Iron path

To tackle this type of excursion, the alpine guides of Canazei can provide you with useful advice, or accompany you in your first approaches to the rock

Val di Fassa offers a large number of via ferratas in the Dolomites

To reach the most beautiful peaks of the Dolomites, we advise you to contact an alpine guide to deepen your knowledge of the via ferratas and to book an accompanying guide. It is fundamentally important to inform yourself in advance about the weather and climatic conditions, as well as to have a good knowledge of the territory, before undertaking excursions on via ferratas.

Canazei: Mountaineering School "Tita Piaz" Guides and Ciamorces de Fasha
c/o Tourist Office Canazei Piaz G. Marconi, 5
Cell. 339 1539052
Summer hours: 17.30 - 19.00

The locality of Canazei in Val di Fassa has many routes and via ferratas that deserve to be explored:

SELLA GROUP: Via Ferrata Mesules/Piz Selva
CHARACTERISTICS: regarding the difficulty and travel time, the via ferrata is difficult and exposed in the first part with the first key point being very difficult. The second part is much less challenging. 3.00 h the via ferrata up to Piz Selva, approx. 3.30 h the descent using the traditional route up to the asphalt road. From Passo Sella to Piz Selva about 700 m elevation gain. Excellent support point: Passo Sella.
HOW TO REACH THE START: departure from the Passo Sella car park (2240 m), more precisely the beginning of the trail (n. 649) that leaves the asphalt road of the pass is located, on the left, a few tens of meters before the Hotel Maria Flora when arriving from Val Gardena where a first sign indicates the exact direction. Approaching the West face of the Sella, traverse slightly uphill at the base of the Sella Towers, initially on grassy terrain then proceeding over debris, and in about 30' you reach the start of the route (2290 m) while behind us, majestic, the Sasso Lungo proudly displays itself.

Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina/Torre Exner
CHARACTERISTICS: regarding the difficulty and travel time, the via ferrata is moderately difficult with some challenging passages in the very last section which can still be avoided. Ascent 2.45 h if not crowded, descent 1.30 h. Elevation gain: 600 m, of which 400 m is the via ferrata alone. Support points: Rifugio Franco Cavazza, Colfosco village, Passo Gardena.
HOW TO REACH THE START: head east, or to the left when looking at the Sella walls, initially on a flat and gravelly path, then, approaching the wall, among mountain pines, you reach the first fixed ropes -15'- which represent a first start of the route, although probably not yet the official one.

Panorama Pass
The Panorama Pass grants free access to all Val di Fassa ski lifts during the summer period. The Panorama Pass also includes the free use of scheduled public transport during the card's validity period.