Introducing the 2026 Trail Updates Map

NEW: 2026 TRAIL UPDATES MAP

Today, we’re launching the first version of our 2026 Trail Updates Map — a new way to explore the latest trail conditions, closures and mountain updates directly on the trail map inside The Hiking Club platform.

For years, hikers have relied on scattered social media posts, group chats and outdated forum threads to understand what conditions are really like on the trail. The problem? Those updates rarely include context. A beautiful photo of snow coverage or a washed-out bridge only helps if you know exactly where it was taken — and when.

The 2026 Trail Updates Map changes that.

Instead of endlessly scrolling through feeds hoping to find relevant information, you can now see real-time trail updates directly on the map itself.

Best of all, the 2026 Trail Updates Map is completely free to access inside The Hiking Club platform. Simply create a free account to start exploring the latest trail photos, closures and mountain updates across the network.

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See the latest 2026 trail conditions by TRAIL

The 2026 Trail Updates Map brings together the latest trail photos, route and transport closures into a single map-based experience, helping you understand what’s happening across the trail network before you head out this season.

With the 2026 Trail Updates Map, you will be able to:

• Explore the latest uploaded trail photos directly on the map

• Search updates by specific locations such as mountain passes or sections at higher elevation

• View trail closures and warnings in context

• See transport disruptions including gondola and chairlift closures

• Scroll back through previous uploads to understand how conditions change throughout the 2026 season

• Share important updates and images with fellow hikers

First updates loaded onto the 2026 Trail Updates map on May 29th, 2026 from the Tour du Mont Blanc.

VIEW Trail Updates on your planned itinerary

For paid customers of The Hiking Club, our new Trail Updates feature becomes even more powerful.

Instead of viewing updates only on the general trail map, paid members can see trail conditions, photos, closures and transport alerts directly alongside their planned itinerary route. This makes it easier to understand exactly what’s happening on the sections you’ll be hiking in the days ahead — latest snow conditions on a mountain pass, a trail detour, or a gondola closure affecting your planned route.

By combining live trail updates with your personalised itinerary, The Hiking Club helps you stay informed and make smarter decisions before and during your hike.

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Powered by The Hiking Community

The 2026 Trail Updates Map is powered by people on the ground — the hikers out there walking them every day.

Each June, The Hiking Club team heads to the Alps for our annual “Break The Trail” hikes, capturing the first comprehensive overview of trail updates, snow conditions and route information.

We then pass the baton to our incredible community of Trail Ambassadors, who will continue sharing daily trail photos, trip reports and insights from the trail. Their updates help hikers embarking after them feel safer, more informed and a clearer picture of what’s happening across the mountains.

We hope that the 2026 Trail Updates Map becomes a community-powered view of the hiking season as it unfolds.

Want to help fellow hikers this season? We’re always looking for passionate hikers to join our ambassador community and contribute trail updates from across the network. Learn more here.

Our Trail Ambassadors kick off their trail updates on June 1st and continue through to the end of September.

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Built for hikers — and improving throughout the season

The 2026 Trail Updates Map is launching as an evolving feature for the 2026 hiking season, and we’ll continue improving it as more hikers begin using it on the trail.

Feedback from our community will play a huge role in shaping what comes next.

If you spot something that could be improved, have ideas for new features, or want to tell us what’s working well, we’d love to hear from you. The goal of the Trail Updates Map is simple: make trail information more useful, more accessible and more reliable for everyone heading into the mountains. Contact us at: info@thehiking.club to share your feedback.

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Access the 2026 Trail Updates Map

The 2026 Trail Updates Map is available free inside The Hiking Club platform.

Dedicated 2026 Trail Updates Maps will be available for:

• Tour du Mont Blanc

• Walker’s Haute Route

• Tour of Monte Rosa

• Alta Via 1 Dolomites

• Alta Via 2 Dolomites

• Bernese Oberland

• Tour des Combins

• West Highland Way

Don’t yet have an account? Create your free account to explore the latest trail conditions, community updates, transport closures and “live from the trail” photos throughout the 2026 hiking season.

Create a free account at www.app.thehiking.club to view the 2026 Trail Updates map.

Real-time accommodation availability in our app

Updated 13th May 2026.

As part of our acquisition of TMB Planner, we’ve integrated technology into our app to check bed availability for mountain huts. At time of launch, we foucsed on properties along the Tour du Mont Blanc trail. However, we’ve now extended the same technology all of our trails, including Alta Via 1, Walker’s Haute Route, West Highland Way, Tour of Monte Rosa, Bernese Oberland, Tour des Combins, Alta Via 2, Tour of Jungfrau and Via Alpina Switzerland.

What type of accommodation can we provide availability data for?

The scope of mountain huts is limited to those which list their availability online. We can not provide availability data for mountain huts that do not list their availability online, for example, those properties requiring bookings to be made via phone, email, or submitting an online form.

