Holiday Plan: Cortina/Venice

Cortina/Venice

2011, 9 days

This is a trip that I part-designed for two friends who wanted an introduction to hut-to-hut walking and a bit of luxury as well. They loved it!

Date	Daytime	Overnight	Alternatives/Notes
Day 1 Sat 2 Jul	06:45 Manchester T1 Jet2 flight LS801 arr. Venice 10:15. Bus to Cortina (1011m).	Hotel in Cortina, e.g. Hotel Royal +39 0436 867045	Summer bus timetable not yet available. Winter timetable shows 11:15, 15:15, 18:15, journey time 2 hours.
Day 2 Sun 3 Jul	Bus (or taxi) E towards Passo Tre Croci/Misurina, get off at Rio Gere (about 15 minutes). Take two ski lifts to Rifugio Lorenzi (2932m), view, lunch, explore the start of the Sentiero Ivano Dibona. Return the same way. A short, easy day.	Cortina	Overview In the afternoon, could walk down to the road on path 203, possibly 206 (etc) instead of taking the second lift.
Day 3 Mon 4 Jul	Bus (or taxi) N towards Dobbiaco, get off at Podestagno or the approach road to Malga Ra Stua (about 15 minutes) (1449m). Walk W on path 10 to Rifugio Lavarella (2042m). Gentle walking on a jeep track.	Rifugio Lavarella +39 0474 501079 or the nearby Rifugio Fanes +39 0474 501097	There's an interesting variant to the start of the walk: stay N of R Fanes until you get to Cascata de Fanes, climb S down then up the gorge, a little mild scrambling, and behind a waterfall. Alternatively turn N from the original path (sign: Via Ferrata?) and just go to the waterfall and return.
Day 4 Tue 5 Jul	Walk S on paths 11, 20b, 20 via Forcella di Lech (2486m) to Rifugio Lagazuoi (2762m). Wilder and rougher, quite a long day, but spectacular scenery.	Rifugio Lagazuoi +39 0436 867303
Day 5 Wed 6 Jul	There's a wide choice of routes depending on your energy levels, the weather, etc: for example Cable car down to the road and bus to Cortina. Walk via paths 401, 402, 404, 403 to Rifugio Dibona (2637m, lunch) then paths 403, 405, 410, 411 to Col Drusié (1779m) then cable car down to Cortina (1011m). Walk SE via paths 401, 402, 440 (other routes possible) to Rifugio Scoiattoli (2225m, lunch) then paths 439, 437, 434 to Lago de Federa (2046m).	Cortina Cortina Rifugio Croda da Lago (G Palmieri) +39 0436 862085	There's an interesting wartime tunnel down from beside the lift station towards the road. Take gloves, hat, and torch: follow the GALLERIA signs.
Day 6 Thu 7 Jul	From the rifugio walk NNE via paths 431, 430, 438 to Cortina (1011m). Quiet paths mainly through woods.	Cortina	Or bus 15:15 to Venice arr. 18:15.
Day 7 Fri 8 Jul		Venice
Day 8 Sat 9 Jul		Venice
Day 9 Sun 10 Jul	18:00 flight LS802 arr. Manchester 19:30.

Date

Daytime

Overnight

Alternatives/Notes

Day 1
Sat 2 Jul

06:45 Manchester T1 Jet2 flight LS801 arr. Venice 10:15.
Bus to Cortina (1011m).

Hotel in Cortina, e.g. Hotel Royal +39 0436 867045

Summer bus timetable not yet available. Winter timetable shows 11:15, 15:15, 18:15, journey time 2 hours.

Day 2
Sun 3 Jul

Bus (or taxi) E towards Passo Tre Croci/Misurina, get off at Rio Gere (about 15 minutes). Take two ski lifts to Rifugio Lorenzi (2932m), view, lunch, explore the start of the Sentiero Ivano Dibona. Return the same way. A short, easy day.

Cortina

Overview

In the afternoon, could walk down to the road on path 203, possibly 206 (etc) instead of taking the second lift.

Day 3
Mon 4 Jul

Bus (or taxi) N towards Dobbiaco, get off at Podestagno or the approach road to Malga Ra Stua (about 15 minutes) (1449m). Walk W on path 10 to Rifugio Lavarella (2042m). Gentle walking on a jeep track.

Rifugio Lavarella +39 0474 501079 or the nearby Rifugio Fanes +39 0474 501097

There's an interesting variant to the start of the walk: stay N of R Fanes until you get to Cascata de Fanes, climb S down then up the gorge, a little mild scrambling, and behind a waterfall. Alternatively turn N from the original path (sign: Via Ferrata?) and just go to the waterfall and return.

Day 4
Tue 5 Jul

Walk S on paths 11, 20b, 20 via Forcella di Lech (2486m) to Rifugio Lagazuoi (2762m). Wilder and rougher, quite a long day, but spectacular scenery.

Rifugio Lagazuoi +39 0436 867303

Day 5
Wed 6 Jul

There's a wide choice of routes depending on your energy levels, the weather, etc: for example

Cable car down to the road and bus to Cortina.
Walk via paths 401, 402, 404, 403 to Rifugio Dibona (2637m, lunch) then paths 403, 405, 410, 411 to Col Drusié (1779m) then cable car down to Cortina (1011m).
Walk SE via paths 401, 402, 440 (other routes possible) to Rifugio Scoiattoli (2225m, lunch) then paths 439, 437, 434 to Lago de Federa (2046m).

Cortina
Cortina
Rifugio Croda da Lago (G Palmieri) +39 0436 862085

There's an interesting wartime tunnel down from beside the lift station towards the road. Take gloves, hat, and torch: follow the GALLERIA signs.

Day 6
Thu 7 Jul

From the rifugio walk NNE via paths 431, 430, 438 to Cortina (1011m). Quiet paths mainly through woods.

Cortina

Or bus 15:15 to Venice arr. 18:15.

Day 7
Fri 8 Jul

Venice

Day 8
Sat 9 Jul

Venice

Day 9
Sun 10 Jul

18:00 flight LS802 arr. Manchester 19:30.

Ru de Fanes (July 2011)