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🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail

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🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail
Europe's longest and most demanding Alpine hiking route


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 22:00
📋 Fast Facts
  • Approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles) in length
  • Traverses eight countries: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, and Monaco
  • Begins in Trieste, Italy; ends in Monaco
  • Typically above 2,000 meters elevation with challenging glaciated and ridge terrain

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

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