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Monte Comino offers its visitors an unspoilt landscape. If you are looking for peace and relaxation, this is the place to be! But the Centovalli offers more. A special experience is the spectacular ride with the Centovalli train from Locarno to Domodossola. A visit to the many small villages in the hills is also worthwhile. Or a visit to the Dimitri Theatre in Verscio.
2-day hike
Day 1 - Intragna - Monte di Comio - 1009m - 3h25
The hike on the varying trail to Monte Comino starts in Intragna, the main village, at 357 m.a.s.l..
You can either take a small cable car up the first 300 metres to Costa or decide to walk.
From the Centovalli railway station, you first cross the narrow streets of Intragna until you reach a well-maintained path up the slope. The path climbs steadily but gently.
Just below Pila, the path turns left into the small gorge of the Ri du Mulitt. Here you will find an old flour mill with a large water wheel. In summer you can swim here. After crossing the Ri du Mulitt, you reach Costa via a counter-climb. (There is a mountain restaurant in Costa).
The path continues up to Selna at 884 m.a.s.l. Above Selna, the path leads into the chestnut forest of Mött Dürai until it passes beneath the settlement of Dröi, where it turns left towards Monte di Comino. There follows a rocky and slightly exposed passage with a fantastic view. In summer it can get very hot here! At the end of the trail, the first meadows of Monte di Comino appear at 1200 m.a.s.l. The sign points downhill to the cable car station and on to the Monte di Comino restaurant and mountain inn.
The hike on the varying trail to Monte Comino starts in Intragna, the main village, at 357 m.a.s.l..
You can either take a small cable car up the first 300 metres to Costa or decide to walk.
From the Centovalli railway station, you first cross the narrow streets of Intragna until you reach a well-maintained path up the slope. The path climbs steadily but gently.
Just below Pila, the path turns left into the small gorge of the Ri du Mulitt. Here you will find an old flour mill with a large water wheel. In summer you can swim here. After crossing the Ri du Mulitt, you reach Costa via a counter-climb. (There is a mountain restaurant in Costa).
The path continues up to Selna at 884 m.a.s.l. Above Selna, the path leads into the chestnut forest of Mött Dürai until it passes beneath the settlement of Dröi, where it turns left towards Monte di Comino. There follows a rocky and slightly exposed passage with a fantastic view. In summer it can get very hot here! At the end of the trail, the first meadows of Monte di Comino appear at 1200 m.a.s.l. The sign points downhill to the cable car station and on to the Monte di Comino restaurant and mountain inn.
2-day hike
Day 2 - Monte Comino - Pizzo Ruscada - Monte Comino (or further to Valle Onsernone) - 1295Hm - 6h20
From the Alla Capanna, walk to the small church of Madonna della Segna. Then turn left into the beech wood and climb towards the two peaks of Pizzin and Pianascio. The path then descends to the Pescia Lunga saddle. Continue uphill in the forest to Corte Nuovo, then turn right around a nameless knoll and back to the ridge. Continue along the north ridge, first up to Cappellone and then to the summit of Pizzo Ruscada, where a splendid view of Monte Rosa opens up.
Return to Comino the same way, but with a different panorama.
From Comino, a cable car or a 1.5h hike takes you to Verdasio.
From the Alla Capanna, walk to the small church of Madonna della Segna. Then turn left into the beech wood and climb towards the two peaks of Pizzin and Pianascio. The path then descends to the Pescia Lunga saddle. Continue uphill in the forest to Corte Nuovo, then turn right around a nameless knoll and back to the ridge. Continue along the north ridge, first up to Cappellone and then to the summit of Pizzo Ruscada, where a splendid view of Monte Rosa opens up.
Return to Comino the same way, but with a different panorama.
From Comino, a cable car or a 1.5h hike takes you to Verdasio.
Hiking
Monte Comino offers numerous hiking opportunities. A well-developed trail network invites you on simple pleasure tours or challenging mountain hikes.
A very special experience is the "Via del Mercato", the former market path from Intragna to Camedo, where once traders travelled with their mules from Italy to Ticino.
We also recommend the beautiful routes from Centovalli to Valle Onsernone or the more challenging tour to Pizzo Ruscada (2004 m.a.s.l.). From the summit you have a view of the Valais Alps with Mont Blanc and the Ticino Alps with Lake Maggiore.
A very special experience is the "Via del Mercato", the former market path from Intragna to Camedo, where once traders travelled with their mules from Italy to Ticino.
