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🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail

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🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
Fontana (Val Bovana) to Robiei — Europe's most challenging alpine traverse


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 15:11
📋 Fast Facts
  • Approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles) in length
  • Spans eight countries: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, and Monaco
  • Runs from Trieste, Italy to Monaco with frequent elevations above 2,000 meters
  • Designed for experienced hikers; features glaciers, alpine ridges, and strenuous 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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