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๐Ÿฅพ Via Alpina - Red Trail

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๐Ÿฅพ Via Alpina - Red Trail
Europe's longest and most demanding alpine hiking route


🕐 3 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 12:30
๐Ÿ“‹ Fast Facts
  • Length: approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles)
  • Difficulty: expert-level mountaineering requiring extensive alpine experience
  • Elevation: predominantly above 2,000 meters, with glaciated passes and ridges
  • Coverage: eight countries โ€” Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, and Monaco

The Red Trail of the Via Alpina is the most technically demanding of the network's five main routes ...

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