🥾 Via Alpina – Red Trail: Refuge de Valmasque » Castérino
Alpine ridge traverse in the Maritime Alps, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Segment of the Via Alpina Red Trail, the most challenging of five main routes
- Located in the Maritime Alps on the France–Italy border
- High-altitude mountain traverse requiring mountaineering experience
- Part of an 8-country, 1,700 km Alpine network
The Refuge de Valmasque to Castérino segment is a demanding mountain crossing along the Via Alpina Red Trail, the most strenuous of the network's five main routes. This section traverses the Maritime Alps, a compact but severe range straddling the Franco-Italian frontier, featuring exposed ridges, steep rock passages, and alpine meadows at elevations typically between 2,000 and 2,800 metres. The route demands solid mountaineering skills, including competence with scrambling, exposure, and ...