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Switzerland
Ticino
Leventina
Quinto

Altanca – Lake Ritom loop from Piotta Centrale

Routes
Road cycling routes
Switzerland
Ticino
Leventina
Quinto

Altanca – Lake Ritom loop from Piotta Centrale

Hard

8

riders

Altanca – Lake Ritom loop from Piotta Centrale

01:57

24.1km

940m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 5, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

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After 23.9 km for 57 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

13 m

Ritom Funicular

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On the one hand, the Ritom funicular is considered a means of transport that takes you to the beautiful alpine lake region of Val Piora. On the other hand, it …

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2

1.89 km

Gotthard Sanatorium

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In Piotta, a village in the Leventina district in the north of Ticino, stands the "ghost house of the Swiss Alps". The old Gotthard Sanatorium, which opened in 1905, once …

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4.58 km

Altanca

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Small and quiet village high above the Leventina. At the family-run Agriturismo Altanca you can fortify yourself with delicacies such as homemade cheese and also spend the night. The church standing on the precipice is also worth a visit.

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4

8.70 km

Ritom Funicular

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With an incline of 88%, the Ritombahn is one of the steepest funiculars in Switzerland.

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5

10.0 km

Lake Ritom

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From Airolo by MTB up the constantly ascending road, or comfortably with the steepest cog railway from Ambri, then a few minutes walk from the train station to the dam …

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16.5 km

View of Ambri Valley

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7

21.9 km

Supermarket

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24.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

2.10 km

642 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

9.97 km

214 m

145 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,850 m)

Lowest point (970 m)

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Saturday 23 May

27°C

11°C

16 %

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