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Shorter Walks in the Dolomites (Cicerone Guide) Paperback – June 16, 2015

by Gillian Price (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 195 ratings
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A popular guidebook to short walks in the Dolomites of north east Italy. The guide describes 50 walks, graded from easy to strenuous, and varying in length from 3 mile strolls to full-day expeditions. The Dolomites are suitable for summer walking, and the mountains are easily accessible, just across the border from Austria and easily reached from Verona, Treviso, Venice and Innsbruck airports.
The Dolomites are blessed with vast forests, high-altitude rocky landscapes and seas of beautiful wildflowers and the range is now a designated Unesco World Heritage Site encompassing a national park - Parco Nazionale Dolomiti Bellunesi - and several other protected areas. Highlights include the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, the Civetta, the Piz Boè circuit on the Sella massif and the Sentiero delle Odle. This guide offers something for every walking ability and preference, and includes all the background and planning information you need to plan a trip, including an Italian-German-English glossary and a list of accommodation providers and websites and details of all rifugios on or near the routes.

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  1. Part of series
    Cicerone Guide
  2. Print length
    272 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Cicerone Press Limited
  5. Publication date
    June 16, 2015
  6. Dimensions
    4.6 x 0.7 x 6.86 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1852847875
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1852847876
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After a degree in Anthropology and working in adult education, Gillian Price travelled through Asia and trekked the Himalaya. Eventually settling in Venice, she now works as a freelance travel writer. Gillian is steadily exploring all the mountain ranges and flatter parts of Italy, and has produced a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. She is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club CAI and Mountain Wilderness.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cicerone Press Limited; First Edition,New edition (June 16, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1852847875
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1852847876
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.6 x 0.7 x 6.86 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 195 ratings

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Gillian Price

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Leading authority on walking in Italy, Gillian Price is a long-term resident of glorious waterlogged Venice, which she knows like the back of her hand. She spends much of the year exploring on foot breathtaking parts of Italy for her guidebooks and magazine articles, and is easily distracted by wildflowers, volcanoes, legends, gastronomical treats and wine.

Gillian has written over 20 guidebooks to the Dolomites, Stelvio, Gran Paradiso, Bernina, Alpine Flowers, Lakes Como, Maggiore, Garda and Iseo, Cinque Terre, Tuscany, Umbria, Apennines, Amalfi Coast, Sibillini and Sicily, as well as the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Corfu, and Portugal.

She doesn't have a car and is a keen promotor of public transport - a clear message in all her books.

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W. H. Ashbury
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Book for Walks in the Dolomites
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2017
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This is an excellent book for planning short hikes in the Dolomites with excellent descriptions, maps, and photos. We stayed in Cortina, Ortisei (St Ulrich), and Vigo di Fassa and used this book exclusively to plan our trip and take walks that are 2-7 hours in length. Unlike other reviewers, we found the directions adequate and also supplemented them with Google maps for driving directions. Walk 29 (Sentiero Delle Odle) was spectacular and exactly as described by the book. It was the highlight of our trip. We also enjoyed Walk 9 (the Tre Cime di Lavaredo Loop) which was equally spectacular.

We found no Americans on these trails and only locals. Our hotels also didn't have much information on the hikes and told us to take the lifts and hike from there. I think the folks that rated the book low didn't pick out 1-3 hikes and take the time to map them from their hotel. If you spend the time with the book and plan your trip ahead, you will be rewarded with beautiful hikes with stunning vistas.
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calmaniac
5.0 out of 5 stars The best hiking guide to the Dolomites
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018
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No this book is not perfect and as many have pointed out should not be considered a comprehensive stand-alone guide. That said, it is the best Dolomites guidebook out there and a great resource. I gave it 5 stars simply because on a relative scale, it is the best guidebook out there.

