Seceda Ridgeline & Sassolungo Circuit: Hut-to-Hut Trek

Your self-guided route notes lay out both options for each day, distance, elevation, and difficulty, so you can choose in the morning, based on weather, energy levels, and how your group is feeling.

You do not need to purchase lift tickets – this tour includes them.

On a self-guided tour, you will be responsible for arriving at lifts on time, as well as taking into account the possibility of afternoon storms, which may close lifts and require you to hike. The tour is designed so you can be at “most” lifts before or around 2pm. It is also always recommended to start no later than 8am for hiking days of more than 5hrs. It is best practice to aim to have two-thirds of your hike complete by lunchtime.

Huts expect you by a set time in the evening – 6pm at the latest. Some huts even serve dinner as early as 6pm. If you’re running behind, call ahead using the number provided so the hut knows you’re on your way.

It’s a dedicated group booking for your group only, not a shared departure with others.

Our pricing is based on a minimum of 4 people per group, with a recommended maximum of 7 participants per guide for safety, transport, and accommodation reasons. Larger groups can be accommodated on request.

Yes. Your guide tailors the daily pace, breaks, and commentary to your group’s preferences and abilities.

Accommodation on private guided tours is shared dormitory. Private rooms can be requested, subject to availability, at an additional cost.

Your guide will talk through all options each morning based on the group’s fitness, the weather, and how the previous day went, then you decide together. In some circumstances, the guide may use their discretion and will decide without group consultation. The guide’s decision is final and should be respected by all.

Yes, the route/itinerary is identical: the same hiking days. The difference is a qualified local guide accompanying you throughout.

We strongly recommend comprehensive insurance covering mountain hiking up to 3,200 meters, medical expenses, emergency mountain rescue and helicopter evacuation, trip cancellation, and lost belongings. Mountain rescue can be extremely costly. Ensure your policy specifically covers trekking and alpine activities at altitude – many standard policies don’t.

Half-board is standard at all rifugios, which includes dinner and breakfast.

Lunches are not included, but most huts offer packed lunches, which you can order the night before, or you can purchase meals at huts you pass during the day.

Hut breakfasts include bread, cheese, cold cuts, yogurt, muslie, and hot beverages.

Dinners are multi-course, communal meals featuring local dishes like polenta, pasta, goulash, soups, cake & strudel. Some huts offer a choice of 2-3 meals per course, others operate à la carte, more like a restaurant.

Vegetarian and vegan options are usually available if requested in advance.

Please communicate any allergies or food intolerances when checking in, and again at meal times.

Most huts can accommodate vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meals, though options may be limited. Inform us of any dietary needs, allergies, or intolerances at booking so we can notify all huts in advance. Huts prepare meals based on bookings with limited storage, so last-minute requests can’t always be fulfilled. For highly specific requirements, consider supplementing with your own provisions.

You can stop at Malga’s (alpine farms) or mountain huts (rifugios) along the way and purchase complete meals, snacks, drinks, etc.

You will also have the option to purchase a packed lunch from most huts. You just need to order it the evening before – check with the hut staff when checking in.

Mobile coverage is generally good but varies by location and can be unreliable in deep valleys or some high ridges. Most huts have a signal, and many offer WiFi (sometimes for a fee). Download offline maps as backup and carry a portable charger. Inform someone at home of your daily itinerary and expected arrival times.

Yes – most huts have outlets available in common areas or rooms. As a precaution, we recommend bringing a compact power bank.

Since you’re staying in mountain huts, pack light. Essential items include: a sleeping bag liner (mandatory in all rifugios), lightweight hut clothes, toiletries, a quick-dry towel, a waterproof jacket and layers, sunscreen and sunglasses, water, snacks, a headlamp, earplugs, flip-flops or sandles for the huts, and cash (most huts don’t accept cards).

We recommend that your total pack weight be around 8 -12kg.

We provide a full pack list upon booking with us.

You can also get a good idea from our Packing List page.

No. Mountain huts provide blankets and pillows, but you must bring your own sleeping bag liner or slip for hygiene purposes. This is mandatory in all rifugios (that do not supply linen). You can purchase cotton, silk, or synthetic liners – they’re lightweight and pack down small.

Hiking poles are highly recommended, especially for steep descents and for stability on rocky sections. They’re particularly helpful on trails when rocks can be slippery and can take alot of pressure off your knees.

Collapsible poles are best so you can stow them when necessary.

Most huts offer showers for an additional fee (€3-8 for a few minutes of hot water), but availability depends on water supply and can be limited during busy periods. Not all huts have showers, and some may turn them off during dry spells. Bring wet wipes just in case, and a quick-dry towel.

Upon booking, we request your arrival airport or the nearest town you will be coming from. We then provide you with transport options, the latest timetable, and directions.

The itinerary has pre-booked accommodations at specific huts each night, so modifications are limited. However, you have options for alternative paths or can shorten stages using cable cars where available. If you need a rest day or must cut the trek short, we can help arrange alternatives. Changes may incur additional costs and are subject to availability.

Yes, when you book with us, you will receive a 6-day Val Gardena card. This gives you access to all the lifts required on this tour. Once you activate it (your first use), you will have six consecutive days of use available.

The tour requires use of lifts from Day 2 through to Day 5.

You can activate it the day before your tour begins, but be mindful that if you activate it any sooner, you will need to pay for some lifts on your hike if the 6 days run out before Day 5 of your tour.

No, none of the lifts require pre-reservation for your trek.

One exception: If you decide to activate your Val Gardena Card early to access Seceda – you must pre-reserve the cable car ONLY for an ascent. This is the only situation requiring pre-booking.

Pre-reservations for Val Gardena Card holders

It is rare that lifts will close; however, you should be aware that this can happen, more so in early to late afternoons. Your hiking itinerary will address the other options available. Usually, there is an option to hike.

The Easy Option circles the south and east side of Sassolungo on gentler terrain. The Difficult Option, the Sassolungo Amphitheater Climb, adds a steep section past Rifugio Vicenza with significant elevation gain. It’s not dangerous or exposed, but it does require good stamina and comfort on rocky terrain, more of a 3/5 fitness level than the tour’s overall 2/5 rating.

Two of your three overnight rifugios serve dinner à la carte rather than a set half-board menu (only one hut includes dinner in the price). You’ll pay for your evening meal directly at those two huts, in addition to the tour price.

It’s the popular nickname for the Forcella Sassolungo cable car, a narrow, upright two-person gondola that carries hikers up into the heart of the Sassolungo massif. It’s a well-known, well-photographed part of the Dolomites lift network, included as part of the Day 4 route.

Yes, you can, by cable car, as a day trip, but that’s a different experience from this tour. This itinerary reaches Seceda on the final day of a four-day trek through Alpe di Siusi, the Sciliar, and the Sassolungo massif, arriving on foot rather than by lift.

You will be able to access Seceda again with the lift pass we provide you.