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Alta Via 4 is a high route located in the Italian 
The trail is well marked with red and white paint splashes, cairns, and occasional dark blue triangular symbols containing the number '4'.
The entire journey usually takes 6 days. Most hikers walk the trail from north to south, which is the way the route is described in the most guidebooks.
The hike goes around
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Oficial page (turist information)
Tourist Guide (PDF)
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Dolomites
The Dolomites ( ), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Va ...
between Innichen
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It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava River, on Italy's border with Austria. It hosts Italy’s International Snow Sculptur ...
in the north and Pieve di Cadore
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in the south.
The Alta Via 4 is a physically demanding trail. It is approximately 85 km long, with an elevation gain of approximately 4,500 meters. Some sections of the route are exposed or steep. Few sections are equipped with steel cable.
The trail is well marked with red and white paint splashes, cairns, and occasional dark blue triangular symbols containing the number '4'.
The entire journey usually takes 6 days. Most hikers walk the trail from north to south, which is the way the route is described in the most guidebooks.
The hike goes around Tre Cime di Lavaredo
The ; ), also called the ; ), are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. They are one of the best-known mountain groups in the Alps. The three peaks, from east to west, are:
*Cima Piccola / Klein ...
, which are probably one of the best-known mountain groups in the Dolomites. Then it continues around high altitude Lake Sorapiss, and finally goes through mountain ridge Antelao
Monte Antelao (Cadorino dialect: Nantelòu) is the highest mountain in the eastern Dolomites (a section of the Alps) in northeastern Italy, southeast of the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the region of Cadore. The Monte Antelao is an ultra-promi ...
. Part of the hike is common with similar trails Alta Via 3 and Alta Via 5.
Accommodation
Alta Via 4 is a hut to hut trail, so that each section ends with a hut (rifugio), that offers food and accommodation.Maps
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See also
*Dolomites
The Dolomites ( ), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Va ...
* Via Ferrata
A via ferrata (Italian language, Italian for "iron path", plural ''vie ferrate'' or in English ''via ferratas'') is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other Alpine locations. The protection includes steel fixtures such as ...
* Alta Via 1
Alta Via 1 is a 125-kilometre-long high-level public footpath which runs through the eastern Dolomites in Italy. It is also known as the Dolomite High Route 1. It passes through some of the finest scenery in the Dolomites. The path runs south f ...
* Alta Via 2
* Alta Via 3
References
External links
Oficial page (turist information)
Tourist Guide (PDF)
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