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Day Walks in the Dolomites

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

ISBN

9781786311214

Availability

Published

14 Apr 2023

Reprinted

31 Mar 2025

Edition

Fourth

Pages

256

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.40cm

Weight

290g

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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

Reprinted

31 Mar 2025

Edition

Fourth

Pages

256

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.40cm

Weight

290g

Delivery & Returns

Overview

Guidebook to 50 day walks in the Dolomites, showcasing the best mountain routes in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeastern Italy. The Dolomites offer fantastic walking from June to September and can easily be reached from Verona, Treviso, Venice and Innsbruck.

Including easy, moderate and strenuous hut-supported walks, the routes range from 2–13 miles (3–21km), each designed to fit into a single day. They centre around key bases such as Cortina d'Ampezzo, San Vito di Cadore, Sesto and Misurina.

1:50,000 maps included for each walk
Advice on access, refreshments and public transport
Highlights include Tri Cime di Lavaredo, Pelmo and Marmolada
Listing of rifuges and accommodation providers
GPX files available to download

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

February 2025

Alpine Clubs

Neither the American Alpine Club nor the Alpine Club of Canada belong to the reciprocal agreement in the Alps so walkers are advised to join CAI, the Italian Alpine Club if interested in alpine rescue insurance and reduced rates in huts.

September 2023

p208 Main route

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

Downloads

Day Walks in the Dolomites - GPX File

By 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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