Itinerary: The Eastern Dolomites

Itinerary: The Dolomites, Sesto - Ampezzo

2010, 14 days

Val Travenanzes (July 2010)

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Date	Daytime	Overnight	Alternatives/Notes
Day 1 Sun 4 Jul	07:00 T1 flight LH4859 arr. Frankfurt 09:40. 11:55 flight LH6416 arr. Innsbruck 13:05. Taxi to station. 15:27 platform 3 train arr. Fortezza/Franzensfeste 16:44. 16:50 train arr. San Candido/Innichen 18:10.	Selection of ** and * hotels: List
Day 2 Mon 5 Jul	Walk 1½ hrs beside the river to Obervierschach/Versacio (1131m). Ski lift to Restaurant Helm/M Elmo (2041m) (lunch?). Walk 1¾ hrs via Helm/M Elmo (2369m) to Sillanerhütte (2447m).	Sillanerhütte (OeAV, 52 places) +43 664 5323802 OeAV = Oesterreichischer Alpenverein	Alternative lunch spot: Hahnspielhütte/Rif.Gallo Cedrone (2150m), 20 mins from top of lift.
Day 3 Tue 6 Jul	Walk 4 hrs via Hornischeck/M Arnese (2551m) and Hollbruckerspitze/Cima di Pontegrotta (2581m) to Obstansersee-Hütte (2300m).	Obstansersee-Hütte(OeAV, 56 places) +43 4848 5422
Day 4 Wed 7 Jul	Walk ?hrs (7½ miles mainly downhill) via Frugnoni (2563m), Passo Silvella/Kniebersgattel (2329m), Alpe-Nemes-Hütte/Rif. Malga di Nèmes (1877m) (late lunch?) to Kreuzbergpaß/Passo Montecroce Comelico (1631m).	Hotel Kreuzbergpass **** +39 0474 710328
Day 5 Thu 8 Jul	Walk 1 hr to Forc. Pian della Biscia (1942m) and Cima dei Colesei (1972m) with lots of wartime fortifications etc to look at. Continue ½ hr to ex-Rif. Sala (2094m), then 1 hr up to Arzalpenkopf/Croda Sora i Colesei (2303m), viewpoint. Retrace steps (20 mins) to Forcella Popera (2298m), tunnels, etc. Down ½ hr (path not marked on map) to Laghetto Popera (2142m), then ½ hr to Rifugio Berti (1950m).	Rifugio Berti (CAI, 48 places) 0435 67155 CAI = Club Alpino Italiano
Day 6 Fri 9 Jul	Walk 4½ hrs via Forc. Pian della Biscia (1942m), Rotwandwiesenhütte/Rif. Prati di Croda Rossa (1900m), to Dolomitenhof (1460m).	Hotel Dolomitenhof 0474 713000	Michael: Strada dei Alpini, stay in Rifugio Carducci (CAI) 0435 400 485.
Day 7 Sat 10 Jul	Walk 2½ hrs to Rifugio Zsigmondy-Còmici (2224m, lunch), then 2 hrs to Rifugio Locatelli alle Tre Cime di Lavaredo/Dreizinnenhütte (2438m).	Rifugio Pian di Cengia (private, 13 places) 0337 451517	Michael: Monte Cengia (2559m) and/or easy via ferrata over Paternkofel, etc.
Day 8 Sun 11 Jul	Walk 3½-4 hrs via Rifugio Auronzo (too early for lunch), Sentiero Bonacossa (easy via ferrata), Forcella di Rimbianco (2175m) to Rifugio Fonda Savio (2367m).	Rifugio Fonda Savio (CAI, 40 places) 043 53 90 36
Day 9 Mon 12 Jul	Walk 2 hours via Forcella del Diavolo (2598m) and Forcella di Misurina (2395m) to Rifugio Col de Varda (2115m, lunch). Chair lift to Misurina. Bus to Cortina (1200m).	Hotel in Cortina
Day 10 Tue 13 Jul	Rebecca pampering herself; the boys playing on the vie ferrate.	Hotel in Cortina
Day 11 Wed 14 Jul	Walk 1km to Maion, take ski lift to Col Drusciè (1778m). Walk 2 hrs to Rifugio Dibona (2083m, lunch) - or take another ski lift most of the way. Walk 3 hrs to Rifugio Lagazuoi (2752m).	Rifugio Lagazuoi (private) 0436 867303
Day 12 Thu 15 Jul	Walk 4 hrs via Cason de Travenenza (1970m) and Monte Castello (2760m) to Rifugio Fanes (2042m).	Rifugio Fanes(private) 0474 501 097	Or Rifugio Lavarella (private, 51 places) 0474 501079
Day 13 Fri 16 Jul	Walk 2 hrs via Sentiero Bancdalsè to Rifugio Fodara Vedla (1966m, lunch). Then 1½ hrs to Rifugio Biella (2320m).	Rifugio Biella (CAI, 45 places) 0436 866991
Day 14 Thu 17 Jul	Walk 2 hrs to Lago di Braies (1493m). Bus/taxi to Villabassa/Niederdorf (2009 timetable: 12:36 - 12:55). Lunch. 14:00 train arr. Fortezza/Franzensfeste 15:10 15:23 train arr. Innsbruck 16:32. Taxi to airport. 18:25 flight LH6413 arr. Frankfurt 19:50. 21:40 flight LH4858 arr. Manchester 22:20.

