8.5km
Total Distance
569m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

An 8.6 km walk with about 550 m of climbing below Monte Pelmo past Palafavera and over Passo Rutorto to the Rifugio Venezia at 1,947 m. Built in 1892, it was the first Italian refuge in the Dolomites. The Alta Via 1 and Alta Via 3 pass by it, with views to Monte Cristallo and the Antelao.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water · 2.4km
  2. 2
    Rifugio Palafavera · 2.4km
    Mountain hut
  3. 3
    Rifugio Monte Pelmo · 2.5km
    Mountain hut
  4. 4
    Spring · 5.5km
    springs can run dry
  5. 5
    Rifugio "Alba Maria De Luca" Venezia
    at the end · Mountain hut
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Surface
gravel 69%, natural ground 30%
Marked route
Alta via n. 1 delle Dolomiti - Dolomiten-Höhenweg Nr. 1, 472, Dolomites World Heritage Geotrail 47

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate