Hiking trip on Pale di San Martino

Self-guided hiking tour in the Dolomites: Pale di San Martino

A self-guided hiking tour in the Dolomites that from Valles Pass leads to the discovery of the most enchanting and characteristic landscapes of Paneveggio Nature Park: the pastures of Val Venegia, the small hut Malga Segantini at the foot of Cimon dela Pala, the Dolomites’ Matterhorn and the Colbricon's lakes, until the vast dolomitic plateau of Pale di San Martino.

Where once there used to be the second largest glacier in the Dolomites, now you will find yourself immersed in a vast rocky desert at 2500 meters.

A hiking tour with completely unexpected sceneries combined with the convenience of sleeping in comfortable private rooms in the first two huts of the itinerary. On request luggage transfer is available: find your heaviest luggage directly in every hut, and enjoy the daily hikes with light backpacks.

The itinerary is suitable for dogs and all accommodation facilities can host your pet. During the booking process, our expert adventure consultants will give you all the information on the possibility of staying with dogs.

Program details:

• Day 1
  Arrival in San Martino di Castrozza and check-in in hotel 3*.
   
• Day 2 - LAKE JURIBRUTTO
  Ascent: +470m. Descent: -470m. Distance: 8km. Hiking time: 3h30.
  Private transfer to the Alpine pass located on the boarder between Trentino and Veneto. The hike begins to the discovery of Catena di Bocche, a mountain range composed of porphyry-volcanic rock that on wide flowery slopes leads to the picturesque Lake Juribrutto (2.206 m), which overlooks the unmistakable spires of Pale di San Martino. Dinner and overnight stay in hut (2.031m). 
   
• Day 3 - VAL VENEGIA
  Ascent: +550m. Descent: -510m. Distance: 8km. Hiking time: 4h.
  On harping trail you reach a wide lawn (2.217 m) and with moderate downhill slope you skirt the grassy hillsides at the foot of the imposing western wall of Mount Mulaz. From Val Venegia the itinerary continues along the springs of Travignolo to then arrive in front of one of the most suggestive and evocative dolomitic landscapes: the reflection in the lake of Baita Segantini at the foot of the imposing Cimon de Pala – also known as the Matterhorn of the Dolomites. Dinner and overnight stay in hut (2.082 m).
   
• Day 4 - COLBRICON'S LAKES
  Ascent: +350m. Descent: -950m. Distance: 10km. Hiking time: 5h30.
  Today you enter the eastern end of the porphyry mountain range of Lagorai walking along the western slopes of Cavallazza Piccola to then reach with a steep final stretch Cavallazza peak (2.324 m), where are still visible the remains of trenches dating back to the Great War. From the summit on gravel terrain you reach the small lakes of Colbricon and the homonymous hut (1.927 m) to then proceed towards the village of San Martino di Castrozza. From the village you go up at 2.500 m by lifts, to then find yourself immersed in a boundless rock tableland with a lunar appearance that with its hollows occupies a surface of 50 square kilometers. Dinner and overnight stay in hut (2.581 m).
   
• Day 5 - PALE DI SAN MARTINO PLATEAU
  Ascent: +520m. Descent: -470m. Distance: 10km. Hiking time: 5h30
  Crossing the dolomitic plateau with moderate ups and downs you reach the last extremities of what was once the second largest glacier in the Dolomites. Walking on the wide detrital ridge the trail leads to the summit of Fradusta (2.939 m) from where you can enjoy an incomparable panorama that on sunny days spaces from the Austrian Alps to the distant Adriatic Sea. Return to the hut and descent by lifts to San Martino di Castrozza. Dinner and overnight stay in hotel. 
   
• Day 6
  Departure

Additional clarifications

The program could be changed at discretion of the Campo Base Team / Mountain Guide - UIAGM based on weather conditions and forecasts, mantaining however inalterate the basic structure and the aims of the proposal.

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