Tre Cime and the Sexten Dolomites
Six days in the Sexten Dolomites, with Sesto in Alta Pusteria at either end. Two nights at Rifugio Locatelli give you the Tre Cime circuit at first light, before the day visitors arrive.
Day by day, meter by meter
Each point is where you sleep. Pick a day to see the walking time, the climb and the hut at the end of it.
Arrive in Sesto
Transfer from Venice, an easy walk along the river into Val Fiscalina and dinner at the hotel in Sesto.
- Walking
- 1½ h
- Distance
- 5 km
- Up
- 100 m
- Down
- 100 m
Up to Rifugio Locatelli
A short drive to the end of the road in Val Fiscalina, then up the Sassovecchio valley to the hut that faces the north walls of the Tre Cime.
- Walking
- 4½ h
- Distance
- 10 km
- Up
- 1,000 m
- Down
- 50 m
The Tre Cime circuit
Out at first light, before the buses reach the Auronzo car park, and all the way round the three peaks. Back at the same hut by early afternoon.
- Walking
- 4 h
- Distance
- 10 km
- Up
- 400 m
- Down
- 400 m
Over to Rifugio Comici
Past the small lakes below the Paterno and over the Forcella Pian di Cengia, then down to Rifugio Comici under the Croda dei Toni.
- Walking
- 4 h
- Distance
- 8 km
- Up
- 450 m
- Down
- 630 m
Down to Sesto
Down the length of Val Fiscalina to the valley, a free afternoon in Sesto and a last dinner at the hotel.
- Walking
- 3 h
- Distance
- 9 km
- Up
- 50 m
- Down
- 960 m
Sesto and home
A short morning walk to the Val Fiscalina waterfalls if there is time, then the transfer back to Venice.
- Walking
- 1 h
- Distance
- 3 km
- Up
- 100 m
- Down
- 100 m
Why this route, and why with us
This is the shortest hut route we sell and a good first one. The paths are well marked mountain paths, grade E, with no exposed sections, and the longest day is four and a half hours.
The Tre Cime are the busiest corner of the Dolomites in summer, so we plan the week around the crowds. Two nights at Locatelli mean you start the circuit while the toll road is still closed, and the valley nights in Sesto give you a private bathroom at each end.
When the weather turns
Afternoon storms are common in July and August. Every day here ends by early afternoon, and the descent from Comici can be done on a forest road if the path is wet.
Included
- 3 nights in huts with dinner and breakfast
- 2 nights in a hotel in Sesto
- Transfers from Venice and back, and to Val Fiscalina
- Route notes, offline maps, GPX files
- Daily forecast check with a planner
Not included
Flights, lunches and drinks at huts (budget €30 a day), travel insurance with mountain rescue cover, tourist tax paid locally.
Where you sleep
Locatelli and Comici are large, busy huts with bunk rooms of four to ten and a few private rooms, which we ask for first. In Sesto you stay in a family-run hotel with a sauna.
2027 dates and prices
Prices are per person, two sharing. Private dates for your own group cost the same; pick any start between 19 June and 27 September.
| Starts | Ends | Hut dormitories | Private hut rooms | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 19 June | Thu 24 June | €1,980 | €2,290 | Beds held |
| Sat 17 July | Thu 22 July | €2,120 | €2,440 | 3 places left |
| Sat 14 August | Thu 19 August | €2,120 | €2,440 | Waiting list |
| Sat 25 September | Thu 30 September | €1,980 | €2,290 | Beds held |
A 20% deposit holds your place; the rest is due eight weeks before you start. Cancellation terms
Questions about this route
Yes. It is the one we suggest most often to people who walk regularly but have not slept in a mountain hut. The days are short and there are two nights in a hotel.
At midday, around the Tre Cime, yes. The plan puts you on the circuit before the day visitors and away from it by the time they arrive.
From about ten, if they walk four hours happily. Locatelli has family rooms; tell us ages and we will ask for one.
Not to the huts. Your main bag stays at the hotel in Sesto, which keeps it for the three hut nights.
Still deciding?
Book a 20-minute call. We'll ask about your walking and tell you straight if this route is right.
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