I strongly recommend also buying a 1:25,000 Tobacco topo map. Although the trails are exceedingly well marked and the book has pretty good maps, there is no substitute for a real map. Maps are around 7€ in Italy. Many of the routes are simple, but if you try one of the more difficult routes with few people on the trail, you will want to have a map to double check your route. I also carry a off-line map GPS app on my iPhone (Pocket Earth) which is very helpful to triple check location and route.
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jinushaun
4.0 out of 5 stars Great hikes, not short
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016
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Great hikes, but they're generally very long (even longer when the gondolas aren't running). I think the shortest hike in this book is 4 hrs, but the hikes are generally 6-8 hrs. Don't be put off by the long circuits, because most of the hikes can always be shortened somehow--even if it's just out and back. I would use this book as a starting point to figure out where to go.
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Adrienne Salisbury
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful travel book
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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I bought it before I went to the Italian Alps and it was essential when I was traveling. A wonderful guide and great price.
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes you want to spend a year in the Dolomites!
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021
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Get on your hiking boots and read the descriptions! You will start planning an extended trip to the Dolomites for the beauty, history, people in these magnificent mountains. The details included help guide decisions about time, fitness level, distance from amenities and local flavor. This book is a perfect companion for those interested in learning more about the region's history and natural surroundings in addition to those planning day hikes. Must read!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Recommend you cross reference at least some of the "walks" ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017
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Recommend you cross reference at least some of the "walks" with other sources and maps. I bought this book for a short trip to the Dolomites in late May. And because we were only in the mountains for 2 days, we only tried a couple of the walks (23 and 24), so I can't really speak to the accuracy of any of the other hikes. The Dolomites are spectacular! We are not inexperienced hikers and the weather was perfect during our trip. But this book only vaguely mentions in the front to wait until July for high altitude routes, without ever noting which of the hikes include these high altitude sections. She also mentions up front that many of the walks may include sections with iron cables that don't necessarily require special equipment. The walks we happened to select were both high altitude and were recommended to use via ferrata equipment (harnesses with double caribeeners for the cables plus helmets). In fact walk 23 (Lagazuoi tunnels) has a via ferrata equipment rental kiosk at the start; no mention of this in the book. We ended up doing a lot of rock scrambling and cable clinging until we had to turn around and go back due to sections of the path still being occluded by snow. To be fair, the lower sections of the trail were very clear and easy, as described in the book.

My recommendation is that this book should note timetables for specific trail accessibility in each of the trail descriptions, not just at the front in the general description sections. It should also be revised to include via ferrata recommendations and warnings. From walk 24, ''...a drawn out dizzy and narrow stretch aided by cable at times. Take this slowly and watch your step..." says to me that you should be using at least some safety equipment, since you are now about 600 meters up on a very steep, rocky, treeless mountainside.

In conclusion--if you plan to hike in the Dolomites, even for a very short stay, get a good Tabacco topographic map. There are an abundance of short and long trails, clearly defined for difficulty and required equipment. This book is a good introduction to the region but should not be used as a guide!
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Lindsay Barnes
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful.
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023
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Used this guide when hiking the Dolomites near Cortina d'Amprezzo. Very helpful in planning each three- to five-hour hike and knowing what to expect and enjoy along the way.
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R. P. Perkins
4.0 out of 5 stars Shorter than some
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017
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Just beware, shorter walks don't necessarily mean short walks. Overall a very good book on the hikes in the Dolomites area
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2022
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Handy size
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Mick819
5.0 out of 5 stars Fait rêvé
Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2019
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Inclus de très bonne information, les randonnées sont bien détaillées
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P. Werner
5.0 out of 5 stars Great selection of walks
Reviewed in Germany on October 6, 2019
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During a recent trip to the Dolomites, I did 4 of the walks in this book. They were all wonderful and the descriptions were accurate and helpful.
Looking forward to returning to try some of the others.
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03Carole
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide dédié aux Dolomites.
Reviewed in France on January 23, 2019
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N'ayant pas trouvé d'équivalent en français d'un guide centré randonnées dans les Dolomites ,j'ai commandé celui- ci.
Le format poche est bien, c'est lisible . 50 itinéraires y sont décrits avec le niveau de difficulté, le temps estimé pour faire le circuit , comment accéder au point de départ, etc . Nombreuses photos des sites . Des adresses d hébergements, numéros de téléphone des refuges.
Il m'apparait fort bien fait, et me sera utile dans quelques mois.
C'est ce que je recherchais
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Craig Blundell
3.0 out of 5 stars Good to know where the walks are located, not enough detail to follow them
Reviewed in Australia on September 19, 2022
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We did 2 walks out of this book (walks 9 and 10) - through a combination of confusing signage out on the walks and limited detail in the book, we struggled on several locations to know which turns to take and therefore we could have easily gotten lost.

In addition, the 2 walks we did took at least an hour longer that stated in the book - and we did the walks at a reasonable pace.

The book is a good guide, but you will need supporting material (e.g. detailed maps and/or a GPS) to safely navigate the walks in this book.
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