Comments on: 40 Best Hikes in the Dolomites for 2024 (+ Hiking Map)

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:33:56 +0000

In reply to Greg.

Hi Greg,
Thank you so much! We use the Tabacco maps – which are readily available across the Dolomites.
Have a great trip!
Sabrina

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:19:13 +0000

You guys have the best hiking blog I have come across. I’ll be hiking in Cortina, Alta Badia, and Val Di Funes for 2 weeks later this month. Who makes the best paper hiking maps of these areas? I always like to have paper back ups and not fully rely on GPS. Thanks!

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:47:49 +0000

In reply to Taylor.

Hi Taylor,
If you’re based in Badia, I would do the Sass de Putia circuit trail with the Sass de Putia summit. The final stretch to Sass de Putia peak is secured with fixed cables, but equipment is usually not necessary for confident vertigo-free hikers. The Armentara Meadows are right on your doorstep, which might be the best option for the half-day hike. And for the other full day, I would either do the Croda da Lago Circuit or the Tofana di Rozes Circuit.
All the best,
Sabrina

By: Taylor

Taylor — Thu, 30 May 2024 14:21:14 +0000

Hi Sabrina,

Thank you for this incredibly thorough guide and map! My wife and I are experienced hikers visiting the Dolomites for the first time June 7th for 2.5 days, staying in Badia. With 2 long hiking days, and one half day, I am curious what your absolute must-dos would be, within reasonable distance to Badia.

It seems like one day we might be able to combine Adolf Munkel with Sass de Putia or Seceda Ridgeline and the other day Tre Cime with Lago Sorapis or Croda da Lago, leaving the half day TBD.

So many amazing options! Greatly appreciate your guidance.

Taylor

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Wed, 25 May 2022 16:16:00 +0000

In reply to Shoval Nir.

Hi Shoval,

I would check out these kid-friendly hikes in the Dolomites:

Val Gardena
– Seceda to Rifugio Firense/Regensburger Hütte (since you’re based in Santa Cristina, you can also take the Col Raiser Gondola up to start this circuit)
– Alpe di Siusi – you can hike all over the plateau. There are lots of options.

Val di Funes
– Adolf Munkel Trail
– Rifugio Genova Circuit Trail

Pass delle Erbe
– Sass de Putia Circuit Trail

Alta Badia
– Armentara Meadows
– Sass da Ciampac – you could do a variation of this. Since you’re based in Val Gardena, you could take the Dantercepies cableway from Selva to Passo Gardena and hike to Rifugio Puez via Forcella Cier and Forcella de Crespeina. When you get to Rifugio Puez, you’ll complete the circuit to Selva di Val Gardena via Langental/Vallunga valley.

All the best,
Sabrina

By: Shoval Nir

Shoval Nir — Tue, 24 May 2022 06:42:05 +0000

Hi Sabrina,

Thank you for this great guide.
We are traveling with twins 10 y/o and will be in the dolomites around mid July.
We wonder if any of the moderate trails suitable since the length of most of the hikes are very similar.
I guess with kids the duration of the hikes is different and a bit longer.
We’ll be staying in Santa Christina for a week and wanted to ask for a recommendation for the most suitable hikes with kids… or which ones should we avoid …
Thank you!

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:13:45 +0000

In reply to Paul Vivian. Hi Paul, Thank you for the feedback! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the Seceda hike, despite it being longer than you anticipated. We always rely on Maps.me to help with orientation/navigation. You may find that app helpful. The Odle/Geisler Peaks are beautiful from so many different vantage points. Next time, you should consider the hike to Col dala Pieres - that's my particular favorite view of the Geisler Group. All the best, Sabrina

By: Paul Vivian

Paul Vivian — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:23:12 +0000

I wanted to also voice my appreciation for your very useful Dolomite hiking guides. We were able to do two over the past few days, Monte Pic/ Seceda and Adolf Munkel., which I picked based on the map provided, which allowed us to select hikes which were within reasonable driving distance of where we were staying.
Our first hike was really only to the Seceda summit and back; we ran out of time ( and energy) on a cool overcast October day. I’m not too sure about the accuracy of the time estimates for that one, it took us about 4 hours for the ascent rather than the 2hrs 35 minutes predicted. After the first leg there are many crisscrossing small roads and trails, with confusing or non existent signage, so perhaps we went off course in spots. We thought that the better advice after completing the first leg might be “ look up, find the cable car lift line that goes to the top, and use whatever trail(s) seems to visually suit your fitness level. Having said that, the view at the top was stunning and made the effort very worthwhile.
Something we didn’t realize until just now, a couple of days later, that the Munkel trail features the same set of mountains, from the opposite side and a different angle. So our hikes were not very far away as the crow flys but almost a couple of hours ( I think) driving distance between the respective trail heads. Quite fascinating and unexpected.
We look forward to trying out future hikes you have suggested, in the event we get back in the region.

By: moonhoneytravel

moonhoneytravel — Wed, 19 May 2021 11:41:11 +0000

In reply to Paige.

Hi Paige,
You’re very welcome.
1. Mont Pic + Seceda
2. Col dala Pieres
3. Sass de Putia circuit (in the morning)… Adolf Munkel Trail (in the late afternoon)… It’s a lot of hiking in one day, but I think you could squeeze both of them in. Plus, Passo delle Erbe isn’t so far from Val di Funes.
4. Armentara Meadows (this is lovely/very easy/short)..you won’t need the whole day for this.
5. Alpe di Siusi.. There are so many routes you can do. If you’re taking the cableway from Ortisei. Follow trail 9 (like we did) to Saltria. But, instead of going to Monte Pana, take the Hans-und-Paula-Steger Weg trail to Compaccio, and then head back to the Ortisei-Alpe di Siusi cableway. You can see these trail connections in our Alpe di Siusi guide.

Hope that helps,
Sabrina

By: Paige

Paige — Sat, 15 May 2021 15:33:23 +0000

Hi Sabrina & Kati,

Thank you so much for putting together such a wonderful guide! You’ve been my go-to resource for my upcoming Dolomites trip in July.

All of the hikes here look incredible and so now I’m having the most difficult time picking which to do. We’ll have 5 days in Alta Badia and Val Gardena, so if you could only pick 5 of the following, which would you recommend?

+ Mont Pic + Seceda
+ Col dala Pieres
+ Sassolungo – Langkofel circuit
+ Sass de Putia
+ Adolf Munkel
+ Armentara Meadows
+ Alpe de Suisi

Thank you!