Alta Via 1

The place

Alta Via 1 is the original and most popular of the Dolomites' long-distance high routes, running north to south from Lago di Braies to Belluno entirely within Italy. It links a chain of staffed rifugi across the Fanes-Senes-Braies, Tofane/Lagazuoi, Civetta and Moiazza-Pramperet groups via marked paths, WWI-era mule tracks and tunnels, scree slopes and karst plateaus. It is considered the easiest and most accessible of the nine Alte Vie, requiring no glacier travel, though a few short exposed sections near Lagazuoi and Nuvolau call for sure-footedness.

Day by day

1. 1
   J1 · Lago di Braies → Rifugio Biella6.00 km · +870 m
2. 2
   J2 · Rifugio Biella → Rifugio Fanes13.00 km · +710 m
3. 3
   J3 · Rifugio Fanes → Rifugio Lagazuoi12.20 km · +1150 m
4. 4
   J4 · Rifugio Lagazuoi → Rifugio Nuvolau12.80 km · +1100 m
5. 5
   J5 · Rifugio Nuvolau → Rifugio Città di Fiume12.80 km · +500 m
6. 6
   J6 · Rifugio Città di Fiume → Rifugio Coldai9.30 km · +560 m
7. 7
   J7 · Rifugio Coldai → Rifugio Vazzoler9.80 km · +450 m
8. 8
   J8 · Rifugio Vazzoler → Rifugio Carestiato8.70 km · +620 m
9. 9
   J9 · Rifugio Carestiato → Rifugio Pramperet13.20 km · +620 m
10. 10
    J10 · Rifugio Pramperet → Rifugio Pian de Fontana6.20 km · +540 m
11. 11
    J11 · Rifugio Pian de Fontana → Belluno11.00 km · +200 m