In our accommodation database, we also have many more accommodation types along the trail, such as hotels, campgrounds and bivouac locations. Where an accommodation location lists their availability online, such as hotels, we have an ongoing initiative to integrate their availability data into our app. For the 2026 season, we are able to display available beds for ~130 properties.

what type of accommodation can’t we provide availability data for?

If the accommodation location is one of the following, there is no availability data that we can provide you;

• Bivouac or wild camping locations

• Campgrounds that don’t accept/need bookings

• Accommodation that don’t list their availability online

• A general accommodation location rather than being for a specific property

PROPERTIES WITH LIVE AVAILABILITY

• Tour du Mont Blanc

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Albert Premier Hut

  • Au Coeur Des Neiges

  • Auberge de Maya-Joie

  • Auberge des Glaciers

  • Auberge du Mont-Blanc

  • Auberge du Truc

  • Auberge la Boerne

  • Auberge la Grande Ourse

  • Chalet CAF des Contamines

  • Chalet CAF du Tour

  • Chalet La Grange

  • Chalet Le Dolent

  • Chalet Les Meandres (ex Tupilak)

  • Chalet-hotel Gai Soleil

  • Chamonix Lodge

  • Gite Alpage de La Peule

  • Gite Bon Abri

  • Gite d'Alpage Les Ecuries de Charamillon

  • Gite de la Fouly

  • Gite de La Lechere

  • Gite Le Moulin

  • Gite le Pontet

  • Gite le Randonneur du Mont Blanc

  • Gite Les Melezes

  • Gite Mermoud

  • Gite Michel Fagot

  • Hotel Chalet Val Ferret

  • Hotel Col de la Forclaz

  • Hotel de La Couronne

  • Hotel du Col de Fenetre

  • Hotel Edelweiss La Fouly

  • Hotel Funivia

  • La Ferme a Piron

  • Les Chambres du Soleil

  • Pension en Plein Air

  • Refuge de la Balme

  • Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme

  • Refuge de la Nova

  • Refuge des Mottets

  • Refuge des Pres

  • Refuge du Col de Balme

  • Refuge du Fioux

  • Refuge la Roselette

  • Refuge Le Peuty

  • Refuge Nant Borrant

  • Relais d'Arpette

  • Rifugio Bertone

  • Rifugio Elena

  • Rifugio Maison Vieille

  • Rifugio Monte Bianco

  • Robert Blanc

  • Vert Lodge Chamonix

  • Refuge Lac Blanc

  Plus more!

• Walkers Haute Route

  Confirmed Integration (2026)

  • Albert Premier Hut

  • Auberge du Mont-Blanc

  • Auberge la Boerne

  • Auberge la Grande Ourse

  • Cabane Brunet

  • Cabane de la Barmaz

  • Cabane de Louvie

  • Cabane de Mille

  • Cabane de Moiry

  • Cabane de Prafleuri

  • Cabane des Dix

  • Cabane des Ecoulaies

  • Cabane FXB Panossiere

  • Chalet CAF du Tour

  • Chalet La Grange

  • Chamonix Lodge

  • Gite Bon Abri

  • Gite d'Alpage Les Ecuries de Charamillon

  • Gite Le Moulin

  • Gite Mermoud

  • Gite Michel Fagot

  • Hotel Col de la Forclaz

  • Hotel de La Couronne

  • Pension en Plein Air

  • Refuge du Col de Balme

  • Refuge Le Peuty

  • Relais d'Arpette

  • Taschhutte

  • Topalihutte

  • Turtmannhutte

  • Vert Lodge Chamonix

  • Chamonix Lodge

  Plus some additional properties in villages

• Alta Via 1 Dolomites

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Rifugio Averau

  • Rifugio Biella

  • Rifugio Bruto Carestiato

  • Rifugio Coldai

  • Rifugio Col Gallina

  • Rifugio Croda da Lago

  • Rifugio Fanes

  • Rifugio Fodara Vedla

  • Rifugio Lagazuoi

  • Rifugio Lavarella

  • Rifugio Mario Vazzoler

  • Rifugio Passo Duran

  • Rifugio Passo Staulanza

  • Rifugio Pederu

  • Rifugio Scoiattoli

  • Rifugio Scotoni

  • Rifugio Sora'l Sass

  • Rifugio Tissi

  • Rifugio Angelo Dibona

• Alta Via 2 Dolomites

  Planned Integration (2026 Season)

  • Rifugio Dal Piaz (CAI)

  • Rifugio Pisciadu (CAI)

  • Rifugio Puez (CAI)

  • Rifugio Castilglioni Marmolada

  • Rifugio Boz (CAI)

  • Rifugio Boe (CAI)

• ALTA VIA 4 DOLOMITES

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Rifugio Tre Scarperi / Dreischusterhuette

