These long distance trails wind their way across the mountain range, perfect for multi-day, hut-to-hut alpine tours, with some of the most breathtaking and challenging terrain available in this vertical wonderland. They are the Haute Routes of the Dolomites!
Ranging from easy hikes to challenging via ferrata, there are 8 Alta Via in all, of varying lengths from 6 to 13 days. Each trail traverses a section of the Dolomites from top to bottom, north to south, maintaining medium-high altitude and exploring spectacular angles of the different mountainous groups of the range. And, on any one of the routes you can expect to see vistas of up to 80% of all the Dolomites! What could be better?
Whichever Alta Via you choose, you’ll experience the breathtaking variation of these mountains as you traverse a section of the glorious Dolomites, and watch this incredible landscape change right in front of your eyes. The Alta Via truly offer the “best of the best” of the Dolomites!
At Dolomite Mountains, most of our hiking itineraries can be taken as guided or self guided trips! Choose to travel with one of our expert hiking guides, or travel on your own at your own pace, and let us arrange all of the details for you! Click here for more information about self guided trips.
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Season: June to October
Popular Locations: Alta Badia, Val Gardena, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Val di Fassa
Holiday Types: Guided and/or Self Guided,
Group Departures available
Length of Trips: 6 to 9 days
Prices: From €720 per person
Difficulty: Fairly Easy to Challenging
The options for travel in the Dolomites are as great as the landscape itself. So let us help you! Below are sample itineraries to inspire you. Don’t see quite what you’re looking for? Contact us, and let us create a custom itinerary, just for you!
Trek the Alta Via N.1 of the Dolomites – 9 days, almost 77 kilometers (48 miles), and some of the most breathtaking scenery in these incredible Italian Alps. Hike north to south on this classic high route, watching the spectacular angles of these wondrous mountains change right before your eyes!
Trek part of the Alta Via N.1 – the classic high route of the Dolomites! You’ll revel in 6 days of hiking through some of the most breathtaking scenery in these incredible Italian Alps. This is the perfect quick trip for those looking for a classic trek but who are short on time!
Trek part of the Alta Via N.1 – the classic high route of the Dolomites! You’ll revel in 5 days of hiking through some of the most breathtaking scenery in these incredible Italian Alps. This is the perfect quick trip for those looking for a classic trek but who are short on time!
Experience the Alta Via N.2, one of the most beautiful, diverse, and challenging trails in the Dolomites. From the top of Piz Boé, across the Sella Massif, to the Valley of Shadows beneath the majestic Marmolada, you’ll hike north to south, from rifugio to rifugio, for a wonderful and varied perspective of the Dolomite Mountains.
6 days of exhilarating hiking and via ferrata climbing on the Alta Via N.4 high route through some of the most scenic mountains of the Dolomites. This trip is recommended to experienced hikers only, due to exposed ledges and challenging Via Ferrata sections.
