At an altitude of 1,256m, Dobbiaco is known as the “Gateway to the Dolomites”. The town is spread over a high plateau and is open and sunny in summer months, with spectacular views of the Dolomite range.
It is in Dobbiaco that the composer Gustav Mahler spent the summers from 1908 to 1910: it is here that he composed the Ninth and Tenth Symphonies (the latter one left unfinished), and the famous Song of the Earth (“Das Lied von der Erde”). A plaque commemorating the composer can be seen at the Trenker House in the village.
During the First World War, the area around Dobbiacio was scene to intense fighting, due to its situation on the Austro-Italian border. Many historical remains can still be seen in the area.
This tour is a combination of 2 walks hotel based near the Austrian border where the views are the most panoramic of the Dolomites and 4 walks hut to hut in the hearth of Dolomites mountain range, with 4 Nights in a 3* hotel in Toblach/Dobbiaco and 3 nights in huts multisharing.
Minimum Group size: 7 participants.
Airport: Fly to Marco Polo airport.
Hotel: Hotel Tschurstschenthaler in Dobbiaco.
Included:
– Local transports and luggage transfer service during the trip.
– Airport transfers from and to Venice Marco Polo airport.
– 4 nights in 3* hotel Tschurstschenthaler in Dobbiaco.
– 3 nights in huts multisharing.
– 7 breakfasts & 6 dinners
– 1 Qualified international mountain leader for the 6 walks
Not Included:
– single supplement €120 for the week
– Beverages, all lunches.
– Card fees of €17 if you don’t pay by bank transfer.
– Flights to & from Venice-Marco Polo airport
– All extras not included in the itinerary
– Travel Insurance
Booking and deposit process:
– Deposit of €376 to be paid at the time of booking to secure your place.
– Balance to be paid one month before the trip
– Full Covid cancellation refund (total money paid to France Outdoors).
Itinerary – Walking the Dolomites
Sat 16th Sep. : Start Dobbiaco
Pick up at Marco Polo airport to match your flight (Ryanair flight FR 831 not included) and transfer to the Dolomites – 2,5 hours transfer. Arrive at the charming Hotel Tschurstschenthaler (indoor swimming pool and excellent food and service) in the picturesque village of Dobbiaco. At an altitude of 1,256m, Dobbiaco is known as the “Gateway to the Dolomites”. The town is spread over a high plateau and is open and sunny in summer months, with spectacular views of the Dolomite range.
One professional mountain leader will be with you for the walking days.
Lunch not included. Dinner included
Sun 17th Sep. : Bonner Hutte and Pfannhorn
Today’s trek will take you to the Bonner Hutte with it’s magnificent panoramic views of the Tre Cime and beautiful apple strudel ! It is a perfect introduction to the area, near the Austrian border.
Walk: 750 m ascent 12 km distance.
Possibility to extend the walk to 2,663 m Pfannhorn where the views from the top offer one of the best panorama of the Dolomites – a 360-degree of the range and the Austrian Alps. (Would add 200 m of climbing and 2 km, optional).
Stay in your hotel Tschurstschenthaler for the night.
Breakfast & dinner included. Picnic lunch not included.
Mon 18th Sep. : Lago Braies to Rifugio Biella 2327m
After a short transfer by public or private transport we set off from the Lago di Braies (or Pragser Wildsee). Today, we will enter in the Ampezzo National Park. The park is run by the “Regole di Ampezzo”, an ancient consort of families whose origins date back to the Middle Ages. The protected area comprises mountain groups which are among the most mythical and celebrated in the Dolomites, both for the mountaineering epics they saw and for the events revolving around WW1. Then it is possible to climb up to Seekofel by good weather, amazing views on the top, before descending to Rifugio Biella where you will stay (multisharing) for the night.
Walk: 870 m ascent 8 km distance. (This is to the hut Biella direct).
Walk (up to Seekofel) : 1260 m ascent 11 km distance.
Breakfast & dinner included. Picnic lunch not included.
Tue 19th Sep. : Rifugio Biella 2327m to Rifugio Vallandro 2 034 m
Today is an amazing balcony walk. First you will traverse some really nice alpine pastures before reaching the Ross Alm hut where you can stop for a drink. Follow then a superb balcony walk on a relatively technical trail but commonly used by many hikers to Plätzwiese. Plätzwiese is in the nature park Fanes – Senes – Prags and is a high pasture plateau with amazing views around.
Walk: 400 m ascent 14 km distance
Stay in Vallandro hut multisharing for the night.
Breakfast & dinner included. Picnic lunch not included.
Wed 20th Sep. : Rifugio di Vallandro 2 034 m to Rifugio Locatelli 2450 m
Long day today but very rewarding, we will join Tre Cime Area enlisted as UNESCO site. From Vallandro hut first short climb to Monte Specie (2309 m) famous historical place for the first world war, superb views of the Tre Cime from there. Then long descent to Landro before a long and regular climb to the very famous hut Locatelli (2450 m) where you will spend the night multisharing, following the valley Rienza. Walk: 1200 m ascent 17 km distance. Note It is possible to organise a transfer from Landro to Auronzo hut and save a lot of climbing and shorten.
Breakfast & dinner included. Picnic lunch not included.
Thu. 21st Sep. : Rifugio Locatelli 2450 m – Fiscalina 1480 m
This walk will take you to the of Tre Cime, probably the most iconic area of the whole dolomites. You will walk around Croda Fiscalina before finishing your walk in Fiscalina valley.
Return to the hotel Tschurstschenthaler in the afternoon Walk: 190 m ascent 12 km distance.
Possibility to Climb Croda Fiscalina (2677 m) on the way.
Breakfast included. Dinner & Picnic lunch not included.
Fri. 22nd Sep. : Golfen 2469 m
For your last day you will go back near the Austrian border. The walk to Golfen is a relatively short but extremely rewarding walk, offering a wide panorama to the whole Tre Cime, Fanes and Ampezzo mountain ranges.
Walk: 810 m ascent 7 km distance
Breakfast & dinner included. Picnic lunch not included.
Sat. 23rd Sep. : FAREWELL!
Spend the morning at your own pace before your airport transfer (Venice Marco Polo).
Breakfast included. Lunch not included.
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