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Planning your walk

Just some of the friends made along a first through-walk from Munich to Venice

Perhaps the first thing to decide, particularly if walking alone or as a couple, is whether to have a schedule at all. Instead of planning every day in advance and booking the trip ahead it is possible simply to turn up and assume that there will be space available, or you ring ahead one or two days in advance. In this way you can capitalise on good weather and walk further. Not booking ahead, however, naturally carries the risk that you will not be able to stay where you want to. This could be a problem at some huts in the Dolomites on August weekends, especially if you are walking as part of a group. Also, if you wish to sleep in family rooms rather than dormitories booking ahead is recommended.

If you’re planning to walk the route in one go, factors to consider when working out your schedule are:

 whether you are prepared to use any of the chairlifts or take a bus at any point;

 whether you prefer to avoid the mountain huts where alternatives can be found (particularly important in the Dolomites in August);