Worth the journey
46.6120° N, 12.2965° E

Auronzo · Veneto · Italy

Tre Cime di Lavaredo loop

Wide gravel loop, no exposure. Clockwise from a midday slot keeps the north faces lit at Locatelli.

Length8.8 km
Climb+550 m
Time3.5-4.5 h
Trailhead and parkingRifugio Auronzo and 1 more
AccessRoad open 25 May to 31 Oct · Shuttle open 1 Jun to 31 Oct
ElevationStart 2,320 m · High point 2,451 m

HazardAfternoon thunderstorms in July; be off the loop by 14:00 if unsettled; The loop runs between 2,169 m and 2,451 m 1 more in Before you go

The place

Overview

A loop round the three towers whose north faces are the image of the Dolomites.

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Before you go

BookToll road to Rifugio Auronzo: online booking only, 40 EUR per car, ticket valid 12 h; or shuttle 444 from Dobbiaco
official information · read 18 Oct 2026
Altitude2451 m
official information · read 18 Oct 2026
BookToll slot at pass.auronzo.info, opens 30 days before
HazardAfternoon thunderstorms in July; be off the loop by 14:00 if unsettled; The loop runs between 2,169 m and 2,451 m
HazardCrowded 09:00-12:00 at Forcella Lavaredo
Plan BReservation at the toll can fall through. Monte Piana: Starts at Lago d'Antorno, about 1 km before the toll booth, so it needs no toll slot; it faces the Tre Cime across 4.6 km · 4 km.
Open Monte Piana

Not checked yet: closures and conditions

For your group

Who it suits

From about 10
Local grade Easy · 4 h
No stroller access

For a child: The full loop is 8.8 km with 550 m of climbing at 2,200-2,450 m. Rifugio Lavaredo is an easy first goal, and the north-face view at Forcella Lavaredo comes after about an hour.
Carrier OK
Distance: 8.8 km
Climb: 550 m
Descent: 550 m
Surface: Gravel, Rock
Shape: loop
Navigation: Waymarked
When you can go: Open Jun to Oct · No exposure

13 things we have not checked yet

Group size, minimum age, wheelchair, access detail, accessible toilet, accessible parking, capacity, scrambling, fixed aids, child time, water crossings, snow on the trail until, dogs.

On foot

The route

9 km by the track, 550 m climb, high point 2,451 m at 2.4 kmElevation sampled every 25 m along the OpenStreetMap line, from Terrain Tiles; the climb is the published figure.

Not checked yet: turnaround points

Trail guide: Open trail page

Logistics

How to get there

Directions

To Parcheggio Rifugio Auronzo P1

46.61285,12.29267

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Rifugio Auronzo, start of path 101Trailhead

Elevation: 2,320 m
Point: 46.61203,12.29648

Source: OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

Parcheggio Rifugio Auronzo P1Parking

Fee: Toll road fee covers parking: EUR 40 per car, valid 12 h from the booked slot
Capacity: Not published; midday slots sell out
Point: 46.61285,12.29267

Source: OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

Parcheggio Rifugio Auronzo P2Parking

Fee: Toll road fee covers parking: EUR 40 per car, valid 12 h from the booked slot
Point: 46.61335,12.29239

Source: OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

Parcheggio Rifugio Auronzo P3Parking

Fee: Toll road fee covers parking: EUR 40 per car, valid 12 h from the booked slot
Point: 46.61430,12.29222

Source: OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

Parcheggio Rifugio Auronzo P4Parking

Fee: Toll road fee covers parking: EUR 40 per car, valid 12 h from the booked slot
Point: 46.61356,12.29439

Source: OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

Start, on the way, payoff

Rifugio AuronzoStart
Rifugio LavaredoOn the way
Dreizinnenhütte / Rifugio Antonio LocatelliOn the way
Tre Cime north-face viewpoint by Rifugio LocatelliPayoff
Tre Cime di LavaredoPayoff

Not checked yet: public transport

Season and light

When to go

Access · official information · read 18 Oct 2026

Road: open

Shuttle: open

Filled: open all monthOutlined: part of the monthDashed: not open

Not checked yet: best weeks, best time of day, snow-free window

On site

Facilities

Food: Hutofficial information · read 18 Oct 2026
Sources
Summer walk around the Three Peaks · 3 Zinnen Dolomites tourism board · read 18 Oct 2026

Not checked yet: toilets, drinking water, shade, phone signal, dogs

Plan around it

Nearby, worth adding

Same corridor

20 km away
Fanes plateau from Pederü (Fanes and Lavarella huts)
Trail

Visual record

Photos

4 photos

The Tre Cime di Lavaredo rising out of cloudWolfgang Moroder (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab)
Tre Cime from Monte Specie in clear autumn lightXimonic (Simo Räsänen) (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Rifugio Locatelli on its ridge, with the Sasso di Sesto behindAlessandro470804 (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Rifugio Antonio Locatelli (Dreizinnenhütte), at the foot of the Tre Cime north facesTiia Monto (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab)

