What to bring to wear in the Dolomites in July.

We went in late June and wore our sneakers, light weight clothing. Otis such a beautiful area. Hopefully the sun will shine for you.

I did carry on to the UK last month with hiking boots. Now mine are not high tops so took up less room. I stuffed them full of socks and had a couple of packing cubes which held all my clothes which left me plenty of room for my hiking shoes. My husband wore his on the plane which would be another idea but I did not.

We hiked in the Cotswolds through mud and I was very glad to not be in sneakers.

You’ll find it seldom rains all day, usually just morning with a clear afternoon or vice versa. Even if it is foggy, hiking can be lovely. Last fall we went up to the Alpe di Siusi from Ortisei and had a lovely experience doing a loop over to Icaro and back to Mont Sëuc in fog that came and went. There was hardly anyone else on the trail.

Good athletic shoes are fine as long as they have good tread and you aren’t planning anything technical. I wear or take 3 layers everyday: tee-shirt, lightweight zip front jacket, and a rain-resistant layer. Wool socks are a good idea in case your feet get wet.

Have a blast!

The weather here in the Alps, where I live, has gone quite cool for the time of the year and storms seem to be forecast for many days. I would take technical sportswear which dries quickly in case you get wet and whether you decide on proper hiking boots above the ankle or trail type shoes make sure they have a sole with an excellent tread/grip, because the type of terrain can be very slippy after rain even on a technically easy path, Goretex would be better in case of rain or having to walk through long wet grass which is possibly worse....
Also storms are more likely as the day progresses so if you are planning on hiking I would get off to an early start to arrive back or at your destination by mid-afternoon if the weather forecast is threatening.

Our last couple of trips to Europe (including early June 2019 in the Dolomites), I've taken and loved having my old Columbia cotton/nylon zip-front vest. It's a great layering piece. And I always take a long-sleeve tee.