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Lying due south is the sprawling, spectacular Pale di San Martino group, which is easily reached from the railhead of Feltre thanks to year-round buses. (A tad above Feltre itself is Passo Croce d’Aune, where there is a hotel and summer bus, and the start of strenuous Walk 48.) Useful nearby towns are Fiera di Primiero (accommodation, shops), for Walk 47, and San Martino di Castrozza (hotels, shops and lifts), for Walk 46. Higher up is Passo Rolle (accommodation and cafés), for Walk 45.

The curious Campanile di Popena (Walk 12)

The path round Lago di Carezza (Walk 38)

To the north of the Marmolada, the Livinallongo valley leads to the village of Arabba, where a road zigzags west to Passo Pordoi for hotels, bus and cafés. Popular Walk 41 starts off here and Walk 40 ventures onto the superb, if desolate, Sella massif.

From Arabba the road winds north through Passo di Campolungo to the start of important Val Badia, the heart of the Ladin-language district. It is justifiably popular and rather busy at times. Corvara, Pedraces and San Cassiano are well-served, handy bases with a huge choice of accommodation, good bus links and plenty of shops. Walk 27 starts at Pedraces. The valley’s eastern branch climbs to Passo di Valparola (summer bus, guesthouse) and Passo Falzarego, where Walks 20–26 can also be accessed.