The hiking app
that tells you Switzerland.
More than 1,800 hikes, over 30,000 sights and more than 200 Swiss legends. As you walk, the GPS audio guide automatically explains castles, churches, ruins, peaks, lakes and other highlights along your route — completely hands-free. A matching, historically documented legend accompanies you in around 10 chapters, from start to finish. With swisstopo route planner, live GPS tracking and SOS function.
Like a personal tour guide in your pocket
SagaTrail combines professional hiking navigation with a GPS-driven audio guide. The app automatically recognises when you approach a church, a fountain, a ruin or a peak, and tells you live what you see. For every route it also suggests a matching, historically documented legend that unfolds in around 10 chapters along your hike. A simple route thus becomes an experience — for children and adults, tourists and locals alike.
GPS audio guide
Churches, fountains, ruins, peaks and over 30,000 more sights: as soon as you get close, SagaTrail automatically tells you what you see — GPS-driven, without doing anything. No searching, no tapping, just walk and listen.
A story accompanies you
Before every hike, the app suggests a matching legend from the region. You don't hear it all at once, but as successive chapters — from start to finish, like a series to hike to.
Hike instead of staring at your phone
Turn instructions, sights and legends are read aloud to you. The phone stays in your pocket, you hike with free hands and open eyes.
Professional navigation
swisstopo maps, live GPS tracking, turn instructions and off-route detection — as precise as a real hiking app must be.
Your hiking diary
Every sight you pass is automatically recorded with image and text — your personal collection grows with every hike.
Works offline
Download route, legend, audio and map tiles and hike without mobile coverage — ideal in remote areas.
Safety included
Direct SOS call to Rega or the European emergency number and automatic GPS coordinates via SMS to your emergency contact.
Group hikes
Hike in sync with family and friends — everyone sees the same route and hears the same stories.
Local partners
Restaurants, mountain huts and accommodation directly on the route — specially for SagaTrail hikers.
Ready to go in 4 steps
No effort, no prior knowledge needed — just open the app and set off.
Discover a route
Choose your canton or search for a route, a peak or a sight near you. The app suggests matching hikes.
Choose a legend & start
The app suggests a matching legend set along your route. Then GPS guides you safely — with spoken turn instructions, without looking at your phone.
Listen & discover
The GPS audio guide automatically explains sights along the way — church, fountain, ruin or peak. In between, your chosen legend unfolds in around 10 chapters.
Collect achievements
Every sight along the way automatically lands with image and text in your hiking diary. You collect badges and share your experiences.
Centuries-old legends.
Experienced anew.
For every route SagaTrail suggests a matching legend and tells it in around 10 chapters spread across the hike — of dragons and giants, water spirits and witches. More than 200 legends from all Swiss language regions, curated and professionally produced. No AI-generated stories — all content comes from publicly available historical sources.
The Devil's Stone at the Gotthard
The Devil helped build the Devil's Bridge — and demanded a soul as payment. What happened next, the people of Uri never forgot.
The Vogel Gryff
Every year the Vogel Gryff appears on the Rhine and dances — a centuries-old tradition that keeps Little Basel on its toes.
The Bear of Bern
Duke Berchtold of Zähringen gave the city its name — after a bear. But what forces were really behind it?
And hundreds more legends — in German, Swiss German, French, Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese.
Not just hiking. Understanding Switzerland.
For navigation and offline maps, SwitzerlandMobility & co. are strong too. But the GPS audio guide and the legend experience only exist on SagaTrail.
| Feature | SagaTrail | SwitzerlandMobility |
|---|---|---|
| GPS audio guide for sights | ✓ | – |
| Historical legends told on site | ✓ | – |
| Story in chapters along the route | ✓ | – |
| swisstopo navigation & offline maps | ✓ | ✓ |
The hiking app for everyone
who wants to experience more
Answers to the questions hikers ask most often.
Which hiking app explains sights in Switzerland?
SagaTrail explains over 30,000 sights along the route automatically via GPS audio — castles, churches, ruins, peaks and more, right when you arrive.
Is there an audio guide for hikes in Switzerland?
Yes. SagaTrail combines professional hiking navigation with a GPS-driven audio guide that works completely hands-free.
Which hiking app tells stories during the hike?
SagaTrail accompanies every hike with a regional Swiss legend told in around 10 chapters along the route.
What is an alternative to SwitzerlandMobility?
For navigation and offline maps, SwitzerlandMobility and Komoot are strong. SagaTrail adds a GPS audio guide, sights and historical stories — only on SagaTrail.
Which app is right for families?
SagaTrail combines hiking, stories and discoveries along the way, keeping children and adults motivated throughout the tour.
Is SagaTrail free?
Yes. You can download SagaTrail for free and experience a first hike at no cost. For all routes and features there are Premium subscriptions from CHF 5.95/month.
Start for free,
experience without limits
All prices in CHF. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your store account.
- All hikes in Switzerland
- Unlimited hikes
- 1 legend pack free to start
- Advanced character customisation
- Natural AI narration voice included
- Group mode without limits
- Cantonal legend packs (CHF 6.95)
- Everything in Premium
- All 26 cantonal legend packs included
- 35% cheaper than buying individually
Also available as a family plan: Premium Family CHF 79.90/year · Elite Family CHF 239.90/year (up to 6 family members, Apple Family Sharing). Cantonal legend packs CHF 6.95 (only for active Premium subscribers). For schools and municipalities: info@sagatrail.ch
Switzerland has countless stories.
Listen to them.
Download SagaTrail for free and start your first route with audio guide — in your canton, today.
For iPhone · Free to start, no subscription needed