the path, which is divided into 368 legs, begins in trieste and then crosses the entire alpine arc, the entire apennine mountain chain, sicily and sardinia before ending at santa teresa gallura in sardinia. the trail uses long sections of pre-existing trails including the grand alpine trail ("gta: grande traversata delle alpi"), the ligurian mountain trail ("avml: alta via dei monti liguri"), and the tuscan grand apennine trail ("gea: grande escursione appenninica").