Official and booking

Facts and sources

17 facts

Distance: 10 kmAuronzo toll road site, read 18 Oct 2026 · official source
Climb: 450 mOur research, read Aug 2026
Time: 3.5-4.5 hOur research, read Aug 2026
Shape: loopOur research, read Aug 2026
Surface: Wide gravel, stony in placesOur research, read Aug 2026
Exposure: noneOur research, read Aug 2026
Water, toilets, huts: Rifugio Auronzo, Lavaredo and Locatelli huts on the loopOur research, read Aug 2026
Minimum age: 6 yearsOur research, read Aug 2026
Season: Jun-Oct; Rifugio Locatelli open in JulyOur research, read 18 Oct 2026
Best time of day: Clockwise from a midday slot keeps the north faces lit at LocatelliOur research, read Aug 2026
Booking page: https://pass.auronzo.infopass.auronzo.info, read 18 Oct 2026 · official source
Shuttle: Bus 444 from Dobbiaco to Rifugio Auronzofullsuitcase.com guide, read 18 Oct 2026 · from other hikers
What: Toll road slot, no same-day salesOur research, read Aug 2026
Opens: 30 days beforeOur research, read Aug 2026
Loop: 9.5-10.5 km, 400-480 m, 3.5-4.5 hOur research, read Aug 2026
Toll road: €40 per car, booked 30 days outpass.auronzo.info, read Aug 2026
Rifugio Locatelli: open in JulyOur research, read Aug 2026

Why it is worth the trip

Our judgement · read 18 Oct 2026: The tourism board calls the Three Peaks 'the icon of the Dolomites', a headline of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Official highlight: Three Peaks, a highlight of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (3 Zinnen tourism board)

UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Dolomites

Prices and hours from 2026; check before you go. Figures were read in 2026 and are used as a pattern for 2027.

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Worth the journey
46.6120° N, 12.2965° E

Auronzo · Veneto · Italy

Tre Cime di Lavaredo loop

Wide gravel loop, no exposure. Clockwise from a midday slot keeps the north faces lit at Locatelli.

Directions

Photo: Wolfgang Moroder · CC BY-SA 3.0

Length8.8 km
Climb+550 m
Time3.5-4.5 h
Trailhead and parkingRifugio Auronzo and 1 more
AccessRoad open 25 May to 31 Oct · Shuttle open 1 Jun to 31 Oct
ElevationStart 2,320 m · High point 2,451 m

Directions

HazardAfternoon thunderstorms in July; be off the loop by 14:00 if unsettled; The loop runs between 2,169 m and 2,451 m 1 more in Before you go

The place

Overview

A loop round the three towers whose north faces are the image of the Dolomites.

Loading map

Google Maps Apple Maps

Used inDolomites, 13 nights

Read first

Before you go

BookToll road to Rifugio Auronzo: online booking only, 40 EUR per car, ticket valid 12 h; or shuttle 444 from Dobbiaco
official information · read 18 Oct 2026
Altitude2451 m
official information · read 18 Oct 2026
BookToll slot at pass.auronzo.info, opens 30 days before
HazardAfternoon thunderstorms in July; be off the loop by 14:00 if unsettled; The loop runs between 2,169 m and 2,451 m
HazardCrowded 09:00-12:00 at Forcella Lavaredo
Plan BReservation at the toll can fall through. Monte Piana: Starts at Lago d'Antorno, about 1 km before the toll booth, so it needs no toll slot; it faces the Tre Cime across 4.6 km · 4 km.
Open Monte Piana

Not checked yet: closures and conditions

For your group

Who it suits

From about 10
Local grade Easy · 4 h
No stroller access

For a child: The full loop is 8.8 km with 550 m of climbing at 2,200-2,450 m. Rifugio Lavaredo is an easy first goal, and the north-face view at Forcella Lavaredo comes after about an hour.
Carrier OK
Distance: 8.8 km
Climb: 550 m
Descent: 550 m
Surface: Gravel, Rock
Shape: loop
Navigation: Waymarked
When you can go: Open Jun to Oct · No exposure

13 things we have not checked yet

Group size, minimum age, wheelchair, access detail, accessible toilet, accessible parking, capacity, scrambling, fixed aids, child time, water crossings, snow on the trail until, dogs.

On foot

The route

9 km by the track, 550 m climb, high point 2,451 m at 2.4 kmElevation sampled every 25 m along the OpenStreetMap line, from Terrain Tiles; the climb is the published figure.

Not checked yet: turnaround points

Trail guide: Open trail page

Logistics