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The Best Hut-to-Hut Hikes in Europe: 15 Treks

Walk all day through high mountains and sleep in a mountain hut every night: the Alps, the Dolomites, Corsica, Iceland, Lapland and the Balkans. Every guide covers each stage with a map, elevation profile, places to stay and emergency help, free. Pick a trail, then follow it offline in the Outest app.

Updated: October 2026

#TrailCountryDistanceStages
1Tour du Mont BlancFrance · Italy · Switzerland166 km11
2Alta Via 1Italy · Dolomites118 km11
3Alta Via 2Italy · Dolomites160 km13
4Walker's Haute RouteFrance · Switzerland204 km12
5GR 20France · Corsica184 km16
6Tour of Monte RosaSwitzerland · Italy169 km9
7LaugavegurIceland · Highlands53 km4
8KungsledenSweden · Lapland103 km7
9Peaks of the BalkansAlbania · Kosovo · Montenegro179 km10
10Stubai High TrailAustria · Tyrol81 km9
11GR54 Tour des ÉcrinsFrance · Écrins192 km13
12Alta Via 4Italy · Dolomites72 km6
13Via AlpinaSwitzerland · Liechtenstein to Montreux390 km20
14Eagle Walk (Adlerweg)Austria · Tyrol359 km24
15Berliner HöhenwegAustria · Zillertal Alps79 km8
01

Tour du Mont Blanc

France · Italy · Switzerland · 166 km · 11 stages

The classic Alpine trek: a loop of about 170 km around the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy and Switzerland, with high passes, glacier views and a night in a mountain refuge almost every evening. Most hikers take 10 to 11 days.

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02

Alta Via 1

Italy · Dolomites · 118 km · 11 stages

The classic Dolomites trek: about 120 km from Lago di Braies in South Tyrol to Belluno in the Veneto, past Lagazuoi, the Cinque Torri, Monte Pelmo and the Civetta, sleeping in mountain refuges (rifugi). Most hikers take 10 to 13 days.

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03

Alta Via 2

Italy · Dolomites · 160 km · 13 stages

The tougher sister of the Alta Via 1: about 180 km from Bressanone (Brixen) in South Tyrol to Feltre in the Veneto, over the Puez, the Sella, past the Marmolada and across the Pale di San Martino and the Vette Feltrine, sleeping in mountain refuges (rifugi). Usually 13 stages, with some via ferrata sections.

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04

Walker's Haute Route

France · Switzerland · 204 km · 12 stages

The Walker's Haute Route from Chamonix in France to Zermatt in Switzerland: about 200 km and 11 passes through the Valais Alps, from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, sleeping in mountain huts, gîtes and village hotels. Most hikers take 12 to 14 days.

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05

GR 20

France · Corsica · 184 km · 16 stages

Corsica's mountain crossing: about 180 km from Calenzana in the north to Conca in the south, along the granite spine of the island. Rough, rocky and steep, it is often called the toughest long-distance trail in Europe. Most hikers take 12 to 16 days.

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06

Tour of Monte Rosa

Switzerland · Italy · 169 km · 9 stages

The Tour of Monte Rosa is a loop of about 165-175 km around the Monte Rosa massif, through Switzerland and Italy, from Zermatt over the Theodul Pass, the Walser valleys of Ayas, Gressoney, Alagna and Macugnaga, the Monte Moro Pass and the Europaweg. It has one glacier crossing and is usually walked in 9 to 11 days.

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07

Laugavegur

Iceland · Highlands · 53 km · 4 stages

Iceland's classic highland trek: about 55 km from the hot springs of Landmannalaugar to the birch valley of Þórsmörk, across rhyolite mountains, obsidian, snowfields, black sands and glacial rivers. Most hikers take four days, hut to hut.

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08

Kungsleden

Sweden · Lapland · 103 km · 7 stages

The best-known part of Sweden's King's Trail: about 105 km from Abisko to Nikkaluokta in Swedish Lapland, over the Tjäktja pass and past Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest mountain, sleeping in STF mountain huts. Most hikers take 6 or 7 days.

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09

Peaks of the Balkans

Albania · Kosovo · Montenegro · 179 km · 10 stages

A waymarked loop of about 190 km through the Accursed Mountains (Prokletije) of Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro: from Theth over the Valbona pass to Valbonë, through shepherd villages and past mountain lakes, with nights in family guesthouses. Most hikers take 10 to 13 days.

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10

Stubai High Trail

Austria · Tyrol · 81 km · 9 stages

A classic hut-to-hut loop above the Stubai Valley in Tyrol, Austria: about 81 km from Neustift and back, over high passes past eight Alpine Club huts. Usually 7 hut stages plus the climb up and the walk down, 8 to 9 days, sleeping in mountain huts.

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11

GR54 Tour des Écrins

France · Écrins · 192 km · 13 stages

The GR54 loop around the Écrins massif in the French Alps: about 194 km from Le Bourg-d'Oisans and back over 14 passes and almost 12,000 m of climbing. Usually 13 stages (10-13 days), sleeping in mountain refuges, gîtes and village hotels.

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12

Alta Via 4

Italy · Dolomites · 72 km · 6 stages

A short, demanding traverse of the eastern Dolomites: about 72 km (85 km officially) from San Candido to Pieve di Cadore past the Tre Cime, the Sorapiss and the Antelao, in 6 stages, sleeping in mountain refuges (rifugi), with several via ferrata sections.

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13

Via Alpina

Switzerland · Liechtenstein to Montreux · 390 km · 20 stages

Switzerland's national hiking route 1: about 390 km from Vaduz in Liechtenstein to Montreux on Lake Geneva, over 14 Alpine passes including the Surenenpass and the Hohtürli (2,778 m). 20 official stages, sleeping in village hotels, hostels and mountain inns.

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14

Eagle Walk (Adlerweg)

Austria · Tyrol · 359 km · 24 stages

The Adlerweg (Eagle Walk) crosses North Tyrol for about 359 km from St. Johann in Tirol to St. Christoph am Arlberg, through the Wilder Kaiser, the Karwendel, Innsbruck's Nordkette and the Lechtal Alps. 24 stages, with nights in Alpine club huts and village inns.

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15

Berliner Höhenweg

Austria · Zillertal Alps · 79 km · 8 stages

The Berliner Höhenweg (Zillertaler Runde): about 80 km hut to hut through the Zillertal Alps in Tyrol, from Finkenberg over the Schönbichler Horn (3,134 m) to the Karl-von-Edel-Hütte above Mayrhofen. Usually 8 stages, sleeping in eight Alpenverein huts.

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