The Swiss Alpine Pass Route - Via Alpina Route 1

A guidebook to walking the Swiss Via Alpina from Sargans to Montreux on Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Covering 400km (250 miles), this long-distance trek in the Swiss Alps takes around 3 weeks to walk and is suitable for experienced trekkers.

The route is described from east to west in 19 stages, each between 12 and 29km (8–18 miles) in length. A 27km (17 mile) prologue stage from Liechtenstein is also included, as well as detour stages via Lenk and Gsteig.

1:100,000 mapsincluded for each stageGPX filesavailable to downloadDetailed information onmountain huts,facilities and public transportAdvice onplanning and preparation