7.4km
Total Distance
777m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 7.4 km climb of about 780 m from Macugnaga in the Valle Anzasca to the Rifugio Zamboni-Zappa, at about 2,070 m on the Alpe Pedriola. The Zamboni hut was built in 1925 by the Societa Escursionisti Milanesi, and the Zappa hut was added beside it in 1954. The alp is a wide meadow basin bordered by the lateral moraine of the Belvedere glacier.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water · 0.9km
  2. 2
    Drinking water · 1.3km
  3. 3
    Drinking water · 2.1km
  4. 4
    Drinking water · 2.5km
  5. 5
    Drinking water · 4.3km
  6. 6
    Rifugio CAI di Saronno · 5.2km
    Mountain hut
  7. 7
    Viewpoint · 5.5km
  8. 8
    Drinking water
    at the end
Bus stop
Macugnaga Testa · 372m from the start
Parking
429m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Surface
natural ground 59%, paved 30%, gravel 11%
Marked route
B45

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes