Sacred Trails

Walk ancient roads. Go offline

$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Most pilgrims never finish. The Camino Francés is 800km. The Kumano Nakahechi crosses mountain passes with no cell signal. The Shikoku Pilgrimage links 88 temples across an entire island. These are not casual walks — and the apps that treat them like hiking trails miss the point. Sacred Trails is built for people who intend to finish. How it helps you complete the journey: Every route is broken into stages — the same daily sections pilgrims have used for centuries. You see today's stage, today's stops, and today's bed. Not the whole map. Just what's ahead. This is how 800km becomes walkable. At every waypoint, collect a stamp. Watch your passport fill. Completion isn't abstract — it's visible, every single day on the trail. When you need a bed or a meal, the details are already there. No signal required, no frantic searching after 30km on tired legs. What makes The Ancient Ways different: - Official route data — Camino routes verified against Xunta de Galicia resources. Kumano Kodo aligned with Tanabe City Tourism Bureau materials. Not crowd-sourced. Not guessed. - 18 routes in one app — Camino Francés, Portugués, del Norte, Primitivo, Inglés, Finisterre, Invierno, Vía de la Plata, Le Puy, Mozárabe, San Salvador, Coastal, Kumano Nakahechi, Kohechi, Ohechi, Iseji, Shikoku 88, Saigoku 33. - The Dual Pilgrim title — Complete both the Camino de Santiago and the Kumano Kodo. Earn the certification that fewer than a few hundred people in the world hold. This is the reason to come back. - Digital Pilgrim Passport — Collect stamps at every stop. Every mark is proof you were there. - Lodging & food at every stop — Navigation links, accommodation, and restaurants. All offline. - Stage Timeline — No maps to scroll. Just the path, stage by stage. - 10 languages — English, Japanese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, French, German, Portuguese, Italian. The road has been there for a thousand years. Now so has the guide.

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• Updated Kumano Kodo and Dual Pilgrim certification guidance • Refreshed Shikoku and Saigoku pilgrimage source data • Corrected Saigoku Japan Heritage wording and certification details • Bug fixes and release readiness improvements

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Seller
  • Cheng Lung Chiang
Size
  • 189 MB
Category
  • Travel
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 9 more
  • English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Age Rating
4+
Copyright
  • © 2026 Cheng Lung Chiang