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Hi, I'm Ēriks. I'm from Latvia. In July 2026 my wife Aleksandra and I walked the Alta Via 1, from Lago di Braies to Alleghe. Five days. A hailstorm on the first afternoon. One very good tiramisu.

Ēriks and Aleksandra on the Sennes plateau, the sun finally out after the hail

Why this exists

Planning it was the hard part. By spring I was living in browser tabs, hut emails and WhatsApp chats. Which huts are open in July? How long is the walk from one to the next? Who answers email, and who only picks up the phone? So I started building the tool I wanted, before we left.

What it does

Dolomites Planner puts 510 mountain huts and 369 bivouacs on one map. Pick a start and an end. Say how many hours you want to walk each day. It splits the trek into stages, with hours and metres of climbing for each one. Where a hut takes bookings online, it links you straight there.

Where the data comes from

The map starts from OpenStreetMap. Then we check it. We write to the huts in Italian or German and fix what they tell us: opening dates, beds, a hut that became a restaurant. It is slow work. It is also the part that makes the plan true.

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Sunrise over layered ridges, seen from Rifugio Coldai
The pinnacles of Croda da Lago and Lastoi de Formin
Lago Coldai seen from the trail above

Notes from the trail

A peak wrapped in cloud, framed by the room window at Rifugio Fodara Vedla
Night one, Fodara Vedla. You pull the curtain and this is the window. Nobody sleeps in.
Aleksandra stroking a calf on the path above Lago di Braies
Day one, on the climb above Braies. Aleksandra met the first local of the trip and forgot about the hill.
A yellow flower meadow below a golden rock massif on the Formin plateau
Day three, Formin plateau. Yellow at our boots, gold rock above. Also our longest day: 24.5 km and 1,518 m up.
The Alleghe church tower with pink geraniums and a green mountain behind
Alleghe, where the walk ended. Geraniums, a bell tower, and two very tired pairs of legs.

Who we are

Dolomites Planner is an independent project from Latvia. The planner is free while we build it. Have an idea for it, or want to work together? Hut, guide, creator or brand, write to [email protected]. We read everything.

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