8 Days Dolomites Hiking Adventure

We’ll meet you at Venice Airport this morning, and depart for Cortina. Host to the 1956 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.

Be prepared to be blown away the further we get mountains – it gets more spectacular around every corner! After we’ve arrived and had a chance to settle in, we’ll head out for a warm up hike in the surrounding rolling Dolomites foothills of Cortina.

As it’s early summer, the meadows are green and the rapids of the Torrente Boite are thunderous and a site to see on this hike.

Cortina Hotel, Cortina d’Ampezzo
Lunch, Dinner

Today we’ll explore the Lagazuoi-Cinque Torri area – of great interest for both the spectacular mountains around and the abundance of reminders of the terrible years of WWI, due to the adjacency of the former border between the long-dismantled Hapsburg Empire and Italy.

We’ll take a cable car to Lagazuoi Rifugio high above Passo Falzarego, and descend the tunnels built into the mountain by soldiers who held off the Austo-Hungarian army. Upon arrival at the Pass, we’ll hike up to Rifugio Averau, our home for the evening.

Rifugio Averau
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The trail this morning leads over the Forcella Giau (2,360m) with plenty of ups and downs; here the views of the Tofana and Monte Cavallo are inspiring, not to mention the mountains on display to the south: Monte Fromin, Cernera, Pelmo and the upswept flank of Monte Mondeval. Along the hike, we’ll have great views of the majestic Sorapiss, the unmistakable pyramid of Antelao, and far off the Cadore Dolomites.

The last part of the day leads us below Pelmo’s north face, (which is 1,006m straight up to the top) to our comfortable mountain Rifugio at Passo Staulanza (1,783m), our home for tonight.

Marmolada Staulanza
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

From our rifugio, we’ll descend to the Val Civetta over the Col Rean, through beautiful, open, green meadows to the narrow valley of Val Corpassa. The trail takes us right below the sheer rock faces of the Torre Venezia (2,337m) and the Torre Trieste (2,458m), both rising some 600 meters vertically from the valley floor.

We’ll pass by the Rifugio Vazzoler (1,723m) and ascend steeply through a dense forest to Forcella de l’Orso and alongside Monte Moiazza’s southern flank to Rifugio Bruto Cartestiato. We’ll continue to Rifugio San Sebastiano across pasture clearings we’ll take a private transfer to Malga Ciapela.

Hotel Malga Ciapela
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

From Malga Ciapela we’ll hike west along the river Torrente Pettorina. The trail climbs steadily through thick forest to reach pasture clearings. Soon the uphill section begins in earnest!

We’ll visit the uninhabited village of Franzedàz, amidst sweeping alpine meadows and take a step back in time. We’ll leave the high pastures and hike on the gravelly terrain that leads to Forca Rossa (2,490).

From here we’ll begin our descent in the direction of Passo San Pellegrino, and reach our rifugio for the night.

Rifugio San Pellegrino
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast we’ll depart from our rifugio past a string of photogenic hay barns and chalets, reaching Albergo Miralago (1,920m). We’ll hike to Passo San Pellegrino and continue toward Passo Valles, which strikes out southeast across marshy terrain. We’ll quickly enter some pretty woods and climb steadily, crossing a cascading stream along the way.

We’ll continue to climb to Corda degli Zingari (2,297m), a broad crest on the edge of the Altopiano degli Zingari. Hike down the dirt track beneath Monte Predazzo admiring the vast slabs of the metamorphic Lagorai chain extending east to north, to Passo Valles (2,031m / 6,663′) and have a private transfer to your hotel, where we’ll enjoy a well-deserved dinner and night’s rest.

Hotel Val di Fassa
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today is the last day of your Conqueror Adventures hiking adventure in the Dolomites – arguably THE most beautiful mountains in the world. Our aim is to create incredible moments that count with like-minded people, and build lifelong friendships through physical activity and shared experiences in some of the world's most beautiful places.

After breakfast, we’ll depart from our hotel in Val di Fassa and head back through the mountains to Venice in time for departing flights in the afternoon.

Breakfast

• All meals as per itinerary
• All transport and shuttles
• Guiding and hosting
• All park entrance fees
• All accommodation
• Luggage transfers

• International and domestic flights
• Travel Insurance
• Personal hiking gear
• Luggage
• Personal snacks
• Alcoholic beverages

We understand the importance of a good nights rest – especially on a trek like this. We have carefully chosen locally owned lodgings in the most beautiful areas of the Dolomites. We stay in very comfortable hotels and THE best mountain lodges anywhere in the European Alps. With that, because of the locations of the mountain rifugios, only shared rooms are available – no single rooms.

Arriving for this trip is relatively simple. We pick up and drop off in Venice (Marco Polo Airport). We meet at Venice Airport on the morning of Day 1 and drive a short distance to Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites. We’ll drop you off at Venice Airport by 11am on Day 8 for departing flights in the afternoon.