Via Alpina


The Via Alpina is a network of five long-distance hiking trails across the alpine regions of Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Monaco. The longest of trails is the red trail, whose termini are in Trieste and Monaco.
The Via Alpina was created by a group of public and private organisations from the 8 Alpine countries in 2000, receiving EU funding from 2001 until 2008. It was initiated by the Association Grande Traversée des Alpes in Grenoble, which hosted the Via Alpina international secretariat until January 2014, when it was transferred to the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps CIPRA. There are national secretariats in each country. Its aim is to support sustainable development in remote mountain areas and promote the Alpine cultures and cultural exchanges.
WWW via-alpina.org

Purple trail

Yellow Trail

  • B1: From Muggia to Rifugio Premuda.
  • B2: From Rifugio Premuda to Villa Opicina (Sella di Opicina) / Opčine.
  • B3: From Villa Opicina / Opčine to Sistiana / Sesljan.
  • B4: From Sistiana / Sesljan to Gorizia.
  • B5: From Gorizia to Castelmonte / Stara Gora.
  • B6: From Castelmonte / Stara Gora to Rif. Casoni Solarie.
  • B7: From Rif. Casoni Solarie to Rif. G. Pelizzo.
  • B8: From Rif. G. Pelizzo to Montemaggiore.
  • B9: From Montemaggiore to Passo di Tanamea.
  • B10: From Passo di Tanamea to Resiutta.
  • B11: From Resiutta to Rifugio Grauzaria.
  • B12: From Rifugio Grauzaria to Tolmezzo.
  • B13: From Tolmezzo to Ovaro.
  • B14: From Ovaro to Sauris di Sotto.
  • B15: From Sauris di Sotto to Forni di Sopra.
  • B16: From Forni di Sopra to Rifugio Pordenone.
  • B17: From Rifugio Pordenone to Rifugio Padova.
  • B18: From Rifugio Padova to Rifugio P. Galassi.
  • B19: From Rifugio P. Galassi to Rif. Città di Fiume.
  • B20: From Rif. Città di Fiume to Pieve di Livinallongo.
  • B21: From Pieve di Livinallongo to Passo Pordoi.
  • B22: From Passo Pordoi to Rifugio Contrin.
  • B23: From Rifugio Contrin to Fontanazzo.
  • B24: From Fontanazzo to Rifugio Antermoia.
  • B25: From Rifugio Antermoia to Schlernhaus / Rifugio Bolzano.
  • B26: From Schlernhaus / Rifugio Bolzano to Bozen / Bolzano.
  • B27: From Bozen / Bolzano to Meraner Hut / Rifugio Merano.
  • B28: From Meraner Hut / Rifugio Merano to Hochganghaus / Rifugio del Valico.
  • B29: From Hochganghaus / Rifugio del Valico to Jausenstation Patleid.
  • B30: From Jausenstation Patleid to Karthaus / Certosa.
  • B31: From Karthaus / Certosa to Similaunhütte / Rifugio Similaun.
  • B32: From Similaunhütte / Rifugio Similaun to.
  • B33: From Vent to Zwieselstein.
  • B34: From Zwieselstein to Braunschweiger Hut.
  • B35: From Braunschweiger Hut to Wenns.
  • B36: From Wenns to Zams am Inn.
  • B37: From Zams am Inn to Memminger Hut.
  • B38: From Memminger Hut to Holzgau.
  • B39: From Holzgau to Kemptner Hut.
  • B40: From Kemptner Hut to Oberstdorf.

Green Trail

The Via Alpina green trail follows the Swiss National Route no. 1 from Sargans to Lenk, which then continues over a further four passes to Montreux.

Blue Trail

From D11 to D51, coinciding to a large extent with the Piedmontese Grande Traversata delle Alpi.

Red Trail

The longest trail, crossing all 8 countries.