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 .
3-880: 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 (Liechtenstein). There are national secretariats (hosted by public administrations or hiking associations) in each country. Its aim
6-661: Is a long-distance hiking trail in the French Alps , connecting Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Geneva with Nice . It constitutes the southernmost part of the Sentier de Grande Randonnée GR5 . The GTA was created in the beginning of the 1970s. It was soon imitated in Italy, where another GTA, the Grande Traversata delle Alpi was created. The Via Alpina uses some legs of both the French and
9-936: Is to support sustainable development in remote mountain areas and promote the Alpine cultures and cultural exchanges. The Via Alpina green trail follows the Swiss National Route no. 1 (previously known as the Swiss Alpine Pass Route ) from Sargans to Lenk, which then continues over a further four passes to Montreux . From D11 to D51, coinciding to a large extent with the Piedmontese Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA). The longest trail, crossing all 8 countries. 46°26′16.28″N 9°42′42.89″E / 46.4378556°N 9.7119139°E / 46.4378556; 9.7119139 Grande Travers%C3%A9e des Alpes The Grande Traversée des Alpes ( GTA )
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