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Grotte di Valganna, Lago di Lugano e Monte Marzio − loop

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Grotte di Valganna, Lago di Lugano e Monte Marzio − loop

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Grotte di Valganna, Lago di Lugano e Monte Marzio − loop

02:59

38.3km

710m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2024

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Parco regionale Campo dei Fiori

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59 m

Valganna Waterfalls and Caves

Highlight • Waterfall

It's also an experience at night 😜.
We girls really enjoyed it and it was a bit scary too 😉.
The waterfall comes down like a veil, well worth seeing.

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2.27 km

Valganna Bike Path

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Excellent cycle path, between Bregazzana and Ferrera waterfalls. It has dirt sections and some wooden bridges and is therefore not suitable for road bikes or less resistant tyres.

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5.30 km

Lake Ganna

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Stunning area surrounded by greenery.

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8.33 km

Lake Ghirla

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A small glacial lake in the Valganna area. You can enjoy a beautiful view from the road and I recommend visiting this area, the lake is not far from the …

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9.02 km

Restful place, especially in summer. Suitable for gravel bikes, MTBs and touring bikes with tires suitable for dirt roads.
Restful place, very much in a summertime. Suitable by gravel bike, MTB and tourism bike tires suitable for gravel grounds.

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16.7 km

Ponte Tresa Bike Path (Railway Tunnel)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This stretch of cycle path is a former train crossing. Pleasant and surrounded by nature, it is excellent for trips between Lake Lugano and Valganna.

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19.7 km

Lake Lugano

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The lake is divided between the Italian and Swiss borders and takes its name from the Swiss city of the same name. It is very beautiful as are its streets. …

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21.7 km

Ardena

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Ardena is the only fraction of the small municipality of Brusimpiano. It is located at an altitude of 473 meters and boasts magnificent views of Lake Lugano.

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32.2 km

San Gemolo Abbey

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Architectural complex of great value. There
church, consecrated in 1160, was enlarged towards the end of the 16th century. The bell tower of Romanesque architecture was built in the 12th …

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38.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

8.99 km

6.76 km

4.02 km

3.79 km

3.68 km

Surfaces

25.3 km

8.73 km

4.16 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Sunday 24 May

29°C

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Trail Reviews

Bruno Ottiger

June 9, 2023, Lago di Lugano – Ciclovia lago di Ghirla Runde von Ponte Tresa

Was traveling with the e-bike. You can sweat, but you don't have to 😉

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Grotte di Valganna, Lago di Lugano e Monte Marzio − loop

Valganna Waterfalls and Caves

Valganna Bike Path

Lake Ganna

Lake Ghirla

Lake Ghirla Cycle Path

Ponte Tresa Bike Path (Railway Tunnel)

Lake Lugano

Ardena

San Gemolo Abbey

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