Via Alpina
The Via Alpine Route (Switzerland) was up to 2008 names “Alpenpassroute”. The Route starts in Vaduz (Lichtenstein) and ends in Montreux (Switzerland). The first 19 sections are part of the Via Alpina N1. 1.
The Route:
Table below is from activityworkshop.net
Good and detailed information you can also visit Wanderland.ch
| Stage | Summary | Distance | Climb | Descent | |
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1
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Sargans to Weisstannen | Nice Hike to get started. | 14km | 740m | 220m |
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2
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Weisstannen to Elm | Continuing up the Weissental and over the Foopass down to Elm. | 23km | 1250m | 1250m |
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3
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Elm to Linthal | Long day over the Richetlipass | 23km | 1400m | 1700m |
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4
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Linthal to Klausenpass | Climb upvalley to the Klausenpass, and over to the hotel just beyond | 21km | 1350m | 150m |
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5
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Klausenpass to Flüelen | Panoramic trail along the side of the valley and down to Lake Lucerne | 26km | 300m | 1750m |
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6
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Flüelen to Brüsti | Along the valley floor, and then up to small hamlet | 10km | 1100m | 0m |
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7
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Brüsti to Engelberg | Spectacular climb up to the pass, and then long descent | 21km | 800m | 1350m |
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8
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Engelberg to Engstlenalp | Follow the cable cars up to the pass, then down to beautiful lake | 11km | 1210m | 370m |
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9
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Engstlenalp to Meiringen | Along the side of the U-shaped valley, then down to the valley floor | 19km | 0m | 1240m |
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10
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Meiringen to Grindelwald | Long day over the Grosse Scheidegg | 23km | 1360m | 930m |
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11
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Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen | Over the Kleine Scheidegg past the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau | 23km | 1150m | 1360m |
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12
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Lauterbrunnen to Spielbodenalp | Climbing up out of the Lauterbrunnen valley through Mürren | 9km | 1000m | 0m |
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13
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Spielboden to Griesalp | Continuing the climb up to the Sefinenfurgge, and thensteeply down the other side | 13km | 810m | 1210m |
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14
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Griesalp to Kandersteg | Over the highest pass of the route, the Hohtürli at 2780m | 15km | 1380m | 1580m |
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15
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Kandersteg to Adelboden | Spectacular climb over the Bunderchrinde | 16km | 1300m | 1150m |
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16
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Adelboden to Lenk | Easy climb over the Hahnenmoospass | 14km | 720m | 1000m |
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17
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Lenk to Lauenen | Over the Trütlisbergpass | 15km | 970m | 800m |
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18
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Lauenen to Gsteig | Short hop over the Krinnenpass | 7km | 430m | 490m |
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19
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Gsteig to Les Mosses | Looong day over the Blattipass and Col des Andérets | 23km | 1220m | 960m |
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20
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Les Mosses to Montreux | Even loooooonger day over the Col de Chaude | 28km | 1040m | 2090m |