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Distretto di Lugano
Melano

Botto Waterfall – Glade With Majestic Beeches loop from Val Mara

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Switzerland
Ticino
Distretto di Lugano
Melano

Botto Waterfall – Glade With Majestic Beeches loop from Val Mara

Moderate

4.3

(3)

14

hikers

Botto Waterfall – Glade With Majestic Beeches loop from Val Mara

03:24

8.38km

550m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

48 m

Former Steam-Powered Silk Mill of Melano

Highlight • Historical Site

2

1.80 km

Botto Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Waterfall originating from the waters of the Sovaglia stream which make a drop of approximately 68 metres.
The stream is generated by the 'overflow' of a karst cavity, known as …

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3

2.50 km

Roman Sarcophagi Fountains in Rovio

Highlight • Historical Site

Municipality of Valmara from which numerous paths start, including the most "famous" which goes up to Monte Generoso.

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4

3.45 km

At Cèr, pastures that can be reached starting from Rovio along a well-preserved "rizzada" mule track.
View of Riva San Vitale and Capolago

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5

3.65 km

At the top of the Al Cèr pasture, the view opens onto Ceresio, Riva S.Vitale and Capolago, before entering the depression that separates the Dòss from Mount Sant'Agata and arriving at Bogo

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6

4.70 km

Glade With Majestic Beeches

Highlight • Forest

Valley between Monte San'Agata and the Generoso massif where some large beech trees stand out

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7

6.60 km

Church of Saints Vitalis and Agatha

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Parish church of Romanicam origin, a jewel immersed in a fairytale setting.

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8.38 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.44 km

1.91 km

1.55 km

1.37 km

1.11 km

Surfaces

1.87 km

1.86 km

1.85 km

1.33 km

1.05 km

354 m

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Friday 9 October

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59 %

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