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Albagno Hut

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Albagno Hut

Hiking Trail · Bellinzona and Valleys
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  • Capanna Albagno
    Capanna Albagno
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    Albagno is a starting point for a number of hiking options (some of which are challenging).
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    Distance 9.3 km
    3:50 h
    725 m
    725 m
    1,866 m
    1,221 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.
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    Update: September 10, 2024
    Difficulty
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    Overall difficulty
    easy

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    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
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    Rest stops

    Grotto Mornera
    Grotto 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

    Similar routes nearby

    • Monte Carasso - Church San Bernardo - Curzútt
    • Monte Carasso - Mornera
    • Giro del ponte tibetano (SwitzerlandMobility 628)
    • The Fortress of Bellinzona and its castles
    • Stunning Architecture
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    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 Family-friendly Flora Fauna Cableway ascent/descent

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