Full Description
Explore a classic Alpine adventure across three countries on a long-distance trek that links the Bavarian heartland with Italy's iconic lagoon city. From Munich's Marienplatz to the Piazza San Marco in Venice, the Dream Way (Der Traumpfad) traverses some of the most stunning high-mountain scenery in the eastern Alps, with varied landscapes ranging from the Karwendel and Zillertal Alps to the dramatic Dolomites.
Trekking Munich to Venice: The Traumpfad, 'Dream Way' is your essential guidebook for planning and undertaking this remarkable 570 km (354 mile) Alpine journey. Written by experienced trekker John Hayes, this guide combines detailed stage descriptions with practical advice on accommodation, logistics, terrain, and seasonal considerations so you can walk with confidence and enjoyment.
The guidebook includes comprehensive stage-by-stage route descriptions covering Munich to Venice in 30 sections, with practical distances and expected walking times for itinerary planning
Five alternate stages and an optional via ferrata day in the Dolomites are described, offering flexibility and scenic variety for those with a head for heights
GPX files and mapping (1:100,000 plus larger urban maps) are included to support confident navigation and route planning
Detailed accommodation, refreshment, transport and resupply information for each stage and in key centres like Hall, Pfunders, Alleghe, and Belluno, making daily logistics easier to manage
Planning and preparation advice from an expert, including best seasons to go, walking times, difficulty, terrain types, and how to get the most from mountain huts and local facilities
Walking the Dream Way is an immersive, unforgettable month-long experience that blends challenging Alpine terrain with cultural richness and varied landscapes; the perfect trail for walkers with reasonable fitness. This guidebook provides the insight, detail, and inspiration to help you take on one of the Alps' most iconic routes with confidence.
Contents
Map key
Overview map
Overview profile
Route summary table
Introduction
History of the region
The invention of a mountain pilgrimage
The route
The Alpine seasons
Alpine flowers, animals and birds
What's the walking like?
How hard is it?
How long will it take?
When to go
Accommodation
Hut life
Planning your walk
What to take
Finding your way
Using this guide
1 Munich to the Inn Valley
Stage 1 Munich to Wolfratshausen
Stage 2 Wolfratshausen to Bad Tölz
Stage 3 Bad Tölz to the Tutzinger Hütte
Stage 4 Tutzinger Hütte to Vorderriß
Stage 5 Vorderriß to the Karwendelhaus
Stage 6 Karwendelhaus to the Hallerangerhaus
Stage 7A Hallerangerhaus to Hall
Stage 7B Hallerangerhaus to Wattens
2 Inn Valley to Pfunders
Stage 8A Hall to the Glungezer Hütte
Stage 8B Wattens to the Lizumer Hütte
Stage 9 Glungezer Hütte to the Lizumer Hütte
Stage 10 Lizumer Hütte to the Tuxer Joch Haus
Stage 11A Tuxer Joch Haus to the Olpererhütte
Stage 11B Tuxer Joch Haus to the Geraerhütte
Stage 12A Olpererhütte to Stein
Stage 12B Geraerhütte to Stein
Stage 13 Stein to Pfunders
3 Pfunders to Alleghe
Stage 14 Pfunders to Kreuzwiesen Alm
Stage 15 Kreuzwiesen Alm to the Schlüterhütte (Rifugio Genova)
Stage 16 Schlüterhütte to the Puezhütte
Stage 17 Puezhütte (Rifugio Puez) to Rifugio Bo&##xe8;
Stage 18 Rifugio Bo&##xe8; to Rifugio Viel dal Pan
Stage 19 Rifugio Viel dal Pan to Alleghe
4 Alleghe to Belluno
Stage 20 Alleghe to Rifugio Tissi
Stage 21 Rifugio Tissi to Rifugio Bruto Carestiato
Stage 22 Rifugio Bruto Carestiato to Rifugio Pian de Fontana
Stage 23A Rifugio Pian de Fontana to Rifugio 7th Alpini
Stage 23B Rifugio Pian de Fontana to Belluno
Stage 24 Rifugio 7th Alpini to Belluno
5 Belluno to Venice
Stage 25 Belluno to Rifugio Col Visentin
Stage 26 Rifugio Col Visentin to Tarzo
Stage 27 Tarzo to Ponte della Priulä
Stage 28 Ponte della Priulä to Bocca Callalta
Stage 29 Bocca Callalta to Jesolo
Stage 30 Jesolo to Venice
Appendix A Route planner
Appendix B Accommodation along the route
Appendix C Useful contacts
