Ortisei Camp
Camping
Days 1–3
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Seven days: Seceda, Alpe di Siusi, Tre Cime and Braies. The same route with route notes, lift passes and luggage transfer, but no leader on the hill.
Seven days walking in South Tyrol, where the road signs are in three languages and the German one usually comes first.
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| Bolzano |
| Val Gardena |
| Ortisei |
The Seceda ridge is a tilted slab with the Odle spires behind it. Go up early — the cable car queue by ten is forty minutes.
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| Seceda ridge |
| Odle group |
| Val Gardena |
Fifty-seven square kilometres of meadow at 1,850 m, closed to private cars during the day, which is why it is still worth walking.
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| Alpe di Siusi |
| Sciliar |
| Sassolungo |
Three passes in three hours. Falzarego still has First World War tunnels bored through the rock either side of it.
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| Passo Gardena |
| Passo Pordoi |
| Falzarego |
| Cortina |
Ten kilometres and about 350 m of climbing. Anticlockwise puts the north faces in front of you for the second half rather than behind you.
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| Tre Cime |
| Rifugio Locatelli |
| Lavaredo saddle |
The lake is the start of the Alta Via 1. Access is capped in summer and the road is closed to cars for most of the day, which is why this is a dawn trip.
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| Lago di Braies |
| Croda del Becco |
| Boathouse |
Verona is about four hours and has better connections than anything closer.
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Camping
Days 1–3
Camping
Days 4–6
6 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 4 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
12 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Good value for what's included.
South Tyrol in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. The campsites were well chosen — sheltered, and close enough to water. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Recommended.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Would book with them again.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Worth every rupee.
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. No hesitation recommending them.
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Tents were warmer than expected and the camp was set up before we arrived. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy.
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