---
title: "Passo Cimabanche (Gemärk)"
type: "pass"
lang: "en"
elevation_m: 1530
region: "Veneto"
valleys: "Val di Landro and the Cortina d'Ampezzo valley"
url: "https://dolomites-guide.com/dolomites-passes/passo-cimabanche/"
description: "Passo Cimabanche, at 1,530 m, is the high point of the old Dobbiaco - Cortina railway. From Dobbiaco, the path runs past two lakes before the pass."
---

# Passo Cimabanche (Gemärk)

Passo Cimabanche is the high point of the old railway between Dobbiaco and Cortina d'Ampezzo, now a cycle path. Here is what you will see along the way, from the lakes of the Val di Landro to the view of the Tre Cime.

- Elevation: 1530 m
- Region: Veneto
- Valleys: Val di Landro and the Cortina d'Ampezzo valley

Passo Cimabanche (Cimabanche Pass, Gemärk in German), at 1,530 m (5,020 ft), is the high point of the old railway between Dobbiaco (Toblach) and Cortina d'Ampezzo, now a cycle path. It sits halfway between the two towns.

## Where is Passo Cimabanche and what can you see from it?
To the north, the Val di Landro (Höhlensteintal) climbs from the Upper Val Pusteria to the pass; to the south, the path descends to Cortina. You see the Tre Cime on the Dobbiaco side: the viewpoint is at Landro, right beside the path.

![The Tre Cime seen from Landro, in the Val di Landro](/images/cimabanche-tre-cime-from-landro.webp "The Tre Cime, on the Dobbiaco side.")

## What can you do from Passo Cimabanche?
**Follow the path**, 30.7 km (19.1 mi) of gravel between Dobbiaco and Cortina. From Dobbiaco it climbs gently to the pass, past Lake Dobbiaco and the war cemetery, then along Lake Landro (Dürrensee). Our [Dobbiaco hiking guide](/blog/dobbiaco-hiking-base-guide/) covers Lake Dobbiaco and the outings to Braies and the Tre Cime.