B-Alta Via Monti Lariani Leg 01

Technical overview Schignano Departure >> 200 m Arrival >> Schignano 836 m

Monte di Binate Duration >> 7 hours and 30 min Monte San Bernardo Total Distance >> 19,40 km Difficulty >> E Monte o Bisbino m o i C d go Monti La Elevation gain di Madrona >> 1.608 m Elevation loss >> 944 m

Cernobbio Low point >> 200 m High point Tavernola >> 1.280 m

Como

Altimetry Description We set off from Como in piazza Cavour and follow Lungolago Mafalda di Savoia heading towards Villa Olmo (205 m, 1.8 km) and after walking past it, we keep on via per . In Cernobbio in piazza Mazzini we turn left on via Volta and, at the roundabout, we follow the signs to Rovenna and Mount Bisbino. At the end of the road, we turn right and then left on the pedestrian path that leads to the church of S. Nicola (315 m, 5.3 km) in the community of Casnedo. From there we turn right and then left, we climb up the steps, cross the street and continue on via Monte Grappa until we reach a small bridge with the trail marker. We walk on a cobblestone path that once again cros- ses the road. Then we leave behind Stomaino’s houses and take the main road to Mount Bisbino and the church of Michele (451 m, 6.6 km) on the left. Further on we take via Montesanto on the left; we cross the road and reach the community of Rovenna. After a small stretch on asphalt, a sign on the left points us to the uphill path to Mount Bisbino, Mount Modrona and Mount Scarone; here we take via Segantini on the right and proceed to the cobblestone mule track that climbs to Mount Scarone (644,5 m, 7.5 km) and, afterwards, to the mountain cabins of Mount Modrona (883 m, 8.9 km). From there we follow the main road until we reach the second bend, where we take the mule track on the left to Mount Bisbino. After a steep stretch, we reach Alp Piella’s houses and a fork: we take the path on the right, heading to Cà Bossi, we walk past the building and reach the three-way split in the village of Foppa, where we take the gently sloping cart-way in the middle (do not follow the arrows that lead to Bugone hut). We walk through the woods until we reach the peak Colmine del Bugone (1109 m, 12.4 km) and, still on the cart-way, we continue along the high side; we pass Colma del Crinco (1152 m, 14.6 km) and reach the plains of Colma dei Murelli. After the hut bearing the same name, the mule track climbs up and then runs down a long slope that leads past the Alp of Carate and Binate Hut (1166 m, 17.1 km - currently closed) and reaches Colma di Binate (1107 m, 17.9 km), where it turns into a trail. We finish this leg by hiking down on the mule track on the right that takes us to Schignano.