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The Dolomites
Pale limestone towers that turn pink in the evening, flowering mountain meadows and mountain huts with a view. You don't need to be a climber: many of the most beautiful spots can be reached on an ordinary day walk.
Mountain meadows beneath pale peaks that turn pink
The Dolomites have been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2009 as nine separate mountain groups. Some rock faces are more than 1,500 metres high. About 250 million years ago the rock was a seabed with coral atolls. In the rocks you can still see what it looked like then.
At sunrise and sunset the pale rock turns pink, orange and purple. In the local language that is called enrosadira. That local language is Ladin. It is spoken in five valleys around the Sella group: Val Gardena, Val Badia, Val di Fassa, Livinallongo and the area around Cortina. Below the peaks lie mountain meadows such as the Seiser Alm. At 56 square kilometres it calls itself the largest high-altitude alpine pasture in Europe.
Walking season from late June to mid-September
The walking season runs from late June to mid-September. In June there is often still snow high in the mountains. That applies especially to shaded slopes. Most mountain huts are open from about 20 June to 20 September. It is busiest in August and especially around 15 August. The nicest time is late June and early to mid-September. October is quiet and beautiful. But it can already snow then, and shady paths are sometimes slippery.
Beautiful walks
Around the Tre Cime di Lavaredo
about 10 km · circular walk · starts at the Rifugio Auronzo
Along paths 101 and 105 around the three famous rock towers. You pass the Forcella Lavaredo and the Rifugio Locatelli, directly opposite the north faces. In 2026 you have to book the toll road to the start online in advance with your registration number. For a motorhome or caravan it costs 60 euros. Since 9 November the road has been closed, expected to reopen at the end of May 2027 (status 12 November 2026). Camping Alla Baita near Misurina is the closest.
Lago di Sorapis
there and back · starts at the Passo Tre Croci
Along path 215 to a milky blue lake beneath the Sorapis with the Rifugio Vandelli beside it. On the way there are short sections with a steel cable, small ladders and a narrow ledge: you need to be sure-footed. It is busy and you park along the road. So go early. From Camping Alla Baita and Camping Olympia near Cortina it is close by.
Puflatsch and the witches' benches on the Seiser Alm
8.4 km · 2.5 to 3 hours · circular walk · about 410 m of climbing · starts in Compatsch
An easy loop over the Puflatsch past the porphyry blocks known as witches' benches and the Engelrast viewpoint. Around you are the Langkofel and the Schlern. From Seis the cable car takes you up to Compatsch in a quarter of an hour. While the cable car is running you may only drive up before 9 am and after 5 pm. You always have to reserve a parking space online in advance, and staying overnight in a motorhome is prohibited on the whole of the Seiser Alm. Camping Seiser Alm is near Seis.
Viel del Pan
there and back · about 250 m of climbing · starts at the Passo Pordoi
An old path along the mountainside. After about half an hour, at the Rifugio Fredarola, the Marmolada glacier comes into view, and later the lake Lago di Fedaia below it too. Behind you are the Sella and the Sassolungo. The end point is the Rifugio Viel dal Pan. Campeggio Marmolada in Canazei and Campeggio Miravalle in Campitello are the closest.
Roda de Armentara
14 km · 4.5 hours · circular walk · about 640 m of climbing · starts in Badia
Through the flowering meadows of the Armentara and past old barns and farmhouses beneath the rock face of the Sas dla Crusc. Signposted as Roda de Armentara. This route is also on our map at Parking Odlina in La Villa. That is a little over 2 kilometres from the start. Camping Al Plan is some 10 kilometres from the start as the crow flies.
Our campsites nearby
In and around the Dolomites there are many campsites on our map. These are the closest to the walks above. At each campsite you can see on the map the circular walks that start close by.
- Camping Alla Baita near Misurina
- Camping Europa near Auronzo di Cadore
- Camping Olympia near Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Camping Seiser Alm near Völs am Schlern
- Campeggio Marmolada in Canazei in Val di Fassa
- Campeggio Miravalle in Campitello in Val di Fassa
- Rosengarten in Val di Fassa
- Malga Ciapela Marmolada
- Parking Odlina in La Villa in Val Badia
- Al Plan in San Vigilio di Marebbe
- Palafavera in Val di Zoldo
- Camping Alleghe on the Lago di Alleghe