Most trek sites give you a number for everything, even when nobody has checked it. We do the opposite: if a fact has not been verified, it does not appear.
The rule
Each key fact about a trek, such as maximum altitude, trek length, difficulty and best months, carries a status: verified, unverified or needs a field check. Only verified facts are shown on a trek page. An unverified value is not shown, even if someone has typed one in.
A trek cannot go live without its core facts
Before a trek can be published, its essential facts must be verified: maximum altitude, days on the trail, total trip days, difficulty, and the months it can be done. If any is missing, the trek stays a draft.
What you will see instead of a guess
- On a trek page, a missing fact is simply not listed.
- In the comparison tool, it shows as Not verified, so you can see what we do not know.
- In Find My Trek, a trek with an unverified fact is still considered, but that fact is left out of the score and the trek cannot rank as a top match. If the season is unverified it can only be a possible match, and any other missing fact caps it at a strong match. The result tells you what was not used.
Why this matters in the mountains
A wrong altitude, a wrong season or a wrong permit rule is not just an inconvenience on a high trail. Conditions, permits and road access also change, so even verified facts should be checked with official sources and local operators close to your dates.
What is editorial and what is factual
Facts such as altitude, months, snow and permits are gated by verification. Written guidance, such as a short description or a note on who a trek suits, is editorial, and is reviewed as writing rather than as a measured fact.
Want to see it in action? Open Find My Trek or the comparison tool, and read how we grade difficulty on this page. The featured image is an illustrative, AI-generated landscape and does not show a specific trail.