making any changes to your health regimen. 

Let’s get outside in 2026

We believe time outside is essential to preventative health, mental wellbeing, and daily movement. Every day, our community shows us how nature supports better habits and better health. By bringing AllTrails into ChatGPT Health, we’re making it easier to turn that belief into action. 

Join the waitlist for ChatGPT Health today at openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-health.

Sources: 

• Do Lessons in Nature Boost Subsequent Classroom Engagement? Refueling Students in Flight
• Walking in a Natural Winter Setting to Relieve Attention Fatigue: A Pilot Study
• Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation | PNAS
• Nature contact and mood benefits: contact duration and mood type
• The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature – Marc G. Berman, John Jonides, Stephen Kaplan, 2008
• How might contact with nature promote human health? Promising mechanisms and a possible central pathway