Italian Dolomites Trail Running
Tucked away in the northeastern corner of Italy, the Dolomites are a wonderful trail running destination. The flowing trails are easily accessible and scattered with friendly and deluxe mountain huts where you can take a break or even spend the night. The local Ladin culture, a fusion of Italian and Austrian language and tradition, creates a unique experience – where else can you get Apfelstrudel with your cappuccino?
Run the Alps offers three trips in the Dolomites:
Sampler
Difficulty
Duration
9 days - 8 nightsOverview
See the best of the Dolomites on this slower-paced tour, traversing meadows and rock gardens beside towering peaks.
Classic
Difficulty
Duration
8 days - 7 nightsOverview
Run on smooth single track and over high cols in the heart of this UNESCO World Heritage Area.
Cortina
Difficulty
Duration
8 days - 7 nightsOverview
The hardest of our Dolomites itineraries. Run in one of the world’s most dramatic alpine environments!
Not sure if you want to go guided or self-guided? You can learn more about our self-guided trips here and see our tour stories to get a sense of what our guided trips are like.
Lead images: Martina Valmassoi
Why Run the Alps?
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What our guests had to say
Guided Tour: Classic Italian Dolomites
The best tour EVER
Everything about this trip was perfection. The hotels, food, transportation, the daily routes and the guides were the absolute best. It was very challenging and stunningly beautiful.
Self-Guided Tour: Classic Italian Dolomites
Self Guided Dolomites
I am so amazed by the itinerary Run the Alps put together for me. I had another self guided tour paid for fall through within three weeks of my trip. Ian with Run the Alps was able to accommodate me such short notice and set me up with the best week ever!! The hotels/rifugio stay was amazing, the routes were incredible, and this is truly an experience I’ll never forget!
Guided Tour: Dolomites Trail Running – Cortina
Trail Running the Dolomites
What an incredible week with Run The Alps & guide Bruno!! The Dolomites are dramatic and breathtaking – I feel so lucky to have the health & fitness to experience it. The food & lodging along the way were wonderful and well coordinated. The whole trip overall was simply amazing!!
Trail races in the Dolomites
- Use our Alps Race Finder to find your perfect Italian Dolomites Trail Race.
- For self-guided guests, it may be possible to add a race to your itinerary. Please get in touch and we can discuss your options.
Trail running in the Dolomites stories
Courtney and Crew do the Dolomites
Courtney Dauwalter and Kevin Schmidt were an additional attraction besides the Dolomites themselves. Our group shared extraordinary running in the Val Gardena and Val di Funes with additional staff along for the fun and photography from Martina Valmassoi and Matteo Agreiter.
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Into the Dolomites: My Recon for Run the Alps’ 2019 Trip
Run the Alps Senior Guide Bruno Yates shares the story of one of his trips to the Dolomites to preview the route.
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