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🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
High-altitude alpine traverse from Trieste to Monaco


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 09:01
📌 Fast Facts
  • Length: approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles)
  • Elevation: primarily above 2,000 meters, including glaciated terrain and alpine ridges
  • Route: Trieste, Italy to Monaco, crossing eight countries
  • Difficulty: most challenging of the five Via Alpina routes, for experienced hikers only

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

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