# Alta Via 3

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{{Short description | High altitude footpath, Dolomites}}

{{Infobox hiking trail
| name = Alta Via 3
| photo = Sorapiss_e_lago.JPG
| caption = Lago di Sorapiss
| location = [Dolomites](/source/Dolomites), [Italy](/source/Italy)
| length = {{convert|100|km|mi|-1}} approximately
| trailheads = [Niederdorf](/source/Niederdorf%2C_South_Tyrol) / Villabassa
| use = [Hiking](/source/Hiking)
| highest_m = 2378
| highest_name = Forcella Ciadìn del Lòudo
| difficulty = Moderate to challenging
| elev_gain_and_loss = approximately {{convert|6200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} gain <br>
{{convert|6800|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} loss
| season = Summer to early autumn
| months = Late June to mid September
}}

'''Alta Via 3''' is a high route located in the Italian [Dolomites](/source/Dolomites)  between [Niederdorf](/source/Niederdorf%2C_South_Tyrol) in the north and [Longarone](/source/Longarone) in the south.

The route is nicknamed "The Route of Chamois"

The Alta Via 3 is a physically demanding trail. It is approximately 100&nbsp;km long, with an elevation gain of approximately 6,200 meters. Some sections of the route are exposed or steep. Few sections are equipped with steel cable.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Callegher |first=Italo Zandonella |url=https://www.infodolomiti.it/media/infodolomiti/Documenti/Vacanza-Attiva/Alte-Via-Dolomiti/AV-03-UK.pdf |title=The Dolomites ‘Alta Via’ N.3 |publisher=Provincial Administration of Belluno, www.infodolomti.it}}</ref>

thumb|left|Cristallo

thumb|left|Monte Pelmo

The trail is well marked with red and white paint splashes, cairns, and occasional dark red triangular symbols containing the number '3'.

The entire journey usually takes 8 days. Most hikers walk the trail from north to south, which is the way the route is described in the most guidebooks.

The hike starts in [Niederdorf](/source/Niederdorf%2C_South_Tyrol), goes through [Monta Piana](/source/Monte_Piana), where are numerous remnants from fights of [First World War](/source/World_War_I). From Monte Piana the hike continues around [Monte Cristallo](/source/Monte_Cristallo), then to [Lake Sorapiss](/source/Lake_Sorapiss) and across the [Sorapiss](/source/Sorapiss) mountain range. After that it nearly touches [Antelao](/source/Antelao) mountain and continues through [San Vito di Cadore](/source/San_Vito_di_Cadore) toward [Monte Pelmo](/source/Monte_Pelmo). From Monte Pelmo the hike continues to [Longarone](/source/Longarone) which is the terminus. Part of the hike is common with similar trails [Alta Via 4](/source/Alta_Via_4) and [Alta Via 5](/source/Alta_Via_5).

== Accommodation ==
Alta Via 3 is a hut to hut trail, so that each section ends with a hut (rifugio), that offers food and accommodation.

== Maps ==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1657836 Trail on Openstreetmap]
* [https://hiking.waymarkedtrails.org/#route?id=1657836 Trail on Waymarked Trails]

==See also==
* [Dolomites](/source/Dolomites)
* [Via Ferrata](/source/Via_Ferrata)
* [Alta Via 1](/source/Alta_Via_1)
* [Alta Via 2](/source/Alta_Via_2)
* [Alta Via 4](/source/Alta_Via_4)

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.visitdolomitibellunesi.com/en/what-to-do/hiking/alte-vie/alta-via-3-of-the-dolomites Oficial page (turist information)]
* [https://www.infodolomiti.it/media/infodolomiti/Documenti/Vacanza-Attiva/Alte-Via-Dolomiti/AV-03-UK.pdf Tourist Guide (PDF)]

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Category:Hiking trails in Italy
Category:Dolomites
Category:Longarone

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