🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
High-altitude alpine traverse from Trieste to Monaco
📌 Fast Facts
- Length: approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles)
- Elevation: primarily above 2,000 meters, including glaciated terrain and alpine ridges
- Route: Trieste, Italy to Monaco, crossing eight countries
- Difficulty: most challenging of the five Via Alpina routes, for experienced hikers only
The Red Trail of the Via Alpina is the most demanding of the network's five main routes, designed for experienced hikers navigating the highest and most rugged sections of the Alps. Stretching across eight countries from Trieste in Italy to Monaco, the trail combines strenuous mountain passes, glaciers, and alpine ridges with extensive high-altitude exposure, offering immersion in Europe's mountainous core ...