Via Ferratas
Key information: Via Ferratas 
- Extraordinary iron routes in the high Dolomites, many constructed during the First World War.
- Amazing views of these beautiful, rugged and justly famous mountains.
- Usually involves using ladders, cables and brackets on vertiginous cliffs; not for those who have difficulty with heights. Plan and prepare very carefully.
- There are many via ferratas, with the best in the Brenta Dolomites and the Northern Dolomites.
Walkopedia rating
- Walkopedia rating94
- Beauty37
- Natural interest17
- Human interest2
- Charisma38
- Negative points0
- Total rating94
- Note: Excluded from Top 100 as most people will find these too vetiginous to tackle
Vital Statistics
- Length: Variable
- Maximum Altitude: Variable
- Level of Difficulty: Variable
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Contents
Other great walks in Italy
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Elba GTE
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The Arsenale to the Salute, Venice
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Via Francigena
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Aeolian Islands, Aeolian Islands
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Aeolian Islands, Lipari
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Aeolian Islands, Stromboli
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Aeolian Islands, Vulcano
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Alps: Gran Paradiso, Alta Via 2 (Gran Paradiso)
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Alps: Gran Paradiso, Gran Collet and Col del Nivolet
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Alps: Gran Paradiso, Punta Basei
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Alps: Gran Paradiso, Punta Pousset
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Amalfi Coast, Around Ravello
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Amalfi Coast, Conca dei Marini
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Amalfi Coast, Pastena-Lone Circuit
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Amalfi Coast, Sentiero degli Dei
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Amalfi Coast, Sorrento Peninsula
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Campania, Across Pompeii
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Campania, Mt Vesuvius
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Liguria, Cinque Terre
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Rome, Matthew Kneale's Rome Walks
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Rome, Rome
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Sibillini, Gola dell'Infernaccio
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Sibillini, Lago di Pilato
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Sibillini, Monte Priora
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Sibillini, Monte Vettore
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Sibillini, Piano Grande
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Sibillini, Sibillini
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Sibillini, The Sibillini Traverse
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Sicily, Mt Etna
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Tuscany, Lucignano to Buonconvento
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Tuscany, Monte Oliveto Maggiore to Montalcino
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Tuscany, Via Francigena; San Gimignano to Montalcino
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Walking with Trees: the Kumano Kōdō Kōhechi - Stephen Barber's account and photos of one of Japan's great pilgrimage trails. March 2021
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