Naro Useful Information SIMBOLI - SYMBOLS Gravedona Strada principale - Main road Infopoint Menaggio SS36 SVIZZERA Chiesa - Church Strada secondaria - SecondaryConsiglio road piazza Garibaldi, 3 ......................... Tel. +39 0344 32924 di Rumo [email protected] - www.menaggio.com Museo - Museum Sentiero - Path SS340 Museo Etnografi co Val Sanagra ... Tel. +39 0344 32115 Alta Via del Lario SS38 SONDRIO Rifugio - Refuge Casa della Riserva Lago di Piano .. Tel. +39 0344 74961 Area Villa, palazzo - Villa, palace Sentiero delle 4 Valli Centro Lario SS340dir Villa Mylius Vigoni ......................... Tel. +39 0344 36111 LUGANO Occidentale Castello, fortifi cazioni - Castle, fortifi cations Via del Ferro Rifugio San Lucio ........................... Tel. +39 3383110521 Agno Incisioni rupestri - Rock engravements Dongo Rifugio La Garzirola ....................... Tel. +39 349 4194095 Riserva naturale o sito di interesse naturalistico Pizzo di Gino SS340 SS36 Nature Reserve or place of naturalistic interest Rifugio La Canua ............................ Tel. +39 335 8097897 2245 m A2 Area di particolare interesse naturalistico e Comunità Montana ....................... Tel. +39 0344 85218 VARESE ambientale - Area of particular naturalistic and LECCO M.te Garzirola Alpe Segur environmental value 2116 m Cime Pianchette 2158 m Bike Rental Alpe Escursionismo - Trekking Piazza Vacchera Rif. Garzirola Musso Ostello la Primula COMO 1974 m Uffi cio turistico - Tourist offi ce Via IV Novembre 106, Menaggio ... Tel. +39 034432356 BERGAMO A9 Gutibikerent SS36 Alpe Tabano Rif. Croce di Campo Via Spluga 5, Argegno ..................... Tel. +39 3895539775 Malpensa 1741 m A8 Orio al Serio Pianello del Lario Bici Sport A4 Via Rima 4, Lenno ............................ Tel. +39 034456565 Rif. S. Lucio 1556 m MKEsport Tecchio 1287 m Oratorio S. Lucio Via Italia, 61 Grandola ed Uniti ...... Tel. +39 393785900 A4 M.te Bregagno Linate 2107 m Museo della Valle MILANO A Cavargna Monti Piazzucco S. Nazzaro V.C. 1257 m Cremia R ) Alpe Levea Alpe Pisnera Rif. La Canua E 1520 m Monti Marte 799 m S. Vito o V S. Bartolomeo V.C. a Alpe di Erba Monti Zanatta l Sora i Dervio Z l 1017 m e Alpe Nesdale Cusino 1612 m r C Ponte Z Buggiolo 1044 m Seghebbia Locanda Maria a Dovia Alpe Castello I v S. Amate Rescanscia Rezzonico Val Rezzo a 1623 m 1413 m a V r M.te Grona g L o 1736 m i c n S c u Parco Mura Romane a C ( . Val Sanagra T o Rif. Menaggio z z 1400 m Breglia e F R Madonna Carcente i . u T m di Breglia e S. Siro o S a n a g Carlazzo ra Riserva Naturale Corrido 463 m Plesio m by mountainBETWEEN bike e Foresta Regionale Gottro Monti di Grandola 858 m Valsolda o SS340dir Camporgna 700 m Piano Porlezza S. Pietro Sovera Bellano Naggio C LAKE COMO Porlezza Rogolone AND La Gaeta Casa della Riserva Dasio Barna i Muzzaglio Riserva Naturale Madonna della Pace Puria S. Maria Lago di Piano d LAKE LUGANO SS340 Nobiallo Codogna S. Martino Casa Drano Piamuro Pagani N.S. della S. Maurizio Gonte Caravina Castello Cressogno o Loggio Bene Lario Cardano Loveno Albogasio ) o Grandola Cima i Grona Menaggio g Oria Valsolda s ed Uniti Villa Fogazzaro r e Croce SS340 a e L a g o ( C d i L u n o SP14 La Crocetta L g a Varenna LUGANO SS340 S. Martino S. Margherita Bocchetta di Nava Griante VALLE INTELVI 848 m Itineraries FROM MENAGGIO TO PORLEZZA IN THE HEART OF VAL CAVARGNA RIFUGIO LA CANUA Cadenabbia 1. 4. 7. COMO 2. ROGOLONE, THE BIG OAK TREE 5. BOCCHETTA DI NAVA 8. TOUR AROUND MONTE GARZIROLA MILANO Bellagio 9 Mountain Bike Itineraries 3. VALSOLDA 6. THE ANCIENT ROMAN ROAD 9. VAL MENAGGIO, VAL CAVARGNA AND VAL SANAGRA © Tecnografi ca s.r.l. - Lomazzo (CO) ca s.r.l. Tecnografi © Comune di MENAGGIO FROM MENAGGIO TO PORLEZZA ROGOLONE, THE BIG OAK TREE VALSOLDA IN THE HEART OF THE VAL CAVARGNA BOCCHETTA DI NAVA THE ANTICA STRADA REGINA 1. ALONG THE FORMER RAIL WAY LINE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. This itinerary follows the traces of the former railway line that, from 1884 till 1939, ran- This itinerary takes you through the beautiful Val Sanagra Park, a territory rich in fl ora, fauna This route allows you to discover Valsolda, an area that spans from Porlezza on lake Lugano This itinerary allows you to discover the remote Val Cavargna, a valley that is geographically This itinerary starts at di Croce di Menaggio and leads along a paved cart track through the This pleasant itinerary follows a small stretch of the Antica Strada Regina. The Ancient between Menaggio and Porlezza connecting Lake Como with Lake Lugano. The route, and ancient rural settlements. From Menaggio you make your way to the village Loveno in to the Swiss border. The itinerary offers enchanting views and passes through charming