---
title: "Rifugio Fanes"
type: "mountain-hut"
lang: "en"
elevation_m: 2060
capacity: "70 Guests"
opening_dates: "Mid-June - Early October"
region: "Trentino-Alto Adige"
locality: "San Vigilio di Marebbe"
url: "https://dolomites-guide.com/mountain-huts/rifugio-fanes/"
description: "Guide to Rifugio Fanes at 2,060 m on the Fanes plateau. Major Alta Via 1 crossroads with trail connections, 70-bed capacity, and booking essentials."
---

# Rifugio Fanes

A central hub on the Fanes plateau and a key stop on the Alta Via 1, this spacious refuge sits at the crossroads of trails linking the Tofane, Lagazuoi, and Sennes highlands.

## At a glance

- Elevation: 2060 m
- Capacity: 70 Guests
- Opening: Mid-June - Early October
- Region: Trentino-Alto Adige
- Locality: San Vigilio di Marebbe

## Description

Rifugio Fanes is located at 2,060 m (6,759 ft) on the broad and open **Fanes plateau**, in the heart of the **Fanes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park**. The hut sits at a natural crossroads where trails from **Passo Falzarego**, **Lago di Braies**, and **San Vigilio di Marebbe** converge. The surrounding landscape is a striking mix of flat alpine meadows, scattered boulders, and distant dolomite towers including the **Cima Dieci** and **Cima Nove**.

As a major stop on the **Alta Via 1**, Rifugio Fanes connects the **Lagazuoi** section to the north with the descent toward **San Vigilio** or onward to **Rifugio Biella** and **Rifugio Sennes**. The plateau is also famous in Ladin folklore as the setting of the ancient **Kingdom of Fanes** legend. Hikers often use the hut as a base for day excursions to **Lago di Limo** and the surrounding cirques.

The most common approach is from **Pederü** near **San Vigilio di Marebbe**, a flat and easy walk of about 90 minutes served by a regular shuttle bus to the trailhead. The hut offers dormitory and private room options with full board including traditional South Tyrolean dishes. With 70 beds it handles traffic well, but advance reservations are still strongly advised for July and August.