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Best of Alta Via 1: Lago di Braies
Duration: 2 days
Trails: T2 trails
Distance: 0 - 10 km / 0 - 6 mi per day
Ascent per day: 250 - 500 m / 820 - 1640 ft ascent per day
> Visit Lago di Braies (Pragser Wildsee)
> Walk away from the crowds and spend the night in a mountain hut
>Get a taste of one of the best parts of the Alta Via 1
At Bookatrekking.com we offer some of the best (and longest) trekking packages for the Dolomites and the Alps you can find. When researching your options for the Dolomites, you must have come across the Alta Via 1. This route starts at Lago di Braies and ends at the La Pisa bus stop on the Belluno side of the Dolomites. You don’t have time to go trekking for 8 days but you do want have a feeling of what it is like to spend a night in the Dolomites. Hold our beer, because we have exactly what you are looking for. This is the Best of Alta Via 1: Lago di Braies.
During this 2-day trek you stay at Rifugio Biella (Seekofel Hütte) just below Croda del Becco (Seekofel). You hike away from the crowds of Lago di Braies, have the possibility to climb Croda del Becco, see the lake from bird's eye view, and the next you hike your way down to the other side of the mountain. Around the lake, around the Croda del Becco, and one of the best parts of the Alta Via 1. Andiamo!
During this 2-day trek you stay at Rifugio Biella (Seekofel Hütte) just below Croda del Becco (Seekofel). You hike away from the crowds of Lago di Braies, have the possibility to climb Croda del Becco, see the lake from bird's eye view, and the next you hike your way down to the other side of the mountain. Around the lake, around the Croda del Becco, and one of the best parts of the Alta Via 1. Andiamo!
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1
Lago di Braies - Rifugio Biella (Seekofelhütte)
Duration: 04:30 h
Distance: 6.2 km / 3.9mi
Ascent: 870 m / 2854ft
Descent: 40 m / 131ft
Lowest Point: 1490 m / 4888ft
Highest Point: 2350 m / 7710ft
You start at the lake and take the trail on the West side of the lake towards Croda del Becco (The Seekofel). The first few kilometers will be shared with some pockets of tourists who are hiking around the lake but as soon as you walk away from it, it will become quiet. You will leave the crowds behind you and start hiking uphill. Follow the waymarkers until you leave the gravel road and find yourself hiking up a rocky and zigzagging trail. From here you can look back to Lago di Braies behind you. You will reach a section which is enforced by a cable. No worries, these chains are not qualified as via ferrata. Just an extra help on this rocky section. You will go up and over and start descending to Rifugio Biella, the Seekofelhütte.
Rifugio Biella (Seekofel Hütte)
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2
Rifugio Biella (Seekofelhütte) - Lago di Braies
Duration: 04:30 h
Distance: 9 km / 5.6mi
Ascent: 120 m / 394ft
Descent: 930 m / 3051ft
Lowest Point: 1500 m / 4921ft
Highest Point: 2370 m / 7776ft
Good morning! Are you feeling adventurous today? You can attempt to climb the Croda del Becco (Seekofel), the mountain which the mountain hut is named after. This is a 2.5 hour out and back mission with about 420m vertical ascent. This is not an easy hike and includes some exposed sections.
There is no need to push yourself. You will still have a beautiful hike to look forward to as you continue your journey around Croda del Becco. This route gives you a good idea of what it’s like if you keep going on the Alta Via 1. A little bit of everything without doing the full monty. Just before you get back to the banks Lago di Braies, you will come past Malga Foresta on the Grünwaldam. This is an absolute must-stop. Have a drink and celebrate your moment in the Dolomites. Vives!
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