For The Goats: 3-day Alta Via di Capra

Today you will leave Cortina d'Ampezzo, and start this trek at the cable car, Tofana. For the first part of today, you will mainly walk under the cable car or choose to take the cable car. After all, you still have quite a few kilometers to cover before you arrive at Rifugio Cinque Torri . Should you choose to walk, your path will continue on a stretch of asphalt, leading you to Lago Ghedina, a beautiful mountain lake. After about 5 kilometers you pass Vista Lago, a breathtaking lake with a soothing atmosphere. You continue your way under the cable car and pass Rifugio Pomedes. From here it is another kilometer to get to Rifugio Dibona. After leaving Rifugio Dibona you immediately start the descent, then cross the main road SR48. From here you then start climbing again slowly, and again today you walk a little bit under the cable car. Before you reach Rifugio Cinque Torri, you will take a small detour to get a fantastic view of the mountain range.

Upon waking up, you already have beautiful views of Cinque Torri. These beautiful views will only get better today. In fact, after about a kilometer of walking you have a fantastic panoramic view of Tofana di Rozes and Castelletto. No matter which way you look here, it is breathtaking. A little further on you pass Forcella Nuvolau, and Rifugio Averau. From here you have wonderful views to the Marmolada, another mountain range. A little further on you have new panoramic views, this time of Ra Gusela, Passo Giau and the surrounding mountains. You continue your way through Passo Giau, one of the highlights you must have been to when in the Dolomites. You pass Forcella Zonia and Forcella Col Piombin. Further on you have beautiful views of Lago di Baste e Monte Mondeval, Croda da Lago, and Lago Federa. At the latter you will find Rifugio Croda da Lago, where you will spend the night.

Leaving Rifugio Croda da Lago, you can enjoy the beautiful Lago Federa one last time, taking your last beautiful pictures here. Further on you will have beautiful panoramic views of Lago d'Ajal and at Campo di Sotto you will leave the mountains, from here you can easily hike back to Cortina d'Ampezzo. You will pass Campo di Sopra, a small suburb of Cortina d'Ampezzo.