This isn’t a generic hiking template — it’s our actual, detailed plan for a 5-day hut-to-hut trek along the Alta Via 1 in the Italian Dolomites, exactly as we hiked it. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at every part of our trip, including:
The full day-by-day route we hiked with mileage, elevation, and optional side trips (I meticulously created our routes on Komoot - you'll receive all links)
Exact rifugios we stayed in, with booking emails, costs, and insider notes on when booking opens (spoiler: many huts open booking as early as SEPTEMBER for the next summer - and private rooms go QUICKLY)
Our real budget — what we actually paid for huts, transport, food, and extras
Transport logistics & the name of our transport company (who transported us to the hike and held our baggage for us while we trekked the Alta Via 1)
Our complete packing list tailored for Dolomites hut hiking
Reading and prep resources we used to plan (including all of the best AV1 lunch stops & the guidebooks we found most helpful)
Small but important details (like sauna bookings & via ferrata equipment delivery) that made the trip unforgettable
If you want to recreate an incredible Dolomites adventure without spending weeks figuring it all out, this guide hands you the exact blueprint we used to save you HOURS of understanding where to start.
Note: we did not hike the entire 75 mile trek, but opted to hike 40 miles of it, and then spent the remainder of our trip in Bologna eating pasta and drinking wine. I do link you to resources to plan the full 75 mile hike if you would like those!
