Skip to content
  • Map
  • Route Finder
  • Route Planner
  • Travel Guide
Sign upor
Log in
  • Map
  • Route Finder
  • Route Planner
  • Travel Guide
Sign up
  • Places & Accommodation
    • Places to visit
    • Eat & drink
    • Huts
    • Accommodation
    • Ski resorts
    • Crags
  • News & Conditions
    • Current Conditions
    • Weather
    • Webcams
    • Avalanche Report
    • Events
  • Inspiration
    • Collections
    • Offers
    • Travel Stories
    • Publications
  • Community
    • Challenges
    • Groups
  • Settings
  • Help
Back
Routes Germany Via Alpina - Purple Trail
Long-Distance Hiking PremiumPremium content

Via Alpina - Purple Trail

Long-Distance Hiking
Logo Outdooractive Premium
Responsible for this content
Outdooractive Premium Verified partner  Explorers Choice 
  • Faszinierende Bergwelt am Obir in Kärnten
    Faszinierende Bergwelt am Obir in Kärnten
    Photo: ÖTK Österreichischer Touristenklub , ÖTK
m 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 1000 800 600 400 200 km Hochgern (1.748 m) Kampenwand Ostgipfel Ausblick zum Hochgern Staffn-Alm
difficult
Distance 1,043.6 km
Duration365:00 h
Ascent55,100 m
Descent56,415 m
Highest point2,296 m
Lowest point339 m
Internationally known long-distance hiking trail from Slovenia über Österreich to Germany

On 66 stages, the purple route of the Via Alpina leads from Slovenia via Austria to Germany. On the way from the Julian Alps to the Allgäu, the route crosses the Steiner Alps, the Karawanken, the Styrian Alps, the Niedere Tauern, the Dachstein, the Salzburg Alps, the Berchtesgaden Alps, the Chiemgau Alps, the Bavarian Pre-Alps and the Ammergau Alps. The landscape consists of limestone plateaus and mountain forests over large parts of the route. Away from the tourist sites, such as the Königssee and the Königsschlässern near Füssen, the violet Via Alpina is mostly off the beaten track. The adventure is usually no problem for experienced mountain hikers with sufficient stamina.


Localization

Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language

The Most Beautiful long-distance hikes in Germany
Carinthia › Klagenfurt County › Sankt Jakob im Rosental
Unlock all features with Pro+
With Pro+ you gain access to the route's details, including directions, pictures, the GPS track and other valuable information.

Already unlocked? Log in

PremiumPremium content Premium routes are provided by professional authors or publishers.
Publisher Outdooractive Premium

We are a team of dedicated athletes, nature lovers and photographers. The outdoors is both our passion and our element and as a Pro+ user, we're inviting you to join us along the way. This channel aims to share our personal recommendations with you alongside everything you need to know about our trips.

Outdooractive's Premium Routes provide you with our highest quality content: accurate tracks, reliable descriptions and captivating imagery. All Premium Routes can be saved offline and their tracks downloaded.


Questions and answers

Ask the first question

Would you like to the ask the author a question?


Rating

Write your first review

Help others by being the first to add a review.


Photos from others


Excursions and leisure tips for the region

Win an outfit from Martini Sportswear
Find out more!
Routes Germany Via Alpina - Purple Trail
App Store
Google Play Store
Huawei App Gallery
  • Our services
    • Register for free
    • Pro and Pro+
    • Pro for Search & Rescue
    • Benefits and discounts from our partners
    • Vouchers
    • B2B
  • More services
    • Help Center
    • Blog
    • Shop
    • Newsletter
    • Affiliate Program
  • Corporate
    • Discover Outdooractive
    • Careers
    • Team
    • corp.outdooractive.com
    • business.outdooractive.com
Learn more about the apps for Android and iOS
1% for the Planet Digitize the Planet
Choose a language
English
  • Deutsch
  • italiano
  • français
  • español
  • עברית
  • 中文
  • română
  • português (Portugal)
  • português (Brasil)
  • čeština
  • suomi
  • русский
  • magyar
  • norsk bokmål
  • slovenčina
  • Nederlands
  • 日本語
  • українська
  • हिन्दी
  • Türkçe
  • Ελληνικά
  • Mobile version
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Cancellation policy
  • Customer information
  • Terms of payment
  • Map information
  • Legal Disclosure