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via Dolomites World Heritage Geotrail II – 9a tappa: da Prato Piazza al Rifugio Antonio Locatelli

Curated by Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
A Pusteria market town on the watershed between Rienza and Drava, with the lakes of Dobbiaco and Landro on the road to the Tre Cime.
13 from neighbouring places
A hut at 2,340 m walked up from Dobbiaco or the Val Casies, with overnight beds, a stube, a sun terrace and sunrise over the Pfannhorn.
4 km away, in Villabassa/Niederdorf
A dairy hut on the pastures above Villabassa, in the upper Val Pusteria below the Dolomiti di Braies.
4.8 km away, in San Candido/Innichen
A refuge at the foot of the Baranci above San Candido, in the Sesto Dolomites, reached from the Baranci lift or on foot from the village.
5.6 km away, in Braies/Prags
A pasture hut at 2,054 m on the Prato Piazza plateau south of Lago di Braies, on the Giro del Monte Specie theme trail out of Dobbiaco.
5.7 km away, in Braies/Prags
A hut on the Plätzwiese, the high meadow plateau above the Val di Braies, under the walls of the Croda Rossa and reached by the road from Ponticello.
6.2 km away, in Braies/Prags
A refuge on the Prato Piazza plateau above Braies, the usual starting point for the Picco di Vallandro and its old fortifications.
6.6 km away, in Braies/Prags
A hut at 1,940 m in the Braies valley, about two hours up the Stolla stream from Ponticello on path 18 and closed through the winter.
9.1 km away, in Braies/Prags
A recently built pasture hut at 2,164 m in the Braies Dolomites, reached on path 4 from the Ponticello car park or from Prato Piazza past Malga Stolla.
9.9 km away, in Sesto/Sexten
A hut at 1,821 m above Sesto in the Pusteria, an easy outing for families of any age, reached from the Helmjet top station or on the meditation path.
11.5 km away, in Sesto/Sexten
A hut at 1,917 m above Sesto reached by gondola or on foot, beside the Croda Rossa cabin lift and the top of the toboggan run.
11.5 km away, in Sesto/Sexten
A hut at 2,155 m at the foot of the Monte Elmo above Sesto, the Pusteria village facing the Sesto Dolomites.
12.4 km away, in Braies/Prags
A pasture hut at 1,590 m above the western shore of Lago di Braies, reached on path 19 from the lake car park on a track gentle enough for pushchairs.
13.5 km away, in Sesto/Sexten
A pasture hut at 1,944 m on the Klammbach slopes above Sesto, reached on the walk up from Moso and cooking the typical Tyrolean fare of the Pusteria.
13.6 km away, in Marebbe/Enneberg
A hut at 2,126 m on the Sennes pastures in the Fanes-Sennes-Braies nature park above Marebbe, on the Alta Via delle Dolomiti n. 1.
Nothing of this kind in Dobbiaco/Toblach.
An equipped route from the Locatelli hut through a rock tunnel and up past the Gamsscharte to the summit of Monte Paterno, above the Tre Cime.
A short but steep ladder climb on the north flank of the Torre di Toblin, started at the Locatelli hut and set opposite the Tre Cime.
A stage of the Dolomiti senza Confini high route, linking the Tre Cime di Lavaredo with the Comici hut over equipped ground and old front-line positions.
A brief cabled section with a long walk in, ending on the summit plateau of Monte Piano and its open-air museum of the First World War.
A flat circuit of the Dobbiaco lake, level enough for pushchairs and open all year.
A themed circuit of Monte Specie above Prato Piazza, with the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in view.
The fourth day, from the Lavaredo hut down to Lake Landro, then over the Cimabanche pass and by cycle path and trail to Malga Ra Stua.
A south-facing ski tour inside the Fanes-Sennes-Braies park to the 2,307 m top of Monte Specie, opposite the Cristallo and the Croda Rossa.
A ski ascent of the Corno di Fana, a border peak above Dobbiaco, climbed from Gandelle by way of the Bonner hut.
A circuit on the farm roads of the Costa dei Nosellari above Dobbiaco, crossing the Toblacher Feld saddle and passing the Schopfenhof.
A forest-road climb to the Prato Piazza plateau at 1,993 m, returning by the Dürrensee below the Cristallo.
A short, easy circuit from Dobbiaco by Santa Maria and the Nove Case farms, passing the Thalmannhof on the way.
A long ride from San Cassiano over the Falzarego and the Passo Tre Croci to Lago d'Antorno, returning across the Valparola Pass.
A very short walk past five fifteenth-century chapels on the Calvary hill at Dobbiaco, the oldest Stations of the Cross in Tyrol.
A circuit of the Dobbiaco lake with eleven stations on its plants, animals and landforms, and an observation deck on the western shore.