located between the alpine and pre-alpine mountain ranges and offers uncontaminated woods, affording some nice views of the Val Menaggio, to Bocchetta di Nava 848 m. From Road, which ran along the west side of the lake, was traced during the late period of the mainly paved, runs through the Val Menaggio and touches the Lago di Piano Nature Re- order to reach Piamuro where you enter the Val Sanagra Park. From the Vecchia Chioderia, villages. You start at Porlezza and, mostly along secondary roads, cycle up to Loggio (377 landscapes. From Carlazzo (alt. 463 m) you follow the provincial road Sp 10 to the town here a trail, for the fi rst part very technical and exposed, leads down with a splendid view of Roman Empire. For centuries the Via represented the connection between the south and serve. an agriturismo with a trout farm, you cycle to the village Codogna. From here the road Sp 8, m). From here, a track leads past a beautiful waterfall formed by the river Soldo, to Puria. San Nazzaro, a small village clinging to the southern slopes of Pizzo di Gino (2245 m). From the Central lake area, to Griante. the north side of the Alps, between the Como and Milan areas and the transalpine regions. with beautiful views of the Val Menaggio, leads to the charming village of Naggio. The route The ride continues into the valley to the little settlement of Camporgna 700 m the highest there you ascend along the small paved mountain road to the pinewood of Tecchio 1280 m. From Menaggio you cycle to San Siro along some segments of the former state road and • Itinerary: Menaggio - Porlezza continues into the upper part of Val Sanagra as far as Monti di Grandola 858 m, the highest point of this itinerary. A path then leads to the settlement Muzzaglio, from where a splendid From here you follow the mountain road, fi rst part paved then dirt road, that winds its way • Itinerary: Menaggio - Croce - Bocchetta di Nava - Griante - Menaggio from there you follow the traces of the Antica Strada Regina along cobble stone tracks • Length: 13,5 km (one way) point of this itinerary. You descend along a marvelous mule track, enjoying a splendid view mule track descends to the charming village Castello from where you cycle back to Puria up to Rifugio Croce di Campo 1741 m from where you can enjoy a wonderful view. • Lenght: 13,50 km and small secondary roads as far as Pianello del Lario. From here you descend to the lake • Starting point: Menaggio 200 m of Lake Lugano and Lago di Piano to the village Gottro. From the Romanesque church of San to complete the circle. You go down again on the same road as far as San Bartolomeo from where you follow a • Starting point: Menaggio 200 m where you follow the cycle footpath along the lake as far as Cremia. From here you return • Maximum altitude: Cardano 377 m Giorgio a somewhat challenging path leads to Rogolone, a huge centuries-old oak, a natural stretch of the Via del Ferro, a historical route that linked the Cavargna and Albano valleys • Maximum height: Bocchetta di Nava 848 m to Menaggio. • Total ascent: 299 m monument and symbol of the Val Sanagra Park. From here you return to Codogna where • Itinerary: Porlezza - Loggio - Puria - Camporgna - Muzzaglio - Castello - and their mining and iron and steel sites. You cross the bucolic village Sora and descend • Total ascent: 828 m • Technical diffi culty: there is the Villa Camozzi, seat of the Val Sanagra Ethnographic and Naturalistic Museum. Puria - Loggio - Porlezza along the cobble stone track to Ponte Dovia. In this area, in the fi rst decade of the ninete- • Technical diffi culty: • Itinerary: Menaggio - San Siro - Cremia - Pianello - Cremia - San Siro - • Physical commitment: From here you cycle back the same way you came. • Length: 27 km enth century, there was a small built-up area, which housed the Austro-Hungarian customs • Physical commitment: Menaggio • Strating point: Porlezza 275 m (now a house), a melting furnace, a forge with a mallet and a lime pit. At Ponte Dovia the • Length: 25 km Route: From the ferry dock of Menaggio, cross Via IV Novembre and go up to the Youth • Itinerary: Menaggio - Piamuro - Codogna - Naggio - Monti di Grandola - • Maximum altitude: Camporgna 700 m two rivers Cuccio di Cavargna and the Cuccio di San Bartolomeo meet. From Menaggio follow the road 340 towards Lugano which leads along a series of • Starting point: Menaggio 200 m Hostel. From here continue straight on and, after 500 m at the bend, turn right and ascend Gottro - Church of San Giorgio - Rogolone - Codogna - Menaggio • Total difference in height: 750 m From Ponte Dovia, you continue on the cobble stone track, back to Carlazzo. From Ponte hairpin bends to the village of Croce at the beginning of Val Menaggio.