Dolomites · South Tyrol · Italy
Fanes plateau from Pederü (Fanes and Lavarella huts)
A long, unexposed walk from Pederü up to the Fanes plateau and its two huts in the Fanes-Senes-Braies nature park.
At a glance
The place
Overview
Used inDolomites, 13 nights
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Before you go
Altitude2171 m
official information · read 14 Nov 2026
Not checked yet: permit or booking, closures and conditions
For your group
Who it suits
- From about 9
- Local grade moderate · 5 h
- No stroller access
- Open plateau at 2,000-2,170 m: afternoon storms in August
- For a child: Long but unexposed a jeep road and path from Pederü to the Fanes and Lavarella huts on the plateau. Rifugio Fanes has farm animals and a play area (sights lane). Turn at the huts if tired.
- Carrier OK
- Distance: 14.9 km
- Climb: 726 m
- Shape: out-and-back
- Navigation: Waymarked
- No exposure
22 things we have not checked yet
Group size, minimum age, wheelchair, access detail, accessible toilet, accessible parking, capacity, descent, surface, scrambling, fixed aids, child time, water crossings, snow on the trail until, dogs, toilets, drinking water, food, shade, bail-out, phone signal, access.
On foot
The route
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Logistics
How to get there
Directions
To Pederü trailhead (Rifugio Pederü)
46.63840,12.04137
Where you arrive
Start, on the way, payoff
- Rifugio FanesPayoff
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Plan around it
Nearby, worth adding
Same corridor
20 km away
Tre Cime di Lavaredo loop
Trail · reservation at the toll · shuttle or bus only
Worth the journey
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Links
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- Official site (opens in a new tab)read 14 Nov 2026
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Provenance
Facts and sources
- Payoff
- Rifugio FanesOur research
Why it is worth the trip
Our judgement · read 14 Nov 2026: Designation: inside or beside the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Fanes plateau is one of the Dolomites' best-known high pastures.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Dolomites
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Not checked yet: options and prices; access, best weeks, best time of day, snow-free window; toilets, drinking water, food, shade, phone signal, dogs