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Distance 15.8 km
Duration4:35 h
Ascent1,543 m
Descent1,543 m
Highest point1,560 m
Lowest point665 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
SwissGrid
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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