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Civetta-Moiazza Tour Day 1 →
+ +# The Civetta-Moiazza Ring + +## The route + +To get an experience similar to [Alta Via 2](../../av2), but with less +the pain, I thought of a 3-day course, avoiding hard and technical +trails so that I could invite less-trained friends. This is the result: + +||Start|Finish|Up|Down|Distance| +|:-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:| +|[Day 1](../day1)|[Palafavèra](https://www.palafavera.com)|Rifugio Tissi|1040 m|-300 m|10.7 km| +|[Day 2](../day2)|[Rifugio Tissi](http://www.rifugiotissi.com/)|Duràn Pass|840 m|-1500 m|20.8 km| +|[Day 3](../day3)|[Duràn Pass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duran_Pass)|Palafavera|860 m|-940 m|16.0 km| + +This time for planning the route I used a +[website](https://www.outdooractive.com) that I discovered after +finishing Alta Via 2. It feels a bit +[enshittified](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification), as it +constantly pushes you to use its "social" features and to buy the +premium subscription, but the basic functionality is free and it +works relatively well. +I have also tracked all three days using a GPS smartwatch, and the +distances and altitudes in the table above are the real ones measured +by my watch. The original plan I made turned out to be an underestimate, +especially for distance, by at least a couple of kilometers and a +hundred meters of elevation each day. I imagine this is because the +route planner sampled points on the +drawn route, thus skipping some bumps and turns. + +As you can see, Day 1 is quite short, while Day 2 is very long. This is +because we initially planned to spend the first night at [Rifugio +Vazzolèr](https://www.rifugiovazzoler.com), about two hours of walk +after Rifugio Tissi. But it was fully booked, so we had to go with a +backup plan. In the end we were lucky to do so, because Rifugio Tissi +is in a much nicer location! + +Note: the first two days of the hike are part of [Alta Via +1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_Via_1), a popular route that I +would like to try in the future. The last day just closes the loop. + +![map](../img/map.jpg) + +## For beginners and experts + +This hike is suitable for occasional hikers, but not for +complete beginners. There is no technical trail and no special +equipment is required, but some stamina is needed. If you have +hiked in the mountains before and you are in a decent physical +shape, you can try this for sure! + +A well-trained hiker can try to complete this ring in two days. In this +case, I would suggest starting from Passo Duràn, hiking directly to +Rifugio Coldai and then Rifugio Tissi on the first day (skipping +Palafavèra), and hiking back following our day 2 route on the second day. + +## Weather forecast + +Since I planned this trip a few months in advance, it was impossible +to predict what the weather would be like during our hike. But in the +days immediately before it we had a decent idea of what we should expect. + +I spent the week before the hike at my parents' place, in +[Valbelluna](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valbelluna), +about one hour drive away from our starting +point. I am not exaggerating when I say that it was by far the hottest +week I have ever seen in that place. We reached 37°C every day, and +at night the temperature never went below 20°C. For context, the +average daily high in August is around 28°C. It was so unusually +hot, even at high altitudes, that the +[permafrost](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permafrost) inside +mountains started melting, causing [multiple +rockslides](https://www.the-ski-guru.com/2026/08/15/monte-pelmo-rockfalls-geologist-warning/) +in the week before our hike. + +Another thing to take into account when hiking in the Alps are the +thunderstorms, very common in the Summer afternoons. The forecasts +predicted a high risk of thunderstorms in the first two days, while +the third day should have been clean. This is not unusual, and +we were prepared. + +## Equipment + +One factor that makes the logistics of a 3-day hike much easier than +[9-day one](../../av2) is that you can bring enough clothes to wear +clean ones every day. Also, you don't need nearly as much food. + +Overall, the list of what we packed is quite similar to [the one of +last year's hike](../../av2/preparation/). You can use that as reference +if you are planning a similar hike. + +As for maps, I always like to bring some physical copies, because +they can't run out of battery, loose connectivity or get bricked +by a software update. So I bought a copy of [Tabacco map number +15](https://www.tabaccoeditrice.it/en/cartografie_en/125000-coast/015_en/), +which covers the whole route. + +![Contents of my backpack](../img/equipment.jpg) + +And with that, we are ready to go! + + + + + +
Civetta-Moiazza Tour Day 1 →
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