This short route is ideal for a whole day out among splendid medium-sized towns and along the fronts of two magnificent lakes: the Ceresio and the Lario.
Start from Lugano and cross into Italy for an enchanting trip through villages, verdant parks and luxurious ancient villas. The route goes as far as Lecco and Como and then returns to Switzerland stopping off at the Campione d'Italia enclave.
Itinerary
- Lido di Lugano
- Gandria
- Porlezza (I)
- Menaggio (I)
- Dongo (I)
- Domaso (I)
- Sorico-Ponte del Passo (I)
- Colico (I)
- Bellano (I)
- Valsassina (I)
- Barzio (I)
- Lecco (I) – Bellagio (I)
- Como (I)
- Chiasso
- Campione d’Italia (enclave)
- Melide
- Paradiso
- Lido di Lugano
Distances
Section 01: Lido di Lugano – Menaggio = 27 km
Section 02: Menaggio – Bellano = 53 km
Section 03: Bellano – Lecco = 46 km (variante 1 = meno 19 km)
Section 04: Lecco – Como = 50 km (variante 2 = meno 22 km)
Section 05: Como – Lido di Lugano = 37 km
Total route = 213 km
Total route with variant 1 = 194 km / variant 2 = 191 km / variant 1 and 2 = 172 km
Distributors
Dongo - Domaso – Bellano – Lecco – Bellagio – Chiasso
Ferry
Menaggio – Varenna - Bellagio
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Length
Km
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Height Difference
Ascent: 11,189 m
Descent: 11,096 m
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Durata
8.45 h
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Conditions
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