Dolomites Alta Via 1 Self Guided Hike

Make your own way to Dobbiaco (Toblach) and check-in at your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to soak in the peaceful atmosphere. Take a stroll through the small streets of this charming village, wonderfully located on a plateau surrounded with meadows and pastures and dominated by some of the most beautiful and imposing peaks of the Dolomites.

Take a bus from Dobbiaco to Lake Brais, (must be prebooked, details in your Pre Departure Information). Your first hiking day is challenging but extremely rewarding: along the way are incredible views including the romantic Braies Lake and the Rifugio Biella, at the foot of the imposing Croda del Becco mountain. Your accommodation for tonight is Fodara Vedla, a mountain rifugio immersed in a peaceful scenery of meadows and huts, with the peaks of Croda Rossa d’Ampezzo (3146m), Cristallo (3221m) and Tofana (Fanes, 3243m) mountains as a backdrop. Overnight Rifugio Fodara Vedla (1980m) or Sennes hut, subject to availability. Distance 9km/5.6mi, +979m/3211ft, -342m/1122ft

Today’s itinerary runs through an almost lunar landscape: one of the highlights along the way is Lake Piciodel, with its typical green colour. After a long descent to the Pederu hut you start your final ascent to the Fanes plateau. Here you will sleep in a mountain hut (at 2022m) surrounded by trees and rugged peaks, in the heart of Fanes, Sennes and Braies National Park. Distance 10km/6.25mi, +592m/1942ft, -664m/2178ft

Today is full of highlights! Starting from your hut in Fanes, you hike to the Limo Pass and to the nearby Limo Lake. You continue to the beautiful Lagazuoi Alp, with the small but enchanting Lake Lagazuoi, a bright blue spot surrounded by ragged peaks: this area is famous for its underground tunnels and trenches built during WWI. Overnight Rifugio Lagazuoi (2752m). Distance 12km/7.5mi, +846m/2775ft, -375m/1230ft * Note: -Luggage transfer is not possible on this day, you will need to carry your overnight gear required in your daypack. -Rifugio Lagazuoi has limited availability. If not available when you book, you will need to take the cable car (own cost) down to Passo Falzarego and then walk 1km or take the bus to the alternative accommodation, Rifugio Valparola or Rifugio Col Gallina.

From the hut you descend to Falzarego Pass before climbing towards the top of Mount Avelau. Today’s hike is challenging, but the beautiful scenery is definitely worth your efforts. Rifugio Nuvolau, along your hike, offers some of the most beautiful views in the Dolomites area. Overnight Rifugio Fedare (2000m). Distance 10km/6,25mi, +666m/2185ft, -746m/2447ft

A short transfer this morning (at 8.30 am, included) will take you to the top of Passo Giau. You then hike across the beautiful and wild Val Cernera: the views are incredible, from jagged peaks to peaceful meadows. Along the hike, you can reach with a short detour the Mesolithic site of Mondeval, where in 1987 a well-preserved skeleton of a hunter from the Mesolithic age was found. From Monte Pelmo, you will descend to Passo Staulanza and your accommodation (1783m). Distance 13km/8.1mi, +573m/1880ft, -1038m/3405ft

This morning you start hiking from passo Staulanza towards Col dei Baldi. From here, you hike on a nice path until the Coldai Refuge, where you can stop for a well-deserved break before proceeding to the beautiful mountain lake Coldai. Today’s destination is Rifugio Tissi, located in a panoramic position at 2260m. If you have some energy left, don’t miss a hike to the nearby peak of the Col Rean, with great views on the valley of Alleghe and the rugged peaks all around. Distance 11km/6.8mi, +900m/2953ft, -400m/1312ft *note: Luggage transfer is not possible to Rifugio Tissi, you will need to carry your overnight gear required in your daypack. You will be reunited with your luggage at Cappana Trieste when you meet with your transfer.

On your last day of the tour you gradually descend through the high Val Civetta and Sella di Pelsa along flower fields, mountain paths and Alpine huts where you can have a nice break in the Alpine garden overlooking the beautiful Valle Corpassa. From here you descend to the Rifugio Capanna Trieste, where a transfer takes you to Agordo. Arrangements end in Agordo. Distance 10km/6.25mi, +50m/164ft, -1150m/3773ft From Agordo you can take a bus to eg. Belluno to continue your onward travel. We can assist with a transfer from the Rifugio through to Cortina, or back to Dobbiaco, also with booking an extra night - please ask for our rates.