Winter hiking in the Dolomites

Day 2: Campo di Dentro – „Drei Schuster“ hut – Sesto (approx. 15 km, ascent 550 m)

From Villabassa/Dobbiaco a transfer takes you to the valley Campo di Dentro in Sesto. First, you walk through wintry meadows and larch woods until you get to the „Drei Schuster“ hut at the foot of the mighty Dolomites peaks. Taste the speciality of the house: warm „Apfelküchlein“ and enjoy the view of the „Dreischusterspitze“, as well as the "Schwabenalpenkopf“, before getting to Sesto by public bus.
Day 3: Circular tour Sesto – Passo Monte Croce – „Klammbach“ hut – „Nemes“ hut (approx. 14 km, ascent 500 m)
Immerge yourself into the Dolomites of Sesto: the „Zwölferkofel“ in front of you, on your right the „Dreischusterspitze“; you feel very small in between the magnificence of nature. From Passo Monte Croce you walk to Klammbachalm through Nemesalm. After a short break, you walk back to the Passo Monte Croce.

Day 4: Sesto – Ponticello – Stolla – Prato Piazza (approx. 6 km, ascent 500 Hm)

In the morning our driver brings you to the starting point of the hiking path at the restaurant „Gasthof Brückele“. The trail leads you along the Stolla stream through a quiet valley to the homonymous hut. The mighty Croda Rossa towers above you. Soon the valley opens up and you reach the Prato Piazza plateau.
Day 5: Circular tour Prato Piazza - Monte Specie (approx. 10 km, ascent 325 Hm)
Starting from Prato Piazza, you hike to the Monte Specie. The ascent itself is marked by a breath-taking panorama of the great peaks of the Pragser Dolomites, such as the Hohe Gaisl or the Seekofel. The Monte Specie offers one of the most beautiful panoramic views in the Dolomites to the peaks of the Drei Zinnen (Three Peaks), the Cadini group, Monte Cristallo, the Tofana and the Marmolada.

Day 6: Prags - Lake Pragser Wildsee – Villabassa/Dobbiaco (approx. 11 km, ascent 440 m)

After the transfer to the starting point of the tour in Braies/Prags, you walk through the white woods of the Pragser valley to the lake Braies (Pragser Wildsee) and the Grünwaldalm. With the public bus you return to Villabassa/Dobbiaco.
Day 7: Villabassa/Dobbiaco – Misurina – Rifugio Auronzo (approx. 14 km, ascent 675 Hm)
In the morning a transfer takes you to Misurina, where -surrounded by mountains- you start the hike. Soon you reach Lake Antorno, from there the mountain path leads you to the Auronzo hut, on the south-western side of the world-famous Three Peaks (Tre Cime). From the terrace, you can enjoy the stunning panorama of the snow-covered Dolomites! Finally, a transfer takes you back to the hotel, where you can relive the adventures of the day.
DAY 8: Departure Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay.

Eco-friendly option by train: take the train from Innsbruck over the Brenner/Brennero to Franzensfeste/Fortezza. Change the train to the valley Pustertal/Valle Pusteria - Lienz and get off either at Niederdorf/Villabassa or Toblach/Dobbiaco depending on the location of your hotel. Timetable: www.deutschebahn.de , www.oebb.at , www.trenitalia.com. By car: on the Brenner/Brennero motorway (A22) to Brixen/Bressanone – take the exit “Brixen-Pustertal”, then through the valley Pustertal/Valle Pusteria (SS49) to Niederdorf/Villabassa or Toblach/Dobbiaco, depending on the location of your hotel or drive along the Felbertauernstraße to Lienz in Eastern Tyrol (Austria) and then further into Italy through the valley Pustertal/Valle Pusteria to Toblach/Dobbiaco or Niederdorf/Villabassa, depending on the location of your hotel. By plane: low-cost flights are available to Treviso and Venice. We can organise transfers from the airport to the starting point of the tour on request.

Hotel 3*** and 4**** categories (mostly with sauna and/or indoor pool). Attention: The tourist tax (if requested) has to be paid on the spot.

Paid parking spaces near the hotel; advance booking is not possible; payment on arrival

Snowshoes (ciaspole) and trekking poles can be useful on some stages. On request you can rent -on request- also snow chains for the shoes.

We suggest travel insurance.

There is a free, unguarded car park near the first hotel.