Via dello Sbrinz - Via del Gries Variante Tappa 1A: Montecrestese - Pontemaglio

Escursionismo
no
Lenght
5.00 km
Tempo
1 hour 30 minutes
Tappa
Ascent elevation gain
160 m
Descent elevation loss
90 m
Difficulty
Hiking
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Informazioni

Punto di partenza

Montecrestese
Posteggio Uscita Montecrestese SS33
28864 Montecrestese VB
Italy

Altitude
304 m

Punto di arrivo

Pontemaglio
28865 Crevoladossola VB
Italy

Arrival altitude
351 m

Come arrivare

Access

A26 motorway towards Gravellona Toce, from here SS33 del Sempione, cross Domodossola, exit Crevoladossola-Montecrestese

Public transport access
Yes

Railway station of reference: Domodossola. From here Bus line Domodossola - Altoggio or North Circular Line (for schedules www.comazzibus.com)
Pontemaglio can be reached by Bus Line Domodossola Cascata del Toce

Descrizione

From the parking lot of the SS 33 (exit Crevoladossola- Montecrestese) Tana), follow the wide path on the embankment of Lake Tana until you reach a wooden bridge that you ignore to continue straight until you reach the elevated highway. Turn right and then take the flat asphalt road to Roledo on the left. Shortly after, at the Agriturismo AZ in Piaggino, take the asphalt road on the right that climbs steeply up to the first hairpin bend. Here begins the beautiful mule track of the Valle dei Cani that regularly climbs up to Lomese. After crossing the village which has very beautiful examples of traditional stone architecture, follow the road to Chezzo.

At the beginning of the village begins a dirt track that you follow for a short stretch and then continue on the right along the well-preserved mule track that crosses the track again at a chapel. From here the mule track, very well preserved and made with slabs of cyclopean stone, continues to the middle coast to reach Pontemaglio where, at the oratory, meets the Via del Gries - Via Sbrinz that comes from Crevoladossola.

Recommended period

All Year round
All year round

Accessible to people with disabilities

No

Support points

B&B in Piaggino and Pontemaglio.
Restaurants and bars in Pontetto di Montecrestese

Interest points

Parish Church of Montecrestese, megalithic complexes of Castelluccio and Croppola, mule track of the valley of the Dogs, traditional architecture in stone, handicrafts of the peasant culture (presses, wash ovens, wells for water). The bell tower of Montecrestese, the highest in the province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, has a unique prerogative. What we see rising pointed towards the sky is the outer shell added to the Romanesque bell tower in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Romanesque bell tower has not been destroyed but is preserved inside up to the height of the ancient belfry. The stone staircase that leads to the top of the new bell tower develops between the internal walls of this and the external ones of the Romanesque bell tower to which it leans.

Profilo altimetrico

Dati tecnici

Code
VSB
Classification
Provincial - Mid and Low Altitude
Local Tourist Agency (LTA) reference
ATL Distretto dei Laghi
Cell phone coverage

Ok

Country
Italy
Region
Piemonte
Province
Verbania
Devotional relevance
No
Historical relevance
Yes
Ultima data di aggiornamento
15/12/2023

Accommodation facilities

Agriturismo

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Località

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Bed & breakfast

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