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From Pieve di Cadore, the Piave river valley heads south to Longarone, site of the 1963 Vajont dam tragedy – when entire villages were wiped out by a massive flooding caused by a landslide. The Val di Zoldo branches northwest here, climbing past a string of quiet, hospitable villages in the shadow of the magnificent Pelmo and the Civetta. Forno di Zoldo (hotels, groceries, bus) is the gateway for Walk 16 while Passo Staulanza (guesthouse, summer bus) at the valley head is the start of Walk 18.

Running almost parallel to Val di Zoldo is the Cordevole river valley, which links the outskirts of Belluno to downbeat Alleghe (via Cencenighe) at the foot of the majestic Civetta. This small lakeside village offers buses, shops and accommodation as well as the cable car and lifts used in Walk 17. Further along, at Caprile, is a fork west for the modest resort of Malga Ciapela (bus, hotel, shops), where Walk 43 sets off by cable car to the dizzy heights of the glaciated Marmolada, the loftiest mountain in the Dolomites; Walk 44 passes along its south face.