The High Road of the Leventina
The High Road of the Leventina
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High RoadPhoto: Switzerland Tourism, Jan Geerk, Bellinzona e Valli Turismo
The High Road runs along the left side of the Leventina Valley and is divided into three stages; Airolo - Osco, Osco - Anzonico, and Anzonico - Biasca.
The path is well marked with the white-red-white mountain signage. From most of the locations along the route, it is possible to descend towards the valley on foot or by post bus. The trip begins in Airolo at 1141 m, reaches up to 1419 m at Altanca, and finally arrives at 300 m in Biasca after the descent towards Pollegio, from 950 meters of Conzanengo.
Along the 45 km of this route, you can relive, thanks to the numerous testimonies still present in the territory, a piece of Leventine history marked by the hardships of rural mountain life: there are still many old typical wooden Leventine houses. Small chapels scattered here and there make the landscape particularly pleasant. The villages are full of old houses and the woods, smelling of resin, are unspoiled and accompany us along the terraces of the Middle Leventina, where wooden houses give way to stone ones.
The path then reaches the Lower Leventina via the trail overlooking the Biaschina pass: here vast grassy slopes open with the typical settlements inhabited during the summer season. The descent to the valley floor, through a fragrant chestnut and acacia forest, concludes our unforgettable hike through the Valley, with its different climates and types of vegetation.
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Track types
Rest stops
Hotel Forni (Bike friendly)Albergo San Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Chalet Ravina (Bike friendly)
Caseificio dimostrativo del Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Hotel des Alpes (Bike friendly)
Bed & Bike Tremola San Gottardo (Bike friendly)
B&B Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Rifugio lago Ritom (Bike friendly)
Agriturismo Altanca (Bike friendly)
Capanna Bovarina (Bike friendly)
Osteria Belvedere (Bike friendly)
Ostello Cappuccini Faido (Bike friendly)
Pineta Saracino (Bike friendly)
Ristorante Casa Greina (Bike friendly)
Casa Lucomagno (Bike Friendly)
Pensione Centrale, (Bike Friendly)
Capanna Gorda (Bike friendly)
Ristorante La Pernice, (Bike Friendly)
Albergo Defanti (Bike friendly)
Osteria Anzonico (Bike friendly)
BP service station, (Bike Friendly)
Ristorante Rubino Megabello (Bike friendly)
Ristoro Sass Malt (Bike friendly)
Capanna Quarnei (Bike friendly)
Grotto Canvett
B&B Villa Ricordo (Bike friendly)
Al Giardinetto (Bike friendly)
Hotel della Posta (Bike friendly)
Tips and suggestions
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Funivie Airolo-Pesciüm
Albergo San Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Chalet Ravina (Bike friendly)
Caseificio dimostrativo del Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Museo Nazionale del San Gottardo
E-bike charging point - Airolo-Pesciüm
Tremola Road, Gotthard Pass
Hotel des Alpes (Bike friendly)
Bed & Bike Tremola San Gottardo (Bike friendly)
E-Bike charging point - Tremola San Gottardo
B&B Gottardo (Bike friendly)
Funicolare Ritom - Piora
Rifugio lago Ritom (Bike friendly)
Agriturismo Altanca (Bike friendly)
Lake Tom
Lago Ritom
Lago Cadagno
Centro biologia alpina, Piora
E-Bike charging point - Laghetti Audan
Laghetti Audan
Lago Tremorgio
Laghetto di Morhirolo
Chiesa di S. Giorgio
Capanna Bovarina (Bike friendly)
Osteria Belvedere (Bike friendly)
Lago Retico
Seggiovia Carì
The waterfall of Piumogna
Funivia Faido - Pianaselva
E-Bike charging point - Carì
Ostello Cappuccini Faido (Bike friendly)
Fit & Fun Arena Pump Track
E-Bike charging point - Faido
Pineta Saracino (Bike friendly)
Ristorante Casa Greina (Bike friendly)
Lago / Diga del Luzzone
Casa Lucomagno (Bike Friendly)
Pensione Centrale, (Bike Friendly)
Museo Cà da Rivöi
Capanna Gorda (Bike friendly)
E-Bike charging point - Blenio
Ristorante La Pernice, (Bike Friendly)
Museo della Valle di Blenio
Chairlift Nara
E-Bike charging point - Cancorì
Albergo Defanti (Bike friendly)
E-Bike charging point - Anzonico
Osteria Anzonico (Bike friendly)
BP service station, (Bike Friendly)
Ristorante Rubino Megabello (Bike friendly)
E-Bike charging point - Acquarossa
Donetta Photographic Archive
Chiesa di San Pellegrino
Museum of Leventina
Chiesa di San Nicolao
Chiesa di San Michele
Chiesa di S. Maria al Castello
Castello di Serravalle
Ristoro Sass Malt (Bike friendly)
Capanna Quarnei (Bike friendly)
Filovia Malvaglia - Monte Dagro
E-Bike charging point - Ludiano
Grotto Canvett
B&B Villa Ricordo (Bike friendly)
E-Bike charging point - Malvaglia
E-Bike charging point - Biasca (Borgo)
Al Giardinetto (Bike friendly)
Chiesa di San Carlo
Casa Cavalier Pellanda
E-Bike charging point - Biasca
Church SS. Pietro e Paolo
Hotel della Posta (Bike friendly)
E-Bike charging point - Biasca
Oratorio di S. Petronilla
Il Pozzón di Osogna
Pozzo di Iragna "Pózz Bórgh"
Coordinates
Equipment
- Hiking boots
- Cap
- Water bottle
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Hiking map
- Camera
- Food
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The walk begins at the Airolo station: after a short stretch on the main road, you walk a few meters on the cantonal road of the San Gottardo Pass ...
The second stage leaves from the Osco piazza and follows the road that descends to Faido until the first turn in the road.
At the southern end of the village of Anzonico, near the small church of Sant'Antonio, the Strada Alta trail continues, passing through grassy ...