The route
Alta Via 1
115.7 km, 6,949 m of climbing and 7,980 m of descent, from Lago di Braies to Belluno.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 115.7 km
- Elevation gain
- 6,949 m
- Highest point
- 2,687 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 110
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
Alta Via 1 is the first of the great « Alta Via » routes of the Dolomites, opened in the 1960s: it runs from Lago di Braies, at 1,507 m, to La Pissa, on the edge of Belluno, at 476 m. The route measures 115.7 km, climbs 6,949 m and drops 7,980 m, hut to hut, staying in high mountains until the last few kilometres.
The northern half opens with an 884 m ascent to the Forcella Sora Forno, then passes the Biella and Fanes huts. The Lagazuoi is the summit of the crossing, at 2,687 m: the massif holds the tunnels and galleries of a First World War front. Past the Passo Falzarego, the path reaches the Rifugio Nuvolau (2,497 m), before dropping to the Passo Giau.
The southern half skirts the Civetta by the Città di Fiume and Coldai huts, before heading for the Carestiato, beneath the Moiazza towers. The Pramperet comes before the Forcella De Zita Sud, the last big pass at 2,325 m. A long descent remains toward La Pissa, where the path leaves the high mountains.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the crossing, from Lago di Braies to Belluno, takes shape in contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your name and your dates sit in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek