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Formazza

View of Morasco Valley – Rifugio Città di Busto loop from Toce Falls

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Italy
Piedmont
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Formazza

View of Morasco Valley – Rifugio Città di Busto loop from Toce Falls

Hard

4.6

(35)

220

hikers

View of Morasco Valley – Rifugio Città di Busto loop from Toce Falls

05:31

13.1km

780m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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464 m

View of Morasco Valley

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From here you can see the valley even before climbing the dam

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759 m

Morasco Lake

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The Morasco Lake is a fantastic Alpine lake that is located shortly after the Toce Waterfall

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2.30 km

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5.73 km

Rifugio Città di Busto

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Beautiful mountain hut with great kitchen

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8.09 km

Alpe Bettelmatt

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Beautiful alp very quiet and surrounded by mountains, easily reachable from the dirt road or otherwise from the steeper path among the shrubs

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10.6 km

West Side Trail at Lago di Morasco

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Lake Morasco is an artificial basin that closes the Riale plain in Alta Val Formazza. Built in the Thirties, with its waters it submerged the Walser village which then gave its name to the lake.

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12.3 km

Morasco Dam

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.08 km

2.65 km

2.07 km

1.22 km

Surfaces

4.60 km

3.61 km

3.31 km

1.17 km

195 m

131 m

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Tuesday 28 July

19°C

9°C

59 %

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Comments

August 8, 2024,Lago di Morasco-Rifugio Busto Arsizio. Giro ad anello da Riale
We drove a bit, but it was worth it.
Departure from the last car park in Riale, turning Lake Morasco from the long side, then ascending the path to the Bettelmat alp, where a plain opens up. Shortly afterwards you go up from the path with challenging slopes to the Busto refuge. Upon arrival splendid views, the structure is very …

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