MMM Dolomites on Monte Rite 2183m
Simple mountain hike of cultural/historical interest, ideal as a half-day trip.
The Messner Mountain Museum Dolomites is of course, besides the (rather insignificant) summit, the main goal of this mountain tour. Via the serpentined old military road or the hiking trail 479 you reach the museum on the summit of Monte Rite in about 2 hours.
Author’s recommendation
The Messner Mountain Museum Dolomites can also be conveniently reached by shuttle bus from Passo Cibiana via the military road.
Dining opportunity at the Rifugio Dolomites just below the museum or summit.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
Typical mountain touring hazards.
Tips and suggestions
Roadbook
From the Rifugio Remauro, the closed mountain road to Monte Rite begins northwestwards. This road is followed for about 1km to the first hairpin bend. Here, you leave the road to the left. A good, moderately ascending hiking trail (a bit muddy, therefore slippery when wet) first leads westwards through dense forest, then rises higher northwards in two bends. A wide but steep grassy gully is overcome in short switchbacks before the mountain road near the west ridge is reached again. A few hundred meters up the road eastwards, it can be left again to the left. The flat summit ridge is reached via the moderately steep western ridge. Over the museum roof, the highest point of Monte Rite (with information board) can be reached 100 meters east of it. However, the main goal here is not so much the summit but Reinhold Messner's Mountain Museum Dolomites in the former World War I fort. The climbing history of the Dolomites is presented with historical climbing tools and landscape paintings by well-known artists.
Descent along the ascent route or via the gravel path (old military road) down to Passo Cibiana in several long switchbacks.
Parkplatz Passo Ciabana
Messner Mountain Museum Dolomites
Auf dem Monte Rite
Messner Mountain Museum Dolomites
Escursione al rifugio Dolomites Monte Rite
Monte Rite
Messner Mountain Museum Dolomites
Public transport
By train from the south to Calalzo di Cadore. By Dolomitibus to Passo Cibiana.
Directions
You reach Passo Cibiana from Toblach via Cortina d’Ampezzo and San Vito di Cadore or from Innichen via Sexten, Kreuzberg Pass and Pieve di Cadore towards Cortina. Between Vodos and Venas you drive westwards to Cibiana di Cadore and further up to the pass height.
From the west via Passo Staulenza to Forno di Zoldo and eastwards to Passo Cibiana.
Parking
Parking at Rifugio Remauro at Passo Cibiana.
Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Tabacco 025 Dolomiti di Zoldo
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Equipment
Hiking equipment.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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