Hut-to-Hut Treks

A defining hut-to-hut classic: this 170 km hard loop circles the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy and Switzerland over 11 walking days, with long alpine stages and major ascent.

The Bernina Trek circles the Bernina massif in Switzerland on a hard high-alpine line from Madulain to Poschiavo. At about 130 km and eight days, it is substantial without being a two-week trek.

The Gastein Valley Trail is a moderate 87 km, 7-day mountain-hut traverse in Salzburg. It mixes alpine pasture, forest, rocky high paths and spa towns around the Gasteinertal.

Alta Via 1 is the accessible Dolomites classic for hut-to-hut walkers: 120 km across Italy in 10 days, graded moderate and following a north–south line through alpine mountain terrain.

For hikers wanting a full Tyrolean traverse, the Eagle Walk is the long option: 326 km over 24 stages from St. Johann in Tirol to St. Christoph am Arlberg, graded hard.

The Karwendel Höhenweg is a six-stage, 67 km hut-to-hut traverse entirely inside Naturpark Karwendel. Its hard black-graded alpine route is for sure-footed hikers comfortable in serious mountain terrain.

The Carnic High Trail follows the Austrian-Italian border on a 155 km alpine traverse. Typically walked in 10 days, it fits hut-to-hut hikers seeking a sustained ridge-country journey.

For a more committing circuit, the Tour del Monte Rosa is a 170 km expert loop around the massif. Its alpine and glacier terrain makes it a serious 10-day hut-to-hut objective.

The Tour du Canigou is a hard 84 km refuge-to-refuge loop in the eastern French Pyrenees. Its 5-day format links French Catalonia’s Conflent and Vallespir valleys around the Canigou Massif.

This expert 215 km point-to-point trek links two famous alpine bases, Chamonix and Zermatt. Over 12–14 days, it suits experienced hikers wanting a demanding high route towards the Matterhorn.

This 70 km Austrian traverse is hard, high and varied, crossing ridgelines, cirques, scree and alpine meadows. The full Schladminger Tauern High Trail takes 7 days from Hochwurzen to St. Nikolai.

Alta Via 2 belongs here as the tougher Dolomites high route: 160 km over 13 days from Bressanone to Feltre, with expert grading and rocky alpine terrain throughout the traverse.

Carros de Foc brings the refuge-to-refuge format to the Catalan Pyrenees. This strenuous 65 km loop takes 5–7 days through mountainous terrain, alpine sections, forest and lakes.

A compact Italian hut-to-hut option, the Gran Paradiso Trek covers 55 km in 5 days through Gran Paradiso National Park. Its hard grade suits hikers wanting a shorter but serious alpine route.

The Stubai High Trail packs a lot into 80 km, usually 7–8 days. This hard Austrian loop is defined by steep, narrow, exposed paths, rocky ground, scree and boulder fields.

Short but not easy, the Rätikon High Trail is a 45 km, 4-day hard loop through limestone mountains on the Austria–Switzerland border, starting and finishing at the Lünersee.