page_title: Alpine Pass Route
section_title: The route
hierarchical_section_title: Alpine Pass Route / The route
caption_attribution_description: English: Kandersteg, village in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
context_page_description: The Alpine Pass Route is a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps in Switzerland, part of the Via Alpina route. 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 325 kilometres and crosses 16 mountain passes, and takes 15 or more walking days to complete.
context_section_description: There are a number of variations on the precise route, but the following stages are fairly standard:
  The Via Alpina green trail follows the Swiss National Route no. 1 (previously known as the Swiss Alpine Pass Route from Sargans to Lenk, which then continues over a further four passes to Montreux.
  From Sargans over the Foo Pass to Elm
  Over the Richetli Pass to Linthal
  Over the Klausen Pass to Flüelen
  Over the Surenen Pass to Engelberg
  Over the Joch Pass to Meiringen
  Over the Grosse Scheidegg Pass to Grindelwald
  Over the Kleine Scheidegg Pass to Lauterbrunnen
  Over the Sefinenfurgge Pass to Griesalp
  Over the Hohtürli Pass to Kandersteg
  Over the Bunderchrinde Pass to Adelboden
  Over the Hahnenmoos Pass to Lenk
  Over the Trütlisberg Pass to Lauenen
  Over the Krinne to Gsteig
  Over the Col des Andérets to Col des Mosses
  Over the Col de Chaude to Montreux
  The central portion of the route through the Bernese 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.
caption: Kandersteg, a village in the Bernese Oberland
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