Peace Trail

The Peace Trail, or Peace Pathway (Italian: Sentiero della Pace) is an Alpine hiking trail in the South-Tyrolian and Veneto Dolomites of northern Italy. It follows former military trails of World War I southern front and is one of the most important alpine long-distance hiking trails in Italy.

Peace Trail
Military installations at the Dolomites
Length500 km (310 mi)
LocationSouth Tirol
UseHiking, Mountain-Bike
Highest pointMarmolada
Lowest pointKaltern an der Weinstraße
DifficultyModerate to Strenuous
Seasonparts year-round

The Peace Trail partially overlaps with other Domitian alpine hiking trails and reaches a total length of about 500 km. It starts in the Sextenian Dolomites, passes along the Swiss border at the Stelvio Pass and descents into the Etsch Valley close to Trento. The higher-most parts lie above the 3000 m limit.

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