I am so grateful for your post here about this dolomite region. I’ll be heading over from Kals am GrossGlöckner Austria in September 2019. As you said, it is hard to figure out where to start. But this was extremely helpful. Many thanks. Nancy Jarvis/SLC Utah Reply
Wow, thanks Nancy! It took me a while to figure out. Hoping to make it back again this summer. I think the Italian Su Tirol is about 40 min drive from Innsbruck, but I’ve never come from that direction. I hope you like it. It’s so cool… and ruined my hiking here in Colorado because it is so much fun, the mountains so much more stunning. Have a blast. — Dan Reply
Hi Dan, really enjoyed reading your post. My family are heading to the Dolomites in 2020 and are staying in Ortisei. Can you give me an idea approximately how long both hikes took to complete. We have are all quite fit and our youngest will be 9 at the time of travel and has done some decent walks on holidays before. Just trying to get a basic itinerary organised for our trip. Many thanks, Mark (Melbourne, Australia) Reply
Thanks for the nice words, Mark! It’s a lovely lovely place. Sorry for the delay, I’ve actually been hiking all around Val Gardena with a bunch of friends all week! It’s even better the third time around. Most of the hikes are 4-5 hours if you stop and have some lunch and even a rest. And you can always cut short almost any hike and take a lift down instead of hiking to the bottom. I’ve been here with four other couples, each of varying stamina and interest and everyone found a great way to take as much participation as they want. It’s just such a fantastic family place, I’d say 80% of hiking groups are families with kids of all ages, even down to six month olds in napsacks. You’re going to love it. If you have other questions, feel free to shoot them my way. If you’re on Instagram, I’ve been posting a TON of pics from our hikes all week — under @youshouldgohere.com — Dan Reply
Without a doubt the most useful and inspiring information about the Val Gardena on the internet. Thank you sooooo much! And I love that you’ve shared links to recent articles and websites too. This is an amazing resource and you’ve really made me certain that the Val Gardena is the place in the Dolomites we will go next summer (because, as you say, all the options are quite overwhelming). Thank you, thank you! I have bookmarked for future reference. Reply
Oh wow, thank you so much Pepper! That means a lot to me. I just got back from another week in Val Gardena so should have some updated posts coming sometime soon. Thanks for writing! Reply
Wow! thank you! such beautiful photos, I can’t wait! I’m going there in mid-June, staying in Ortisei…w/o a car but I think I’ll be just fine…. Reply