Trekking the Swiss Via Alpina

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 maps
included for each stage

GPX files
available to download

Detailed information on
mountain huts,

facilities and public transport

Advice on
planning and preparation