Marmarole guided hiking circuit

Lucia, a local Mountain Leader, takes you on a 4-day hiking circuit in the Marmarole, one of the wildest regions of the Dolomites.

Dolomite Mountains

4 Days

Jun - Sep

Description

An intense and beautiful 4-day hiking circuit discovering the Marmarole, one of the wildest regions in the Dolomites, in Northeastern Italy.

The Marmarole is a group of mountains in the province of Belluno. It’s a relatively isolated area at the West of the Cadore Valley and a very popular place among hikers.

I really like guiding here because the environment is so beautiful that is almost unbelievable!

In fact, we’ll enjoy wonderful views of some of the highest peaks in the region many times during our trip.

Besides, we will stay each night at a different mountain hut…and they are some of the most best huts in the Dolomites!

The starting point of this 4-day hiking trip will be the municipality of Auronzo di Cadore.

For further information, you can find the complete itinerary below this description.

Please contact me if you want to join me on this amazing hiking trip. I will be glad to take you to some beautiful spots in the Marmarole.

Price includes

Guiding fee
Personal insurance

Itinerary

Day 1: Auronzo di Cadore / Baion Hut

Starting from Auronzo di Cadore, we will take the cableway to the top of mt. Agudo, and then start our trekking towards our destination for the night: Baion Hut.

Day 2: Capanna degli Alpini (mountain hut)

We will continue our trekking under the magnificent Marmarole, one of the wildest area of the Dolomites, and head to Chiggiato hut for lunch, with its wonderful view on the eastern peaks of the Friuli’s Dolomites. Then we will descend in the Oten Valley, under the Mt. Antelao a.k.a. “the King of the Dolomites”, and reach Capanna degli Alpini, where we will spend the night.

Day 3: San Marco Hut

We will climb up to reach the Small Gap, from where we will have a wonderful view on some of the highest peaks in the Dolomites, and then descend towards our destination for the night: San Marco Hut, one of the oldest mountain huts in the region and also one of the most beautiful.

Day 4: Return: Auronzo Area

We will climb up to reach the Big Gap, and then descend the solitary San Vido Valley with its wonderful views and waterfalls to reach the Auronzo Area from where we started.

Details

More info

-If you need information on how to get from Venice to the Dolomites I will be happy to show you your options. -If you need any tips for your Venice experience, just ask (I lived there for two years)!

Here is a list of the things I will recommend to bring with you:

backpack (30-40 l)
mountaineering boots
two layers outfits
waterproof jacket and overtrousers
headlamp
sleeping bag or bivibag

Meeting point

About the guide

Lucia

4.5

(4)

Mountain Leader

My love for the mountains grew up with me in the flats of Romagna, thanks to my family that let me spent all my vacations in the Dolomites when I was a child. The Dolomites and the mountains between Romagna and Tuscany are the most vivid memories I have of my childhood.
Then I forgot the outdoors for a few years, and spent some time following the other great passion I have: travelling. When I wasn't at school I spent all my time wandering from one hostel to the other all around Europe with my best friend, always searching for new landscapes and new emotions.
I graduated from high school as Business and Programming Consultant, then I completely changed my core subject as I attended the Undergraduate Courses in Anthropological Sciences at Bologna's University. My thesis project brought me back to the mountains, with a research in Landscape and Disaster Anthropology that took me to Erto for the fieldwork, the town where I spent the last six years!
After that I attended the Graduate Courses in Cultural Anthropology, Ethnology and Ethnolinguistics at Ca'Foscari University in Venice, and this time I wrote a thesis on Alpinism. The subject was again Landscape and Risk Anthropology, but this time fieldwork took me to all the best climbing sites in Europe and beyond: Mont Blanc, Arco, Siurana, Montserrat, Elbsandsteingebirge, Céüse, Osp, the Todra Gorge in Morocco and other more...
Once finished with University I decided to turn my passion into a profession, so I took part in the selection for the courses organized by the UIAGM Mountain Guide's Association, and after a year of hiking and studying I became a Mountain Leader.
Now I take other people with me to discover the wonderful vertical world of our mountains, and enjoy the great times together in the outdoors.

Languages

Italian | English

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What people are saying about Lucia

It was lovely day. It is one of the best day we had in Italy. Lucia was very friendly and professional. We really liked the hike and she adjusted the hike according to our ability. We saw the open air museum for war . It was interesting. At the end , we had our lunch in the hut . The food was very delicious . I highly recommended this experience. Don’t miss it if you are in Dolomites.

I approached Gauthier about doing a hike with Lucia at the 11th hour and he was quick to respond. They tailored the hike to suit my 10 year old. While the terrain is something we could have navigated on our own - it was fabulous having Lucia as our guide. She knew all the WW1 history of the area, and the geology around how the Dolomites were formed. It was fascinating

jack

i cannot say enough good things about lucia! she got me through to the top both physically and mentally. give her 10 stars!!!! the hike itself gets 5 stars...my age limited my enjoyment of it to about 1 star. i simply bit off more than i could chew. at age 65, 5 star experience, but at nearly 87 ....too much for me.