Serpentine Road in the Forest – View of Lake Maggiore loop from Maccagno
Serpentine Road in the Forest – View of Lake Maggiore loop from Maccagno
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Serpentine Road in the Forest – View of Lake Maggiore loop from Maccagno
02:31
27.1km
1,050m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 26, 2026
Tips
Includes very steep uphill segments
You may need to push your bike.
After 1.09 km for 57 m
After 3.89 km for 89 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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163 m
San Materno Church (Chiesa di San Materno), Maccagno Superiore
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Today it is known simply as the Church of San Materno or the Parish Church of Maccagno Superiore.
But if we go to rediscover the roots of this sacred building, we find traces of an important past that deserves to be remembered.
Begun shortly before Federico Borromeo's visit (1596), construction was slow. In 1683 it still had no bell tower and the facade had not yet been plastered. During the '700 it was still decorated internally. An inscription preserved in the church reminds him of "Materno sacrata excellentori sculpur ornata - 1715" and some frescoes that once existed on the vault bore the date October 12, 1720.
The church is in the shape of a Latin cross. It includes a very large and high central nave and three chapels on each side, of which the middle one is the largest. The facade, once much further back than the current one, was built in 1877 with the proceeds from the sale of the house that leaned against the church of S. Antonio. The design of the facade is a variety of architectural orders, from neoclassicism to the Renaissance. However, its lines are harmonious and elegant. The churchyard in front of it was not built until 1875.
The interior of the church is rich, collected and impressive. The light raining from above creates strange effects of shadows and the mystical silence that reigns there induces a deep memory.
Text / Source: parrocchiamaccagno.it Text by Fabio PASSERA
parrocchiamaccagno.it/home/chiese-del-territorio/155-chiesa-di-san-materno
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View of Maccagno and Lake Maggiore
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Quiet Switchbacks to Passo Forcora
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Passo della Forcora
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20.1 km
Serpentine Road in the Forest
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Very little car traffic.
Some short steep climbs, but mostly still easy to ride, depending on the activity
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21.3 km
View of Lake Maggiore
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View of Lake Maggiore from Chiesa di San Rocco
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24.7 km
Panoramic Road Above Lake Maggiore Near Cadero
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27.1 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
26.6 km
232 m
196 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
26.6 km
186 m
171 m
149 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,180 m)
Lowest point (220 m)
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