Dolomites, Italy · 5 days · about 47 miles
5 days hut to hut through the Dolomites.
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Get Day 3 freeMy GPS recording of 5 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.
Elevation, start to finish: highest 10,330 ft (3,148 m), lowest 4,730 ft (1,442 m).
In July 2021 I spent five days hiking alone on the Alta Via 2 in the Dolomites, from La Villa in Alta Badia past the Sella group and the Marmolada to Passo Valles. This guide covers that section, not the whole route: day-by-day stats and maps, the huts, the buses in and out, and how to extend it to the full Alta Via 2. The route and GPX files are traced from OpenStreetMap, not my GPS recording.
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No tent, stove or sleeping bag on this route: every night is in a hut, with blankets. Here's what I carried in 2021, what I'd add now, and what I filmed with.
My current kit for what this route needs.
What I filmed this trip with in 2021: "the smallest kit that I can get the quality that I like." My setup is smaller now (below). Check the drone rules in Weather and safety before you fly: drones are banned in Puez-Odle and the other South Tyrol protected areas.
Since September 2026 I film with a smaller setup: the Pocket 4 and the Mic 3 on the trail, and the Mini 5 Pro in the air.
Everything I carry now: my gear page.
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