Brenta Dolomites

The Dolomites are, in Walkopedia's opinion, Europe 's most thrilling mountains, arguably it's most beautiful and certainly it's most outlandish. The area is riddled with outstanding walks.

Everyone has seen pictures of the Dolomites, but the reality will always exceed your expectations. The vast limestone towers that soar, thousands of feet above the surrounding scree and high meadows, with beautiful, often virgin, mixed forest on the lower slopes, evoke the grandest serene majesty. They are not as high as the tallest Alps, but outdo all but the greatest the Mattterhorn, the Eiger and the like for sheer drama.

The Brenta Dolomites are a magnificent group, justly famous in their own right, separated from the main Dolomite groups by the Trento-Bolzano valley.

The variety of walks is endless, both in length and in scenery and interest, ranging from long distance paths to a sumptuous selection of day walks.

The two best-known walks are the North-South traverse, and the East-West crossing through the narrow Bocca di Brenta (detailed description of the walks are in preparation). These are described in Cicerone's Walking in The Dolomites.

Day Walks

There are many faboulous day walks. The most complete and perfect is what Cicerone (in Shorter Walks in The Dolomites) calls the Rif. Tuckett and ai Brenta Tour, 5-6 hours of surprisingly comfortably high level walking in the Brenta's best secenery. With excellent maps and generally well-marched paths, you can create your own menu.

Madonna di Campiglio to the west is a good base for walking, and the start-point of the East-West crossing.