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ОглавлениеWALK 5
Landro to Cortina on the Old Railway Line
| Start | Gasthof Drei Zinnen |
| Finish | Cortina |
| Distance | 20km/12.4 miles |
| Total Ascent | 120m |
| Total Descent | 300m |
| Grade | 1 |
| Time | 4hr 30min |
| Maps | Tabacco n.03 scale 1:25,000 |
| Access | The Gasthof is located 1km N of Lago di Landro on the SS51, and it can be reached on the year-round SAD Cortina–Dobbiaco bus. By car, you’re better off leaving your vehicle here and returning by bus afterwards, as parking is a rare and costly commodity in Cortina, where the walk ends. |
The Austrian army mapped out the narrow-gauge Cortina–Dobbiaco railway line in 1915 with the imminent war in mind. Once the conflict was over and the area became part of Italy, work was completed in 1919 by the Italians, who also extended the stretch to Calalzo. Electrified in 1929, the line operated until the 1960s, when bus transport took over. However, the train and Cortina railway station can still be admired in the classic 1963 Peter Sellers film The Pink Panther.
