Monte Piambello – Monte Piambello Trail loop from Castronno

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Monte Piambello – Monte Piambello Trail loop from Castronno

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Monte Piambello – Monte Piambello Trail loop from Castronno

05:16

65.8km

1,230m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 24.0 km for 214 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.9 km

Valganna Waterfalls and Caves

Highlight • Waterfall

It's also an experience at night 😜.
We girls really enjoyed it and it was a bit scary too 😉.
The waterfall comes down like a veil, well worth seeing.

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20.5 km

Chapel of San Gemolo

Highlight • Religious Site

Characteristic place, linked to my childhood and consequently with many memories.
Excellent as a stop by bike, car or on foot given the strategic position.
Perfect in the summer for a little coolness.

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22.3 km

Badia di Ganna

Highlight • Religious Site

The church dates back to 1100-1125, but was consecrated only in 1160. Over time it has undergone some changes: the addition of the side chapels at the end of the …

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25.3 km

Viewpoint

25.6 km

Painted Village of Boarezzo

Highlight • Settlement

Small village with various paintings and frescoes on the walls of the stone houses overlooking cobbled paths.

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30.9 km

Monte Piambello

Highlight • Summit

it is part of a multi day trail that traces all the fortifications of the Cadorna del Varese line

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31.0 km

Monte Piambello Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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39.8 km

Passo Tedesco

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Road and pass connecting Valganna and Lake Lugano, an excellent way to see some of the hinterland of this area.

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44.7 km

Birdwatching Platform at Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori

Highlight • Viewpoint

Just downstream from the cycle path there is a roof terrace for observing water birds

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65.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.3 km

14.7 km

9.90 km

9.25 km

4.87 km

1.87 km

Surfaces

35.0 km

10.6 km

7.43 km

6.18 km

3.32 km

2.87 km

554 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

21°C

14°C

86 %

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Monte Piambello – Monte Piambello Trail loop from Castronno

Valganna Waterfalls and Caves

Chapel of San Gemolo

Badia di Ganna

Painted Village of Boarezzo

Monte Piambello

Monte Piambello Trail

Passo Tedesco

Birdwatching Platform at Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori

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