Plan the Alta Via 1 without starting from scratch.
Start with the complete route walked by NoodlesandBlisters — including every stage, hut, bus, lunch stop, gear choice and trail note. Keep their plan or adapt every part.
Every detail in this plan was earned on the trail.
Tony & Lin
the couple behind NoodlesandBlisters
@noodlesandblisters · 234K followers · 400 posts (July 2026)
"The Alta Via 1 is pure magic. We mapped every detail so you can just enjoy the espresso at the end of the day."
— Tony & Lin
Alta Via 1 · Dolomites
Not a guidebook. A working plan.
Pick another night, split a long day or change a resupply stop. HYKA updates the connected parts of your plan automatically.
Their night, kept as is. The booking note, the sunset walk on the summit plateau and tomorrow’s descent through the war tunnels stay in place.
One big first day, exactly as they walked it. Their timing, water notes and the early-start advice stay with you on the climb.
Their stop: a hot plate of pasta halfway through the trek. The afternoon timing over Passo Giau stays matched to it.
Rifugios provide blankets but require a liner for hygiene, and many will turn you away without one. Silk packs to nothing and doubles as a warm layer on cold nights.
Prefer to walk it exactly as they did? That works too.
The blogs are free.
Your evenings aren't.
Everything on this page exists somewhere online, scattered across forums, blogs and timetables. Here's what €24,95 actually buys you.
Planning without HYKA
Blogs, forums & maps
€ 0
+ 15–20 hours of your evenings
- Route stitched from multiple sources
- Checking what's still current is your job
- Every change means re-checking connections
Paper guidebook
€ 20–30
Fixed itinerary, updated by edition
- One well-written route at the author's pace
- Current as of its print date
- Adapting it to your days is your own puzzle
What you need
The HYKA plan
€ 24,95
One-time · instant access
- One proven route with every stage, bed, bus and shop
- Prices and opening hours from this season
- GPX + wild-camp coordinates included
- Change any part and the rest adapts
€24,95 is less than half a night in a rifugio. Not for you? Full refund within 14 days.
Your interactive plan
Every rifugio night
Their hut plan with booking notes and the logical alternative when a rifugio is full.
Resupply, sorted
Where to stock up, what it costs and what they actually bought — day by day.
Tested gear list
Exact weights and why each item made it into their pack.
Everything included
Common questions
Walk the Alta Via 1 with a plan that fits you.
Every hut, every bus, every pass, the way NoodlesandBlisters actually walked it. Made your own, or taken as it is.