How it works

New day.
New conditions.

Weather, snow, timetables and trail closures keep changing. Go Wandr pulls current data automatically from official and established Swiss sources and matches it against 2,199 routes.

So you know what to expect up on the mountain before you set off.

A snowed-in summit ridge in the clouds with a bird above it
Micha Sager Unsplash

01/The basis

It all starts with a line

Every hike starts as a GPX track. A series of coordinates across Switzerland. Go Wandr automatically layers more data on top: elevation model, landscape, points of interest, public transport timetables, weather, snow and trail closures.

That is how a line becomes a hike.

02/The rhythm

Switzerland. Layer by layer.

Some data Go Wandr updates live, the moment you open a route. Other data every night, every week or once a year – depending on how fast it changes. Timed as precisely as Swiss clockwork.

  1. Weather

    The forecast along the route, from its lowest to its highest point.

    Every time you look

  2. Snow

    Snow depth and fresh snow along the route.

    Every morning

  3. Trail closures

    Officially reported closures and diversions.

    Every night

  4. Public transport

    Stops and live connections to the trailhead.

    Every time you look

  5. Point of Interests

    Restaurants, fireplaces, viewpoints, lakes and more.

    Every night

  6. Trail network

    Yellow hiking trails, mountain trails and alpine routes.

    Every week

  7. Settlements

    How much of the route runs through villages and towns.

    Every week

  8. Landscape

    Forest, meadow, rock, water and other land cover.

    Every year

03/Data vs. reality

Sometimes the mountain is faster than the data.

Go Wandr shows you the most recent state our sources have. Even so, reality outside sometimes changes faster than we notice.

  • Weather and snow are forecasts and estimates. Conditions can change quickly, especially in the mountains.
  • Trail closures appear as soon as they are officially reported. Very short-notice changes can be missing.
  • The travel-time map is based on the timetable of a typical weekday at 8 a.m. Late evenings and weekends can differ.
A yellow Swiss hiking signpost in front of a rock face
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