Self-guided trek from Stelvio National Park to the Brenta Dolomites

Self-guided hiking tour from the Stelvio National Park to the Brenta Dolomites

What we're going  to present you is a fantastic hiking tour through the environmental jewels of west Trentino. The sceneries keep on changing along the itinerary, going from the green alpine valleys of Stelvio National Park to the imposing rocky towers of Brenta Dolomites.

Once left Val di Sole, you will go into one of the most beatiful and pristine landscapes in Ortler Cevedale. You will walk through meadows and wide valleys characterized by lush streams and sparkling waterfalls with crystal clear waters, until reaching the foot of snowy peaks on the border between Trentino and South Tyrol. With a little luck you may be able to spot some of the inhabitants of Stelvio National Park during the hiking trip, such as nice marmots and agile chamois.

Completely different are, indeed, the sceneries waiting for you in Adamello Brenta Natural Park. Here, in the Brenta Dolomites, the mountain group recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site, you will walk surrounded by rock walls, horizontal ledges, steep towers, sharp edges and high peaks.

The hike ends in Madonna di Campiglio, one of the most known alpine villages for shopping lovers, where fun is a must. The hiking tour starts from a hotel in Val di Sole, crosses over cozy mountain huts located in the two main mountain groups in this part of Trentino: Ortler Cevedale and Brenta Dolomites.

Program details:

• Day 1
  Arrival in Val di Sole and check-in in 3* hotel. 
   
• Day 2 - LAKES CORVO
  Ascent: +1020m. Descent: -0m. Distance: 5km. Hiking time: 4h.
  Transfer by public bus in Val di Rabbi. Across forests of larches and firs the trail leads to some alpine dairies, where in the summer season the farmers are engaged in the milk processing. Beyond the vegetation you enter wide mountain grasslands and with a steadily uphill trail you reach the slopes of Quaira peak. Dinner and overnight stay in hut (2.435 m). 
   
• Day 3 - COLLECCHIO PEAK 
  Ascent: +530m. Descent: -530m. Distance: 8km. Hiking time: 4h.
  Among a succession of glacial lakes, you arrive at Collecchio peak (2.957 m), which is located on the border between Val Montechiesa (South Tyrol) and Val Saent (Trentino). After a scenic stretch on easy ridge, the downhill path runs along the mountain’s coast until it reaches the wide green expanse in the hearth of Val Saent. Dinner and overnight stay in hut (2.436 m).
   
• Day 4 - SAENT WATERFALLS
  Ascent: +80m. Descent: -1290m. Distance: 8km. Hiking time: 6h.
  Today you will undertake a pleasant and panoramic descent surrounded by agile marmots and rhododendron flowers. After the wide expanse of the Pra di Saent the path leads between bridges and water games of the Saent Waterfalls, the most majestic of the Val di Sole. The hut, which is located at the end of the hike, will be an excellent and tasty conclusion to this first part of the hike, before reaching the Brenta Dolomites. Private transfer to the departure of the Grosté cable car. Dinner and overnight in the hut (2.275 m).
   
• Day 5 - VAL BRENTA
  Ascent: +570m. Descent: -225m. Distance: 6km. Hiking time: 3h.
  From the hut, descend on the path that will lead you to the discovery of Val Brenta. A day between paths and rocky steps until you reach the most beautiful amphitheater of the Brenta Group that offers one of the most evocative views of the entire Dolomites as well as the starting point of the most famous "via ferrata" of the Alps: the "Sentiero delle Bocchette". Dinner and overnight in hut (2.552 m). 
   
• Day 6 - VALLESINELLA WATERFALLS 
  Ascent: +40m. Descent: -1110m. Distance: 9km. Hiking time: 4h.
  We leave behind the Dolomite environment until we reach the vegetation. Continue on the path surrounded by the larch forest to the waterfalls of Vallesinella that run down between bridges and wooden walkways. Return to Val di Sole by public transport. 
   
• Day 7
  Departure.

Additional clarifications

The program could be changed at discretion of the Campo Base Team / Mountain Guide - UIAGM based on weather conditions and snow levels, mantaining however inalterate the basic structure and the aims of the proposal.

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