(16)

Dolomite Alps – Nature park walking tour

Walking in the UNESCO world heritage.

Idyllic mountain lakes, great Alps, green forests and the legendary Dolomites are accompanying you during your walking week through three nature parks. You have to do a detour to the “Drei Zinnen”. At the beginning Lake Pragser Wildsee welcomes you, in its crystal-clear water the face of mountain Seekofel is reflected. The loop tour around those well-known mountains offers a fascinating view onto the Sextner mountain range. Highlight is the view from Cortina, the pearl of the Dolomites, over some imposing peaks as the Cristallo group, the Tofane and the Fanes group.

Details on the Dolomite Alps – Nature park walking tour

At the start, the lake ‘Pragser Wildsee’ greets you with crystal-clear water, which also reflects the chalk-white walls of Mount Seekofel. On the circular hike through the three nature parks, you can not only marvel at the famous ‘trident’ and the Sesto mountains. The flora and fauna of South Tyrol can also be seen in all their glory in the protected reserves. The absolute highlight is certainly the view high above Cortina, the pearl of the Dolomites.

Highlights of the Dolomite Alps – Nature park walking tour

  • The Three Peaks: The same-named nature park of the Three Peaks is not only one of the most beautiful natural spectacles, but is also highly recommended for a hike in the Puster Valley.
  • Culinary delights: The interplay of different cuisines and traditions results in a wonderful composition of the purest culinary delights.

Things to know about the Dolomite Alps – Nature park walking tour

During your walking holiday you will hike through three of the eight nature parks. Immerse yourself in the silence, in the magic of the valleys and peaks. The diversity of the natural landscapes in the Dolomites can hardly be put into words. Stroll leisurely through the mountains of South Tyrol along marked hiking and mountain trails. You should still have sufficient strength in your legs so that you can fully enjoy the high-altitude trails. For most of the hike, there is a daily choice between a shorter and longer stage.

Walking
Walking
  • 7 Days / 6 Nights
  • Self-guided Tour
  • Minimum number of participants: 2 persons
Verena Winkler
Verena Winkler
+43 6219 60877 171 Contact
To the online version
QR-Code

Itinerary

Transfer to idyllic Lake Pragser Wildsee which is bewitching visitors with its crystal-clear water. There you will get a first impression of the Pragser valley, which is with its dark forests and white rock walls one of the perls in the Dolomites. Via the plateau to alp Rossalm and down to Bückele. Far away you can see Monte Cristallo, the Tofane and the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo. After a short bus ride you reach plateau Plätzwiese.

approx. 6 to 7 hours
14 km
1.100 m
580 m

Plateau Plätzwiese in nature park „Fanes Sennes Prags“, the biggest nature park in the Dolomites, appeals with its unique flora and wild lakes its visitors in a special way. Your walk leads you either way to Dürrenstein or to Strudelkopf, where you will have a fantastic view onto the surrounding mountains.

approx. 3 to 5 hours
9 km
360 m (Strudelkopf) 850 m (Dürrenstein)
360 m (Strudelkopf) 850 m (Dürrenstein)

You walk through plateau Plätzwiese and valley Knappenfusstal down to the Gemärk, the boarder between South Tyrol and the province Belluno. From there you go by public transport directly to Cortina d’Ampezzo or you choose to walk the slightly longer variant to hut Ra Stua, and below the Col Rosa to the former Olympic city. Option to shorten the route.

approx. 8 hours
21 km
590 m
1.360 m

The panorama of this stage will simply blow you away! Introducing the mighty rock giants of the Ampezzan Dolomites, the Cristallo-group, the Tofane and the Fanes-group - the leads of this spectacle. There are two routes to choose from: one leads to Forcella Faloria and the second one along the Dolomieu Panoramic-Trail. Both options lead you towards the ‚Passo Tre Croci’ and finally back to Cortina. Alternatively, you can make a nice circular walk around Cortina.

approx. 3 to 5 hours
11 to 15 km
270 m (Forcella) 100 m (Dolomieu)
1.150 m (Forcella) 990 m (Dolomieu)

By bus to the Auronzo Hut, situated directly under the world-famous rock massif of the Three Peaks. From here you hike comfortably down via the Rienztal valley to the Three Peaks view and then take the bus back to the starting point of your hiking tour in Villabassa/Toblach. Optionally, you can hike around the Three Peaks and then take the bus from the Rifugio Auronzo back to Villabassa/Toblach.

approx. 3 to 5 hours
9 to 12 km
120 m (Rienztal) 350 m (Drei-Zinnen)
1.100 m (Rienztal) 350 m (Drei-Zinnen)

Characteristics of the route

The walking route leads along sign-posted mountain- and walking paths. Special experience is not necessary. A good basic fitness level is required to make sure that you can enjoy those ridgeways. For most of the walks there is a daily choice between a shorter and a longer route.

Prices and events

All data for 2023 at a glance
Place of arrival: Niederdorf/Toblach
  Season 1
10.06.2023 - 11.07.2023
10.09.2023 - 17.09.2023

Arrival daily (except thuesday and thursday)
Season 2
12.07.2023 - 01.08.2023
19.08.2023 - 09.09.2023

Arrival daily (except thuesday and thursday)
Dolomite Alps – Nature park walking tour, 7 days, IT-SJWNI-07X
Base price
769.00
819.00
Surcharge half board 4x 99.00 99.00
Surcharge single room 209.00 209.00

Category: lovely 3***- and partly 4****-hotels

Season 1
Jun 10, 2023 - Jul 11, 2023
Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023
Arrival daily (except thuesday and thursday)
Season 2
Jul 12, 2023 - Aug 1, 2023
Aug 19, 2023 - Sep 9, 2023
Arrival daily (except thuesday and thursday)
Dolomite Alps – Nature park walking tour, 7 days, IT-SJWNI-07X
Base price
Surcharge half board 4x
Surcharge single room
769.00
99.00
209.00
819.00
99.00
209.00

Category: lovely 3***- and partly 4****-hotels

Season 1
Jun 10, 2023 - Jul 11, 2023
Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023
Season 2
Jul 12, 2023 - Aug 1, 2023
Aug 19, 2023 - Sep 9, 2023
Niederdorf/Toblach
Double room
Surcharge single room
79.00
25.00
89.00
25.00
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Niederdorf/Toblach
  Season 1
Jun 10, 2023 - Jul 11, 2023
Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023

Arrival daily (except thuesday and thursday)
Season 2
Jul 12, 2023 - Aug 1, 2023
Aug 19, 2023 - Sep 9, 2023

Arrival daily (except thuesday and thursday)
Niederdorf/Toblach
Double room 79.00 89.00
Surcharge single room 25.00 25.00
Prices per person in EUR

Services and infos

Services

Included:

  • Accommodation as stated
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • Welcome briefing (German, English)
  • Transfers according to the program
  • 1 Ascent fare cable car Faloria
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
  • GPS-data available
  • Service hotline

Optional extras:

  • If half board dinner (mostly multi-course menu, 4x, not in Cortina)
  • Organised airport transfer from Treviso or Venice bookable on request
Infos

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

  • By train to Niederdorf/Toblach via Innsbruck.
  • Airport Venice or Treviso. Onward journey by bus to Niederdorf/Toblach
  • Parking in Niederdorf/Toblach: free, unguarded, public parking spaces.

Things to note: 

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Bus ride Gemärk – Cortina d’Ampezzo, approx. EUR 3 per person
  • Optional busrides on the 6th day from Rifugio Auronzo to Niederdorf/Toblach to short the route, approx. EUR 16 per person.
  • Special dates for groups of min. 5 persons on request!
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
Contact & booking
Do you still have questions about the tour? We are happy to help and look forward to your inquiry.
Verena Winkler
"I will help you with the planning of your holidays with advice and action"
Verena Winkler, Travel specialist
Book now

