Intragna-Brione Verzasca
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Refuge Alpe MasnéePhoto: Ascona-Locarno Tourism
Explanation
The tour starts in Intragna in the Centovalli, the valley of a hundred valleys. Via the old market path, the Via delle Vose, you reach Loco in the Onsernone Valley. It is the wildest of the four valleys and it seems as if time has stood still here. The journey continues over the Passo della Garina, famous from Max Frisch's story "Man in the Holocene", from where you descend into the largest valley in Italian-speaking Switzerland, the Vallemaggia. The river that gives the valley its name attracts many bathers in summer. A strenuous stage lies ahead with the ascent to Alpe Masnee. Once you reach the Rifugio, you can enjoy the peace and quiet and the alpine landscape far above civilisation. The last section leads into the Verzasca Valley. A long descent, past the beautiful Starlaresc mountain lake and the hut of the same name. When you reach the valley bottom, the emerald-green Verzasca River catches your eye. Four valleys so similar and yet each so unique in its own way.
Attention: The Intragna-Pila-Costa cable car is closed until further notice due to renovation work. Information is available at www.ascona-locarno.com/funivia-intragna or at our Info Desks.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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Rest stops
Mountain hut Alpe MasneeMountain hut Starlaresc
Safety information
Sentieri Svizzeri - Escursioni sicure
Turn-by-turn directions
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Coordinates
Equipment
- Trekking backpack (approx. 50 liters) with rain cover
- Comfortable and sturdy footwear, second pair of shoes / sandals if necessary
- Adequate and durable outdoor clothing in multiple layers
- Change of clothes,
- Telescope sticks
- Sun and rain protection
- Snacks and drinking water
- First aid kit
- Penknife
- Mobile phone
- Headlight
- Maps
- Travel documents
- Toilet bag and travel towel, travel detergent and clothesline, camping equipment if necessary (tent, sleeping mat, sleeping bag, cooking equipment), hut equipment if necessary
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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Hike from one valley to another. The first stage of this exciting four-day tour leads from Centovalli to the Onsernone Valley. A hike through ...
The second of four stages, leads from the wild and romantic Onsernone Valley to the magical Vallemaggia. In the footsteps of Max Frisch and his ...
The third stage of this four-day tour requires good stamina. But the long and rigorous climb is worth it because the alpine landscape above the ...
The fourth and last stage of this four-valley tour leads from Vallemaggia to the Verzasca Valley. A nice alternative to experience Ticino away from ...
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