🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
Europe's longest and most demanding high-altitude hiking route
📋 Fast Facts
- Length: approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles)
- Route: Trieste, Italy to Monaco, crossing eight countries
- Elevation: predominantly above 2,000 meters
- Difficulty: expert-level mountaineering and alpine hiking required
The Red Trail of the Via Alpina is the most challenging of the network's five main routes, designed for experienced hikers navigating the highest and most rugged sections of the Alps. Extending across eight countries through Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, and Monaco, it combines strenuous mountain passes, glaciers, and alpine ridges with sustained high-altitude exposure, offering a comprehensive traverse of Europe's mountainous core ...