A long high route along the Italian-Austrian border above Dobbiaco, waymarked with a yellow H and passing the Bonner and March huts.
An easy ski ascent from Prato Piazza to the 2,307 m top of Monte Specie; the avalanche bulletin comes first.
A mostly surfaced climb toward Monte Rota with one forest-road stretch, looking out over the Val di Landro and the Dobbiaco lake.
A long circuit taking in the Tre Cime area, on forest roads by the Malga San Silvestro and the Stoneman info point.
A long circuit from Cortina on the old railway to Cimabanche, then round by Misurina and back over the Passo Tre Croci.
A level walk through larch woods between Dobbiaco and San Candido to the source of the Drava, and passable with a pushchair.
A historic church path from Colle in the Casies valley over to Santa Maria near Dobbiaco, with a bus back on line 441.
A stage of the Way of St James down the Puster valley from San Candido through Dobbiaco and Villabassa to Monguelfo, mostly losing height.
An undemanding ski ascent of Monte Calvo above Dobbiaco, on ground that comes into condition soon after a snowfall.
A circuit into the neighbouring Val Casies that front-loads its climbing, leaving the return leg almost level.
A long ride that nearly encircles the Cristallo group, over the Tre Croci pass by Misurina and down to Auronzo.
A short walk to the ZweiWasserBrunnen fountain, where both of the Dobbiaco springs can be tasted, and on to the labyrinth built around a spring.
One of the hardest bike tours around Dobbiaco, climbing to the Cornetto di Confine on the East Tyrol border for its full-circle view.
A long ride from Cortina by Fiames and Ospitale over the Cimabanche pass, climbing to the plateau above the Dürrensee.
An easy walk from the old centre of Villabassa through meadow and wood towards Dobbiaco, reaching the hut where Mahler composed part of his Ninth Symphony.
An e-bike circuit into the Val Casies, the climbing concentrated in the first half and the way back nearly flat.
The up-valley direction of the Puster valley cycle path, starting at Rio di Pusteria and gaining height gently as far as San Candido.
A gentle walk to Carbonin Vecchia, where Mahler spent the summers of 1908 to 1910 in a small wooden hut; both buildings are seen from outside only.
The e-bike version of the Cornetto di Confine circuit, climbing to the border ridge north of Dobbiaco for its all-round view.
The full length of the Puster valley cycle path, from the gate tower at Rio di Pusteria through Brunico and Valdaora up to San Candido.
A very short trail with four sculptures on the past of the Landro valley: traffic and travel, tourism, mountaineering and the war on this front.
A forest-road climb from Villabassa onto the sunny terrace of the Montecosta, reaching the Enzianhütte and the Bellavista lookout.
A paved valley route beside the Rienza through Brunico and on to San Candido, easily combined with the Puster valley railway.
A meditation path opened in 1996, with granite stations carrying bronze reliefs, climbing to the church of San Pietro in Monte, first recorded in 1329.
A forest-road circuit of the Valle San Silvestro through the woods, calling at the Malga San Silvestro and the Rifugio Lachwiesen.
A rolling leg beside the railway from San Candido down to Brunico, through Dobbiaco, Villabassa and Valdaora with meadows either side.
An e-bike circuit of the Valle San Silvestro on forest roads, charging in Dobbiaco and stopping at the Malga San Silvestro.
The gently descending leg of the Puster valley cycle path from San Candido west to Brunico, passing Valdaora and the pond at Perca.
A longer loop on the farm roads above the Puster valley, linking the Schopfenhof, Stauderhof and Egarterhof before the run back down.
A ride down to the Pustertal cycle path and on through Welsberg and Niederdorf, turning off at Toblach for the lake at 1,266 m.
A tour to the Rifugio Lachwiesen and Monte Versciaco, which can be started from Dobbiaco, San Candido, Versciaco or Prato alla Drava.
A long ride down the Pustertal to Toblach and on towards Cortina, finishing at the viewpoint that looks across to the Drei Zinnen.
A ride up the Pustertal cycle path past the Olang reservoir and through Welsberg, Niederdorf and Toblach to San Candido near the Austrian border.
No routes of this kind in Dobbiaco/Toblach yet.

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via Dolomites World Heritage Geotrail II – 9a tappa: da Prato Piazza al Rifugio Antonio Locatelli

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