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Routes Switzerland Ascona-Locarno Stage 1: Maggia-Rifugio Alpe Masnee
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Stage 1: Maggia-Rifugio Alpe Masnee

Long-Distance Hiking · Ascona-Locarno
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Two-day tour from Vallemaggia to the Verzasca Valley, for both fitness and spirit. The silence and the natural beauty far above the valley bottom are unique.
moderate
Distance 10.1 km
Duration5:40 h
Ascent1,945 m
Descent202 m
Highest point2,077 m
Lowest point328 m
From far away you can see the pretty chapel of Pioda, above Maggia, surrounded by vines. The tour starts with many stone steps and leads exactly to this chapel. Along the way, the sound of the picturesque Cascata del Salto waterfall, which thunders down into the valley just a stone's throw away, accompanies you. Now you walk through the fairytale-like and mostly shady Valle del Salto into the valley until you reach its end. Now the real ascent begins. Passing various hamlets, you enter more and more alpine territory and nature becomes increasingly wild. The last stretch is once again very steep, but you are rewarded with a pretty mountain lake, the Laghetto di Pianca, shortly before arriving at your destination for the day. Gather your strength and climb the remaining metres to the hut. The Rifugio Alpe Masnee consists of six stone huts where you can spend the night and have cooking facilities. The seclusion makes this place a unique oasis of well-being surrounded by peaks.
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Mariano Berri 
Update: October 07, 2021
Difficulty
moderate
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Highest point
2,077 m
Lowest point
328 m
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Asphalt 4.38%Forested/wild trail 0.35%Path 94.41%Road 0.85%
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9.5 km
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Rest stops

Mountain hut Alpe Masnee

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Start

Maggia (327 m)
Coordinates:
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2'697'734E 1'122'392N
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46.245869, 8.705902
DMS
46°14'45.1"N 8°42'21.2"E
UTM
32T 477328 5121407
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Destination

Rifugio Alpe Masnee

Turn-by-turn directions

Maggia-La Samaritána-In Òvia-Al Pontíd-Cassinèla-In Rinsg-In Máiasc-In Poèe-In Adèva-Al Bog-Laghetto di Pianca-Rifugio Alpe Masnee

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Public-transport-friendly

Coordinates

SwissGrid
2'697'734E 1'122'392N
DD
46.245869, 8.705902
DMS
46°14'45.1"N 8°42'21.2"E
UTM
32T 477328 5121407
w3w 
///hill.amphibian.trade
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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
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Switzerland › Ticino › Vallemaggia › Maggia

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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
10.1 km
Duration
5:40 h
Ascent
1,945 m
Descent
202 m
Highest point
2,077 m
Lowest point
328 m
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