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🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
The most challenging high-altitude hiking route across the Alpine core


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 18:36
📌 Fast Facts
  • Approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles) in length, the longest Via Alpina route
  • Traverses eight countries: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, and Monaco
  • Begins in Trieste, Italy and terminates at Monaco, with most sections above 2,000 meters elevation
  • Designed for experienced hikers only, featuring glaciers, alpine ridges, and high mountain passes

The Red Trail of the Via Alpina is the most challenging of the network's five main routes, designed ...

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