Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Shigeru Suzuki) will begin offering PATRAIL, a trail management solution designed to improve operational efficiency for municipalities and other organizations involved in the management and maintenance of hiking trails, on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Trail management and maintenance require inspections across broad areas within limited timeframes, while involving multiple stakeholders such as national, prefectural, municipal, private-sector, and volunteer organizations. As a result, reporting on site conditions and inspection results can take time, and reporting methods are not always standardized, making it difficult for administrators to organize and consolidate information. These circumstances can make it hard for administrators to accurately grasp on-site conditions, leading to issues such as the need for re-inspections and delays in repairs. Another challenge is that smooth trail management requires the accumulation of knowledge such as repair histories, while information and experience tend to depend on individuals. PATRAIL is a system that enables centralized management of information on hiking trails and mountain structures obtained through daily patrols. Users can take photos on site via a smartphone app, and GPS automatically links location data with the management ledger. In addition to photos and videos from the field, users can register whether repairs are needed, the level of urgency, and the status of temporary measures, allowing administrators to gain an overview of the entire trail’s current condition. This makes it possible to efficiently prioritize locations requiring repairs and consider construction plans, helping administrators decide where to begin and how much can be addressed within the fiscal year. The system can also automatically generate documents needed to initiate repair work from collected data, improving administrative efficiency, standardizing written content