Hiking trips without a guide and a group with overnight stays in mountain huts
Hiking trips with scheduled group departures – local mountain guides and groups of 6 to 8 members
Individually planned private hiking trips on the dates of your choice
Guided custom day hikes and excursions
All Dolomites, including Tre Cime, Lagazuoi, Cinque Torri, Sella, Marmolada, Cortina d'Ampezzo and more
Pennine Alps, Graian Alps including Gran Paradiso, and Aiguilles Rouges
Stelvio National Park, Ortler, Cevedale, Adamello, Bernina, Texel
Ranges of northern Garda, Monte Baldo, lake Ledro, Monte Bondone
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Hiking in the Dolomites
Featured hiking trips in the Italy’s scenic Dolomites with a variety of options including the guided and self-guided formats, hut-to-hut multiday hikes and village-based programs, and varying activity level.
The classic Alta Via 1 from Lake Braies to Belluno and its shorter 9- and 10-day variants. You will see the major highlights of the Dolomites including the Lagazuoi massif, Cinque Torri formation, Monte Pelmo, and the Civetta-Moiazza group. This itinerary runs along normal hiking trails without via-ferrata and is suitable for hikers with a normal level of training.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
9 - 11 days / 8 - 10 nights
Toblach, Cortina d'Ampezzo / Belluno, Zoldo, Longarone
It is a classic hiking route in the beautiful Dolomite mountains framing Cortina d'Ampezzo. These mountains are acclaimed as one of the most visually stunning and frequently visited regions of the Alps. This fascinating itinerary takes you to the famous Dolimites landmarks Cinque Torri, Tre Cime and Lagazuoi.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
6 - 10 days / 5 - 9 nights
Cortina d'Ampezzo
This itinerary stands out for the exceptional diversity of the landscape and flora. This fact, combined with moderately difficult daytime treks, makes this route an excellent choice for a first hut-to-hut hike in the Dolomites. The itinerary covers all altitudinal zones of the Dolomites and allows you to explore the Seiser Alm plateau, Schlern, Langkofel and Rosengarten.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
5 - 7 days / 4 - 6 nights
Val Gardena / Karerpass, Carezza
This route runs through the most untouched and completely uninhabited region of the Dolomite Alps. A compact continuous chain of peaks, Friuli Dolomites feature picture-perfect landscapes that are bound to dazzle even the most jaded of seen-it-all hikers. You will enjoy breathtaking views of the mountains in their pristine wilderness: this is one of those places where you can feel yourself completely out of touch with civilization.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 4
7 - 10 days / 6 - 9 nights
Valle del Piave (Pieve, Calalzo)
This is a moderate route version of the classical Brenta Dolomites hiking trip - the itinerary is accessible to hikers with a normal level of fitness. You will hike in one of the largest protected areas of the Italian Alps and explore two mountain ranges, Adamello-Presanella and Brenta Dolomites, with a great diversity of terrain and flora.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
6 - 9 days / 5 - 8 nights
Val di Sole / Val di Sole
This route runs from Lake Braies to Monte Pelmo. It lets you explore the uncontaminated wilderness of the Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park, the groups of Nuvolau, Croda dal Lago and Pelmo. What’s on the route: fascinating landscapes, beautiful lakes, the breathtaking panoramas of the Dolomites from Lagazuoi and Croda del Becco, the Cinque Torri group.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
5 - 8 days / 4 - 7 nights
Cortina d'Ampezzo / Cortina d'Ampezzo or Zoldo
Come to Dolomiti di Brenta for a new and unique hiking experience. The Brenta is different from any other mountains in the Dolomite Alps thanks to its reddish rock, giant size and extraordinarily rich variety of landscapes. Enjoy hiking through the Brenta’s impressive towers, deep gorges and peaceful isolated alpine meadows. This itinerary does not limit you with walking through the most famous southern Brenta but reach the wild northern ridges too.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 4
8 - 11 days / 7 - 10 nights
Val di Sole
This itinerary takes you through the lunar landscapes of the inmost regions of Pale di San Martino. You are sure to remember from this trip the scenic path across the plateau, its peaks at sunset the way you saw them from Passo Rolle, and the splendid views of the Pale from the eastern tip of the Lagorai range.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
6 - 8 days / 5 - 7 nights
San Martino di Castrozza
If you'd like to explore the wildest parts of the Dolomites, the Zoldo Loop is one of the best choices. The Zoldo Dolomites have preserved the ambiance of wilderness without the otherwise ubiquitous chair lifts and human voices. This itinerary runs along some of the Dolomites' least-traveled trails that few people know about.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 4
6 - 9 days / 5 - 8 nights
Forno di Zoldo
Explore the least frequented paths on Alta Via 1 of the Dolomites to see wildlife, rather than people. The Southern Trek starts at Passo Falzarego from where it runs southwards along the classic AV1 route. Cinque Torri, Monte Pelmo, lakes Coldai and Federa, Civetta, Moiazza, Tamer, Schiara – the further south you go along the trail, the wilder the mountains become and the fewer people you will encounter.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
6 - 8 days / 5 - 7 nights
Cortina d'Ampezzo / Belluno, Zoldo, Longarone
Known as the Trekking of the Legends, this exciting trek runs across the six ranges at the heart of the Dolomite Alps. You will walk through the mountain chains that have in many ways defined the Dolomites: the Monzoni, Marmolada, Sella, Sassolungo, Antermoia, and Rosengarten.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
6 - 10 days / 5 - 9 nights
Val di Fassa
This hut-to-hut hiking route connects the most impressive landmarks of of the Cortina Dolomites. It features the mountain groups of Tofane, Nuvolau and Croda da Lago and thus the terrace of Lagazuoi, Cinque Torri formation, summit of Nuvolau, and lakes Limedes and Federa. You will walk along historical trails and stay overnight at huts built in great locations.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 3
5 - 8 days / 4 - 7 nights
Cortina d'Ampezzo
No route in the Dolomites compares to Alta Via 2 in terms of diversity of the landscapes. It links the largest mountain groups of the Dolomite Mountains including Sella and Pale di San Martino famous for their vast lunar landscapes. You will see the towering peaks of the Puez-Odle group and the Marmolada glacier - the only surviving major glacier of the Dolomites.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 4
8 - 12 days / 7 - 11 nights
Brixen or Val Gardena / Fiera di Primero
Explore the South Tyrol’s most characteristic mountain groups and enjoy its famous hospitality. Besides Alpe di Siusi, this route features Sciliar, Puez-Odle and Sassolungo. Being a light hiking route, it is made of unfatiguing 4-hour daytime treks. The primary hut-to-hut itinerary of 4 walking days can be complemented with one or two extra day hikes from the basecamp in Val Gardena.
