Glacier and ridges of the Alps from above in morning light
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Maps

Our own map of the Alps with huts and weather stations, plus the official national maps.

Map of the Alps

It covers the whole Alps, across every national border. What it shows and where it comes from:

  • Trails, places, huts, passes, water: from OpenStreetMap
  • Peaks, spot heights, terrain names: also from the national maps of swisstopo, IGN, BEV and GURS
  • Contour lines: every 10, 20 or 100 metres, depending on the zoom
  • Hillshading: gives the relief its depth
  • Elevation models: official data from all Alpine countries
Map of the Alps in topo^alpin

Trails

The colour shows the difficulty on the SAC scale, the line how visible the trail is on the ground. Both come from OpenStreetMap.

Difficulty

  • T1 hiking
  • T2–T3 mountain hiking
  • T4 alpine hiking
  • T5–T6 demanding alpine
  • other trails

Visibility

  • clearly visible
  • partly visible
  • barely visible

Also

  • Via ferrata
  • Cable car and lift
Mountain hut at blue hour with a weather station beside it in the snow

On the map

Weather stations

More than 1400 measuring stations in six countries show temperature and snow depth right where they stand. Tap one and its window opens with all its measurements.

Weather stations in topo^alpin

Huts

More than 5400 huts across the Alps, staffed and self-catering, from OpenStreetMap and updated every week. Tap one to see what it lists: elevation, operator, phone, email, website and winter room.

Huts in topo^alpin
Paper map, compass and smartphone with topo^alpin on a rock

Official maps

National maps

Every country has its own map series. The app joins them at the borders into one map. In Italy, our own map of the Alps takes over.

🇨🇭 swisstopo Landeskarte Switzerland

swisstopo Landeskarte in topo^alpin

From the Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo).

🇦🇹 Austrian Map Austria

Austrian Map in topo^alpin

From the Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV).

🇩🇪 BayernAtlas Bavarian Alps

BayernAtlas in topo^alpin

From the Bavarian surveying authority (LDBV).

🇫🇷 Plan IGN France

Plan IGN in topo^alpin

From the Institut géographique national (IGN).

🇸🇮 Državna topografska karta Slovenia

Državna topografska karta in topo^alpin

From the Surveying and Mapping Authority of Slovenia (GURS).

Map layers

On top of the Swiss national map, further layers are available.

Hiking trails in topo^alpin
Hiking trails the signposted trails, from swisstopo
Wildlife rest zones in topo^alpin
Wildlife rest zones designated by the cantons
Wildlife protection areas in topo^alpin
Wildlife protection areas the federal game reserves
Livestock guardian dogs in topo^alpin
Livestock guardian dogs pastures with dogs, from the FOEN

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