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Long-distance trail in Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Germany
Via Alpina
Via Alpina runs 6 029 km through Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Germany, and it is walked in 5 stages — the longest of them Red, 2 631 km. The route below is the waymarked relation itself, kept by the people who paint the blazes, not a line traced over a map by us.
Walk any of it with wayly and the trail keeps its own score. Every track you record clears the ground you covered, and the share of the trail lying inside that cleared ground is your progress — 4 823 km of it — 80 % and it counts as walked. Nothing to tick, and nothing to remember when you get home.
5 stages
Trail passport
302 stamps, one for every 20 km — pressed by the tracks you record, not by a button
About the trail
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 the 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.
Walk it, or just look closer
The full route view carries the height profile, the climbs, the weather over it and a GPX you can put on a watch. Open Via Alpina in the route viewer →
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Questions
How long is Via Alpina?
6 029 km, split into 5 stages. wayly counts it walked when your recorded tracks cover 4 823 km of it — 80 %.
How many stages does Via Alpina have?
5. The longest is Red, 2 631 km; the average works out at 1 206 km.
Which countries does Via Alpina cross?
5: Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Germany.
How is Via Alpina waymarked?
With a black blaze, which is the colour this page and the app draw it in — the line you see here is the relation the local waymarkers maintain, not a line we drew.
