Dolomites, Italy
Alta Via 2
5 days · about 47 miles · hut to hut
Five days on the Alta Via 2, from Alta Badia past the Marmolada to Passo Valles.
- All five days
- A map and elevation profile for every day
- GPX files
- The huts
Dolomites, Italy · 7 days · 75 miles
Alta Via 1 Hiking Guide
7 days hut to hut through the Dolomites.
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My GPS recording of 7 days on a relief map. The numbers are where each day starts; the red dot is the finish. The full GPX files and the day maps come with the guide.
1234567Highest 8,960 ft (2,731 m)
Elevation, start to finish: highest 8,960 ft (2,731 m), lowest 1,500 ft (456 m).
At a glance
- Days
- 7 days
- Distance
- 75 miles
- Climbing
- About 21,800 ft (6,650 m) up
- Season
- July to September
- Route
- Lago di Braies to La Pissa bus stop
What's inside
- All seven days. Distance, climbing, time to allow, trail numbers, food and water, hut notes, where to get off the trail, and links to that day in my film.
- A map and elevation profile for every day. Plus an overview of the whole route and a close-up of the Nuvolau detour.
- GPX files. One for each day and one for the full route, from my own recording. Load them into AllTrails, Gaia GPS, Garmin or Organic Maps.
- The huts. Phone numbers, websites, seasons and 2026 prices for every hut on the route and the 10-day plan, which ones take cash only, and how I booked mine.
- Getting there and home. Venice airport to Lago di Braies and La Pissa back to Venice, with 2026 bus lines and times.
- What I paid. My real costs, plus a budget for booking the huts yourself.
- Straight answers. Fitness, when to go, what to do if huts are full, phone signal, going solo, cash and cards.
- A one-page trip sheet. The whole itinerary and the buses on one printable page.
About this trip
Everything from my September 2025 hike, from Lago di Braies to La Pissa, in one guide you can keep on your phone. Day-by-day stats and maps, the huts and how I booked them, the buses in and out, what I spent, and GPX files for every day.
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- A 57-page PDF sized for a phone (A5, prints fine too) and a folder of GPX files, in one zip download.
- Edition
- 2027 season edition, updated September 2026.
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- Refunds
- Not useful? Email me within 30 days for a refund: kraig@kraigadams.com.
- Questions
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Questions
- How many days does the Alta Via 1 take?
- I did it in 7 days with 6 nights in huts, about 75 miles. If you haven't done back-to-back mountain days with a pack, plan on 9 or 10 days.
- When is the best time to hike the Alta Via 1?
- July to September. The huts open mid to late June and most close between about September 20 and 27. August is the busiest month, and I went September 14 to 20 when the south end was quiet.
- Where do you sleep on the Alta Via 1?
- In huts, every night. Wild camping is prohibited in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and restricted in the other protected areas, so you don't need a tent. Book months ahead; some huts open next year's bookings in October or November.
- How do you get to the start of the Alta Via 1?
- Fly into Venice and take a bus to Cortina d'Ampezzo, about 2 hours. From Cortina, bus 445 goes to Dobbiaco and bus 442 to Lago di Braies. Arrive the day before you start.
- How do you get back from the end of the Alta Via 1?
- From the La Pissa bus stop, Dolomiti Bus line 1 goes to Belluno in about 26 minutes, line 9 or the train goes on to Longarone, and Cortina Express runs from Longarone to Venice airport.
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