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This itinerary takes place in the remote Val Cavargna, a valley that is geographically situated between the alpine and prealpine belts and that offers wild and uncontaminated landscapes. From Carlazzo you go up the asphalt road with little traffic to San Nazzaro, a small village clinging to the southern slopes of Pizzo di Gino (2245 m). From there, still on asphalt, go up to the pine forest of Tecchio (989 m) where the agro-silvo-pastoral road leaves for the Croce di Campo refuge (1741 m) where you can enjoy a wonderful view. Go down again on the same road to San Bartolomeo, from where you follow a stretch of the Via del Ferro, a historic route that connected the Cavargna and Albano valleys and their mining and iron sites.
We cross the bucolic village of Sora to descend on the paved road to the Dovia bridge. In this location, in the first decade of the nineteenth century, there was a small nucleus that housed the Austro-Hungarian customs house (now home), a smelting furnace, a forge with hammer and a calchera. In Ponte Dovia you meet the Cuccio di Cavargna and the Cuccio di San Bartolomeo. From Ponte Dovia you return, always on the paved road, back to Carlazzo.
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Approach by car:
from Menaggio follow the main road 340 towards Lugano for 8 km. At the traffic circle turn right towards Carlazzo. In Carlazzo you park your car near the sports center.
Route:
From Carlazzo, take the road to Val Cavargna, pass by Cusino and, after a short descent, start climbing again to S. Bartolomeo, pass the village and continue towards S. Nazzaro. Once in S. Nazzaro alt. 953, at the end of the village take the road on the right that goes up towards Regolè. When you reach the small church of San Rocco, turn right again and follow the road that goes up in hairpin bends until you reach the pinewood in Tecchio (1280 m.).
Take the road on the left to the Croce di Campo refuge that you can already see. The road climbs in hairpin bends, with a very steep and demanding slope.
From the Croce di Campo refuge (1741 m) you can enjoy a magnificent view. On the left you can see a strip of Lake Como where the Grigne 2410 m tower, as a frontal mirror you can see Mount Crocione 1640 m, Mount Galbiga 1698 m and the Sighignola and towards the right Cima Fiorina and Garzirola 2103 m. Return on the same road until you reach San Bartolomeo at an altitude of 843 m. Near the chemist's shop, turn right into via Fontana.
Near the church of San Bartolomeo you take on the left via Sora that goes down in hairpin bends, taking advantage of the paved roads, to the village of Sora 749 m above sea level. You cross the historical center to follow the paved road that goes down to Ponte Dovia and to the valley floor 582 m above sea level. Follow via Antonio to get back to Carlazzo.
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Carlazzo, CO, Italia
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