29. Hiking Tour on Monte Piana

Starting point: Parking place before the Landro Lake in front of the Hotel Tre Cime, 12 km from Dobbiaco.
At a quick view: Valle di Landro – parking – via dei turisti – Monte Piana summit – via dei pionieri – Valle della Rienza – parking place.
Difference in altitude: 1047 m up and down
Highest point: Monte Piana South peak 2324 m
Time of walking: 6-7 hours (parking place at the lake Landro to the M. Piana 2,5 - 3 ore, return 1 ½ - 2 ore)
Trail: From the parking place way 6b and then way 6a to the south pinnacle (Touristensteig). Return on way nr. 6 (Pioniersteig).
Variante: From the Antorno Lake path 122 to the Bosi hut – historic circle crossing both summits and descent in the Rimbianco valley on path 111 – ca. 450 m – 5 hours.

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What are the signifcation of the mountains Monte Piano and Monte Piana?

The Monte Piana is a ridge in the Höhlensteinvalley, which was highly competitive in World War I because of its strategic location. The hilltop was blown up several times and is now a very interesting open-air museum.

Monte Piano is the nothern summit and was occupied by Austria.
Monte Piana is the southern summit and was occupied by Italy.

The special location brings wonderful panoramic views to the Drei Zinnen and Monte Cristallo and enables beautiful hikes on the plateau also with ascent and descent and also 2 via ferratas starting from Lake Landro. There is a shuttle service from Lake Misurina to Rifugio Bosi, which is just below the summit of the Monte Piana (southern summit).

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Huts

Albergo Tre Cime, Rifugio Bosi

Physical requirements

A medium long and pretentious tour where you need equilibration and not to be high shy, partly via ferrata, you need complete via ferrata equipment!!!

Panorama

A place with lots of history and due to its perfect position there are wonderful views to the North walls of the 3 Cime.

Indications

You can also reach the Rifugi Bosi from the Misurina Lake at the back side by jeep (starting 100 m on the road to the 3 Cime) or descending from the south peak to the Bosi hut (total ¾ h).

Further hiking tours!

Sentiero Bonacossa The sentiero Bonacossa (an easy via ferrata).