With Lake Maggiore at your feet, discover the highlands above Brissago. The contrast from the lake to the summit is a truly special experience.
moderate
Distance 16.2 km
Duration6:50 h
Ascent1,536 m
Descent1,383 m
Highest point1,643 m
Lowest point213 m
By bus or boat to Brissago, where the red and white tour to Pizzo Leone starts. The trail leads through the houses and streets to Gadero, where the hiking trail begins, and you enter a beautiful natural landscape. Past a few hamlets up to Alpe di Naccio, a very green and spacious alp. Traverse westwards along the ridge of Urione and climb steeply around the mountain for the last hundred metres to the summit. From Pizzo Leone you have a fantastic view over the lake and the surrounding mountains. Over the ridge of the Urione down to the Alpe di Naccio and continue in a large arc via Pozzuolo to Porera. In Pozzuolo there is a small church. Zigzag back down towards the lake, to Ronco sopra Ascona. This is where the bus leaves.
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Mariano Berri
Update: October 29, 2024
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T2moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
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Brissago, Municipio-Cartogna-Monti di Porta-Naccio-Pizzo Leone-Naccio-Porera-Non-Ronco sopra Ascona, Posta
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From Locarno train station: Take bus 316 in the direction of Brissago, Co' di Campo. Get off at Brissago, Posta.
From Ronco s. Ascona: Bus 314 direction Losone, Ponte Maggia. Change to bus 7 in the direction of Locarno, Piazza Stazione. Depending on the connection, from Ronco s. Ascona the bus goes directly to Locarno.
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2'698'374E 1'108'444N
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46.120316, 8.711268
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46°07'13.1"N 8°42'40.6"E
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32T 477691 5107456
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Hiking daypack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover
Comfortable and sturdy footwear
Adequate and durable outdoor clothing in multiple layers
Telescope sticks if necessary,
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Snacks and drinking water
First aid kit
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Difficulty
T2moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
16.2 km
Duration
6:50 h
Ascent
1,536 m
Descent
1,383 m
Highest point
1,643 m
Lowest point
213 m
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