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The vast San Martino Altipiano with the cablecar station and Rifugio Rosetta (Walk 46)

THE WALKS

Sass Maor soars above Val Canali (Walk 47)

WALK 1

Lago di Braies

Start/FinishHotel Lago di BraiesDistance3.5km/2.2 milesAscent/Descent50mGrade1Time1hr 20minMapsTabacco n.031 scale 1:25,000AccessLago di Braies can be reached by the summer SAD bus from Dobbiaco in Val Pusteria, via Villabassa. Drivers will find the appropriate turn-off midway between Monguelfo and Villabassa. Hefty fees are charged at the lake car parks.

According to an old Ladin legend, every 100 years on a full moon night the blind Queen of Fanes and her daughter Princess Dolasilla leave their underground dwelling beneath the Sass dla Porta (also known as Croda del Becco) via a secret doorway. Their subjects slumber on in the depths of the mountain, while the two row across the Braies lake in the hope of hearing silver trumpets announcing the dawning of the promised time and the rebirth of their kingdom. Alas, they row in vain.