  • Rifugio Locatelli / Dreizinnenhuette

  • Rifugio Lavaredo

  • Hotel Sorapiss

  • Rifugio Pietro Galassi

• Tour des Combins

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Auberge de Maya-Joie

  • Auberge des Glaciers

  • Cabane Brunet

  • Cabane de Chanrion

  • Cabane de Louvie

  • Cabane de Mille

  • Cabane FXB Panossiere

  • Chalet La Grange

  • Chalet Le Dolent

  • Gite Bon Abri

  • Gite de la Fouly

  • Gite de La Lechere

  • Great St. Bernard hospice

  • Hotel du Col de Fenetre

  • Hotel Edelweiss La Fouly

  • La Tsissette Hut

  • Mont-Joux Auberge

  • Pension en Plein Air

  • Rifugio Champillon

  • Rifugio Frassati

• Tour of Monte Rosa

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Albergo Ristoro Sitten

  • Britannia Hut

  • Taschhutte

  • Topalihutte

  • Turtmannhutte

• Bernese Oberland Traverse

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Balmhornhuette

  • Berghaus Alpiglen

  • Berghaus Baeregg

  • Berghaus Maenndlenen

  • Bluemlisalphuette SAC

  • Brochhuette SAC

  • Doldenhornhuette SAC

  • Glecksteinhuette

  • Gspaltenhornhuette SAC

  • Lobhornhuette

  • Rotstockhuette

  • Schreckhorn Hut

• Via Alpina Switzerland

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Berghaus Alpiglen

  • Berghaus Baeregg

  • Berghaus Maenndlenen

  • Bluemlisalphuette SAC

  • Brochhuette SAC

  • Doldenhornhuette SAC

  • Glecksteinhuette

  • Gspaltenhornhuette SAC

  • Rotstockhuette

  • Schreckhorn Hut

• Tour of Jungfrau Region

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Berghaus Alpiglen

  • Berghaus Baeregg

  • Berghaus Maenndlenen

  • Brochhuette SAC

  • Glecksteinhuette

  • Lobhornhuette

  • Rotstockhuette

  • Schreckhorn Hut

• West Highland Way

  Confirmed Integration (2026 Season)

  • Ardess Lodge & Ben Lomond Bunkhouse

  • Ashbank B&B

  • Balmaha Bunkhouse

  • Bank House Guesthouse

  • Braeside Guest House

  • Craigbank Guest House

  • Forest View Guest House

  • Glenardran House guest house

  • Greenstone Lodge B&B

  • Inversnaid Bunkhouse

  • Inversnaid Hotel

  • MacDonald Hotel & Cabins

  • Ossians Hotel

  • Shandon Farmhouse

  • The Drovers Inn

  • West Highland Way Lodge

The Alta Via 1 Anytime Itinerary

Updated for the 2026 season.

Have you started planning your Alta Via 1 Dolomites hike in the usual 11 stages and finding fully booked locations for the dates you want?

You’re not alone!

Accommodation booking anxiety is experienced by most self-guided hikers that book their own accommodation…and a popular conversation topic on the trail :)

INTRODUCING THE “AV1 6 DAY ANYTIME” Itinerary

When accommodation availability becomes scarce, this 6-day itinerary can keep your Alta Via 1 dreams alive! Staying at villages and using transport provides you a much needed bed and allows you to hike 100km / 62mi along the Alta Via 1 route. You can opt to use just one, a few or all days to make your hike happen.

Average daily stats:

• Distance: 17km / 11mi

• Elevation gain: 950m / 3,100ft

• Time (steady pace): 6 hours, not including breaks

• Accommodation: Staying in villages that have the most accommodation options

This 6-day itinerary for the Alta Via 1 Dolomites gets around all of the Northern locations that are typically booked out…without needing to do any camping!

The Hiking Club has always championed self-guided hikers who want to stay in control of their itinerary and costs, by planning and booking their own trips. We have over 7 years of experience creating itineraries that are available to book at any time of the year. Our trip planning app is the 3rd generation of our self-planning product that gives hikers the power to easily create an achievable, inspiring, and available-to-book itinerary in one session.

If you want some assistance in designing an itinerary that is ready for you to book based on your specific dates and requirements, we can do this via our Expert Access package.

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day 1: lago di braies to san vigilio

The first stage travels through the Fanes, Sennes, Braies Natural Park, with 4 rifugios to choose from (Biella, Sennes, Fodara Vedla and Pederu). Once these are booked up, hikers have three options to overcome fully booked locations here:

1. Set cancelled bed alerts at Rifugio Biella, Rifugio Fodara Vedla and Rifugio Pederu.

2. Continue hiking into Fanes section of Natural Park (Total 22km / 14mi) to reach 3 more accommodation options (Ucia dles Muntagnoles, Fanes, Lavarella)

3. Catch the bus to stay in San Vigilio for the night. It takes 20 minutes and has 20+ hotels, b&bs, holiday rentals and campgrounds for hikers to choose from. In the morning, catch the same bus back to the trailhead to continue your hike.

