From the Antermoia hut, cross the stream and turn left (trail 584) into the Antermoia valley. The trail quickly reaches Lake Artemoia, in stunning tones of blue-green and grey, where, legend has it, the witches of Fassa used to meet. It continues across a desolate rock slope, circling the Croda da Lago and Croda dei Cirmei peaks, and getting closer to the imposing wall of Mount Catinaccio d'Antermoia. The trail is steep and winding up a glacial deposit, and then cuts diagonally across to the Antermoia pass. It heads towards a nearby ridge and then descends rapidly along tightly winding bends, sticking very close to the overhanging cliffs. The trail then heads towards the Passo Principe hut and the Principe pass.
(Provincia Autonoma di Trento)
From the GrasIeitenpass Hut (Rifugio Passo Principe) at 2,600m at the end of the Vaiolett valley, cross the provincial border heading northward (between Trient and Bolzano) and climb up into the scree-covered basin between the Valbon-Kogel, Antermoja-Kogel and Grasleiten-Spitzen peaks. On the partly rather narrow and steep trail no. 554, and later on no. 3a, head uphill in sharp bends to the Molignon pass. From there, it is a short distance along the trail, secured with ropes in parts, to the Tierser alpine hut (2,440 m) at the Rosszähne ridge. Leave the Tierser Alpljoch pass on trail no. 3 heading to the north east to reach the vast tableland of the Schlern massif. Pass the site of prehistoric discoveries in the Platten area and walk on a level course for approx. 1.5 hours to the Schlernhaus lodge (2,450m), the stage destination.
(Stefan Illmer, Karin Leichter, AVS)

No other mountain group has in the last century even come close to the reputation of the dolomites in terms of alpine tourist development. The dolomites consist in several, clearly self-contained massifs, which are separated from each other by deeply cut valleys. They are just as attractive for nature lovers as for the many hundreds of thousands of hikers and climbers who visit the dolomites every year for various reasons. Some come for the diversity of the stones and the wealth of fossils that reveal the dolomites to be the lively workshop of nature, while others come for the perpendicular rock faces and peaks of over a thousand metres, which show that a visit to the dolomite mountains is worth the effort. For the founding fathers of the Bolzano section of the Alpine Club, the Schlern was more than just the natural local mountain for excursions. The Bolzano section was one of the first to be established in the German Alpine Club and in the following years, the club worked on various projects to boost the members’ hiking activities. Soon there were plans to build a hut on the Schlern, and the ambitious plan was implemented thanks to the great personal and financial endeavours of the individual members. The Schlernhaus Hut not far from the highest point on the panoramic Schlern plateau was a shining tribute to the strength of the Bolzano club, and gained the latter great admiration and the recognition of all mountain friends far beyond South Tyrol. So it was more than understandable that when the Schlernhaus was expropriated after the first World War, Bolzano mountaineers felt that not only had they suffered a material loss, but that a wrong had also been committed against their own dreams, personal dedication and the drive of their predecessors. Alongside the attraction of the impressive natural setting, reference must also be made to the alpine huts (“Schwaigen“) located in the Schlern area; they are particularly numerous in the Seiser Alm meadow. These huts are a typical example of building methods suited to the terrain; the huts are adapted in terms of colour and style so harmoniously with the surrounding countryside that they virtually form a natural part of it. The walls are made of tree trunks laid over each other and bound together or dovetailed at the four corners (block construction). The roof is also very simple; it is usually a gable roof made from beams laid next to each other, covered with larch shingles; more beams are then laid on top in parallel to the first and weighed down with stones. Originally, neither iron nor nails were used in the construction. Block constructions of the same type are depicted on prehistoric stone carvings.
(Stefan Illmer, Karin Leichter, AVS)