Guidebook to the Alta Via 2 through the Italian Dolomites. Suitable for experienced hikers with a head for heights, the challenging but hugely rewarding hut-to-hut trail covers 160km in 13 days and involves steep and technical terrain and exposed sections. The more demanding AV3-6 routes are described in outline. Includes 1:25K map booklet for AV2.
A guidebook to walking the Alta Via 2 (AV2) between Bressanone and Feltre. Covering 174km (108 miles), this long-distance trail through the western Dolomites in northeastern Italy takes about 2 weeks and is suitable for experienced trekkers with a good level of fitness.
The route is described from north to south in 13 stages, each between 8 and 22km (5-14 miles) in length. Overview maps and route descriptions for Alta Via 3, 4, 5 and 6, four harder and more remote north-south routes in the central and eastern Dolomites, are also included. Advice on 3- or 6-day sections of the route for walkers who prefer not to walk AV2 in its entirety is also given.
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Includes a
separate map booklet
containing 1:25,000 Kompass mapping and route line
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1:75,000 maps
included in the main book for each stage
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GPX files
available to download
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Detailed information about
mountain huts and facilities
along the route
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Advice on
planning and preparation
