The Dolomites, Bressanone - Sella - Bolzano

2000, 9 days

This route follows Alta Via 2 south to Sellajoch then heads west on Alta Via 9 (reversed).

Guidebooks:

SchatzerhütteThe Schatzerhütte. Alta Via 2 continues over the pass in the background. (July 2000)
Day Hours
Overall
Hours To Notes Vie Ferrate
Sun 3:20 0:30 Bressanone From Bolzano by train (9:31, 10:21, 12:31)  
0:20 Plose cable car Taxi(s), 9 km.  Cable car closed 11:30–12:45.  
1:15 Plosehütte Lunch  
1:15 Schatzerhütte    
Mon 2:40 2:40 Rif. Genova (CAI)   Peitlerkofel (p30, grade b), afternoon excursion, 3½ hrs
Tue 5:00 5:00 Rif. Puez (CAI)    
Wed 4:00 2:30 Grödnerjoch Lunch Tridentina (p44, grade e), + 1 hr
1:30 Rif. Pisciadu (CAI)    
Thu 4:30 2:00 Top of Val Lasties Lunch at Rif.Boè? (+15 mins each way) Pössnecker Weg (p41, grade e), reversed, + 2 hrs
2:30 Sellajoch    
Fri 5:15 0:45 Friedrich-August-Hütte (Alternative route via ski lift, Langkofelhütte,  
1:15 Plattkofelhütte Hohes Eck: probably about the same time) Oskar-Schuster Weg (p8, grade e), + 2½ hrs
1:45 Tierser-Alpl-Hütte   Rosszähne (p20, grade b), + 1 hr or 2½ hrs
1:30 Grasleitenhütte (CAI)    
Sat 4:25 2:45 S. Cypriano    
1:00 Bolzano Bus, 24 km, or taxi(s)  
0:40 Trento Train, hourly  
- or -
Fri 5:15 0:45 Friedrich-August-Hütte (Alternative route via ski lift, Langkofelhütte,  
1:15 Plattkofelhütte Hohes Eck: probably about the same time)  
1:45 Tierser-Alpl-Hütte   Rosszähne (p20, grade b), + 1 hr or 2½ hrs
1:30 Grasleitenpaßhütte    
Sat 5:55 0:45 Rif. Vajolèt    
2:30 Rosengartenhütte   Santnerpaß (p24, grade b), reversed, + ½ hr
1:00 Welschnofen Ski lift, then down road 1½ km  
1:00 Bolzano Bus, 24 km, or taxi(s)  
0:40 Trento Train, hourly