why don’t trail running activities count toward elevation goals or challenges?

Hi ​@ChuckG997, from my experience trail running does count. If I’m using custom/personal goals, I just need to make sure that I select “All run” as the activity type.

If it doesn't work for you, would you add a screenshot of the settings of a particular challenge / goal that doesn't count the trail runs for you?

​@Jana_S Thanks for your reply. I do now see that I can add a custom goal with “All run” for elevation. However, in things like monthly elevation challenges, it looks like trail run still doesn’t count, though I could be mistaken. 

Hmm I’m afraid I can’t comment on the monthly challenges - as I don't have any trail runs for this month (and won't have any for next couple of weeks due to some ongoing health issues), but from the past, I recall that trails definitely had added to my monthly elevation trophy - as my road running adds just very little, it's trails where I get some proper elevation gain. Anyway - since a new month starts tomorrow, it looks like a perfect timing to test this - try doing a trail run tomorrow and check if it adds to the monthly challenge..?