PERSONALIZED ITINERARY

Put down the guidebook, delete your spreadsheet and close all your open tabs. It’s time to upgrade to the first purpose-built, all-in-one planning app for multi-day hikers to create an itinerary that is achievable, inspiring and bookable! The app allows you to:

• Create an itinerary in one sitting: Use our extensive trail database to select your route (main or variant) and accommodation directly on the map. Easily visualise your route, broken down day by day, to prepare each day of your trip.

• Automatically calculate hiking stats: Select your accommodation or campground location to get accurate daily hiking stats. Your estimated time, distance, and elevation change are automatically calculated and displayed with every route and transport decision.

• Explore accommodation options: We have 100+ accommodation options on and nearby the trail, ranging from mountain huts, hotels to campgrounds. Information on private v. shared rooms, booking status, and how to book. Great rest day options to choose from too!

• Add transportation to your plan: Easily select transport options (gondola, bus, train) to see the impact to your daily hiking stats. All transport details including 2024/2025 schedules and costs are included in your final GPS map.

• See which properties are taking 2025 online bookings: Don’t miss out on your preferred accommodation by seeing their booking status directly on the map.

PLANNING PORTAL

Researching details about the trail and organising your accommodation for the Bernese Oberland can be the most time consuming (and sometimes stressful) part of the planning process, especially when confronted with outdated and conflicting information! We’ve created a ‘Planning Portal’; all the information a self-guided hiker needs to plan their trip in one spot, including;

• Planning: The best time to hike, descriptions of terrain types, start/end locations, possible rest day locations, information on hiking speed estimates

• Booking: Where to fly into, how to get to the start/end points, alpine club membership details

• Preparing: Packing list, best weather source, emergency contact information, travel insurance recommendations, how to receive trail updates

This information is reviewed and updated every year to ensure hikers confidently make bookings and prepare for the trail.

GPS MAP

Your personalised GPS trail map allows you to navigate your hike in the same way you would in urban areas. Your map is created based on your specific plan/route and can be used on any Android or Apple smartphone. Key features on your GPS map:

• Your current location is visible on the map

• Your personalized daily hiking statistics are displayed for each section and day of your itinerary

• Coloured markers to highlight points of interest, such as water refill, toilet, food/supermarkets and laundry locations

• Current season transport schedules to reroute your plan if you need to skip ahead on the trail

• Bad weather routes if you need to change to an easier hiking route (where possible)