🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
Europe's most challenging high-altitude alpine hiking route
📋 Fast Facts
- Length: approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles)
- Start: Trieste, Italy; End: Monaco
- Elevation: often above 2,000 meters throughout
- Passes through: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, and Monaco
The Red Trail of the Via Alpina is the most challenging of the network's five main routes, designed for experienced hikers seeking to navigate the highest and most rugged parts of the Alps. Stretching across eight countries, it combines strenuous mountain passes, glaciers, and alpine ridges with panoramic views across Europe's mountainous heart. The trail extends approximately 1,700 kilometers from Trieste, Italy to Monaco, following a high-altitude trajectory that frequently exceeds 2,000 ...