Italy Guide
Trentino-Alto Adige
Hiking
This region is an exhilarating area to walk, often subject to snow, ice and scorching sun in the same day. A network of refuges allow you to stay at high altitude without having to dip down to the valley for meals or accommodation. Most rifugi and cable cars are open from June 20 to September 20 which is the official hiking season, though there will be local variations and you'll find some also have a winter season.
There are plenty of opportunities for day walks. For more ambitious walking over a number of days, you might consider doing one of the longer trails, known as alte vie (literally "high ways"). Four of these run north– south between the Val Pusteria (Pustertal) and the Veneto; four from the Val d'Isarco (Eisacktal) south; and two from Bolzano, with plenty of mountain huts along the way for meals and overnight accommodation.