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Finding your way

Approaching Dun (Stage 13)

For most of its journey the Traumpfad follows well-defined footpaths. The last section, from Belluno to Venice, involves some road walking but mostly on quiet roads with little traffic. There are occasional Munich–Venice (München–Venedig) signs but the route is not officially waymarked. It is, however, easy to follow and navigation should not be a problem.

Using GPS

Although most walkers now have a smartphone many still don’t use the GPS functionality but GPS is the cheapest and most effective way of taking the stress out of navigation. If you already have an Android or Apple smartphone you can download a GPS app and buy the required digital maps.

A key consideration, in choosing an app, is the range of maps provided particularly when the route travels through several countries. A good choice, and one used when doing the research for this guide, is a product called Viewranger (www.viewranger.com). The Viewranger website includes a map store and has a growing portfolio of maps from around the world including Germany, Austria and Italy. The route is covered by maps of a comparable quality to the paper maps (most are the same but a digital version) until just before Alleghe. From Alleghe to Venice ‘Open Maps’ can be used (follow the instructions on the Viewranger site for loading these maps). They don’t provide as much information as the paper maps but they are still useful.