Stage 1 Dolomiti Trek King in autumn - Catinaccio

<p>Autumn version of the Dolomiti Trek King, sleeping in huts and walking for 3 days among landscapes and forests that light up with golden shades. The first stage will take you from Pian Pecei to the Antermoia Hut, with a climb to the Vaiolet Towers.</p>

<p>Take the chairlift from Pera up to Pian Pecei. Following the <strong>Legends Path</strong>, you reach the Gardeccia basin and then continue on a wide mule track (no. 546) that leads to the Preuss and Vaiolet huts.</p> <p><strong>Option:</strong> from here, about an hour's walk, you reach the Re Alberto I Hut. Adding a further 20 minutes, you reach the Passo Santner Hut. Return to the Vaiolet and Preuss huts by the same route.</p> <p>Climb along trail no. 584, with a steady ascent, the right side of the upper Vaiolet Valley, at the head of which the massive bulk of the Catinaccio d’Antermoia becomes increasingly impressive. With a steep final zigzag, you reach the Passo Principe Hut, leaning against a rock face just a few meters from the pass itself. Turn right passing at the base of the great wall of the Catinaccio d'Antermoia and then climb again with a steep zigzag along the scree slope up to Passo Antermoia. Descend on the other side into the Antermoia valley, follow the lake, and reach the hut.</p> <p>Total walking time with detour to Passo Santner Hut: 6 hours (4 hours without detour).</p>