Chapel of Santa Margherita – Valmorea Railway loop from Cantello

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Chapel of Santa Margherita – Valmorea Railway loop from Cantello

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Chapel of Santa Margherita – Valmorea Railway loop from Cantello

03:07

34.5km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 30.4 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.3 km

Cycle Path on the Former Como–Varese Railway

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Here you will pedal immersed in the woods on a stretch of the now disused Como-Varese railway line which was active from 1885 to 1966.

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25.4 km

Chapel of Santa Maria in Campo dates back to the Romanesque period and is close to the Italian border and the Lanza Park. It was the destination of processions with frescoes of Santa Margherita and San Marco on the facade.

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27.0 km

Valmorea Railway

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The old Valmorea railroad was an industrial age railroad which connected the Olona Valley with Stabio (CH) and Mendrisio
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmorea_railway

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27.8 km

Valmorea Railway Remains

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Here ran the old Valmorea railway that connected Italy and Switzerland. It was active between 1904 and 1926 and between 1995 and 2007.

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30.4 km

Church of San Maffeo and medieval tower ruins

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Worth seeing ruin of a tower of late Romanesque origin and church of San Maffeo. View of the underlying valleys both on the Italian side of the provinces of Como and Varese and on the Swiss side with a view of the pre-Alpine moraine hills. In the south, the Valmorea is visible, while in the north you can admire the plain of Stabio and Mendrisio.

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32.0 km

Church of Saints Simon and Jude

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A small church which from studies appears to have existed in the sixteenth century and then erected as a parish church at the end of the eighteenth century.
The current structure includes the additions at the end of the 19th century and it seems that at that time the parish was very busy despite the small town.

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