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Albagno Hut
Albagno Hut
Hiking Trail
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Capanna AlbagnoPhoto: UTOE Bellinzona, Bellinzona e Valli Turismo
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Albagno is a starting point for a number of hiking options (some of which are challenging).
easy
Distance 9.3 km
Duration3:50 h
Ascent725 m
Descent725 m
Highest point1,866 m
Lowest point1,221 m
From the Mornera cable car end station, just a few steps from a traditional Ticino grotto, follow the signpost for 'Albagno'. The trail first climbs through the woods, which was once characterised by several species of broadleaf trees such as beech and oak and is now a spruce forest. Reach the Pian di Nar pond which, in addition to being an interesting project from a naturalistic and landscape point of view, it also serves as infrastructure for helicopters to draw water for fighting fires.
Continue on a well-marked trail that passes through pine and larch woods until it emerges into a clearing along a ridge entering into the Gorduno Valley and then leads to the Capanna Albagno at an altitude of 1864 m.
A small stone and wood construction, the Capanna is particularly popular with the inhabitants of Bellinzona, thanks to the enchanting panorama of lights from the valley floor that can be seen in the evening and in the early morning with the rising sun.
The return includes a stop at Monda, an ancient spring grazing pasture which, with the support of the Patriziato di Carasso, was transformed over the last decades into a summer farmstead and is still in use today. Then conclude the excursion by returning to Grotto Mornera.
Continue on a well-marked trail that passes through pine and larch woods until it emerges into a clearing along a ridge entering into the Gorduno Valley and then leads to the Capanna Albagno at an altitude of 1864 m.
A small stone and wood construction, the Capanna is particularly popular with the inhabitants of Bellinzona, thanks to the enchanting panorama of lights from the valley floor that can be seen in the evening and in the early morning with the rising sun.
The return includes a stop at Monda, an ancient spring grazing pasture which, with the support of the Patriziato di Carasso, was transformed over the last decades into a summer farmstead and is still in use today. Then conclude the excursion by returning to Grotto Mornera.

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Bellinzona e Valli Turismo
Update: September 10, 2024
Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,866 m
Lowest point
1,221 m
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Track types
Asphalt 0.26%Forested/wild trail 14.67%Path 85.05%
Asphalt
25 m
Forested/wild trail
1.4 km
Path
7.9 km
Rest stops
Grotto MorneraGrotto Mornera
Tips and suggestions
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Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'718'898E 1'118'569N
DD
46.208077, 8.979288
DMS
46°12'29.1"N 8°58'45.4"E
UTM
32T 498402 5117166
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Equipment
- Hiking boots
- Sun cap
- Water-bottle
- Sunglasses
- Sun cream
- Hiking map
- Camera
- Food
Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
9.3 km
Duration
3:50 h
Ascent
725 m
Descent
725 m
Highest point
1,866 m
Lowest point
1,221 m
Round trip
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