Dolomites, Italy · 5 days · about 47 miles · hut to hut
Alta Via 2 Hiking Guide
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.
What's inside
- All five days. Distance, climbing, time to allow, trail numbers, food and water, 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 my whole section, from La Villa to Passo Valles.
- GPX files. One for each day and one for the full section, traced from OpenStreetMap along the trails I used. Load them into AllTrails, Gaia GPS, Garmin or Organic Maps.
- The huts. Phone numbers, websites, seasons and 2026 prices for the huts I slept in and the ones on the way, and how to book them.
- Getting there and home. Venice or the Brenner railway to Alta Badia, and Passo Valles or San Pellegrino back out, with 2026 bus lines and lifts.
- The full Alta Via 2. All 13 official stages from Bressanone to Feltre, and where my five days fit, so you can extend the trip.
- Straight answers. Days, fitness, via ferrata, camping, cash and cards, phone signal, crowds and drones.
- A one-page trip sheet. The whole itinerary, the buses and the hut phone numbers on one printable page.
Look inside
The details
- Format
- A 58-page PDF sized for a phone (A5, prints fine too) and a folder of GPX files, in one zip download.
- Route data
- The route and GPX files are traced from OpenStreetMap along the trails I used, not a GPS recording.
- Edition
- 2027 season edition, updated September 2026.
- Delivery
- Instant. After you pay you get a private download link. Bookmark it to download again on any device.
- Payment
- Secure checkout through Stripe. The price is in US dollars, and sales tax or VAT is added where it applies.
- Questions
- Email kraig@kraigadams.com.
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