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M. BISBINO COLMA RI F. MURELLI m 1.325 DE L CRINCO R C.A.I. VAL m 1.204 m 1.200

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ED UNITI PIAZZE S. BERNARDO BUS m 765 m 1.105 CCROCEROCE ALT A VI A DE L LARIO MUSSO PAULLO BUS M. GALBIGA m 202 m 1.698 m 580 LABBIO RI F. VENINI BOCCHET TA M. BREGAGNO m 1.080 R M. CROCIONE MENAGGIO m 2.107 m 1.576 m 1.641 DI N AV A m 848 AL P DE NENCIM M.TI DI m 1.200 DI N AV A MM.. DDII TTREMEZZOREMEZZO m 885 m 11.700.700 M.TI NARO PIANELLO M.TI DI m 1.190 ALPE GADA BRENTE M. DI m 1.260 m 1.000 m 1.589 PIAZZA M.TI PIAZZUCCO m 1.200 m 1.170 GARBAGNO GALLERIA S. DOMENICO m 272 m 1.150 1915-18 m 1. 115 PIODA m 1.100 OSTENO m 1.256 M.TI BRACCO M.TI OSSINO m 1.069 R m 1.010 RI F. BOF FALORA m 1.252 SS.BENEDETT.BENEDETTOT O MONTUGLIO m 880000 NARRO m 950 m 1.000 ALPE DI m 1.300 M.TI DI TRECCIONE m 938 REZZONICO m 676 BASSET TA BASSA m 1.200 SENTIERO DELLE M.TI DI CARCENTE LA ZERLA m 883 m 1.172 QU ATTRO VALLI M. GRONA CIMA m 1.736 D. DUARIA 3 RI F. MENAGGIO CARCENTE COLA m 1.441 LENNO R C.A.I. m 700 m 1.400 m 779 m 1.000 M.M. CCOSTOSTOONENE m 270 m 11.441.441 BUS ALPE DI COLA OOSSUCCIOSSUCCIO ACQUASERIA SAN FEDELE m 1.100 BE LVEDERE BREGLIA m 940 m 750 PR ATO STELLA m 881 LA PIAZZA m 747 BARNA m 500 PORLEZZA

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DI LIVIO m. 1.024 N m 742 N E BARRO V A m 620 FORDECCIA I m. 1.100 H C MON TALTO SASSO LT PUII m. 1.030 m. 950 PONTE DI m. 800 M. DURIA DANGRI R PATH 2: SAN FEDELE D’INTELVI - CROCE m 659 S. MIRO m 2.269 RI F.F . ALPINO m. 300 TROBBIO D’ALCO m. 940 m. 1.000 CASNIOLO m. 202 TOTAL WALKING TIME: 9.00 HOURS PONTE m 702 RI F. VINCINO R DI VINCINO m. 1.071 m 820 TABBIADELLO S. GIACOMO m. 950 SORICOSORICO DISTANCE : 26 KM LIVO m. 697 BUS TARÙN CARZAN m. 675 m. 960 BUS PUN T DÈ PIAZZA GERA m 980 DOSSO GERA BUDANGHEL DE L LIRO m. 981 m. 625 BUS BUS BADALUCCO L’AGNUN m. 920 PEGLIO m. 940 m. 633 NESSA RIF . GIOVO m. 840 IEVIA DDOOMMAASSO O m 662 m 810 GARZENO GRGAR VAEVDEODNOANA BUS CAGNAO COLICO L’ AVOLO m 885 m 865 S. ANNA VALLE ALBANO m 818 CONSIGLIO CONRSUIGMLO IO RUMO 4 DDOONNGGO O

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This section of the trek leads from the Val d’Intelvi to the Val Menaggio and passes by Alpe di Colonno and Alpe Boffalora with their typical “bolle” , natural depressions in the terrain adapted by man to conserve rainwater and create a bever - age place for the cattle. Splendid views of on the second part.

SAN FEDELE (750 m.) can be reached by bus from Argegno (line C20/C21) or from Porlezza (line C22). At the bus stop “bus depot” (deposito delle corriere) cross the main road and follow the road leading past the cemetery to the upper part of the town; a wide track goes to BELVEDERE (940 m.) with a good view over the valley. Pass through COIA and from there follow a trail through the woods leading to a group of farm buildings called LA ZERLA (1150 m. 1.40 hours) . You enter a pinewood, and then a beech wood, to arrive at the steeply sloping mead - ows near the pasture of BASSETTA BASSA (1300 m. 0.45 ; 2.25 hours) from where there is a magnificent view of the Valley and the mountains around . Pass right in front of the ruined farm buildings and go down to the right to pick up a trail (marked with a yellow sign) which leads through the woods to ALPE DI COLONNO .You skirt the old barbed wire fencing of the “alpeggio” and walk up to the big metal cross (beauti - ful view). From here go down to the road close to a “bolla” (beverage place for cattle) and follow the road to the left. You soon arrive at RIFUGIO BOFFALORA (1250 m. 0.50 ; 3.15 hours) surrounded by beautiful pastures with a splendid view of Monte Galbiga and Monte di Tremezzo. From Boffalora follow the old military road heading towards Rifugio Venini (Rifugio Venini 1576 m can be reached in about 1 hr). Also this area was part of the great defence line called Linea Cadorna, built in 1915 along the Swiss-Italian border, to thwart a possible offence. You leave the road at the first bend and go up to the right where you find the trail sign for . The ‘VIA’ follows the upper part of the Perlana Valley through the woods, passing the farm buildings of PIODA (1256 m. 0.40 ; 3.55 hours) . After you have past “la TAIADA ” the trail leads out of the woods and over an open pasture, with a fine view of the Val Perlana, you reach ALPE GADA (1260 m. 0.50 ; 4.45 hours) and then PIAZZA from where there is a beautiful view of the lake below and the surrounding mountains. You can also see the Monastery of San Benedetto below you, an important Romanesque building. The path starts going downhill passing Crusen and Garbagno. Just past Garbagno you leave the steep mule track leading down to Lenno [1.00 hr] and pick up a track to the left leading to NARRO (988 m. 1.00 ; 5.45 hours) . Above the settlement you pick up another trail to the right leading through the woods (this part of the trail can get somewhat overgrown) to OSSINO (1010 m. 0.45 ; 6,30 hours) from where you can enjoy a beautiful view of the lake. [ From Ossino there is a track leading down to (1.20 hrs) ]. The trail passes through two rocky valleys and then end onto a military road, hewn out of the rock and running through a 120 m. long tunnel. (flash light not indispensable but mind your step) Also this is part of the fortifications carried out during the First World War, from Monte Bisbino to the Val d’Intelvi and the Menaggio Valley. After the tunnel, you go down to the pastures of MONTI BRENTE’ (880 m.) and then along the old military road to BOCCHETTA DI NAVA (848 m. 1.45 ; 8.15 hours) – [ you can reach Griante from here (1.00 hrs). ] On your way down to Croce, you walk through beautiful chestnut woods, and just past MIE’ you reach the church of the MADONNA DI PAULLO (650 m. ) in the Menaggio Valley. Just past the church you pick up the path that leads down to CROCE (385 m. 0.45 ; 9.00 hours) hotel - restaurant - bus stop (line C12), which is a hamlet part of the township Menaggio 2 km away. Near the church square path 2 finishes. On the main road Menaggio—Lugano, twenty meters to the right, you find the bus stop for Menaggio (line C12) and on the opposite side of the road for Grandola – 1 km from Croce - where path 3 starts.