Use Backtrack to retrace your steps on Apple Watch
Retrace your steps
On an Apple Watch SE or Apple Watch Series 6 and later, you can use Backtrack in the Compass app to track your route and then help you retrace your steps in case you get lost.
Note: Backtrack is for use in remote settings—away from familiar places like your home or workplace—and outside densely populated areas without Wi-Fi. Backtrack does not account for external conditions, such as changes in elevation or objects in the environment.
Open the Compass app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap
, then tap Start to begin recording your route.
To retrace your steps, tap
, then tap Retrace Steps.
The location where you first tapped
appears on the compass.
Follow the path back to return to where you first turned on Backtrack.
When you’re finished, tap
, then tap Delete Steps.
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