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The Alpine Pass Route is a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps in Switzerland. It starts in Sargans in eastern Switzerland, and crosses the heart of country westwards to finish in Montreux on the shore of Lake Geneva. The total route covers over 350 km (220 mi), crosses 16 mountain passes, and takes around 20 walking days to complete.

The route [edit]

There are a number of variations on the precise route, but the following stages are fairly standard:

The central portion of the route through the Berner Oberland is the most spectacular, with many hikers choosing to hike a few passes rather than the whole route in one go. The excellent transport connections give many possibilities for breaking it up.

Signposting [edit]

The signposting along the route is excellent, with countless signs, markers and arrows. Most of the signs carry the name of the next pass or town, but increasingly the green square "Via Alpina" signs are being introduced. This route is now called route number 1 of a collection of long-distance walking routes.

External links [edit]



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Estes Park Trail-Gazette
Thu, 23 May 2013 06:09:58 -0700

The Alpine Pass Route: East to West across Switzerland (on July 15). In 2011, Pete and Linda Langer hiked 120 miles of Switzerland's Alpine Pass Route, trekking into the Berner Oberland and through the spectacular Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen valleys.
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