Ratings

4.4 of 5 Stars (16 Ratings)
5 stars
Erico Lins DE | 27.06.2023
An experience of a lifetime with the support of Eurohike
This tour will definitely change your life and is an experience that will never be forgot! The tours are well designed and balance hikes of different levels for each day and the destinations are incredible. The hiking levels indicated on the site or by the app however may be a surprise and not very comparable at all for the same rating. Furthermore, I had issues with some not very updated routes and with one of the bus tickets (very mild issues). Accommodation and provided meals are good and the overall price for the whole program is extremely fair. Support from Eurohike people and partners were awesome. Although these minor problems I highly recommend this tour and give it a 5-star rating.
Verena Winkler
Verena Winkler answered:
Dear Mr. Lins, thank you very much for your kind words! We are very pleased that you enjoyed the hiking trip and remember with pleasure the time in the Dolomites. The routes are regularly checked and updated in the documkents and navigation app. We are glad that the problems could be solved quickly. We would be happy to welcome you again soon on our Eurohike hiking trips.
5 stars
Walter Eisenreich DE | 29.07.2022
Schöne, abwechslungsreiche Tour
Etappe ab Pragser Wildsee war zwar etwas anstrengend (der Anstieg am Anfang), aber sehr abwechslungsreich und landschaftlich sehr erlebnisreich. Insgesamt: Tour empfehlenswert
5 stars
Brigitte Kruschina DE | 30.08.2020
Sehr schöne, gut organisierte Wanderung
sehr schöne Wanderungen Alternativvorschläge, so dass je nach Kondition, Wetter usw entschieden werden kann, welche Route man nimmt
Julia Winklhofer
Julia Winklhofer answered:
Vielen Dank für Ihre tolle Bewertung! Wir freuen uns schon, Sie hoffentlich bald wieder auf einer Eurohike-Tour begrüßen zu dürfen!
5 stars
Anastasia Z. BE | 10.07.2020
Great experience
We had a lovely time hiking around Dolomites. Everything was well organized. It was great that we always had options for longer/shorter variants. The area is super beautiful. Totally recommended!!
Verena Winkler
Verena Winkler answered:
Wow, thank you for this great feedback! We are very pleased and happy that you enjoyed our program. Thank you for recommending us and we look forward to welcome you on one of our trips in the future!
4 stars
Ines U. DE | 28.09.2019
Das erste Mal mit Eurohike
Wir sind das erste Mal mit Eurohike verreist und waren absolut zufrieden. Die Tourenbeschreibungen waren sehr ausführlich und hilfreich. Die Wanderungen waren traumhaft schön, die Unterkünfte sehr gut. Wir hatten (nicht zuletzt wegen des perfekten Wetters) eine super schöne Woche, haben sehr nette Leute kennengelernt und werden sicher nicht das letzte Mal mit Eurohike verreist sein.
5 stars
Sonja Schulte DE | 29.09.2018
Beeindruckendes Bergerlebnis
Diese Wanderung führt über traumhafte abenteuerliche Wege zu sehr beeindruckenden Aussichten und Bergansichten. Besonders schön ist die Plätzwiese mit ihren Nebentälern und die gigantischen Drei Zinnen. Die Unterkünfte in Toblach und Cortina D'Ampezzo waren sehr gut, das Hotel Brückele war merkwürdig. Unser Hund war aber überall sehr willkommen. Landschaftlich sehr reizvolle Wanderreise, würden wir jederzeit wieder machen.
Verena Winkler
Verena Winkler answered:
Sehr geehrte Frau Schulte, vielen herzlichen Dank für Ihr nettes Reisefeedback zu unserer Wanderreise in den Dolomiten! Es freut uns sehr, dass Sie mit den Touren und den Unterkünften zufrieden waren! Da die Unterkünfte auf der Plätzwiese leider keine Buchungen mit Hunde aufnehmen, haben wir hier auf das Hotel in Brückele ausgewichen. Wir würden uns sehr freuen, Sie und Ihren Hund bald wieder auf einer unserer Reisen begrüßen zu dürfen!
4 stars
Henrik Arnsted DK | 23.07.2018
Excellent trekking experience in the Dolomites.
