diff --git a/data/fields/cai_scale.json b/data/fields/cai_scale.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b588f26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/fields/cai_scale.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "key": "cai_scale",
+    "type": "combo",
+    "label": "Hiking Route Difficulty (Italian Alpine Club)",
+    "placeholder": "T, E, EE, …",
+    "strings": {
+        "options": {
+            "T": "T: Touristic",
+            "E": "E: For hikers",
+            "EE": "EE: For expert hikers",
+            "EEA": "EEA: For expert hikers with equipment",
+            "EAI": "EAI: Hiking in snowy conditions"
+        }
+    },
+    "snake_case": false,
+    "caseSensitive": true,
+    "autoSuggestions" : false,
+    "customValues" : false,
+    "locationSet": {
+        "include": [ "IT" ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data/presets/type/route/hiking.json b/data/presets/type/route/hiking.json
index 84aa13d9..14b80d5d 100644
--- a/data/presets/type/route/hiking.json
+++ b/data/presets/type/route/hiking.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
         "colour",
         "descent",
         "distance",
-        "roundtrip"
+        "roundtrip",
+        "cai_scale"
     ],
     "geometry": [
         "relation"