A hiker on a rocky ridge faces the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of Cadini di Misurina in soft light

Hiking in Italy

6 guides and stories from Italy: the routes, the water, where to sleep, and the photographs.

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6guides & stories
3,747 mAiguille de la Grande Sassière, the highest
2022my first guide here
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Where it is

Italy on the map

Where Italy is

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Conditions now

Snow in the mountains of Italy

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Where NASA's satellites saw snow near each walk (the latest clear view of the past week), and the weekend forecast from Thursday on. Walked one lately? Add a trail report under the guide.

Guide	Snow	This weekend
Hiking in Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcano	Snow6 November	Saturday Mostly sunny3°Sunday Cloudy2°
Cadini di Misurina Viewpoint: A Short, Spectacular Ridge Hike Above the Dolomites2,348 m	Patches6 November	–
Lago di Sorapis Hike – Quiet Loop from Passo Tre Croci to Rifugio Vandelli1,938 m	No snow seen6 November	–
Hiking and Island-Hopping in the Aeolian Islands	No snow seen5 November	–

Snow: NASA GIBS (MODIS on Terra, VIIRS on NOAA-20), about 500 m detail, so small patches, ice in gullies and snow under trees may not show. Forecast: MET Norway. Check again before you go.

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