Mornera Grotto – Pond with picnic benches loop from Circolo di Bellinzona

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Mornera Grotto – Pond with picnic benches loop from Circolo di Bellinzona

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130

hikers

Mornera Grotto – Pond with picnic benches loop from Circolo di Bellinzona

02:35

5.48km

440m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 3.13 km for 1.43 km

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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12 m

Mornera Grotto

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Bergrestaurant

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793 m

Pond with picnic benches

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Interestingly, as we pass by, there's an open toilet paper stand next to the table with a few dry rolls of toilet paper—it rarely seems to rain here...

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2.58 km

Via Ferrata Tre Signori – Media Section Main Summit

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The difficile route is a lovely ridge climb but quite hard. There are 4 parts in total: Lower (fairly easy), Upper (medium ridge line), media (has a hard overhang KS3.5 …

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2.81 km

Via Ferrata Tre Signori (Difficult)

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Note that it's not much harder than the normal route

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2.89 km

Suspension Bridge on Rocky Peak

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Beautiful end point of the via ferrata

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4.56 km

Pian di Nar Lake

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Small mountain lake with picnic area and great views of the valley.

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5.48 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.19 km

2.28 km

Surfaces

2.85 km

2.25 km

345 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

19°C

13°C

1 %

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Comments

October 13, 2025,Luckily I didn‘t soil myself

On the Via Ferrata Dei Tre Signori.

A night almost without sleep. On the verge of circulatory collapse, I, a northern German via ferrata novice, find myself desperately clinging to the rock in Ticino. There's no going back.

Racing heart. Calm down. Racing heart. Calm down.
But otherwise:
Beautiful route! Fantastic views of the autumnal oak forests above Bellinzona.
That …

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