Panoramic trekking circuit of Cortina July 2027

3rd - 10th JULY 2027 - PRICE TBC ACCORDING TO 2027 RATES

• Walking difficulty level: medium – gravel roads and mountain footpaths with reasonable gradients and some narrow steep sections. 4.5-8 hours hiking per day with vehicles and/or a ski lift  available on the longest days to shorten the walks.
• Hotel accommodation ranges from a lovely hotel in Cortina d’Ampezzo to a spectacular, 2000 metre high mountain hotel, a lake-side lodge and one simple family-run hotel.
• Luggage transfers included.

Day 1: Pick up at 12 pm at Venice Marco Polo airport for a scenic 2 hour drive to pretty Cortina d’Ampezzo. Dinner at a local restaurant, (LD).

Day 2: We walk directly out of Cortina through meadows and forests and up on high mountain paths to our first panoramic Dolomite col at 2000 metres/6560 ft (ski lift option in season only) before continuing on well-made paths to the hamlet of Ospitale (approx. 14 km/8.7 miles, 900 metres up and 650 down, 6.5/7 hrs). Shuttle transfer back to Cortina d'Ampezzo. Dinner at the hotel, (BLD).

Day 3: Shuttle transfer to Ospitale. A section of cycle track before a dramatic ascent through a rocky gorge brings us out at over 2000 metres/6560 ft once again on the bucolic high pastures of Pratopiazza for lunch in a mountain refuge and our next hotel on a beautiful high plateau (approx. 9 km/5.5 miles, 550 metres up, 3.5/4 hrs). Dinner at the hotel, (BLD).

Day 4: Climb up to the edge of the plateau before descending gradually on well-made paths of World War One interest with beautiful views of Dolomite peaks and the Austrian Alps to the Landro Valley for lunch before climbing up once more along the Rienza river valley and down briefly to the tiny hamlet of Misurina and its lake (approx. 18 km/11 miles, 850 metres up and 1100 down, 8 hrs +) to our hotel (2 nights). Dinner at a family-run mountain dairy, (BLD).

Day 5: A short drive takes us to the most famous walk in the Dolomites, the spectacular, highly panoramic circuit of the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo (approx. 9 km/5.5 miles, 400 metres up and down, 4/4.5 hrs). Dinner at a local restaurant, (BLD).

Day 6: A pretty wooded climb to the base of the beautiful pinnacled Cadini mountains (ski lift option available in season only) takes us to a panoramic high military track and lunch at a mountain refuge. We then descend through pastures and forests to our next overnight stay at a small family-run hotel (approx. 15 km/9.3 miles, 600 metres up and 900 down, 6.5/7 hrs). Short drive to the hotel and dinner at the hotel. (BLD)

Day 7: Short drive to the end of yesterday's walk. We return to Cortina through the serene open pastures of Val Bona and dappled larch forests, climbing initially to Passo Tre Croci and a lunch of local specialities before traversing the Faloria massif with beautiful views over the Cortina bowl and down to the town itself through forests and hamlets to Cortina again (approx. 14.5 km/9 miles, 500 metres up and 650 down, 6/6.5 hrs). Dinner at a renowned Michelin starred restaurant in Cortina. (BLD)

Day 8: A 2-hour drive takes us back to Venice Marco Polo airport, departing Cortina d'Ampezzo at 10 am, (B).

Hotels

Hotel Cortina – Cortina d’Ampezzo – a stylish 4-star hotel right in the middle of Cortina with individually furnished Tyrolean style rooms (3 nights, first, second and last)     www.hotelcortina.com                                            

Hotel Hohe Gaisl, Prato Piazza – exceptional, high plateau position, health centre and comfortable rooms (1 night) www.hohegaisl.com

Grand Hotel Misurina, Misurina – a nice hotel facing beautiful Lake Misurina (2 nights) www.grandhotelmisurina.it

Albergo Al Mughetto, Auronzo di Cadore – family-run mountain hotel with good food (1 night) www.albergoalmughetto.it

What is included:

• comfortable, characterful hotel accommodation;
• all meals – breakfast, lunch at mountain refuges or panoramic picnics and multi-course dinners with wine in interesting local restaurants or hotels (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner);
• all transport – to/from Venice airport and to/from walks in mini buses (or cars depending on group size) – which can, where mountain access allows, be used as an alternative to walking;
• baggage transfers as appropriate;
• 1 experienced mountain guide/tour leader to guide and support you;
• all specified trips or visits.

For bookings and enquiries contact us at the email address or telephone numbers above.