Trekking the Dolomites AV1 Guidebook

Description

This trekking the Dolomites AV1 (Alta Via 1) guidebook details everything you need to know to plan and walk one of Italy's most popular long-distance walking route. The Alta Via 1 is the premier walking route in the Dolomites that goes from Lago di Braies in the north to Belluno in the south, and is 120km (75 miles) long. The route crosses incredible high mountain passes enabling passage from magnificent valley to magnificent valley, along with exquisite alpine plateaus, wonderful grassy pastures and carpets of wildflowers. In additional the route passes through old battle sites from World War One.

The guidebook has 7 proposed Itineraries of between 6 and 11 days depending upon your level of fitness. Unlike some alpine treks, the Alta Via 1 never enters villages or hamlets, with fabulous accommodation available in remote mountain huts cleverly spaced out along the route. The guidebook describes the route in great detail along with mapping at a scale of 1:25,000 (from Tabacco). There are numbered waypoints linking the maps to the text.

The guidebook has everything the trekker needs to know to plan the route: route descriptions, costs, budget, difficulty, weather, how to get there, and more. Included is a full accommodation listings from spectacularly situated mountain huts to camping options.