Tabacco 25K Walking Maps of the Dolomites and North-Eastern Italy
Scale 1:25,000
A series of topographic walking maps of the Dolomites in Italy. Good, clear maps with a multiligual legend. Walking routes are shown in red and numbered.

Kompass Map Dolomiti di Brenta - Scale 1:30,000

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Dolomites Trekking - Av1 & Av2: Italy Trekking Guides, Henry Stedman - This is the second edition of our top selling and well-received guide to trekking in the Dolomites. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. We have added a comprehensive description of the AV1 in addition to the AV2 and the shorter treks that appeared in the first edition.

Trekking in the Dolomites, Alta Via 1 and Alta Via 2, Martin Collins & Gillian Price - Alta Via 1 and 2 are the finest long distance trails through the Dolomites. Alta Via 1 is 120km long and requires up to 10 days; Alta Via 2 is 150km long, is generally higher and needs about 2-1/2 weeks. Running north/south through the heart of the Dolomites, they connect the Tyrolean Val Pusteria with the fringes of the Venetian plain and pass through a wide variety of landscape, from alpine meadows and foothills, to the rugged heights of the central Dolomites. Almost everywhere the terrain is stern. The walking varies from level strolling to via Ferrata-style scrambling on fixed metal ropes, from ambling ascents in forests to steep traverses on snow and scree. Heights are generally between 2-2500 metres, with occasional descents to lower roads. The hut system in the Dolomites is perhaps the finest in the alps, so accommodation is plentiful, good food generally available, and there is always a welcome at the day's end. Detailed trekking and trail information on the two premier high level routes through the Dolomites. Full planning information, maps, route profiles and daily/hourly detail.

Shorter Walks in the Dolomites, Gillian Price - "Here the traveller obtains a view of the Dolomite Mountains. They are unlike any other mountains, and are to be seen nowhere else among the Alps. They arrest the attention by the singularity and picturesqueness of their forms, by their sharp peaks or horns, sometimes rising up in pinnacles and obelisks, at others extending in serrated ridges, teethed like the jaw of an alligator; now fencing in the valley with an escarped precipice many thousand feet high, and often cleft with numerous fissures, all running vertically." Murray's Handbook, quoted in Gilbert and Churchill, 1864. Nowadays the Dolomites mean a prime holiday destination in both summer and winter with superbly located resorts connected by good roads and equipped for all pockets. An ultramodern system of space age cable-cars and lifts whisk visitors to dizzy heights in a matter of minutes, extending the range of short routes not to mention easing steep descents. Nature lovers will be delighted by the vast expanses of magnificent forests, high altitude rockscapes and seas of wild flowers. Only a little effort is needed to get away from the 'hot spots' and spend days in solitude on the marvellous network of paths that link hospitable mountain huts.

Walking in  the Dolomites, Gillian Price - This guide leads you through breathtaking alpine scenery flanked by well-graded paths and excellent mountain refuges that verge on hotels, which are easily accessible with the excellent network of public transport from major towns and travel hubs, such as Venice, Verona, Munich and Innsbruck. Any one of these fabulous multi-day walks make for a memorable holiday in Italy's breathtaking Dolomite mountains. The author weaves the best of her 20-year experience and knowledge of this spectacular region into an original selection of itineraries on foot across each Dolomite group. Many walks follow mule-tracks constructed by troops during the First World War, when Italy fought Austria for possession of crazy summits and tunnels were hewn through impossible mountain-sides. The highlights are emphasised and the routes are furnished with fascinating explanations of wildlife and flowers. Everything, from a stroll through woods and meadows to family routes, steep rocky zigzag passages and hands-on clambers, is covered. This full colour revised edition has a wealth of inspiring photos, detailed maps, myriad new routes and heaps of practical help on travelling, sleeping and eating.

Vol 2 - This guidebook, Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites Volume 2, is the second in a series of two published by Cicerone Press, which now fully replaces the previous Cicerone guidebook, Scrambles in the Dolomites, adding many new routes through the southern, Brenta and Lake Garda areas. Volume two documents southern Dolomites Via Ferrata routes in the major mountain ranges of Civetta, Schiara and Pala as well as those to the west in the Brenta. A significant addition (and, as far as we are aware, not previously published in any English-language guidebook) is the inclusion of routes around the northern end of Lake Garda and the Piccole Dolomites north of Vicenza. Here the mountains are generally lower and you can enjoy ferrata climbing over a much extended season, with some routes accessible for most of the year. While volume one covered the eastern, northern and central areas of the Dolomites, book two completes the picture, focusing on the southern, Brenta and Lake Garda areas.