Grande Strada delle Dolomiti

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Location

Dolomites
Italy
46° 29' 14.6184" N, 11° 48' 48.078" E
IT
General info: 

Want to see some spectacular views… by car? The Great Dolomite Road runs 65 miles through some of the finest alpine scenery in Europe: Belluno–Cortina d'Ampezzo–Pordoi Pass–Sella Pass–Val di Fassa–Bolzano. For even more gorgeous views, you can take a cable car up from the pass to the summit of Sass Pordoi. And, of course, there are plenty of hiking trails!

At 7,346 feet it is the highest surfaced road traversing a pass in the Dolomites. In the spring and early summer, passes labeled private://closedprivate:// are often bare, dry, and, as far as local drivers are concerned, wide open. Conveniently for Italian tour operators, no direct public transportation route covers the Great Dolomite Road.

The Sass Pordoi cable car takes you in few minutes from the Pordoi Pass to the summit of Sass Pordoi, where a beautiful view of all the Dolomites is available all around you.
You can get to the summit, perhaps eating at the restaurant, and descend again with the cable car, or you can descend by foot along one of the three following itineraries.

The Sass Pordoi is an ideal starting point for hikes to Piz Boe, to the mountain passes Gardena and Campolongo and to Colfosco through the Val Mezdi.

Getting there: 

No public transport through the entire route.

Costs: 

Cable car Sass Pordoi
Opening dates: 18.05 - 20.10
Opening times: 09.00 - 17.00
One way 8,5€, Return ticket 15€.

Interesting places nearby

The altitude of the ski area Axamer Lizum (1583 – 2340 m) provides snow reliability from mid November until the end of April. Moreover, 75 % of the pistes can be groomed with snowmaking equipment.

The ski resort Ski Jezersko-Bachledova valley is located on northern an southern slopes of Spišská Magura. The skiers will be amazed by the beautiful views of High and Belanské Tatras scenery.

Gastein - Ski, Mountains & Spa for a new dimension of relaxation.

The ski resort Bad Gastein - Sportgastein is located on an altitude of 1584 - 2650 m and is the highest resort in the Gasteinertal and also in the state Salzburg. The ski area is a part of the ski region Gasteinertal and the Ski Amadé.

If you spend your winter vacation in the ski area Bad Gastein – Stubnerkogel, you can choose between very diverse pistes that bridge 1000 m of altitude. The winter sport region does posses modern lifts and skyrides.

Skiers value the numerous slopes suitable for all levels of difficulty in the ski area Bad Kleinkirchheim. The ski area Bad Kleinkirchheim is situated in the Nockberge national park (colloquially named Nocky Mountains in the area).