Excursions – ViaGottardo
Stage 18: Lugano – Morcote
From Paradiso, the demanding but rewarding route climbs to San Salvatore, the best-known vantage point on the Luganersee lake.
Passing typical Ticino villages, picturesque landscapes and hospitable grotti, the hike leads slowly down to Morcote.
Length
12 km
Height difference
Salita/Aufstieg/Ascension/Ascent: 800 m
Discesa/Abstieg/Descente/Descent: 860 m
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Requirements
easy
Time
Lugano – Morcote: 4 h 45'
Morcote – Lugano: 4 h 50'
Conditions
difficult
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Notes
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How to arrive
Arrival / return travel Lugano
Show stop and route on mapArrival / return travel Morcote, Piazza Grande
Show stop and route on mapTransit Lugano
Rail, bus, boat recommendation
Paradiso, Stazione FFS–Lugano, Stazione
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Lugano, Stazione–Paradiso, Stazione FFSReason: The route section between Lugano Bahnhof and Lugano-Paradiso is not signalised.
Ascent Monte S. Salvatore
Rail, bus, boat recommendation
Lugano-Paradiso MS–Monte San Salvatore
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Monte San Salvatore–Lugano-Paradiso MSReason: metres in height saved approx. 600m.
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Signalization
Related activities
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Excursions
ViaGottardo
What would the Gotthard be without its access routes? The ViaGottardo reaches the central Alpine pass from Chiasso in the south, from Schaffhausen in the northeast and from Basel in the northwest of Switzerland. There are many traces of these transport links to discover along the way.
Switzerland: 20 stages / Ticino: 6 stages / Bellinzona – Lugano – Chiasso: 5 stages
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Excursions
Stage 16: Bellinzona – Tesserete
An undulating route between the Isonetal valley and Gola di Lago before the Capriasca region.
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Excursions
Stage 17: Tesserete – Lugano
Through the forests to the south of Tesserete, in the centre of which is the medieval Torre di Redde, you reach Oratorium San Bernardo with wonderful views of the Ceresio. The route leads between old walls and modern buildings down to Lugano.
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Excursions
Stage 19: Morcote – Mendrisio
A short climb leads to the UNESCO World Heritage of Monte San Giorgio, the fossil mountain with its 300 million years of history.
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Excursions
Stage 20: Mendrisio – Chiasso
A section that leads through the wonderful vineyard landscape around Mendrisio into contemporary Chiasso on the border of Italy.
