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🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail

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🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
Riederalp to Mund — The most challenging Alpine traverse across eight countries


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 10:00
📋 Fast Facts
  • Approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles) in length
  • Extends across eight countries: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, and Monaco
  • Begins in Trieste, Italy; ends in Monaco
  • Typically maintains elevations above 2,000 meters, with numerous glaciated passes and alpine ridges

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

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