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Loco-Salmone Trail

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    Distance 15.8 km
    4:35 h
    1,543 m
    1,543 m
    1,560 m
    665 m

    From Loco (670 m), where a short visit to the small village center is worth it to admire the typical Ticino houses, head north. Without gaining much altitude, you stay for a long time in the dense forest until the clearing of the valley floor, where you reach the small group of houses at the foot of the Garina Pass.

    From Mulegn, it goes gently downhill to Auressio, from where the steep ascent to Cortone (1000 m) begins, where you can enjoy a view over a large part of the still very wild Onsernone valley.

    Over the west ridge, the last ascent is on an easy path up to Pizzo Salmone (1553 m). Once at the top, you look out high above Lago Maggiore.

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    Difficulty
    T2difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

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    Highest point
    1,560 m
    Lowest point
    665 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 1.67%Path 97.93%Road 0.39%
    Asphalt
    265 m
    Path
    15.5 km
    Road
    62 m
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    Safety information

    Poor reception towards Mulegn and from Cortone down to below Pizzo Salmone.

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    From Locarno train station: Take bus no. 324 towards Spruga. Get off at the Loco Paese stop.
    Return from Loco Paese: Take bus no. 324 towards Locarno Stazione. Get off at Locarno station.
    More information: www.sbb.ch 

    Coordinates

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    2'695'394E 1'117'586N
    DD
    46.202970, 8.674578
    DMS
    46°12'10.7"N 8°40'28.5"E
    UTM
    32T 474894 5116650
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    Equipment

    👕 Clothing:

    • Functional, breathable shirt
    • Trail running shorts or leggings
    • Sports socks
    • Light wind/rain jacket
    • Hat or headband
    • Sunglasses with UV protection

    👟 Shoes:

    • Trail running shoes with good grip

    🥤 Hydration:

    • Trail running backpack or hip belt
    • At least 1 liter of water
    • Energy bars, gels, or dried fruit

    🧭 Safety:

    • Charged mobile phone
    • Map or GPS track of the route
    • Signal whistle
    • Small first aid kit
    • Emergency blanket

    ☀️ Additional tips:

    • Sunscreen
    • Anti-chafing cream
    • Trail running poles (optional)

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language

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    Difficulty
    T2difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    15.8 km
    Duration
    4:35 h
    Ascent
    1,543 m
    Descent
    1,543 m
    Highest point
    1,560 m
    Lowest point
    665 m
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