Alpine Pass usually refers to mountain passes in the Alps, but in many hiking and travel contexts “the Alpine Pass Route” is meant, which is in Switzerland.

Quick answer

  • The Alpine Pass Route runs across Switzerland from east to west , starting near Sargans in eastern Switzerland and finishing at Montreux on Lake Geneva in the west.
  • It crosses the Swiss Alps through multiple high passes in regions like the Bernese Oberland, so “Alpine Pass” in this sense is in the Swiss Alps.

A bit more detail

  • The full route is a long-distance hiking trail of roughly 325–340 km, linking Sargans (east) with Montreux on Lake Geneva (west), and it traverses about 16 mountain passes.
  • When people online say “Alpine Pass” without more context, they often mean this Alpine Pass Route in Switzerland, rather than a single specific road pass like Stelvio or Brenner in Italy/Austria.

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