Dolomites, Italy
Alta Via 1 Dolomites
Route detail
About this route
Five days of the best of Alta Via 1, sleeping in rifugios, with Cortina's mountain guides on the technical sections.
Daily activity
5–7 hr/day.
Terrain
Dolomite hut trails, limestone passes and easy protected sections.
Best season
June to September
Your guide office
Guide Alpine Cortina
Based in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
What's included
Guide, rifugio half board, luggage transfer at the start.
Not included
Travel to Cortina, lunches, via ferrata kit rental.
Itinerary
- 1
Lago di Braies to Rifugio Biella
Time: 3–5 hr
The classic start above the turquoise lake.
- 2
Fanes plateau
Time: 5–7 hr
Wide karst meadows and the Fanes huts.
- 3
Lagazuoi tunnels
Time: 4–6 hr
War tunnels through the mountain to the panoramic refuge.
- 4
Cinque Torri
Time: 3–4 hr
Rock towers, old front lines and an easy via ferrata.
- 5
Down to Cortina
Time: 5–7 hr
Final descent through larch woods to town.
What to pack
Built for this route's terrain, altitude and number of days. Tick items off as you pack — without the right footwear or hard shell, a guide can refuse to take you up.
0 / 29 packed
Footwear and pack
Broken in before the trip — new boots are the most common cause of an abandoned day.
Clothing layers
Three layers, no cotton. Temperatures can swing 20 °C between valley and summit.
Sun, health and altitude
UV rises roughly 10% every 1,000 m of altitude.
Hut and overnight kit
Mountain huts supply blankets and pillows, never sheets.
Boots, crampons, ice axe and harness can usually be rented from Guide Alpine Cortina in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — confirm sizes when you agree your dates.
Traveller feedback
Ratings collected from travellers who completed this route with Guide Alpine Cortina.
4.9
★★★★★108 ratings
“Huts booked, luggage sorted, and a guide who knew every tower by name. I only had to walk and eat.”
Questions about this route?
Talk to the guides who run it — gear, fitness, weather windows, private dates. We answer within one working day.
€890
per person
Guide, rifugio half board, luggage transfer at the start.
Next departure · 18 August 2027
8 of 8 spots left
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