Date

Daytime

Overnight

Alternatives/Notes

Day 1
Sun 4 Jul

07:00 T1 flight LH4859 arr. Frankfurt 09:40.
11:55 flight LH6416 arr. Innsbruck 13:05.
Taxi to station.
15:27 platform 3 train arr. Fortezza/Franzensfeste 16:44.
16:50 train arr. San Candido/Innichen 18:10.

Selection of **** and *** hotels: List

Day 2
Mon 5 Jul

Walk 1½ hrs beside the river to Obervierschach/Versacio (1131m).
Ski lift to Restaurant Helm/M Elmo (2041m) (lunch?).
Walk 1¾ hrs via Helm/M Elmo (2369m) to Sillanerhütte (2447m).

Sillanerhütte (OeAV, 52 places)
+43 664 5323802

OeAV = Oesterreichischer Alpenverein

Alternative lunch spot: Hahnspielhütte/Rif.Gallo Cedrone (2150m), 20 mins from top of lift.

Day 3
Tue 6 Jul

Walk 4 hrs via Hornischeck/M Arnese (2551m) and Hollbruckerspitze/Cima di Pontegrotta (2581m) to Obstansersee-Hütte (2300m).

Obstansersee-Hütte(OeAV, 56 places)
+43 4848 5422

Day 4
Wed 7 Jul

Walk ?hrs (7½ miles mainly downhill) via Frugnoni (2563m), Passo Silvella/Kniebersgattel (2329m), Alpe-Nemes-Hütte/Rif. Malga di Nèmes (1877m) (late lunch?) to Kreuzbergpaß/Passo Montecroce Comelico (1631m).

Hotel Kreuzbergpass ****
+39 0474 710328

Day 5
Thu 8 Jul

Walk 1 hr to Forc. Pian della Biscia (1942m) and Cima dei Colesei (1972m) with lots of wartime fortifications etc to look at. Continue ½ hr to ex-Rif. Sala (2094m), then 1 hr up to Arzalpenkopf/Croda Sora i Colesei (2303m), viewpoint. Retrace steps (20 mins) to Forcella Popera (2298m), tunnels, etc. Down ½ hr (path not marked on map) to Laghetto Popera (2142m), then ½ hr to Rifugio Berti (1950m).

Rifugio Berti (CAI, 48 places)
0435 67155

CAI = Club Alpino Italiano

Day 6
Fri 9 Jul

Walk 4½ hrs via Forc. Pian della Biscia (1942m), Rotwandwiesenhütte/Rif. Prati di Croda Rossa (1900m), to Dolomitenhof (1460m).

Hotel Dolomitenhof
0474 713000

Michael: Strada dei Alpini, stay in Rifugio Carducci (CAI) 0435 400 485.

Day 7
Sat 10 Jul

Walk 2½ hrs to Rifugio Zsigmondy-Còmici (2224m, lunch), then 2 hrs to Rifugio Locatelli alle Tre Cime di Lavaredo/Dreizinnenhütte (2438m).

Rifugio Pian di Cengia (private, 13 places)
0337 451517

Michael: Monte Cengia (2559m) and/or easy via ferrata over Paternkofel, etc.

Day 8
Sun 11 Jul

Walk 3½-4 hrs via Rifugio Auronzo (too early for lunch), Sentiero Bonacossa (easy via ferrata), Forcella di Rimbianco (2175m) to Rifugio Fonda Savio (2367m).

Rifugio Fonda Savio (CAI, 40 places)
043 53 90 36

Day 9
Mon 12 Jul

Walk 2 hours via Forcella del Diavolo (2598m) and Forcella di Misurina (2395m) to Rifugio Col de Varda (2115m, lunch). Chair lift to Misurina. Bus to Cortina (1200m).

Hotel in Cortina

Day 10
Tue 13 Jul

Rebecca pampering herself; the boys playing on the vie ferrate.

Hotel in Cortina

Day 11
Wed 14 Jul

Walk 1km to Maion, take ski lift to Col Drusciè (1778m). Walk 2 hrs to Rifugio Dibona (2083m, lunch) - or take another ski lift most of the way. Walk 3 hrs to Rifugio Lagazuoi (2752m).

Rifugio Lagazuoi (private)
0436 867303

Day 12
Thu 15 Jul

Walk 4 hrs via Cason de Travenenza (1970m) and Monte Castello (2760m) to Rifugio Fanes (2042m).

Rifugio Fanes(private)
0474 501 097

Or Rifugio Lavarella (private, 51 places) 0474 501079

Day 13
Fri 16 Jul

Walk 2 hrs via Sentiero Bancdalsè to Rifugio Fodara Vedla (1966m, lunch). Then 1½ hrs to Rifugio Biella (2320m).

Rifugio Biella (CAI, 45 places)
0436 866991

Day 14
Thu 17 Jul

Walk 2 hrs to Lago di Braies (1493m).
Bus/taxi to Villabassa/Niederdorf (2009 timetable: 12:36 - 12:55).
Lunch.
14:00 train arr. Fortezza/Franzensfeste 15:10
15:23 train arr. Innsbruck 16:32.
Taxi to airport.
18:25 flight LH6413 arr. Frankfurt 19:50.
21:40 flight LH4858 arr. Manchester 22:20.

Rebecca and Michael on the tricky Bancdalsè shortcut near Rifugio Fodara Vedla (July 2010)