Monte Tamaro to Monte Lema

Photo: Elvezio · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

13.0km
Total Distance
937m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 13 km ridge walk with about 940 m of climbing from Alpe Foppa over Monte Tamaro (1,961 m) to Monte Lema in Ticino. The ridge looks down on Lake Maggiore on one side and Lake Lugano on the other. Both ends have lifts, and at Alpe Foppa stands Mario Botta's chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint
    at the start
  2. 2
    Viewpoint · 0.6km
  3. 3
    Capanna Tamaro · 2.4km
    Mountain hut
  4. 4
    Viewpoint · 3.8km
  5. 5
    Bivacco Alpe Agario · 8.3km
    Hut
  6. 6
    Drinking water · 8.6km
  7. 7
    Zottone · 10km
    Shelter
  8. 8
    Drinking water · 12km
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Surface
natural ground 73%, gravel 26%
Marked route
Sentiero Lago di Lugano

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate