Brenta Dolomites

The Brenta Dolomites are delimited clockwise by the Val di Sole and the Val di Non, the Valle di Molveno, the Valli Giudicarie and the Val Rendena and are the only Dolomite group stretching along the western bank of the Adige river. The majestic Campanile Basso (2,883 m a.s.l.) and the impressive Crozzon di Brenta (3,135 m a.s.l.) are only two of the most popular symbols of this mountain group.

The Brenta Dolomites are entirely situated in the Adamello-Brenta Nature Park and divided into three sectors of significant naturalistic importance, offering stunning views. The northern and southern sectors of the Brenta Dolomites are more difficult to access and therefore lesser known and less frequented. The central sector instead can be comfortably reached from Molveno and Madonna di Campiglio where the most famous peaks of the group are located.

These mountains went down in the history of alpinism and can be explored by experienced hikers thanks to the secured paths and vie ferrate which were built in respect of natural formations like ridges. The popular Via delle Bocchette is composed of several secured paths and every mountain lover dreams of completing them.

Besides the Via delle Bocchette which is divided into the secured path Bocchette Alte and the Bocchette Centrali, the secured paths Gustavo Vidi, Alfredo Benini, SOSAT and sentiero dell'Ideale, as well as the vie ferrate Ettore Castiglioni and Livio Brentari are also worth mentioning.

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• Highest peak: Cima Tosa (3,173 m)
• First ascent to Cima Tosa: Giuseppe Loss di Primiero with his fellow hikers in 1865
• Important peaks: Crozzon di Brenta, Cima Ambiez, Cima Mandron, Torre di Brenta, Campanile Basso
• Location: Trentino, between Lake Garda and Ortles
• Mountain huts: Rifugio S. Agostini, Rifugio Alimonta, Rifugio Brentei, Rifugio Dodici Apostoli, Rifugio Graffer al Grostè, Rifugio Pedrotti/Tosa, Rifugio Tuckett - Quintino Sella