Circular hike Tre Cime di Lavaredo

The circuit of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo is undoubtedly one of the most popular hikes in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Dolomites. Along the way, four alpine cabins invite you to enjoy a stop in front of a picturesque panorama: the Rifugio Auronzo, the Rifugio Lavaredo, the Rifugio Tre Cime di Lavaredo and the Langalm mountain hut.

Route description of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo circuit

The circuit of the world-famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo starts at the parking lot near the Rifugio Auronzo mountain hut, which is reached by taking the toll road near Misurina.

Below the Rifugio Auronzo mountain hut, take hiking trail no. 101. It leads along the eastern side of the Tre Cime di Landro almost flat to the inviting Rifugio Lavaredo mountain hut at an altitude of 2,344 meters.

From the Rifugio Lavaredo mountain hut you can either walk along the foot of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo or take the gravel path branching off to the right and climb up to the Forcella Lavaredo, which separates the world-famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo from the Monte Paterno.

A little later, on the 2,454 m high crossing, a breathtaking close-up view of the imposing rock faces of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, the Monte Paterno and the entire Three Peaks plateau opens up.

Against this imposing backdrop, hiking trail no. 101 continues gently up and down to the nearby Rifugio delle Tre Cime di Lavaredo mountain hut (Rifugio Locatelli). During the summer months there are usually many hikers here, some of whom also hike up from the Val Fiscalina valley, the Innerfeld valley, the Forcella Pian di Cengia valleyor the Riienztal valley to this probably most visited mountain hut in the Dolomites.

From the Rifugio delle Tre Cime di Lavaredo continue along hiking trail no. 105 in the direction of Langalm mountain hut. It first descends to the nearby Rienzboden and then winds its way gently up to the idyllic Langalm mountain hut made of light-colored natural stone. At the foot of the imposing Tre Cime di Lavaredo north face, the innkeepers here conjure up delicious meals prepared from regional ingredients .

Continuing to follow trail number 105, the trail winds its way up from the Langalm mountain hut to the Forcella Col di Mezzo pass on the western edge of the Three Peaks. After another quarter of an hour, it leads from the Forcella back to the starting point.

Rifugio Auronzo mountain hut. How to get there.

The parking lot below the Rifugio Auronzo mountain hut can be easily reached by car: Behind Lago di Landro lake, the road to Misurina branches off in the hamlet of Carbonin. Near Misurina, the toll road leads in the direction of Tre Cime (Tre Cime di Lavaredo).

Circumnavigation of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo - Interesting details

Some of today's trails were created as supply routes during the first World War, when a cruel mountain war was raging in the Dolomites. Among them is the one from the Rifugio Auronzo mountain hut to the Forcella Lavaredo.

The Rifugio delle Tre Cime di Lavaredo still bears the name "Rifugio Locatelli" in Italian. The Italian journalist, politician and officer Antonio Locatelli, together with Gabriele d'Annunzio, dropped leaflets over Vienna in a spectacular action during the first World War and also attracted attention with sensational flights in the interwar period. However, he was never at the Tre Cime di Lavaredo...

Infos Circular hike Tre Cime di Lavaredo

• Duration:03:00 h
• Length:10.1 km
• Height gain:350 m

• Min. elevation:2170 m
• Max. elevation:2450 m