Hiking from Cortina d'Ampezzo to Alta Badia

Arrive in Cortina d’Ampezzo (1,224m / 4,016') on your own and check into your hotel (private transfer available on request). Cortina d’Ampezzo is a charming alpine resort town surrounded by stunning peaks. Host to the 1956 Winter Olympics, and co-host to the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics, Cortina enjoys a reputation for great skiing in winter, and in the summer attracts hikers and climbers who challenge the rocky faces of the nearby mountains. This chic Venetian town also caters to the high society crowd, offering many year-round social activities, shopping, and fine dining. 
In the afternoon, meet a Dolomite Mountains representative (self guided trips) who will provide a trip briefing and orientation. Depending on when you arrive, you may have time for a hike or to explore Cortina d’Ampezzo’s pedestrian walkway, the Corso Italia, lined with restaurants and cafes, antique shops, art galleries, and boutiques.

After breakfast, meet with your local English speaking Hiking guide (guided trips) who will provide a trip briefing and orientation.

This morning begins with a private transfer to Passo Tre Croci,  right above the north-east border of Cortina.
Today's hike will allow you to admire the view of the Cristallo mountain group to the North, the Tofane to the West behind the Cortina basin, and the Ciadin del Loudo to the South.
Hike a section of the panoramic “Dolomieu Trail”, providing stunning views of the classic Dolomite's rock layers as you hike through woods of larches and spruce pines just above Rio Gere. Take a transfer back to your hotel in Cortina.
(~5,5 hours hiking, 11.4 km / 7.1 miles, 510 m / 1,670' ascent, 600 m / 1,970' descent.)

In the morning, take a private transfer to the trail head and hike under the majestic Tofana di Rozes Massif, and on to the top of Mount Lagazuoi (2,778m / 9,114') where you can explore World War I tunnels built into the hillside. Marvel at 360-degree views, breathtaking sunsets, and the quietness of the mountains from one of the highest rifugios in the Dolomites. (~4 hours hiking, 6.7 km / 4.1 miles, 720 m / 2,360' ascent, 5 0m / 165' descent.)

Reaching a maximum of 2,575 meters (8,448') above sea level, the Setsass Group stretches in a west-east curve for about 3 kilometers (1.9 miles). This magnificent hike has superb panoramas, green pastures, and wild flowers.
A super traverse along the Setsass Massif to the green pastures of the Alta Badia region. You’ll hike beneath Setsass and the Piccolo Setsass, and across the meadows of the Pralongia Plateau with limestone peaks including the Fanes and Lavarella surrounding you.
(~6-7 hours hiking, 14.4 km / 8.9 miles, 430 m / 1,410' ascent, 1,010m / 3,310' descent.)

Within the enormous fortress-shaped Sella Massif is an excellent network of paths, and its sheer flanks are reserved for mountaineers and via ferrata experts. The mountain group boasts a 3,152-meter (10,341') pyramidal peak, Piz Boè, which can be seen from any of the four passes that bound the Sella Massif. Today you’ll hike to Rifugio Franz Kostner, perched atop a natural rock balcony at 2,536 meters (8,320'), it offers incomparable views of some of the most famous Dolomites’ peaks, including Marmolada (2,950m / 9,678') and Antelao (3,264m / 10,709'), the two highest in the Dolomites.
Hike on the impressive Sella Massif (3,152m / 10,341') and reach the charming Rifugio Kostner (2,550m / 8,366') for lunch. Descend to Corvara and check in your hotel in one of the charming villages of Alta Badia.
(~5-6 hours hiking, 11.4 km / 7.1 miles, 730 m / 2,400' ascent, 680 m / 2,230' descent.)

Today you'll take a final, rewarding hike in Puez Odle Natural Park. Here you'll have another opportunity to spot the native chamois along the way. The Puez-Odle/Geisler Nature Reserve comprises an expanse of 10,722 hectares (25,194 acres) and is named after the striking peaks of the Puez and the pinnacles of the Odle/Geisler massifs. Today’s hike presents some challenges, but the views will be breath-taking!
In the morning take a private transfer to Passo Gardena (2,120m / 6,955'), then hike up to the Passo Cir (2,470m / 8,100') and follow a wider trail on undulating terrain that leads to the Forcella Ciampai Pass (2,365m / 7,760') and up to the Rifugio Puez (2,475m / 8,120’) where you can stop for lunch.
A final three-hour hike downhill on an easy and panoramic trail brings you to the town of Colfosco and then onto Corvara (1,560m / 5,120').
(~7-8 hours hiking, 15 km / 9,3 miles, 590 m / 1,935' ascent, 1,150m / 3,775' descent.)

Breakfast and departure on your own (private transfer available on request).