Dolomites 2024

Great Via Ferrata, not very technical but requires a lot of stamina and endurance.

Unfortunately, it was super crowded though!

I did it counter clockwise on 6th September. It was very foggy so didn’t see much. Lower parts of via Ferrata were also quite slippery because of the rain the day before.

Also, Garmin died on the way down, here is the full track:

Nice hike, I went up early and it was quite interesting to see the tunnels from WW1.

Truly mesmerizing lunar like landscape. I'd classify it as a moderate hike. Can be very crowded though!

Via Ferrata Melone. An excellent adventure that starts from parking of Rifugio Fonda Savio.

Then it's a 3 kilometers hike to Rifugio. The elevation gain is 500 meters so it takes an hour to two hours depending on your speed.

From Rifugio, follow signs for Via Ferrata Merlone.

Please note that you have to come back the same way as you go up on the peak.

What a great trail. I started early and I was up there 9:30. Trail and peak was empty and I got to enjoy and hour of quite time.

Please don't post it on instagram or it'll become super popular too.

Great Via Ferrata. A few things to note though:

Via Ferrata is not very technical but there are places where there is no safety rails. I am not a climber but I didn't find that very difficult.

More difficult part is going down as it's long.

Great Via Ferrata. Moderately crowded. It's Grade C thus quite exposed at places and quite long so only attempt it if you're sure!

Great trail, can be a bit crowded. It's much longer than listed here and does require good level of fitness!