Through a limestone landscape with unusual vegetation and on to Capanna Pairolo.
18 km
Capanna Monte Bar – Capanna Pairolo: 1300 m
Capanna Pairolo – Capanna Monte Bar: 1550 m
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Capanna Monte Bar – Capanna Pairolo: 7 h 40'
Capanna Pairolo – Capanna Monte Bar: 7 h 55'
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Sentiero Lago di Lugano
Stage 1: Lugano (Magliaso) – Miglieglia
Stage 2: Miglieglia – Capanna Tamaro
Stage 3: Capanna Tamaro – Medeglia
Stage 4: Medeglia – Capanna Monte Bar
Stage 6: Capanna Pairolo – Lugano (Monte Brè)
Stage 7: Lugano (Paradiso) – Morcote
Stage 8: Morcote – Riva San Vitale (Capolago)
Stage 9: Riva San Vitale (Monte Generoso) – Mendrisio
Those who have hiked these stages know the Sottoceneri through and through: from the pre-Alpine mountains to the Mediterranean shores, from mountain huts to grottos surrounded by vineyards, the Sottoceneri presents itself in all its diversity.
9 stages
An ideal stage to get into the hike: moderate climb, cool woodlands, an old mill converted to a grotto.
Spectacular hike along the mountain ridge between Monte Lema and Monte Tamaro with impressive panoramic views over northern Italy, Ticino and the Alps.
Nowhere else will you get such direct views into south and north Ticino.
The next two stages in Val Colla can be easily seen from here.
The tour leads past the Denti della Vecchia rock formations over the Monte Boglia, through beech forests and high plateaux to Monte Bré, a vantage platform high above Lugano.
The hike from Monte San Salvatore to Vico Morcote is a classic for the whole family.
The Monte San Giorgio, also known as the «Fossil Mountain», is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, tackled after a short boat trip.
The Monte Generoso is more than a mere mountain railway destination. The descent to the Valle di Muggio has surprises in store - such as the Nevère (old refrigerator buildings) or the impressive gorge down in Mendrisiotto.