Step by step the horizon widens.
Featuring grassy ridges, scree slopes, Alpine lakes, small snowfields, wildflower meadows, rocky ridges, larch woods and passages equipped with chains, the Via Alta Vallemaggia offers a unique trekking experience for hikers seeking a ridgeway adventure in the Vallemaggia region.
The route traverses pre-Alpine landscapes with views across Lake Maggiore and decidedly Alpine landscapes including the Basodino glacier, with two variants to the north. It covers 200 km divided into 19 sections and alternates between red-and-white trails and blue-and-white Alpine tracks, including sections with difficulty ratings of up to T5–. Given the length of this multi-stage trail, it can be completed in various stages according to your preferences. (Source: Associazione Via Alta Vallemaggia)
Section 1: Cimetta - Capanna Nimi (10.4 Km / 5 h 30 min)
Section 2: Capanna Nimi - Rifugio Alpe Masnee (4.8 Km / 3 h 30 min)
Section 3: Rifugio Alpe Masnee - Capanna Alpe Spluga (10.3 Km / 5 h 45 min)
Section 4: Capanna Spluga - Capanna Tomeo (8.7 Km / 6 h)
Section 5E: Capanna Tomeo - Capanna Barone (10.1 Km / 7 h)
Section 6E: Capanna Barone - Fusio (14.1 Km / 7 h 30 min)
Section 5W: Capanna Tomeo - Rifugio Alpe Fontana (11.2 Km / 6 h)
Section 6W: Rifugio Alpe Fontana - Fusio (8.6 Km / 4 h 45 min)
Section 7N: Fusio - Capanna Cristallina (18.9 Km / 8 h 45 min)
Section 8N: Capanna Cristallina - Rifugio Maria Luisa (14.5 Km / 5 h 30 min)
Section 7S: Fusio - Capanna Poncione di Braga (11.9 Km / 7 h 15 min)
Section 8S: Capanna Poncione di Braga - Robièi (10.3 Km / 4 h 45 min)
Section 9S: Robièi - Rifugio Maria Luisa (9.6 Km / 4 h)
Section 10: Rifugio Maria Luisa - Capanna Piano delle Creste (10.8 Km / 5 h)
Section 11: Capanna Piano delle Creste - Capanna Grossalp (11.3 Km / 6 h 30 min)
Section 12: Capanna Grossalp - Cimalmotto (7.1 Km / 3 h)
Section 13: Cimalmotto - Capanna Ribia (12.1 Km / 6 h 45 min)
Section 14: Capanna Ribia - Capanna Alzasca (7.9 Km / 3 h 30 min)
Section 15: Capanna Alzasca - Capanna Alpe Canaa (6.6 Km / 3 h 45 min)
Section 16: Capanna Alpe Canaa - Salmone (10.3 Km / 5 h)
Section 17: Salmone - Ponte Brolla (10.3 Km / 4 h)
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