Navegna Estuary – Monti della Gana loop from Minusio

Mountain biking trails

Switzerland

Ticino

Minusio

Navegna Estuary – Monti della Gana loop from Minusio

Hard

4.6

(112)

637

riders

Navegna Estuary – Monti della Gana loop from Minusio

03:09

34.4km

1,140m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.1 km for 161 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

827 m

Navegna Estuary

Highlight • River

Beautiful spot at the mouth of the small river ind the Langensee near Minusio. Not far from the waterfront, but still quiet.

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1.26 km

Lakeside Promenade Minusio–Locarno

Highlight • Cycleway

Wonderful promenade - max. Speed is only 15 km / h. Should not be used in the high season, as there are a lot of pedestrians.

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4.06 km

Verzasca Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Great pedestrian bridge.

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15.2 km

Monti della Gana

Highlight • Settlement

On the southern slope of the Cima di Sassello (1890 m altitude) is the hamlet of Monti della Gana from where you can enjoy a wonderful view.

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15.3 km

Gana Downhill Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

For real downhill lovers. Certainly nothing to start with!

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20.1 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Monti di Ditto

Highlight • Viewpoint

Small mountain village with stone buildings and a beautiful view of Lake Maggiore.

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21.2 km

Monti Motti Waterfall and Viewpoint

Highlight • Waterfall

Ascent on a paved road to Monti di Motti

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32.0 km

Lakeside Marina of Tenero on Lake Maggiore

Highlight • Lake

Tenero-Contra is an idyllic community in the canton of Ticino, surrounded by the shores of Lake Maggiore and magnificent hilly landscapes. On the one hand, Tenero-Contra is known as a …

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34.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

7.30 km

7.14 km

4.41 km

464 m

230 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.2 km

4.77 km

1.56 km

1.12 km

1.04 km

752 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,270 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

20°C

13°C

1 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

July 6, 2023,Monti della Gana

recon tour in the "backyard" :)

a boring climb on asphalt (10 km), followed by a shitty descent (s2 according to the map, but one has got to be an adrenaline junkie expert biker to ride it - pedestrian path with tree roots and sliding rocks + many hairpin turns)

August 7, 2022,Gana und Motti

Gana a bit washed out and scree, but easy to drive.

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March 30, 2025,Monti di Gana (1922)

The second day in the south, on Lake Maggiore, but today back on Ticino soil. The climb stretches over 1,100 meters of pleasant elevation to Monti di Gana, from where you can enjoy a magnificent view. The trailhead is easy and flowing, but from Pianèll onwards, it becomes a veritable, typical Ticino trail. Rough, technically demanding, with many switchbacks and …

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April 13, 2022,Tenero - Monti di Gana - Tenero (BIKE & hike)

Nerve! Komoot always imports the wrong times and correction is not possible☹️. Pure driving time: 1:54 hours

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March 30, 2025,Monti di Gana

After yesterday's long ride, I wanted to take it easy today!
But that couldn't be said for the trail from Gana onward.
Great start to the trail! It got increasingly rough the longer it went on, and at times it was too difficult for me to ride... Still, a really beautiful day in the south!

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March 26, 2022,Falschrume Biketour mit viel schieben

It would have been nicer the other way around, although I have to say that I wouldn't have really liked to do this descent either. 🙈🙄🤔

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September 10, 2023,Tessin Mountainbike-Tour 3 : Monti di Motti

Beautiful tour of the Monti di Motti. This is a quiet, beautiful alp with a restaurant. Just not our downhill please!!!! take. It's too steep and impassable. We had to walk everything 😜

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