Stage 2: Capanna Cornavòsa-Lavertezzo

Logo Stage 2: Capanna Cornavòsa-Lavertezzo
long-distance walking trail
Logo Stage 2: Capanna Cornavòsa-Lavertezzo
Tour data
10.95km
540 - 1,986m
Distance
56hm
1,420hm
Ascent
03:55h
 
Duration
Brief description

The second day of this two-day mountain tour offers thrills and a wealth of scenery. The optional extra loop to the Capanna Fümegna follows alpine (white-blue-white) waymarking.

Difficulty
difficult
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Capanna Cornavòsa

Route
Capanna Cornavosa (1,991 m)
0.0 km
Costa
10.4 km
Lavertezzo (536 m)
10.7 km
Pfarrkirche Beata Vergine degli Angeli
10.8 km
Ristorante della Posta
10.9 km

Best season
Jan
Feb
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Description
From the Capanna Cornavòsa, the day starts with a strenuous climb to the ridge at alt. 2006 m, the highest point of the tour, before you descend to the Alpe Fümegna. The path linking the Cornavòsa and Fümegna refuges is part of the Via Alta Verzasca (VAV), an alpine (white-blue-white) trail that includes exposed sections – surefootedness and a head for heights are a must.

The mountainscape here is stunning, and you're immersed in nature and silence. The Capanna Fümegna (June-October) is on the eponymous summer alp used by cattle in the months of June to August. The refuge offers beverages, accommodation and typical cheese.

The descent to Lavertezzo follows a white-red-white path back through the Val Pincascia, like the previous day. Anyone at the Capanna Cornavòsa wishing to avoid the Alpe Fümegna loop can simply return back the way they came. Lavertezzo is where you can catch a bus on the Locarno-Tenero-Sonogno route.

Highest point
1,986 m
Endpoint

Lavertezzo, Paese

Height profile
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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

Safety instructions

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