🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
High-altitude hiking route across eight Alpine countries
📌 Fast Facts
- Length: approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles)
- Span: Trieste, Italy to Monaco
- Countries: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Monaco
- Typical elevation: often above 2,000 meters; most challenging of five Via Alpina routes
The Red Trail is the longest and most demanding route within the Via Alpina network, a marked hiking system spanning Europe's Alpine core. Running from Trieste in Italy to Monaco on the French Riviera coast, the trail traverses eight countries across roughly 1,700 kilometers of high-altitude terrain. It follows a trajectory through glaciated valleys, alpine ridges, and steep mountain passes, requiring mountaineering experience and proper preparation ...