Style
Difficulty
Tour Duration
Start / Finish
Hut to Hut Hiking
Level 2
5 - 7 days / 4 - 6 nights
Val Gardena
The Dolomites are a mountain range in the eastern Italian Alps and a hikers’ paradise. There are nine natural parks and a large national park what helps in protecting and preserving these unique mountains. Nine mountain groups of the Dolomites are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009. These are (1) Pelmo and Croda da Lago, (2) Marmolada, (3) Pale di San Martino, San Lucano, Dolomiti Bellunesi, Vette Feltrine, (4) Dolomiti Friulane and d’Oltre Piave, (5) Dolomiti Settentrionali, (6) Puez-Odle, (7) Sciliar, Rosengarten, Latemar, (8) the Bletterbach gorge, and (9) Brenta Dolomites. At MONT Trekking, we organize multi-day hikes in these and other Dolomite mountains.
The Dolomites are well-connected with the main airports of the Northern Italy, first of all the Venice and Verona airports. There are seasonal buses connecting the airports of Venice Marco Polo, Treviso Canova and Verona Catullo with the Dolomites. Other airports our customers frequently use are the Milan airports, Bologna, Austrian Innsbruck and German Munich.
Hiking in the Dolomites is an exciting experience, but there are many itineraries to choose from. At MONT Trekking, we will help our customers in choosing the right hiking trip based on the timing, previous hiking experience and availability. Hiking routes in the Dolomites are accessible from mid June until mid October. The conditions in June vary significantly from year to year. This is a period when winter snow may remain on the trails at higher altitude. From this perspective, July, August and September are statistically more reliable for hiking in the Dolomites. July and August are the busiest period. September and October normally offer many sunny days, excellent visibility and beautiful colors, but huts on many routes close around September 15-20.
In general, hiking itineraries in the Dolomites can be divided into two categories: classics and off-the-beaten-path. Classic routes are the best known and most requested. These are the itineraries that run across Sexten Dolomites and Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Cinque Torri, Sassopiatto and Puez-Odle, Marmolada, Sassolungo, Sella and Pale di San Martino. If it is your first hiking experience in the Dolomites, we recommend one of the classic itineraries. You are guaranteed to see scenic views with one or more well-known Dolomites’ landmarks and to walk along well-maintained trails. Off-the-beaten-path hiking routes are less walked and mostly unknown outside Italy. Many of them are challenging due to high altitude and lightly maintained trails. These hiking itineraries pass through the groups of Croda da Lago, Pelmo, Brenta, Civetta, Moiazza, Antelao, Friuli Dolomites. They are a right choice if you rather prioritize wilderness and solitude in your trek.
The Dolomites were a major battle arena between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian armies during the First World War. Numerous trenches, forts, barracks and tunnels built during the years of war preserved and have been restored in the recent years. We are often asked questions on what WWI sites one can visit while hiking in the Dolomites - our step-by-step hiking schedules provided to self-guided hikers describe possible side hikes to WWI sites.
Self-guided hut-to-hut hiking tour is the most requested trip style in the Dolomites, both the classics and off-the-beaten-track. Hiking self guided is easy in the Dolomites. There is an extensive network of trails, and they are maintained well in the Dolomites. Lost trail issues are extremely rare among our customers. There are signs on stones and woods along the trail and direction signs at crossings. Trails are regularly inspected by the volunteers of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) which was founded in 1863 with a purpose of maintaining good conditions for hiking and mountaineering and preserving the environment.
While hiking in the Dolomites hut to hut, one normally does not need to carry a large backpack - there are manned huts to stay at. Also, there is a of luggage transport on some of the routes, however they are not many. In this case you will need to carry just a day pack.
The Dolomites are famous for their mountain huts. Hiking in the Dolomites even for two weeks, you can always stay at traditional alpine huts. They are typically stone buildings for 40 - 80 guests. Huts in the Dolomites are manned, and they offer offer accommodation and meals. basic accommodation facilities are shared dormitories which almost all huts have. More comfortable huts, which are many in the Dolomites, offer private rooms for two, three or four guests. Bathrooms with hot showers are shared at most huts. Breakfast at huts includes coffee, tea, milk, jam, butter, bread and homemade pastries. This is traditional Italian breakfast offer at most huts outside the itineraries frequently walked by foreigners. MONT Trekking agrees with huts managers on options for a more substantial breakfast for our customers. Dinner at huts is always very rich, what is important for hikers, and includes first course, main course and dessert. For huts, it is common to offer the guests both the classic dishes of the Italian cuisine and traditional specialities of the region. You will definitely have numerous opportunities to taste the local cuisine while hiking in the Dolomites.
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