Via Sbrinz - Via del Gries Stage 1: Crevoladossola - Baceno

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Escursionismo
no
Lenght
15.00 km
Tempo
4 hours 20 minutes
Tappa
Ascent elevation gain
490 m
Descent elevation loss
160 m
Difficulty
Hiking
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Informazioni

Punto di partenza

Crevoladossola
Piazza Municipio
28865 Crevoladossola VB
Italy

Altitude
350 m

Punto di arrivo

Baceno
28861 Baceno VB
Italy

Arrival altitude
665 m

Come arrivare

Access

A26 motorway to Gravellona Toce, then Supestrada SS33 del Sempione Exit Crevoladossola-Montecrestese.
Baceno can be reached by continuing along the Strada Statale 659 of the Antigorio Formazza Valley

Public transport access
Yes

Railway station: Domodossola. Bus stop: Crevoladossola, Domodossola - Cascata del Toce line and Circolare Nord line (Autoservizi Comazzi Tel. 0324 240333 www.comazzibus.com)

Descrizione

The path starts at the Crevoladossola Church where we can admire the beautiful multicolored stained glass put together by a Bern artisan shop and which traveled on the back of mules across the Gries Way. We go down along secondary small roads to the Enel power station put together by the Milan architect Portaluppi and thus follow on until we get to Solaro where a nice stone-paved mule track begins, and coasting the Toce River we reach the areas around Canova and Oira. From the central square we go up to the higher areas of town where the Oira Villa can be found, and from there we take a nice mule path which becomes less and less prominent until we cross the road leading to the Formazza Valley in the Arzaloo area. We cross the road and coasting two buildings we go down to the height of the Toce River which we coast till in a brief amount of time we reach the beautiful stone bridge which allows us to surpass the Toce River and arrive at Pontemaglio. From the oratory we take a left and follow on towards Crodo along a road which after a while becomes a large path which coasts the Toce River. Having overcome a brief tract with protection barriers at the bottom of the mountain we reach the area around Gianzana and thus on a paved road we go back to Alpiano Viceno. From here a path crosses the municipality and goes down to a metal bridge which allows us to cross back across the Toce River. At the end of the bridge we coast along the riverbank trading on a grassy road which follows on coasting the Crodo Thermal Water Gardens (Giardini delle Terme di Crodo). This is where we find the Devero Park Vigil visiting centre and its annexed information offices. At the end of the gardens we take a left and get to the paved road which we cross (via a zebra-crossing). Following the sidewalk we go up to the Crodo city centre (we suggest visiting the Antigoriana Dairy (Latteria Antigoriana) and Ossola Oven (Forno Ossolano) to purchase typical products), and then proceed along the paved road up to the deviation towards Outer Braccio and continuing along small inner roads we get to Inner Braccio. From here onwards we take back the old mule track which coasts the foot of a steep rocky slope up to arriving to the Verampio football field. We coast the Enel Power Station and following a paved road we reach the Campagna Eating House and thus an unpaved parking lot just before the Devero Torrent. We take a left, crossing a bunch of homes, and then reach a nice arched stone bridge crossing the Devero Torrent. This is where the mule track becomes very nice and starts going up with a few hairpin bends. At the end of the way up, we cross the fork in the road towards the Uriezzo Ravines (Orridi di Uriezzo) and soon after that we pass the fork in the road towards Premia. Here the mule track becomes mostly flat and with a few brief tracts, sometimes eroded in the rock, and thus we reach the monumental Baceno Church and the corresponding town centre.

Recommended period

Spring
Summer
Fall
Entire year

Accessible to people with disabilities

No

Support points

Possibility of refreshments in Oira, Crodo and Verampio

Interest points

Crevoladossola parish church, Crevoladossola hydroelectric power station, traditional stone architecture in Canova and Pontemaglio, Oira mill, Veglia Devero Park Visitor Centre in Crodo, Baceno parish church (national monument) dedicated to San Gaudenzio

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

Albergo

Vecchio scarpone

Località

BACENO (VB)

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Albergo

Valentini

Località

BACENO (VB)

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Bed & breakfast

Casa fattorini

Località

BACENO (VB)

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