We also recommend the beautiful routes from Centovalli to Valle Onsernone or the more challenging tour to Pizzo Ruscada (2004 m.a.s.l.). From the summit you have a view of the Valais Alps with Mont Blanc and the Ticino Alps with Lake Maggiore.
Lamatrekking Monte Comino
With there llamas the family Bäschlin accompies you on a half-day / day / multi-day trekking through the marvellous scenery of the wild Centovalli. Starting points ist the Monte Comino.
Swing the world - The swing on Monte Aula
Reachable in approx. 40 minutes from the Monte Comino mountain station.
«Swing the World» is a project born with the aim of entertaining people in a creative way, stimulating them to spend time outside the walls of their homes, having fun outdoors.
The founders of this initiative «Swing the World» Elisa Cappelletti and Fabio Balassi are two young people from Ticino with a passion for photography and videomaking. During the lockdown period they came up with the spontaneous idea to produce handcrafting swings and install them in particularly suggestive places of Ticino. And so «Swing the World» was born.
They want to make known to the world the hidden, breathtaking and Instagrammable corners of the territory. All with an eye for ecology. Most of the materials for the creation of the «Swing the World» swings are from the region and are chosen and selected to make them integrate in the best way with the surrounding environment, supporting nature.
Through social media you can follow the project to stay up to date on all new and upcoming locations. The swing creates a perfect setting for a fairytale image, share your photography with them!
Sit back, breathe in the fresh air and let your emotions carry you away.
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«Swing the World» is a project born with the aim of entertaining people in a creative way, stimulating them to spend time outside the walls of their homes, having fun outdoors.
The founders of this initiative «Swing the World» Elisa Cappelletti and Fabio Balassi are two young people from Ticino with a passion for photography and videomaking. During the lockdown period they came up with the spontaneous idea to produce handcrafting swings and install them in particularly suggestive places of Ticino. And so «Swing the World» was born.
They want to make known to the world the hidden, breathtaking and Instagrammable corners of the territory. All with an eye for ecology. Most of the materials for the creation of the «Swing the World» swings are from the region and are chosen and selected to make them integrate in the best way with the surrounding environment, supporting nature.
Through social media you can follow the project to stay up to date on all new and upcoming locations. The swing creates a perfect setting for a fairytale image, share your photography with them!
Sit back, breathe in the fresh air and let your emotions carry you away.
©ticino.ch
Guided tour "Discover Intragna"
Immerse yourselves in the fascinating historical village center of Intragna, at the entrance of Centovalli! Through an interesting cultural guided tour, you will discover its various aspects between past, present and future: from history to tradition, from culture to architecture, through politics, geology and a brief introduction to the Locarnese National Park Project. In particular, starting from the gracious piazza, you will visit the San Gottardo Church, which hosts an organ from the XIX Century, and the Museum of Centovalli and Pedemonte, which illustrates themes such as emigration and stories about chimneysweeps from Centovalli. Moreover, you will go up Ticino’s highest clock tower, at 65m. Finally, you will be able to visit the small Bottega Cento Rustici, where you will discover a variety of typical regional products: polenta flour, wine, distilled beverages and more.
Period: April - October
Duration: approx. 1 1/2 h
When: every Wednesday morning from 10.30 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Price: adults CHF 15.- per person,
children CHF 7.- per person
Maximum number of participants: 30
Information: Infopoint Centovalli and Pedemonte, Piazza Municipio, 6655 Intragna
phone 091 780 75 00 / e-mail: centovalli.info@bluewin.ch
Reservation: booking compulsory no later than 12:30 on Tuesday prior to activity
Meeting place: in front of Infopoint Centovalli in Intragna
The cultural guided tour, which takes place in all weather conditions, usually in German, but the guide also speaks Italian, French and English.
Period: April - October
Duration: approx. 1 1/2 h
When: every Wednesday morning from 10.30 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Price: adults CHF 15.- per person,
children CHF 7.- per person
Maximum number of participants: 30
Information: Infopoint Centovalli and Pedemonte, Piazza Municipio, 6655 Intragna
phone 091 780 75 00 / e-mail: centovalli.info@bluewin.ch
Reservation: booking compulsory no later than 12:30 on Tuesday prior to activity
Meeting place: in front of Infopoint Centovalli in Intragna
The cultural guided tour, which takes place in all weather conditions, usually in German, but the guide also speaks Italian, French and English.
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