Alta Via 1 with Tre Cime, Sellaronda and Seceda - The best of Dolomites - in 1 week

🚶Walk - Stop by at Tre Cime di Lavaredo → Walk to Dreizinnenhutte / Rifugio Antonio

Walk · 5 km · 1h 47m · ↑ 270 m ↓ 200 m

🚶Walk - Walk to Dreizinnenhutte / Rifugio Antonio → Go back to the car from the other direction of Tre Cime

Walk · 5 km · 1h 33m · ↑ 130 m ↓ 220 m

🚗Car - Go back to the car from the other direction of Tre Cime → Belluno

Car · 90 km · 1h 47m

Park at Piazzale Associazione Bellunese Volontari del Sangue

Belluno

We spent the night in Beluno. There you can leave a car for the week for free and take a bus to the start of Alta Via 1. It's also a charming little town to chill before the big trip.

🚌Bus - Park your car in Belluno → Get bus to Lago di Braises

Bus · 115 km · 2h 12m

Depending on the timing, you may need several transfers to get from Belluno o Lago di Braises where Alta Via 1 starts. From Belluno, it doesn't really matter, we took regional bus to Longarone and from there Flixbus to Dobiacio. It really doesn't matter, only part which is fixed is bus from Dobiacio to Lago di Braises. There is a bus 442 going there you want to take (no other options). You should arrive to Lago di Braises ideally sometime early in the afternoon so you have the rest of the day to hike up to Seekofelhütte.

🚶Walk - Get bus to Lago di Braises → Seekofelhütte

Walk · 6 km · 3h 16m · ↑ 900 m ↓ 60 m

From the lake the trail starts to climb all the way up to Seekofelhütte. Be aware of the thunderstorms which are very common in Dolomites in the afternoon. We hit one as well and since you will be hiking this first day in the afternoon, the sooner you reach the hut the better.

Seekofelhütte

Seekofelhütte is nice small hut with several rooms with bunk beds. We had a shared bedroom for 4 people which was nice. Great dinner but no showers.

🚶Walk - Seekofelhütte → Lavarellahütte

Walk · 13 km · 4h 52m · ↑ 510 m ↓ 830 m

Lavarellahütte

Night at Lavarellahütte was nice. The hut was nicely equipped and clean, the room was a bit large for maybe 10 people so it was a bit more difficult to get a good sleep but bunk beds were comfortable. We even had a balcony where one could chill, read and enjoy the afternoon.

🚶Walk - Lavarellahütte → Rifugio Averau

Walk · 19 km · 7h 53m · ↑ 1210 m ↓ 840 m

This is a long day with lot of walk and altitude change. Very doable if you start early though. There are three longer climbs you need to overcome and no place hut to get a lunch from so make sure you pack enough food and water.

Rifugio Averau

Rifugio Averau was maybe the best hut along the road where I stayed. I got lucky and got assigned bed by the window which was really nice as the room was really hot during the night and I could sleep with the open window. But the best part was dinner. It was typical three course Italian dinner with pasta as a first course, meat as the second and then desert. You could choose from multiple options and it was really more like a regular restaurant dinner than mountain hut. I had pasta bolognese, fish and apple pie, all super tasty. Plus Vino de Casa and my night was just awesome! Also the view from the hut is incredible. Just amazing. I was so happy I manage to book a spot at this hut.

🚶Walk - Rifugio Averau → Rifugio Passo Staulanza

Walk · 16 km · 5h 32m · ↑ 260 m ↓ 880 m

Rifugio Passo Staulanza

Rifugio Passo Staulanza was probably the worst hut but still not bad. Just because other huts were so amazing, it was a tough competition. It's in the valley, by the road so there is no view and it has large bedroom for maybe 20 people. But I had no issue and it was still good enough.

🚶Walk - Rifugio Passo Staulanza → Rifugio Vazzoler

Walk · 16 km · 5h 56m

Rifugio Vazzoler

Rifugio Vazzoler was also really nice. Quite a specific photogenic looking building, they have great house wine and surrounding cliffs are stunning. Good dinner and we had small bedroom for 4 people which was amazing.

🚶Walk - Rifugio Vazzoler → Catch a bus from Agordo

Walk · 15 km · 5h 50m

the goal of the day is to get down to the valley and catch a bus to Belluno. This is the "end" of our Alta Via 1 path. Alternative plan is to continue Alta Via 1 for 2 more days. I instead wanted to visit Seceda and Val Gardena.

🚌Bus - Catch a bus from Agordo → Belluno

Bus · 30 km · 35m

Belluno

🚗Car - Belluno → Take a cable car to Col dei Rossi

Car · 78 km · 1h 31m

Park at Parking

🚶Walk - Take a cable car to Col dei Rossi → Walk along the ridge to Viel dal Pan

Walk · 3 km · 59m

🚗Car - Walk along the ridge to Viel dal Pan → Drive to Pradel-Rodella cable car

Car · 6 km · 10m

Drive from where you parked: Parking

Park at Parking

🚶Walk - Drive to Pradel-Rodella cable car → Walk around Forcella del Sassolungo

Walk · 5 km · 2h 31m · ↑ 580 m ↓ 410 m

🚗Car - Walk around Forcella del Sassolungo → Moena

Car · 32 km · 44m

Moena

🚗Car - Moena → Drive up to Gardena Pass

Car · 41 km · 56m

🚗Car - Drive up to Gardena Pass → Take Col Raiser cable car to Seceda (or closer to it at least)

Car · 13 km · 21m

Park at Parking

🚶Walk - Take Col Raiser cable car to Seceda (or closer to it at least) → Walk up to Seceda

Walk · 4 km · 1h 45m