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Hut Trekking / Hiking Cortina Dolomites, Daily Itinerary:

The Town of Cortina with the characteristic 3 summits of the Tofana in the background.

The famous "Friends of Barb's" Group from Colorado, on day 8 of the Cortina hike.

Day 1: Arrive in Cortina for lodging in our Hotel.

Day 2: Meeting with the guide at 7.30 for breakfast, trip briefing, distribution of rental equipment. Start of our three day traverse of the Fanes and Tofana Range - after a 20min drive we start hiking from a trailhead south of Cortina and climb through the nature reserve of the Val Travenanzes and Val Fanes through beautiful forests until we reach the Lavarella high plateau. Lodging in the Lavarella Hut (2-4 bed rooms, showers available).

Day 3: Starting out strolling through beautiful high pastures in the morning, the afternoon takes us through a steep, rocky pass and up to the top of the Lagazoui, where we will lodge in the Rifugio on the summit. Enjoy the stunning 360 degree views of the Dolomites through the big, panoramic windows during sunrise and sunset. (2 to 4 bed rooms available). In the afternoon there will also be plenty of time to explore the many remnants of the old WWI positions around the summit.

Day 4: Descent through a tunnel system dating back to WWI (now set up as an open air museum) to the Falzarego Pass. From there we walk past the 5 Towers (Cinque Torri) to the spectacular Nuvolau Hut (Lunch) with great views of the high peaks of the Dolomites, such as the Pelmo, Civetta and Marmolada. Descent to Passo Giau and either by bus or optional, by foot, all the way through beautiful forests back to Cortina. Lodging in our B&B or Hotel

Day 5: Start of our 3 day hut trip in the Sexten and Cadini Ranges: After a short drive to Misurina, we can choose to either do the long and more challenging Sentiero Bonacossa Trail or a more direct approach trail to the spectacularly located Fonda Savio Hut. Excellent home cooked food and if we're lucky, hut keeper Lina will get the music instruments out in the evening!

Day 6: High level traverse to the stunning 2000 ft vertical walls of the Tree Cime di Lavaredo. On the high plateau we will traverse along an old war road to the Buelleljoch Hut, the smallest and for some, the nicest hut of the Sexten Dolomites! Optional trip to the summit of Oberbachernkogel in the afternoon along some trenches of WWI. Hut keepers Hubert and Greti will spoil you with excellent tirolian cuisine!

Day 7: Early departure and via the Tre Cime Hut (Rif. Locatelli) we finish our circumnavigation of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo with post card views of their stunning north faces. We can either end the trip at the Auronzo Hut and take a return bus to Cortina or we descend via a malga (high pasture farm) for lunch back to the old resort village of Misurina. Return to Cortina either by taxi, bus or the guide's vehicle.

Day 8: Leaving our B&B or Hotel in Cortina after breakfast.

Note: On a custom trip basis, we also offer this trip as a 12 day itinerary (10 days trekking). That means two more days at the front end and one more day at the back end of the above itinerary.