High altitude attractions

During the First World War, Lagazuoi (2.835 m) was the border between Veneto and South Tyrol, which at the time was part of the Habsburg monarchy. For this reason, Lagazuoi was a war front. Even today, it is still possible to see the caves from which the cannons were fired. The greatest enemy of both sides was always the bitter cold that prevailed above 2,000 meters. From Lagazuoi you can see the Fanes group, the Tofane, the Civetta, the Marmolata, the Sorapis, the Pelmo and so on.

Situated on the plateau between Corvara, La Villa and San Cassiano in Alta Badia, the Movimënt area consists of four fun parks linked by paths and dirt tracks, ideal for both walking and cycling. At 2000 m, Movimënt offers free climbing walls, ponds with water features, fitness equipment, a miniature golf course, a cave with many bear games, adventure trails, geocaching, and relaxation areas with Kneipp and foot reflexology trails in the open air. Don't miss the Bike Beats trails for lovers of long bike rides on prepared trails for adrenalin junkies. There is also a 'Nature Smart Working', an outdoor workstation with wifi.

The viewing platform Engelrast (“angels’ rest”) on the Puflatsch offers a breathtaking 360° panoramic view over the Seiser Alm, Europe’s largest mountain plateau, the Val Gardena valley and the Dolomites mountains. The platform is surrounded by a metal plate that offers a detailed description of the fantastic mountain panorama over the entire Seiser Alm with Schlern, Plattkofel and Langkofel mountain and the surrounding mountain ranges. You can find out which mountains you can see in which direction and how high the peaks are. A nice detail of this platform is the little angel enthroned above this vantage point. A visit to this magnificent viewpoint with some wooden benches is worthwhile. The Engelrast is located near the mountain station of the Telemix Puflatsch. You can reach the viewing platform on foot from Compatsch on the Seiser Alm following the hiking trail n. 14 or by taking the Puflatsch cable car.

In the mountain-bike area of Val d'Ega, the MTB adventure reaches the highest peaks at the Bike Trail Carezza and the two Bike Parks for training in Carezza and Nova Ponente! An Olympus for those who have MTB in their blood. The adventurous Carezza Trail, which leads to the summit of the Dolomites along a 4.4 km route with 500 m of altitude difference, awaits those who love to indulge in mountain biking. And there is absolutely nothing missing on the trail: parabolics, northshore, banks, jumps! Those who want to perfect their skills as a mountain-biker or who just want to try out a few tricks at the training park in Carezza, at the top station of the Nova Levante cable car, or at the Bike Park in Nova Ponente are in the right place. Pump tracks, hairpin bends, jumplines and balance-northshores: that's the name of the obstacles along the course to become a true mountain-bike champion!

Set up in the family recreation area at the top of Monte Baranci near San Candido, the Gnome Village consists of wooden huts suspended in the trees, which can be reached and explored by means of rope bridges suspended in the air, which take visitors from one leaf to another. The Gnomes, on the other hand, live in the nine huts on the ground. This is a nice novelty, especially for families who go up to Baranci with the four-seater chairlift that departs from the centre of San Candido or by walking on one of the easy paths that lead up to the heights.

Ces Trail, the brainchild of Marco Scalet, is the first Running Park in the Dolomites with 16 routes dedicated to running, trekking and walking in the unspoilt nature surrounding San Martino di Castrozza, in the Dolomites of Trentino. They are all ring routes that range from simple half-hour 'round trips' to longer hikes of half a day or more, with considerable development and high altitude differences, but each offering splendid emotions to satisfy both the simple walker and the most ardent, super-trained trekker.

A wonderful theme park at high altitude on Col Margherita, where you can discover while having fun all the secrets of the Dolomites, declared a Unesco Natural Heritage Site in 2009 for their unique beauty and conformation. A playful project designed and created in collaboration with the MUSE museum of science in Trento and the geologist Dr. Claudio Valle, with the aim of playfully conveying scientific notions on the history and geology of the Dolomites through a route made up of three different installations that can be easily reached by cable car and are capable of arousing the curiosity of adults and children alike, among volcanoes, glaciers, islands, seabeds, geological eras and fossil evidence.