GTA history – Summer-Ends.de

2022-08-292026-01-20

2022 Italy – Grande Traversata delle Alpi

The Grande Traversata delle Alpi was developed in the late 20th century as a response to depopulation and economic decline in many alpine valleys of Piedmont. For centuries, these regions were sustained by agriculture, pastoralism, forestry, and cross-border trade. With industrialization and urban migration, many mountain villages lost population and economic relevance.

2021-08-312026-01-20

2021 Italy – Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA) – II

The Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA) — or Great Alpine Traverse — is one of Italy’s most ambitious and rewarding long-distance walking routes. Stretching for roughly 1,000 km across the western Italian Alps, the GTA leads hikers from the Swiss border in Piedmont southward toward the Ligurian frontier. The route traverses remote valleys, high ridges, wild alpine terrain, and centuries-old mountain communities, offering a deep, immersive experience of Italy’s high mountains away from major tourist corridors.

2021-08-302026-01-20

2021 Italy – Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA) – I

The Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA) is a long-distance hiking route that crosses the western Italian Alps from north to south, following a network of historic mountain paths. Extending for approximately 1,000 kilometers, the route runs through the Piedmont region, connecting high alpine passes, remote valleys, and small mountain villages rarely visited by mass tourism.