🐪 Back to Base Camp

🥾 Via Alpina – Red Trail

Roads, Bridges, Trails & Transportation Italy Europe

🥾 Via Alpina – Red Trail
High-altitude traverse across the Alpine core from Trieste to Monaco


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 18:46
📋 Fast Facts
  • Length: approximately 1,700 kilometres (1,056 miles)
  • Difficulty: most challenging of the five Via Alpina routes; for experienced hikers only
  • Elevation: typically above 2,000 metres, with glaciated passes and alpine ridges
  • Route: Trieste (Italy) to Monaco, spanning eight countries

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

🗺️ View on map

Explore nearby hidden corners on the interactive map

↑ Back to top