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Full Alta Via 1 with Hotel Before and After
Duration: 10 days
Trails: T3 trails
Distance: 10 - 15 km per day
Ascent per day: 500 - 1000 m ascent per day
> Walk the Atla Via 1 from Lago di Braies to La Pissa bus stop
> Spend the night in cozy Italian Rifugios
> Accommodation in Cortina d'Ampezzo and Belluno is included
The Alta Via 1, also known as the Dolomite High Route 1, is one of Italy's most famous trekking trails and is the easiest and most popular of the high routes that go through the Dolomites. The Dolomites are located in north-eastern Italy and stretch throughout the provinces of Belluno, South Tyrol, and Trentino.
During this 10-day adventure you will hike the entire Alta Via 1, from Lago di Braies to the La Pissa bus stop. Your trek begins upon your arrival in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where you spend the night in a comfortable hotel The next day you depart for Lago Di Braies, the starting point of your Alta Via 1 trek. Along the way you spend the whole day discovering the breathtaking Dolomites. You will spend the night in atmospheric and hospitable mountain huts, also called rifugios. Here you can enjoy delicious Italian dishes and you will also meet many other hikers. At the end of your trek you stay one night in a hotel in Belluno. Bookatrekking.com makes sure your huts are booked including dinner and breakfast, the only thing left for you to do is to enjoy the beautiful trails on the Alta Via 1.
> Spend the night in cozy Italian Rifugios
> Accommodation in Cortina d'Ampezzo and Belluno is included
The Alta Via 1, also known as the Dolomite High Route 1, is one of Italy's most famous trekking trails and is the easiest and most popular of the high routes that go through the Dolomites. The Dolomites are located in north-eastern Italy and stretch throughout the provinces of Belluno, South Tyrol, and Trentino.
During this 10-day adventure you will hike the entire Alta Via 1, from Lago di Braies to the La Pissa bus stop. Your trek begins upon your arrival in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where you spend the night in a comfortable hotel The next day you depart for Lago Di Braies, the starting point of your Alta Via 1 trek. Along the way you spend the whole day discovering the breathtaking Dolomites. You will spend the night in atmospheric and hospitable mountain huts, also called rifugios. Here you can enjoy delicious Italian dishes and you will also meet many other hikers. At the end of your trek you stay one night in a hotel in Belluno. Bookatrekking.com makes sure your huts are booked including dinner and breakfast, the only thing left for you to do is to enjoy the beautiful trails on the Alta Via 1.
Itinerary
Day
1
Arrival day
Today you will arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where we have booked a hotel room for you. Cortina d'Ampezzo offers Italian charm with its atmospheric streets, culinary delights and historical sites, making it the ideal destination for an unforgettable start to your Alta Via di Capra adventure.
Hotel Cristallino (Cortina d'Ampezzo)
Day
2
Lago di Braies - Rifugio Pederü
Duration: 06:00 h
Distance: 14.3 km
Ascent: 920 m
Descent: 830 m
The first stage begins at the beautiful alpine lake Lago di Braies, surrounded by towering peaks and pine forests. It begins with a steady climb to the first pass Forcella Sora Forno. On this part of the route you will encounter several steep rock faces that you cross by short but exciting zigzag routes using cables. At the pass you will enter the Dolomiti National Park. The Panorama of the wide, expansive pass is vast and breathtaking, including views of the peaks of the northern Dolomites, as well as the peaks of Marmolada and Tofane. You then begin a steep descent into the rocky valley with fascinating orange rock walls, the last part of the stage consists of a final long uphill stretch.
Rifugio Pederü
Day
3
Rifugio Pederü - Rifugio Lagazuoi
Duration: 07:45 h
Distance: 17.5 km
Ascent: 1540 m
Descent: 420 m
On this stage, the real highlights of the trip begin when you reach the Cortina d'Ampezzo Valley, cross one of the most exciting passes of the entire trip, and reach the pinnacle of the trip: the summit of Lagazuoi. The stage begins through idyllic meadows, streams, and rolling stone pastures and becomes rockier and more exciting. As the day progresses, the trail heads toward the Forcella Del Lago pass. From the top of the pass, you are faced with a steep descent. Eventually, you will be rewarded with a beautiful view of the picturesque Lago di Lagazuoi. You round off the stage with the steep climb to the top of Mount Lagazuoi. At the top, you reach the busy Rifugio Lagazuoi with one of the most beautiful panoramas of the entire Dolomites.
