Come hiking with Alpine Exploratory in 2021

Alpine Exploratory offers some of the best long-distance walking trails in the Alps, Scandinavia and the UK. Our system of knowledge is based on a long history of walking the routes and exploring each country and mountainous area we operate in. We use this knowledge to ensure that you have the best poosible experience of your chosen route.

About us

Here we show our full routes for 2021. On most routes we offer sub-sections of the trail, and a choice of self-guided or guided.

The Alps - Self-guided and Guided
Scandinavia - Self-guided and Guided
The UK - Self-guided and Guided

Alpine Exploratory's
2021 routes in the Alps

Adlerweg

3 July to 17 September 2021
Austrian Tyrol

Trek the Austrian Tyrol from East to West, St Johann to St Anton in 18 stages

Alta Via 1

18 July to 17 September 2021
Italian Dolomites

Trek from hut to hut in the Italian Dolomites on good paths and tracks in 10 stages

Julian Alps Hut-to-Hut

18 July to 17 September 2021
Julian Alps

Walk Slovenia's high mountains, with exciting huts, a loop from Bohinj of 5 stages

Tour du Mont Blanc

3 July to 17 September 2021
Haute Savoie, Aosta, Valais

Follow the classic TMB route. A superb circuit from Chamonix in 11 stages

Tour of the Vanoise

1 August to 17 September 2021
Vanoise National Park

Walk the Tour of the Vanoise in a spectacular 11 day circuit through the Vanoise National Park.

Via Alpina

18 July to 17 September 2021
Swiss Alps

Walk East to West across Switzerland, crossing a series of mountain passes in 18 stages

Walker's Haute Route

18 July to 17 September 2021
Haute Savoie, Valais

Trek Chamonix to Zermatt, bases of Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn, in 14 stages

Alpine Exploratory's
2021 routes in Scandinavia

Jotunheimen Tour

18 July to 28 August 2021
Jotunheimen National Park

Trek a circuit of the Jotunheimen linking homely huts by rocky trails, in 6 or 8 stages

Kungsleden

18 July to 17 September 2021
Swedish Lapland

Rocky paths through wide valleys, extensive forests and charming huts, 6 stages

National Parks Venabu

18 July to 17 September 2021
Rondane, Jotunheimen, Dovrefjell

Guided mountain day walks from our comfortable lodge at Venabu, 6 stages

Alpine Exploratory's
2021 routes in the UK

Coast to Coast

2 May to 17 September 2021
Lakes, Dales, Moors

Follow Wainwright's route from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, in 14 stages

Great Glen Way

2 May to 17 September 2021
Scottish Highlands

Trek from Fort William to Inverness through the gentle Great Glen in 6 stages

Hebridean Way

2 May to 17 September 2021
Outer Hebrides

Trek the island chain from Barra to Lewis, past white sandy beaches, in 12 stages

Lake District Tour

2 May to 17 September 2021
Lake District

Starting from Ambleside, trek a circuit of the main areas of Lakeland in 6 stages

Pennine Way

2 May to 17 September 2021
Pennines, Dales, Cheviots

Complete the rugged Pennine Way from Edale to Kirk Yetholm in 19 stages

West Highland Way

2 May to 17 September 2021
Scottish Highlands

Walk Scotland's classic long distance path from Milngavie to Fort William in 7 stages

In the pipeline

We plan Alpine Exploratory's new routes a way ahead, looking forward to the series of visits that will lay the ground for a new trip. Our most recent additions are the Tour of the Vanoise in France and the Kungsleden in Sweden, as well as our Hebridean Way route in Scotland. Here we set out our plans for exploration from 2021 to 2023:

In the pipeline

Join us in 2021 or 2022

Thank you!

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