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day 2: san vigilio to san cassiano

One of the most popular rifugios on the AV1 is Rifugio Lagazuoi. It (and surrounding rifugios) often book out quickly for peak dates and therefore forces hikers to either hike a longer day to find accommodation or use public transport to reach a nearby village.

For those that can’t find accommodation along the trail at popular rifugios (including Lagazuoi, Scotoni, Valparola, Col Gallina), the best option is:

• Set cancelled bed alerts at Rifugio Lagazuoi, Rifugio Scotoni and Rifugio Col Gallina

• Catch the bus from either Sciare or Passo Falzarego to San Cassiano for the night. There are 15+ hotels, b&bs and holiday rentals to choose from. In the morning, catch the same bus back to the trailhead to continue your hike.

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day 3: san cassiano to cortina

There are 6 rifugios in and around the Cinque Torri and Nuvolau area [Cinque Torri, Scoiattoli, Averau, Nuvolau, Fedare and Berghotel Passo Giau]. If these are all booked out on your dates, it is too far to continue on to Citta di Fiume, the next rifugio along the trail.

Therefore, the best options are:

• Set cancelled bed alerts at Rifugio Scoiattoli, Rifugio Averau

• Consider whether Rifugio Dibona, Rifugio Col Gallina, Rifugio Croda da Lago, Rifugio Malga Fedare are suitable alternatives for your itinerary

• Finish your hike at Cianzope bus stop and catch the 20 minute bus into Cortina, where there is lots of accommodation to choose from.

• Finish you hike at Cianzope bus stop and catch 2 buses to San Cassiano, if you plan to stay there the previous night. Therefore you can hike today with just a daypack (luxury!).

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day 4: cortina to pescul

If you are unable to secure accommodation at Rifugio Citta di Fiume, Aquileia or Passo Staulanza, your options are:

• Continue hiking to Rifugio Palafavera (Total 27km / 17mi)

• Set cancelled bed alerts for Rifugio Staulanza

• Finish your day by taking an alternative trail to Pescul, a small town with 10+ hotel, b&b and holiday rentals to choose from.

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Day 5: Pescul to alleghe

If you are unable to secure accommodation to Rifugio Coldai, Tissi or Vazzoler, then you’ll need to find accommodation in Alleghe for the night:

• Catch the gondolas down to Alleghe, a small town with 10+ hotel, b&b and holiday rentals to choose from. In the morning, catch the gondolas back to the trailhead to continue your hike. If you are feeling energetic, you could walk this section, rather than take the gondola.

• Set cancelled bed alerts at Rifugio Coldai, Tissi and Vazzoler

• Consider hiking to Rifugio Capanna Trieste (distance dependant on departure location)

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day 6: alleghe to listolade

If you are unable to secure accommodation at Rifugio Carestiato, San Sebastiano, Passo Duran or Malga Calleda, then there are three options:

• Set cancelled bed alerts for Rifugio Carestiato and Rifugio Passo Duran

• Continue hiking to Rifugio Pramperet (Total 35km / 22mi)

• Finish you day (and your hike!) by taking an alternative route down to Listolade, a small village on the main road between Alleghe and Belluno. From here you can choose to catch a bus back to Alleghe, to Agordo for the closest accommodation, or all the way to Belluno, where you can stay or catch bus/train on to Venice or Cortina.

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optional day 7: passo duran to forno di zoldo

If you have been able to secure accommodation at one of the 4 rifugios near Passo Duran, including Rifugio Passo Duran, San Sebastiano, Carestiato and Malga Calleda, then you can continue your hike south. The next difficult spot to secure accommodation is Rifugio Pramperet, Malga di Pramperet and Rifugio Pian de Fontana. If you are unable to get a bed in one of these locations, you will need to:

• Finish your day by hiking an alternative route to Forno di Zoldo, a small town with 10+ hotels, b&bs, holiday rentals and campground to choose from. There is a shuttle bus to reduce the last stretch of this section

Many people that stay in Forno di Zoldo, choose to finish their hike here. Otherwise it is necessary to retrace all the way back to Rifugio Pramperet to continue on the main trail to the official finish point, La Pissa Bus Stop, or via Soffranco/Longarone on the alternative route.

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So there you have it. The “AV1 6 Day Anytime” itinerary for those booking in October, January, March or July. This itinerary can provide you accommodation options to make you Alta Via 1 journey a reality!

Oh and if you want the “AV1 6 Day Anytime” itinerary, it’s available in our itinerary library so all you need to do is buy a self-guided AV1 package and this itinerary can be loaded straight into your app for planning, booking, and navigating!