Day Walks in the Dolomites

50 short walks and all-day hikes in the Italian Dolomites

By Gillian Price

ISBN

9781786311214

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Published

14 Apr 2023

Edition

Fourth

Pages

256

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.45cm

Weight

300g

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Guide 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 offer fantastic walking from June to September and can easily be reached from Verona, Treviso, Venice and Innsbruck airports.

Seasons

July-September best for walking with good conditions and all lifts, public transport and huts open. Low altitude routes from May if winter snowfall has been light; paths are quiet in October

Centres

Cortina d'Ampezzo, San Vito di Cadore, Sesto, Misurina, La Villa, Ortisei, Alpe di Siusi, Vigo di Fassa, Passo di Costalunga, San Martino di Castrozza, Alleghe, Forno di Zoldo, Madonna di Campiglio

Difficulty

Selection of walking routes from Grade 1 simple strolls, Grade 2 routes over rocky mountain terrain requiring some experience and fitness, to challenging Grade 3, sometimes with a little exposure and extra distance. Some routes contain aided sections.

Must See

Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Brenta Dolomites, Civetta; old smuggler's route Viel del Pan, high altitude Piz Boè circuit; Ammonite fossils on Puez-Odle and dinosaur tracks on the Pelmo; sparkling lakes Carezza, Misurina and Sorapiss; alpine wildflowers; marmots, chamois, ibex, birds of prey

ISBN

9781786311214

Availability

Published

14 Apr 2023

Edition

Fourth

Pages

256

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.45cm

Weight

300g

Overview

This guidebook describes 50 spectacular walks spanning the breadth of the Dolomites mountains in northeast Italy. Carefully selected to give walkers a taste of the unique character of the local area, each walk can be tackled in a single day, allowing visitors to travel light and return to their accommodation at day's end. Graded from easy to strenuous, there are walks for all abilities, ranging from 3km hour-long lake strolls and lift-assisted short walks to 20km full-day high-altitude hikes. Most routes take in mountain huts offering refreshments and accommodation, and the guide includes notes on food and drink, history, folklore, nature and geology. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Dolomites are easily accessible by train via Austria and Italy, and by air via Verona, Venice, Treviso and Innsbruck airports. From the iconic peaks of Tre Cime di Lavaredo and throne-like Pelmo to the Queen of the Dolomites, the Marmolada, and the fairytale Brenta Dolomites, this guide includes the key valleys and gateway towns for accessing the mountains, along with details of public transport options to reach the trailhead.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Route summary table

Preface

Introduction

The Dolomites

Valleys and bases

Languages and place names

Geology

Plants and flowers

Wildlife

Nature parks

Getting there

Local transport

Information

When to go

Accommodation

Food and drink

What to take

Maps

Dos and don’ts

Emergencies

Using this guide

The Walks

Walk 1 Lago di Braies

Walk 2 Rifugio Biella Loop

Walk 3 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 The Val Fiscalina Tour

Walk 8 The Tre Cime di Lavaredo Loop

Walk 9 Through the Cadini di Misurina

Walk 10 Monte Piana

Walk 11 Lago di Misurina

Walk 12 Val Popena Alta

Walk 13 Rifugio Vandelli Traverse

Walk 14 Forcella Zumèles and the Cristallo

Walk 15 Below the Antelao

Walk 16 Rifugio Padova and Rifugio Tita Barba

Walk 17 The Pramper Circuit

Walk 18 Lago Coldai and the Civetta

Walk 19 The Pelmo Tour

Walk 20 Gores de Federa

Walk 21 Around the Croda da Lago

Walk 22 The Cinque Torri

Walk 23 Up the Nuvolau

Walk 24 Skirting the Tofana di Rozes

Walk 25 The Lagazuoi Tunnels

Walk 26 The Kaiserjäger Route

Walk 27 Round the Settsass

Walk 28 Santa Croce Sanctuary

Walk 29 Sass de Putia

Walk 30 Sentiero delle Odle

Walk 31 The Rasciesa Ridge

Walk 32 Across the Puez-Odle Altopiano

Walk 33 The Bullaccia Tour

Walk 34 Alpe di Siusi Circuit and Rifugio Bolzano

Walk 35 Castel Presule

Walk 36 Val Ciamin

Walk 37 The Inner Catinaccio

Walk 38 Sentiero del Masaré

Walk 39 The Latemar Labyrinth and Lago di Carezza

Walk 40 Circumnavigating Sassopiatto-Sassolungo

Walk 41 The Sella and Piz Boè

Walk 42 Viel del Pan

Walk 43 The Sas de Adam Crest

Walk 44 The Marmolada and Punta Serauta

Walk 45 Rifugio Falier in Valle Ombretta

Walk 46 Rifugio Mulaz

Walk 47 The Pale di San Martino Altopiano

Walk 48 Val Canali and Rifugio Treviso

Walk 49 The Brenta Dolomites Tour

Walk 50 Val d’Ambiez

Appendix A Useful contacts

Appendix B Rifugi

Appendix C Italian–German–English glossary

Appendix D Further Reading

Updates

September 2023

p208 Main route

Line 4 should be 'keep L on n.627' (not n.637).

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Gillian Price

Gillian Price has trekked throughout Asia and the Himalayas, but now lives in Venice. Gillian has steadily explored the mountain ranges of Italy, and Corsica, and brought them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. She is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) and Mountain Wilderness.

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