Trails / South Tirol
Sass Dlacia to Cortina d’Ampezzo
1 July 2024 · Lukas Toma

- Length
- 25 km
- Vertical
- 1000 m
- Start
- Sass Dlacia Camping
- Finish
- Cortina d’Ampezzo
- Speed
- Mostly very fast and runnable trails.
A great point-to-point run through the heart of Fanes range in the Dolomites, with a great high-traverse above Cortina at the end.
The route
Start off from the the campsite by the trail heading north-east, up the valley in the direction of Col di Locia. The trail climbs gently through the valley first and end with a step trail to the Col. From the saddle, a really wide valley opens up and you continue largely flat along a picturesque mountain river.
Continue through the valley until a small hut at Ücia de Gran Fanes. Take the right forest road on the Y-crossing besides the hut and start following it east, following the Fanes river downstream.
Once you get to the gorge of Cascati di Fanes, turn south in the direction of Col Rosá, first following the trails S1 and later S2, steeply uphill until the saddle itself. From the saddle, follow the wide trail to the south in the direction of Cortina d’Ampezzo. This is a beautiful trail passing high above the valley floor with amazing views.
Follow the trail until Crepe de Cianderou and then start descending steeply to town. First steeply on the wide trail to the Lake Ghedina. From here follow a set of trails and later streets to the town of Cortina.
Photos by@the.running.nomad





