Alta Via 1 South Dolomites Trek

During this first day you will have to reach the selected accommodation in Cortina d'Ampezzo by the afternoon. You can have a break in the hotel facilities such as SPA and Swimming pool. Before dinner there will be a meeting with the guide.

Ascent: +740m. Descent: -800m. Altitude 2000 - 2600 m. Distance: 11km. Hiking time: 5h.

From Cortina d'Ampezzo, short transfer to the trailhead. The first stage of the trek begins from Passo Falzarego, where you face a not too demanding height difference between the sparse vegetation of the mid-mountain. Immediately you meet the fascinating Lake Limedes with its bucolic postcard landscape. Continuing slightly uphill you meet the Averau and Nuvolau forks, a prelude to the encounter with one of the most famous Dolomite profiles in the world: the so-called “Cinque Torri”. You continue along the gentle ups and downs of the path admiring the landscape of alpine meadows. Dinner and overnight stay in hut.

Ascent: +440m. Descent: -710m. Altitude 1800 - 2400 m. Distance: 10km. Hiking time: 4h.

The day begins immediately with the spectacle of Croda da Lago. Lake Federa here merges itself with the surrounding landscape and brings new emotions from every angle. Following the slightly uphill path, the contrasts between the green alpine clearings and the Dolomite peaks become harsher and more frequent with the suggestive profile of the Becco di Mezzodì and the Col della Puina, where the path continues downhill with a progressively lower altitude and below 2000 meters above sea level. The trek continues on a slight descent with the imposing 3000 meters of the majestic Monte Pelmo on the left. Dinner and overnight stay in hut.

Ascent: +950m. Descent: -470m. Altitude 1700 - 2250 m. Distance: 11km. Hiking time: 6h.

The fourth day route is characterized by a slight uphill alternating with short ups and downs with very limited height differences. The first part of the hike is immersed in alpine vegetation, but this becomes increasingly sparser as you approach Mount Coldai. Here you find the fantastic Lake Coldai, which takes on an unmistakable turquoise color on days of good weather. Passing through the Forcelle Coldai and Col Negro, the trek continues gently and you walk with the mountain group on your left. The latter is dominated by the 3200 meters above sea level of Monte Civetta, the last suggestive landscape of the day. Dinner and overnight stay in hut.

Ascent: +1020m. Descent: -1450m. Altitude 1400 - 2100 m. Distance: 14km. Hiking time: 7h.

Today you enter in the most unexplored part of our tour: the Moiazza Dolomites. You leave keeping the Civetta group on the left, which accompanies you along the path with a succession of peaks between 2500 and 3000 meters above sea level. Walking towards gradually gentler landscapes, you enter the vegetation in the direction of the Mario Vazzoler hut, surrounded by the fascinating botanical garden dedicated to Antonio Segni. The excursion continues uphill hiking surrounded by green meadows and mountain woods. Dinner and overnight stay in hut.

Ascent: +590m. Descent: -560m. Altitude 1500 - 2000 m. Distance: 13km. Hiking time: 5h.

You hike in a very different scenario than the one of the first hiking days. In the southern part of the Alta Via 1 landscapes become more authentic and less crowded. During the hike you meet typical, not-renewed alpine dairies and other characteristic buildings of these remote alpine lands. The crossing of Forcella Moschesin (1940 m) represents the most demanding part of today's outing. Dinner and overnight stay in hut.

Ascent: +600m. Descent: -1880m. Altitude 750 - 2450 m. Distance: 14km. Hiking time: 7h.

Last hiking day in the Dolomites, discovering the beauty of Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park. You start the day hiking uphill to the Forcella de Zita Sud (2351 m), to then facing a long descent to go back down to valley. During the way you discover several casere. Originally, a casera was the building used by the alpine dairy staff as a shelter and for the production of milk derivates. Descent and private transfer to the base camp hotel. Overnight stay in hotel.

In the morning you will take our private transfer that will bring you to your initial point.