🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
The longest and most challenging of the five Via Alpina routes across the Alpine core
📋 Fast Facts
- Length: approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles)
- Difficulty: most challenging of five Via Alpina routes; designed for experienced hikers
- Route: Trieste, Italy to Monaco; crosses eight countries at elevations often above 2,000 meters
- Terrain: glaciated valleys, steep ridges, mountain passes, and high-altitude alpine ridges
The Red Trail of the Via Alpina is the longest and most demanding of the network's five main routes, extending approximately 1,700 kilometers across eight countries from Trieste, Italy to Monaco. Designed for experienced hikers, it navigates the highest and most rugged sections of the Alps, combining strenuous mountain passes, glaciers, and alpine ridges with panoramic views of iconic peaks including the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc ...