Diga Verzasca-Mergoscia-Corippo-Lavertezzo

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Logo Diga Verzasca-Mergoscia-Corippo-Lavertezzo
Tour data
12.99km
444 - 889m
Distance
469hm
419hm
Ascent
04:20h
 
Duration
Brief description

The Sentierone is a trail that leads through the whole of the Verzasca valley. The section from the Verzasca dam to Lavertezzo is lovely and great for families.

Difficulty
medium
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Diga Verzasca

Route
Diga della Verzasca
0.2 km
Busada
3.8 km
Osteria della Posta
4.7 km
Mergoscia (735 m)
5.0 km
San Bartolomeo
8.7 km
Osteria Corippo
9.4 km
Corippo (558 m)
9.5 km
Santa Maria del Carmine
9.5 km
Foo
10.2 km
Grotto al Ponte
12.5 km
Lavertezzo (536 m)
12.9 km
Ristorante della Posta
12.9 km

Best season
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Description
You start by crossing the famous dam, where agent 007 a.k.a. James Bond bungee-jumped 220 metres down in the film GoldenEye. Other brave souls can also do this between the months of April and October. A gentle ascent leads to Mergoscia. With Lake Vogorno at your feet and Lake Maggiore at your back, you have a wonderful panorama. Mergoscia boasts a public bread oven (still in operation) and a church that's regarded as a "place of power".

The trail then leads through a chestnut forest to the hamlet of Perbio, complete with a bench for enjoying the view. Corippo is tucked into the slope and it has just 12 inhabitants.

A bus (Locarno-Tenero-Sonogno route) can be caught at Corippo, Bivio (approx. 1 km). You then go up and down the emerald green river to Lavertezzo where the two-arched bridge "Ponte dei Salti" is situated.

Return by bus on the Locarno-Tenero-Sonogno route. The tour can be completed in both directions; restaurants are available in Mergoscia, Corippo and Lavertezzo. 

Directions

Diga Verzasca-Mergoscia-Corippo-Lavertezzo, Paese

Highest point
889 m
Endpoint

Lavertezzo, Paese

Height profile
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Equipment

Hiking daypack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover
Comfortable and sturdy footwear
Adequate and durable outdoor clothing in multiple layers
Telescope sticks if necessary,
Sun and rain protection
Snacks and drinking water
First aid kit
Penknife
Mobile phone, headlight if necessary
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