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Mountain biking trails

MTB in the Valle del Lanza Park: Molera, Lanza and San Maffeo Caves

Mountain biking trails

MTB in the Valle del Lanza Park: Molera, Lanza and San Maffeo Caves

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33

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MTB in the Valle del Lanza Park: Molera, Lanza and San Maffeo Caves

01:35

17.6km

390m

Mountain biking

Embark on a challenging mountain biking adventure through the Valle del Lanza Park, exploring the Molera, Lanza, and San Maffeo Caves. This difficult 11.0-mile (17.6 km) route, which you can complete in about 1 hour and 35 minutes, features a significant 1268 feet (387 metres) of elevation gain. You will…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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2.83 km

Grotto Segment

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On this segment are the caves of Malnate.

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4.86 km

Former Valmorea Railway

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Path that runs alongside the former Valmorea railway.

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5.24 km

Rospante Pond

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suggestive corner

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8.20 km

View from the San Maffeo Church

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Beautiful half for MTB lovers
When the day is sunny you can see the buildings in Milan in the distance. Even when it's cloudy you can see Switzerland to the north.

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10.7 km

Mendrisio–Castellanza Railway Path

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During this tour, you go along the railway that connected Mendrisio to Castellanza, now partially refitted for tourist purposes, essentially on summer holidays. A jump in the past!

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11.2 km

Canyon Larga Trail, Lanza Valley Park

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Beautifully done in summer and even in winter the landscape and the route are transformed.

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16.3 km

Valle del Lanza🤳

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Plis Valle del Lanza (the path is not an S3)

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17.6 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.35 km

4.15 km

3.21 km

2.92 km

Surfaces

8.65 km

5.19 km

1.50 km

1.10 km

1.01 km

167 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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Thursday 4 June

23°C

13°C

42 %

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