Running Trip - Dolomites

jfh

hi all,
anyone here ever do trail running in the dolomites, been looking into it for a couple of years now but with a big birthday coming up I'd like to mark it in some way.
or any other trail running trip ideas welcome.

Enduro

The dolomites are absolutely georgous. You could run from hut to hut and stay on the trails non-stop if you wanted. Great infrastructure in the area for anyone prepared to embrace the mountains.

There's practically an infinite amount of options out there, depending on exactly what your looking for though.

jfh

Appreciate the reply, is it possible to do on ones own, I mean is it easy to navigate?
Any material out there?
I've googled it & came across a good few companies offer guided runs but very expensive.
Thanks

Enduro

jfh wrote: »

Appreciate the reply, is it possible to do on ones own, I mean is it easy to navigate?
Any material out there?
I've googled it & came across a good few companies offer guided runs but very expensive.
Thanks

Is it easy to navigate? That depends on how good you are at navigating. For me its a doddle, but then I'm a good navigator. It's relatively easy compared to navigating around the hills here.

So to answer your question better, how's your navigation skills? map reading skills?

Lots of resources. All I needed was paper maps and away I went. Have a look at the area on opencyclemaps (has better contours and better trail markings than google/openstreetmaps), and you should see tons of trails all over the area. You should be able to google for mountain huts in the area too.

The one thing to watch out for in the Dolomites is the via-ferrata. For me their a a definte upside feature, but if you're nervous of heights exposure, or not confident on them then they might need to be avoided.

For reference, the easiest country I've found for finding your way around the mountain trails is Switzerland. In the Interlachen area the amount of detailed signposting everyewhere in the hills was unreal. Every junction thoroughly posted.