Via Alpina

[KinkyOne]

Hi, dear members,

What I'm about to post isn't exactly "pilgrimage route", but I'm sure some will be interested. It's about crossing the Alps from east to west. "Via Alpina is a 3,100-mile (4,989-kilometer), high-altitude answer
to the Appalachian Trail" is the short description of it.

More here:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/travel/alps/alps.html

I've been in the mountains half of my life, but still think that's an awsome trail!!! Enjoy - hiking or (just) reading

Ultreia!

 

[jirit]

If you are interested in learning more about this set of routes ( there are in fact a number of different trails of various lengths) you should check out the site​

http://www.via-alpina.org

For a current account of walking the route I suggest you read the following

“Over the Top and Back Again: Hiking X the Alpes”, by Brandon Wilson
This is the recount of Brandon and Cheryl Wilson’s 3 ½ months on the Red Trail in 2009 and the fourth travel novel of the award-winner American writer and explorer. It takes us laughing and wincing through their confrontations with ice fields, relentless rain, Föhn winds, lethal ticks and cow patties – merciless but at the same time an irreplaceable inspiration source for anyone tempted by the adventure.

http://www.via-alpina.org/en/page/683/further-publications

 

[KinkyOne]

Thank you very much @jirit , you've saved me quite a bit of searching on the internet due to lack of time