Dolomites · South Tyrol · Italy
Monte Specie (Strudelkopf) from Prato Piazza
An easy summit walk from Prato Piazza to 2,307 m facing the Tre Cime north faces, the Cristallo and the Croda Rossa.
At a glance
The place
Overview
Used inDolomites, 13 nights
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Before you go
Altitude2307 m
community reports · read 14 Nov 2026
Not checked yet: permit or booking, closures and conditions
For your group
Who it suits
- From about 6
- Moderate · our grade · 2.5–3 h
- No stroller access
- Afternoon storms on an open ridge at 2,300 m; be down by 14:00 in August
- For a child: The family summit at Prato Piazza an easy ridge to 2,307 m facing the Tre Cime north faces and the Cristallo. Huts at the start (Vallandro, Prato Piazza).
- Carrier OK
- Distance: 8.2 km
- Climb: 401 m
- Shape: out-and-back
- Navigation: Waymarked
22 things we have not checked yet
Group size, minimum age, wheelchair, access detail, accessible toilet, accessible parking, capacity, effort, descent, surface, scrambling, fixed aids, child time, water crossings, snow on the trail until, dogs, toilets, drinking water, food, shade, bail-out, phone signal.
On foot
The route
Not checked yet: track, high point, turnaround points
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Logistics
How to get there
Directions
To Prato Piazza car park (end of the toll road)
46.65677,12.17499
Where you arrive
Not checked yet: public transport, reaches, passes
Season and light
When to go
Access · official rule · read 14 Nov 2026
Filled: open all monthOutlined: part of the monthDashed: not openShaded: limited
Not checked yet: best weeks, best time of day, snow-free window
Visual record
Photos
- The Prato Piazza fort with the Monte Cristallo group behindFalk2 (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
- Fort at Prato Piazza and the rock tower behind itFalk2 (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
- Croda dei Toni and the Tre Cime seen from Monte SpecieXimonic (Simo Räsänen) (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
- Rienza valley and the Tre Cime from Monte SpecieXimonic (Simo Räsänen) (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
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Links
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- Official site (opens in a new tab)read 14 Nov 2026
- alltrails (opens in a new tab)read 14 Nov 2026
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Provenance
Facts and sources
Why it is worth the trip
Our judgement · read 14 Nov 2026: Designation: inside or beside the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. The easiest Tre Cime panorama summit in Alta Pusteria.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Dolomites
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35 facts are still to check.
Not checked yet: options and prices; toilets, drinking water, food, shade, phone signal, dogs