Even though this was not the high route - you do get to a number of peaks where you may see snow - we did. The hotel Hohe Gaisl was excellent - the food here was second to none. However Hotel Tschurtschentahler was second to none on customer service. Luggage transportation worked seamlessly. Very good maps - we only got lost once in the walk from Cortina - this route could have been marked better.
5 stars
Eberhard N. DE | 14.07.2018
Klasse Wandertage in den Dolomiten
Wir haben jeden einzelnen Tag der Wanderung sehr genossen. Die Touren waren super auf uns (Paar Mitte 50) passend, ein Tag schöner als der Andere. Unterkünfte super. Wir werden noch lange von dieser Wanderung erzählen und bestimmt wieder eine Eurohike Wanderung buchen.
5 stars
Johann Staudacher AT | 02.07.2018
Sehr gelungene Wandertage
Toblach als guter Ausgangspunkt - Pragser Wildsee und Plätzenwiese als sehr schöne Orte - die Wanderung zu den Drei Zinnen als Höhepunkt.
5 stars
Hannes Knust DE | 23.06.2018
Super Wanderungen und Natur
Die Dolomieten muss mann gesehen haben. Vor allem in der Vorsaison. Wir waren bis an den drei Zinnen immer alleine unterwegs.
5 stars
Thomas Loos DE | 03.08.2017
Es war ein wunderbarer Urlaub!
Wir sind das 3. Jahr in Folge mit Eurohike gewandert und werden es wahrscheinlich im nächsten Jahr wieder tun.
5 stars
Xavier Koonen BE | 22.07.2017
Tolle Wanderung im Naturpark
Die Wanderung verläuft durch eine phantastische Landschaft, ist aber körperlich anspruchsvoll. Es bestehen zwar Abkürzungsmöglichkeiten, diese zu nutzen wäre aber zu schade. Viel Wasser zum trinken mitnehmen! Klasse Hotels!
4 stars
Christina Burgstaller-Raber AT | 19.07.2017
Tolle Dolomitenwanderung
Perfekte Organisation, die im Vorfeld zugeschickten Unterlagen waren super vorbereitet und sehr detailliert und übersichtlich, Besprechung Wanderrouten ausführlich und sehr nett (ein großes Dankeschön an Ana-Lena!!), die Wanderungen waren sehr schön ausgewählt mit mehreren Varianten, daher für jeden machbar, spektakuläre Landschaft, Hotels waren top (teilweise sogar mit Schwimmbad, Sauna etc.), die Zimmer sehr groß und komfortabel und das Personal war überall sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit! Der Gepäcktransport hat super funktioniert, das Gepäck wurde sogar schon aufs Zimmer gebracht. Das Essen war auch sehr gut. Wirklich eine tolle, unvergessliche Wanderreise, die perfekt organisiert und vorbereitet war. Ein großes Dankeschön an das Team von Eurohike!! Sehr gerne bald wieder!!
4 stars
Marion Hunt GB | 11.07.2017
Stunning scenery
Overall a good selection of routes with possible alternatives given. We walked in a variety of landscapes from ridges to a gorge, meadows to mountainsides. There was a good public transport network that we were able to use to tailor our walks according to our preferences and the weather. The hotels were comfortable and welcoming.
5 stars
Prof. Dr. Hubert Schmid DE | 11.07.2017
Dolomiten Naturpark Wanderung
Sehr gut organisiert, Einführung (briefing) freundlich und kompetent; Unterlagen vorbildlich ausgearbeitet; es war ein sehr gelungener Urlaub für uns, das Wetter hat auch gepasst.
5 stars
Florian Ertl DE | 12.04.2017
Tolles Wandererlebnis
Wunderschön!! Diese Wanderwoche war Erlebnis pur und wir bedanken uns für die tolle Organisation. Hinsichtlich des Gepäcktransportes, der Unterkünfte und der Streckenführung haben wir nichts auszusetzen.

You might also be interested in

(26)
Tour character
Walking
Italy

Via Claudia Augusta, Lake Resia – Merano

7 Days | Self-guided Tour
Show details
To travel consultants
(8)
Tour character
Mountain Hiking
Italy

Dolomite high-altitude paths

7 Days | Self-guided Tour
Show details
To travel consultants
(24)
Tour character
Walking
Italy

South Tyrolean Wine & Alpine Pasture Trail

7 Days | Self-guided Tour
Show details
To travel consultants
(4)
Tour character
Mountain Hiking
Italy

Panorama Hiking in the Val Venosta Valley

8 Days | Self-guided Tour
Show details
To travel consultants