Alta Via 1
ITLive- 119
- km
- 6
- stages
- +8 263
- m ascent
- −9 356
- m descent
Difficulty
Hard
avg +1 377 m/day · 19.8 km/day · hardest day +1 576 m
Derived from distance and ascent, not terrain grade — not a SAC or T-scale rating.
The classic Dolomites high route, north to south from Lago di Braies to Belluno. Mostly non-technical hut-to-hut walking with a few cabled sections.
Places along the way
Overnight network: dense
11km
Longest stretch with no mapped overnight
km 108–119
42 overnight places
29 huts · 8 bivouac boxes · 2 lean-tos · +3 other
+20 more within 2 km off route
Statistics
- 2 586
- m highest
- 391
- m lowest
- +8 263
- m ascent
- −9 356
- m descent
- 19.8
- km/day
- 6
- stages
Hardest stage Rifugio Adolfo Sonino al Coldai → Malga Moschesin +1 576 m
Stages
Sparklines share one scale · 391–2586 m
Stages computed from route geometry; distances measured, times estimated (DAV); overnight snapped from Bivaq proximity data · updated 2026-07-17
Good to know
- Route
- Lago di Braies → Belluno
- Season
- Mid-June to late September
- Daylight
- 15 h 47 mid-June · 12 h 28 mid-September
- Accommodation is staffed rifugi (mountain huts), booked individually in advance.
- Wild camping is prohibited along the whole route.
- Off-season, some huts leave an unlocked, unattended winter room.
- Waymarked with dark blue triangles numbered 1.
- The Schiara descent on the final stage can be bypassed via La Pissa.
- Access: Venice or Treviso airport (~2 h), then bus via Cortina d'Ampezzo to Dobbiaco and Lago di Braies. Belluno has train and bus.
Route & elevation: Memory-Map GPX export (7,458 trackpoints) · imported 2026-07-19
Elevation figures · full-res GPX, 10 m threshold
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