Dolomites hiking tours – five guided hut-to-hut adventures

Rosengarten, the Sella, Marmolada, Cortina and Civetta: our Dolomites hiking tours link some of the Alps’ most dramatic landscapes on multi-day routes from hut to hut. Choose a classic guided trek, a quieter high-level route away from the busiest trails, or a private departure for your own group.

Five ways to hike the Dolomites

Dolomites Dream Peaks

A guided hut-to-hut trek from the Rosengarten and Alpe di Siusi across the Sella and Piz Boè to the Marmolada.
6 days · 5 hut nights · 4–6 hrs/day · up to 1,200 m ascent

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Private Dolomites Dream Peaks

The same spectacular traverse exclusively for friends, family or your own hiking group, on an agreed date.
6 days · private group of 6–11 · mountain huts · challenging

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Alta Via Cortina

A quieter traverse of the Ampezzo Dolomites from Misurina via Sorapiss, Antelao and Monte Pelmo to Passo Giau.

7 travel days · 5 hiking days · huts & hotel · 5–8 guests

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Alta Via E6

The “Trail of Silence” from San Lorenzo to Forni di Sopra: remote, rugged and wonderfully uncrowded.

7 travel days · 5 hiking days · huts, inns & B&B · 5–8 guests

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Around the Civetta

A challenging hut-to-hut hike beneath Civetta’s immense north-west face and through the quieter Moiazza, Tamer and Sasso Bianco groups.

7 travel days · 6 hiking days · huts & hotel · 5–8 guests

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Hiking in the UNESCO-listed Dolomites

The Dolomites form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and span South Tyrol, Trentino and Veneto. Bright rock faces, narrow mountain passes, vast high-altitude alpine pastures and traditional mountain huts characterise the hiking experience. Since 2009, this extraordinary mountain landscape has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Our tours showcase very different aspects of the region: the famous Rosengarten, Sella and Marmolada massifs; the Ampezzo Dolomites around Cortina; the mighty Civetta; and the tranquil eastern reaches extending into the Friulian Dolomites.

Millions of years ago, the imposing mountain peaks of the Dolomites were lapped by the sea. Today, in South Tyrol, Italy’s northernmost province, the majestic Dolomite peaks – such as the Three Peaks – rise to over 3,000 metres. They were named the Dolomites after the geologist Déodat de Dolomieu, who was the first to analyse the composition of the predominant rock. In 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to their unique beauty. Yet the people of South Tyrol have long cherished their ‘pale mountains’, long before others began to do so. The famous rocks of the Dolomites have shaped the region and its people since time immemorial.

History

During the Migration Period, the Ladin-speaking region developed in the Dolomites. Ladin is still widely spoken today. However, with the emergence of Tyrol and the incorporation of Trentino into the Holy Roman Empire from the Middle Ages onwards by Bavarian settlers, the region became partially Germanised; at the same time, Italian has continued to spread from the south to this day. Throughout the High and Late Middle Ages and right up to the Napoleonic era, the Dolomites formed the border between Germany (or Austria) and Italy. Between 1866 and 1918, the Austrian-Italian border also ran through this area. It essentially followed the present-day provincial border between Trentino-South Tyrol and Veneto.

During the Mountain War of 1915–1918, when Italy fought on the side of the Entente in the First World War, the border formed a mountain front. However, in the course of their offensive, the Italians only managed to occupy Cortina and parts of the Buchenstein, so that, once the front had stabilised, it ran roughly from the Passo San Pellegrino via Marmolada, Col di Lana, Lagazuoi (see Lago di Lagazuoi), the Tofanen, Hohe Gaisl, Schluderbach, Monte Piana, the Drei Zinnen and Paternkofel to the Kreuzbergsattel. Traces of the war can still be seen in many places today, particularly on the summit of the Col di Lana, which was brought down by explosives.

Guided and organised from hut to hut

Every tour is professionally guided. Depending on the itinerary, operations are handled by Bergschule Kleinwalsertal or Globo Alpin, while Sörmland Outdoor is your contact for information and enquiries. Confirmed booking documents govern dates, prices, availability and included services.

Rifugios, mountain inns and hotels

These are genuine hut-to-hut journeys. Shared rooms or dormitories are part of several itineraries. Alta Via Cortina, Alta Via E6 and the Civetta tour combine mountain huts with a hotel, inn or B&B. The private Dolomites tour offers an exclusive group format, but remains an alpine hut trek rather than a hotel-based holiday.

Choose the right difficulty for your experience

All five tours are designed for experienced hikers. Good fitness and sure-footedness are essential, and a head for heights is required on some routes. Expect consecutive hiking days, narrow or rocky mountain paths, long descents and roughly 600–1,200 metres of ascent. Always check the detailed requirements on the individual tour page.

Find your ideal Dolomites hiking tour

Not sure which route suits your fitness, hut experience and preferred dates? We will gladly help you compare difficulty, accommodation, travel arrangements and availability.

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