Rifugio Lagazuoi
Day
4
Rifugio Lagazuoi - Rifugio Scoiattoli
Duration: 03:45 h
Distance: 8.9 km
Ascent: 370 m
Descent: 780 m
This stage takes you to the heart of the Cortina Valley: Cinque Torri, perhaps the most beautiful and spectacular spot of the entire trip. Today the Alta Via 1 briefly descends into the valley before making the climb to Nuvolau. Along the way you'll pass the fascinating and famous Cinque Torri area, the center for rock climbing, and well worth a detour to explore the “five-rock towers. You'll spend the night at Rifugio Scoiattoli but you'll want to experience sunset at the adjacent Rifugio Nuvolau, the recently renovated rifugio built on a spire and offering a 360-degree panorama.
Rifugio Scoiattoli
Day
5
Rifugio Scoiattoli - Rifugio Passo Staulanza
Duration: 06:40 h
Distance: 16.6 km
Ascent: 580 m
Descent: 1040 m
The stage begins with the most technically challenging and exposed part of the entire route: a series of via ferrata paths with cables and ladders descending from Nuvolau into the valley. This section is thrilling but short. If you follow our route, you’ll pass by this via ferrata but won’t actually use it. You will, however, encounter a section with ladders and fixed cables to hold on to. These kinds of cables are common along the route; they are there for extra support and do not require any special equipment.
Then you descend the rest of the way to a mountain pass near the valley where you start climbing again, to the pass of Forcella Ambrizzola. As you cross this pass, the impressive Monte Pelmo looms in the background. Here you descend through stretches of forest until Monte Pelmo, also known as the Throne of the Gods, suddenly comes incredibly close. You continue past Rifugio Città di Fume to the Staulanza pass where you find the cozy Rifugio Passo Staulanza.
Rifugio Passo Staulanza
Day
6
Rifugio Passo Staulanza - Rifugio Vazzoler
Duration: 05:25 h
Distance: 16.3 km
Ascent: 900 m
Descent: 970 m
Today you will make a long steep ascent past Rifugio Coldai where you will enter the surroundings of Monte Civetta. Along the way you will enjoy some of the best views of the magnificent massive Pelmo that towers high above the valley from Rifugio Coldai. Continue on to the beautiful Lago Coldai. You can take a break at Rifugio Tissi, a popular rifugio on the Alta Via 1, but the goal for today is Rifugio Vazzoler, on the south side of Punta de Gasperi.
Rifugio Vazzoler
Day
7
Rifugio Vazzoler - Rifugio Carestiato
Duration: 06:30 h
Distance: 14.7 km
Ascent: 940 m
Descent: 1360 m
From Rifugio Vazzoler you will descend gently through meadows across from the phenomenal Monte Civetta as you round the southernmost corner of the Civetta. From here you will begin a steady climb approaching the thrilling pass of Col de l'Ors. After this follows a brief short climb to Forcella del Camp. You descend and traverse through large hoods and scree before reaching Rifugio Carestiato.
Rifugio Carestiato
Day
8
Rifugio Carestiato - Rifugio Pian di Fontana
Duration: 08:10 h
Distance: 18.9 km
Ascent: 1010 m
Descent: 1180 m
Your day begins by descending to a road pass from where you enter the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park. The Alta Via 1 continues and after a short climb reaches a spectacular lookout just before the Forcella del Moschesin where you take in the Cime di Zita formation before you. From here you begin the ascent to one of the most difficult passes on the whole trip the Forcella di Zita Sud. This is one of the best sections on the whole Alta Via 1. After a final steep ascent, you reach a narrow exposed Rocky Ridge. Here you have several steep exposed sections, which are short but not for the faint-hearted. The pass is the gateway to one of the most beautiful valleys on the Alta Via 1. The descent is gentle at first but it then steepens down a grassy hillside before reaching the Rifugio Pian di Fontana.
Rifugio Pian de Fontana
Day
9
Rifugio Pian de Fontana - Albergo Delle Alpi (Belluno)
Duration: 05:05 h
Distance: 11.7 km
Ascent: 250 m
Descent: 1350 m
From Rifugio Pian di Fontana you descend quickly for a short but steady forested climb to a grassy path and dizzying views down. After passing Rifugio Bianchet, you enter a beautiful ravine as you make the final descent to the La Pissa bus stop. From La Pissa catch the bus and travel to tonight's accommodation, Albergo Delle Alpi in Belluno.
Albergo Delle Alpi (Belluno)
Day
10
Departure day
The last day has arrived. After a nice breakfast, check out of the hotel and continue the rest of your trip.
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