Shorter Walks in the Dolomites CICERONE

Shorter Walks in the Dolomites

by Gillian Price

Handy guidebook to day walks in the Italian Dolomites. The 50 graded walks range from short leisurely strolls to full-day high mountain expeditions, each designed to fit into a single day. The Dolomites are an ideal walking destination in both summer and winter, and can easily be reached from Verona, Treviso, Venice and Innsbruck airports.
 

The Dolomites northeast Italy are blessed with vast forests, high-altitude rocky landscapes and seas of beautiful wildflowers, making them ideal for walking in summer.

Shorter Walks in the Dolomites by Gillian Price has something for everyone here, from high mountain walks with strenuous climbs for experienced walkers, to leisurely family strolls through the valleys. Each walk described in this guidebook can be completed in a single day.

The extensive network of trains and buses across the Dolomites is refreshingly inexpensive, easy to use and unfailingly reliable. All but two of the 50 walks start and finish at a point accessible by local transport.

Visit the Dolomites between June and October for walking, unless you’re equipped with showshoes or skis. From early summer many low-altitude walks are feasible, but it’s worth waiting until July for high-altitude routes to be free of late-lying snow.

• 50 day walks, graded for difficulty
• the range is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site
• all the background and planning information you need, including an Italian–German–English glossary

Map key    
Overview map   

Introduction   

The Dolomites    
Geology    
Plants and flowers    
Wildlife    
Protected areas    
Getting there   
Local transport    
Information    
When to go    
Accommodation    
Food and drink    
What to take    
Maps    
Dos and don’ts    
Emergencies    
Using this guide   

WALKS       

Walk 1    Lago di Braies    
Walk 2    Rifugio Biella and Croda del Becco    
Walk 3    Picco di Vallandro and Monte Specie    
Walk 4    Alpe di Sennes Circuit    
Walk 5    Landro to Cortina on the Old Railway Line    
Walk 6    Torre dei Scarperi Circuit    
Walk 7    Croda Rossa di Sesto Traverse    
Walk 8    The Val Fiscalina Tour    
Walk 9    The Tre Cime di Lavaredo Loop    
Walk 10    Through the Cadini di Misurina    
Walk 11    Monte Piana    
Walk 12    Val Popena Alta    
Walk 13    Rifugio Vandelli Traverse    
Walk 14    Val d’Oten    
Walk 15    Rifugio Padova to Rifugio Tita Barba    
Walk 16    The Pramper Circuit    
Walk 17    The Civetta’s Northwestern Flank    
Walk 18    The Pelmo Tour    
Walk 19    Round the Croda da Lago   
Walk 20    The Cinque Torri    
Walk 21    Up the Nuvolau   
Walk 22    Skirting the Tofana di Rozes    
Walk 23    The Lagazuoi Tunnels    
Walk 24    The Kaiserjäger Route    
Walk 25    Round the Settsass    
Walk 26    Col di Lana    
Walk 27    Santa Croce Sanctuary    
Walk 28    Sass de Putia    
Walk 29    Sentiero delle Odle    
Walk 30    The Rasciesa Ridge    
Walk 31    Across the Puez-Odle Altopiano    
Walk 32    The Bullaccia    
Walk 33    Castel Presule    
Walk 34    Alpe di Siusi and Rifugio Bolzano    
Walk 35    Val Ciamin    
Walk 36    The Inner Catinaccio    
Walk 37    Sentiero del Masaré    
Walk 38    The Latemar Labyrinth and Lago di Carezza    
Walk 39    Circumnavigating the Sassolungo-Sassopiatto    
Walk 40    Piz Boè and the Sella    
Walk 41    Viel del Pan    
Walk 42    The Sass d’Adam Crest    
Walk 43    The Marmolada and Punta Serauta   
Walk 44    Rifugio Falier in Valle Ombretta    
Walk 45    Rifugio Mulaz    
Walk 46    On the Pale di San Martino Altopiano    
Walk 47    Val Canali and Rifugio Treviso    
Walk 48    Monte Pavione    
Walk 49    The Brenta Dolomites Tour    
Walk 50    Val d’Ambiez    

APPENDIX A    Route summary table    
APPENDIX B    Italian–German–English glossary    
APPENDIX C    Accommodation   
APPENDIX D    Further reading