David von Oheimb's Photo Gallery: Tre Cime di Lavaredo (2999 m), Sexten Dolomites, Italy, 10-11 Aug 2012

Tre Cime di Lavaredo (their German name being 'Drei Zinnen') is presumably the most famous landmark of the Dolomites.
These are photos of a grand cloudy sunset with a wonderful rainbow, which was visible in the east for pretty long time, and of a calm colorful sunrise hike around the three pinnacles on the next morning.

To get there, one can drive to Auronzo Hut at 2,333 m, yet this requires taking a toll road. Although it is just around 6 km long, the price is very high (as of 2024, 20€ per motorbike, 30€ per car, and 45€ per campervan for going up and down the same day), but with good weather and viewing conditions, it is still worth doing. Going by bus is less expensive: around 10€ for a return ticket. Of course, one can also take a lift or hike, which is possible in various ways (including mountaineering trails). More detail on getting there can be found for instance on this nice page.

The various circuit trails are almost level (horizontal) and do not require any mountaineering skills nor equipment. They can be done even with children in 2-4 hours. Being short inf time, I took the medium circuit, which passes three picturesque ponds. It is some 6.5 km long and involves just some 250 m of up and down. In order to see the famous north face in direct sun light, which I presume is possible only during the summer months, one needs to go in the early morning or in the evening.

A GPS recording of the circuit I took is available for download as GPX file or KML file for Google Earth.
It can be viewed online on AllTrails (including waypoints and statistics).

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