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A convivial hut scene (Photo: Max and Frances Harre)

Most nights on the schedule described in this guide, and especially those spent at altitude, will involve staying in a mountain hut. If this is your first long-distance trip in the Alps, mountain huts may take some getting used to but the social aspect of sharing a ‘mountain pilgrimage’ with a varied group of, largely German, fellow travellers, in family groups, couples or walking alone, could be said to be a key part of the Munich to Venice experience.

By sharing rooms and evening meals everyone soon gets to know each other and a mutually supportive network is formed. Germans generally speak good English and will happily help explain the difference between Leberknödel and Speckknödel. Groups emerge and evolve as walkers on different schedules arrive and depart.

In addition to mountain huts, some nights will be spent in delightful small alpine hotels. These are comfortable and provide a welcome change from the huts. In the summer season they offer surprisingly good value. And if you prefer to avoid the communal living, alternative itineraries which minimise the use of huts are described in the introductions to some of the sections.