50 varied day walks in the mountains
Guidebook to day walks in the Italian Dolomites. The 50 graded walks range from short leisurely strolls to full-day high mountain expeditions, each designed to fit into a single day. The Dolomites are an ideal walking destination from June to September, and can easily be reached from Verona, Treviso, Venice and Innsbruck airports.
Seasons
June to October is ideal for walking. Snow can remain at the highest altitude well into July. Huts open late June to late September
Centres
Cortina, Sesto, Dobbiaco, Misurina, Forno di Zoldo, San Cassiano, Corvara, Canazei, Arabba, San Martino di Castrozza, Funes, Selva di Val Gardena, Ortisei, Fiè, Madonna di Campiglio
Difficulty
something for everyone - all walks graded from easy to strenuous; day walks (or two days with a night in a hut); some involve exposed sections with cable
Must See
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, marmots and ibex, wildflowers, Lagazuoi, dinosaur footprints on the Pelmo, Rifugio Nuvolau, Rifugio Palmieri, the Civetta, Pale di San Martino Altopiano, First World War sites, Piz Boè circuit on the Sella massif, Sentiero delle Odle
Contents
Introduction
The Dolomites
Geology
Plants and flowers
Wildlife
Protected areas
Getting there
Local transport
Information
When to go
Accommodation
Food and drink
What to take
Maps
Dos and don’ts
Emergencies
Using this guide
Walks
Walk 1 Lago di Braies
Walk 2 Rifugio Biella and Croda del Becco
Walk 3 Picco di Vallandro and Monte Specie
Walk 4 Alpe di Sennes Circuit
Walk 5 Landro to Cortina on the Old Railway Line
Walk 6 Torre dei Scarperi Circuit
Walk 7 Croda Rossa di Sesto Traverse
Walk 8 The Val Fiscalina Tour
Walk 9 The Tre Cime di Lavaredo Loop
Walk 10 Through the Cadini di Misurina
Walk 11 Monte Piana
Walk 12 Val Popena Alta
Walk 13 Rifugio Vandelli Traverse
Walk 14 Val d’Oten and the Antelao
Walk 15 Rifugio Padova to Rifugio Tita Barba
Walk 16 The Pramper Circuit
Walk 17 The Civetta’s Northwestern Flank
Walk 18 The Pelmo Tour
Walk 19 Round the Croda da Lago
Walk 20 The Cinque Torri
Walk 21 Up the Nuvolau
Walk 22 Skirting the Tofana di Rozes
Walk 23 The Lagazuoi Tunnels
Walk 24 The Kaiserjäger Route
Walk 25 Round the Settsass
Walk 26 Col di Lana
Walk 27 Santa Croce Sanctuary
Walk 28 Sass de Putia
Walk 29 Sentiero delle Odle
Walk 30 The Rasciesa Ridge
Walk 31 Across the Puez-Odle Altopiano
Walk 32 The Bullaccia
Walk 33 Castel Presule
Walk 34 Alpe di Siusi and Rifugio Bolzano
Walk 35 Val Ciamin
Walk 36 The Inner Catinaccio
Walk 37 Sentiero del Masaré
Walk 38 The Latemar Labyrinth and Lago di Carezza
Walk 39 Circumnavigating the Sassopiatto-Sassolungo
Walk 40 Piz Boè and the Sella
Walk 41 Viel del Pan
Walk 42 The Sass d’Adam Crest
Walk 43 The Marmolada and Punta Serauta
Walk 44 Rifugio Falier in Valle Ombretta
Walk 45 Rifugio Mulaz
Walk 46 On the Pale di San Martino Altopiano
Walk 47 Val Canali and Rifugio Treviso
Walk 48 Monte Pavione
Walk 49 The Brenta Dolomites Tour
Walk 50 Val d’Ambiez
Appendix A Italian–German–English glossary
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Further reading
