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Walking in the heart of Dolomites

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Walking in the heart of Dolomites

Walking in the heart of Dolomites - 8 days

Enjoy exhilarating hikes through a magnificent nature reserve with stunning landscapes of dramatic limestone mountains and snow-capped peaks, picture-perfect alpine pastures and idyllic meadows. Val di Fassa in the Dolomites boats an enchanting landscape, an incredible cuisine, part of Ladin tradition. You start from Canazei and you will walk on different paths every day: from Sasso Piatto to "Via del Pan", that offers to you an amazing view on Marmolada glacier. The rich variety of wildlife includes marmots and chamois, and an extraordinary variety of flowers bloom in their thousands in spring and summer. You are constantly surrounded by the Dolomites, gentle white giants that sunset magically turns pink. The walks on well-marked trails are satisfyingly long but never exhausting.

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The tips of Valentina:

  • Walk through spellbinding views, wild open spaces, mountain lakes, jagged peaks;
  • Enjoy the warm, comfortable family-run accommodation;
  • Observe the rich flora and fauna around you; 
  • Taste the superb culinary, including delicious cheeses, polenta, mushrooms, speck and outstanding wines .
Route
Day 1: Arrive in Canazei
Day 2: Walk around Sasso Piatto 15,5 km
Day 3: Catinaccio walk 15,5 km
Day 4: Walk from Passo della Sella to Passo Gardena 13 km
Day 5: Val Gardena round tour from Frara 8 km
Day 6: Walk from Passo Gardena to Passo Campolongo 12,5km
Day 7: Via dal Pan Walk, 16 km
Day 8: Arrivederci Canazei!

Day 1:    Arrive in Canazei

Arrive with public transport or private transfer to Canazei, check-in at the accommodation and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the Dolomites.

Day 2:    Walk around Sasso Piatto 15,5 km

From Col Rodella you will walk over gravel road for a short distance. Soon after you will walk over the panorama track that takes you to the Rif. Sasso Piatto (with wet weather it can be slippery ande very muddy: be careful!). You have wonderful views of the rough rocks of Sasso Piatto. From here you enter the bizar landscape between the two giants Sasso Piatto on your right and the Sasso Lungo on your left. It resembles a lunar landscape. At Rif. Vicenza you go for 550 meters steep down to the valleystation of the Sasso Lungo lift. You could also take the lift down if you are tired or your knees hurt. From here you walk back to the Col Rodella using mostly gravel roads. It is a long but beautifull walk.

Day 3:    Catinaccio walk 15,5 km

This ring walk coasts the imposing Catinaccio group: you walk over tracks and gravelroads, passing Malga Vael and Roda di Vael hut before starting to climb up to the Zigolade Pass. You then start your descent, flanking Forcella di Davoi and Cima Catinaccio with their jagged peaks. You pass hut Preuss and Gardeccia, where you may want to stop and reward yourself with a local snack before continuing to your starting point in Catinaccio. 

Day 4:     Walk from Passo della Sella to Passo Gardena 13 km

From the Col Rodella you walk over gravelroads and tracks, seeing the steep Sasso Piatto and Sasso Lungo on your left. You come along the Sella Pass and then walk on to the Gruppo del Sella on the right, beautiful and imposing it as it comes closer and closer. The views are stunning in walking direction. Finally you reach Passo Gardena, where your hut is.

Day 5:    Val Gardena round tour from Frara 8 km

From the Dantercepies cable car you walk the first part through Selva until you reach the entrance of the Puez Geisler National Park. You walk till a charming chapel where a steep track takes you through lushy forest. After about 2 km you leave the forest and enter open rocky terrain where you have perfect conditions for spotting any wildlife. Then it's about 3 km's to the pass where you see the typicaly rough lightgrey Dolomite rockformations. Besides that you have a stunning panorama view. From the pass it's ca. 1 hour back to the Grödner Joch where you're back at the Rifugio Frara.

Day 6:    Walk from Passo Gardena to Passo Campolongo 12,5km

From Passo Gardena the track goes up until you walk pretty much under the Gruppo del Sella. In Val de Mesdi you cross a small river and the path goes down, sometimes quit steep. When you're down in the valley you follow a gravel road until Crep de Sela. From here you take a beautifull track that goes through spectacular rockformations. When you reach the Kaiserhütte you only have to follow the gravel road until you're at the Passo Campolongo. 

Day 7:     Via dal Pan Walk, 16 km

Today you walk along Via del Pan, the “bread path”, a nice route that runs along the southern side of the crest, offering amazing views of the Marmolada glacier and Sella mountain group.

Day 8:    Arrivederci Canazei!

The trip and our services end after breakfast unless you have booked extra services or extra nights.  

accommodation

7 nights in hotel 5* and refuges with breakfast

Hotel La Campagnola Canazei
Hotel La Campagnola - Canazei

Hotel La Campagnola is a little family run hotel in Canazei that offers welcoming, clean and not so spacious accommodation with wooden furniture. Breakfast is very good and rich.  The structure has a sun terrace where you can relax on sunny days. Staff is courteous and helpful. Free Wifi. 

www.lacampagnolacanazei.it

Rifugio Frara Passo Gardena
Rifugio Frara - Passo Gardena

This refuge is located  is at the foot of the Sella Group mountain range and offers rooms with views of the Dolomites. If offers free Wifi, a terrace and a garden. Rooms are a little bit dated, but well-furnished and clean. Breakfast is very good and rich. Local cuisine is highly recommended. 

www.rifugiofrara.it

practical info

From Innsbruck airport (INN) you can either take a bus or a train to the central train station and then a train to Bolzano. From Bolzano take a bus to Canazei, changing in Vigo di Fassa. 

From Verona airport (VRN) you can take a shuttle bus to the central train station and then a train to Ora (Auer). From Ora (Auer) take a bus to Canazei, changing in Cavalese.

Train/bus schedules available on:

GPS tracks are available on request.

Included

The price includes:

· 7 nights in hotel 5* and refuges with breakfast

· 2 dinners

· Luggage Transfer Canazei-Passo Gardena

· Luggage transfer Passo Gardena+pick up people in Passo Campolongo to Canazei

· Maps and detailed itinerary

· Telephone support 24 hours

 

The price does not include:

· Journey to the place of arrival and departure

· Lunches and dinners, except where otherwise noted

· Visits and entrance fees - tips

· Anything not specified under "The price includes"

· Any taxes

 

Additional services:

You may require in addition to the services included in the fee:

· Single room supplement

· Half Board Supplement

· Any transfer to get to the starting point or to return from the point of arrival, which can be quoted on request.

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S-Cape Countryside Travels srl
Borgo Allegri 16R
50122 Firenze FI
P. IVA 05227330486

 
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