Trekking in the Alps

Trekking in the Alps is immensely satisfying. The physical challenge is part of it, but so too is the sense of achievement as you get to the top of a lofty pass that may have taken several hours to reach. Then there are the views, the ever-changing panoramas and the distant horizon adorned with peaks and ridges that lures you on day after day.

Edited by Alpine specialist Kev Reynolds, and written by a team of eight experienced authors, writers and guides bringing these classic treks to life. This compilation of the best walking in the Alps looks at each trek in turn, discovering what makes them special, and how to choose your next trekking holiday.

Classic treks

Tour of Mont Blanc

Tour of the Matterhorn

Tour of Monte Rosa

Chamonix to Zermatt - Walker’s Haute Route

Tour of the Jungfrau Region

Tour of the Vanoise

Alta Via 1 & 2, Italian Dolomites

Longer trans-Alpine treks

GR5 Trail: Through the French Alps (Lake Geneva to Nice)

E5 Across the Eastern Alps

Grande Traversata delle Alpi: GTA, Italian Alps

Traverse of the Julian Alps, Slovenia

For the Alpine adventurer

The Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland

Tour of the Oisans

Tour of the Queyras

Tour of Mont Ruan

The Stubai High-level Route, Austria

The Zillertal High-level Route, Austria

Gran Paradiso Alta Via 2

Tour of the Ratikon, Swiss and Austrian Alps

•Seasons - summer-only - from late June until the end of September

•Centres - Chamonix, Zermatt, Grindelwald, Sargans, Brand, Briançon, Modane, Bourg d’Oisans, Neustift, Mayrhofen, Ormea, Bressanone, Lago di Braies, Kranjska Gora, La Thuile, Emosson

•Difficulty - a wide range of difficulty and/or commitment, from mildly demanding to strenuous; on some treks glaciers are crossed which require the use of ice axe and rope

•Must See - All the great Alpine regions and their peaks: Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, the Jungfrau, the Oisans, the Vanoise, the Queyras, Mont Ruan, the Stubai, the Zillertal, the Eastern Alps, Gran Paradiso, the Italian Alps, the Dolomites, the Rätikon and the Slovenian Alps

ISBN:9781852846008