Theme Trails - Monte Lema - Alpe Agario – Alpe di Coransù – Alpe Firinescio – Fescoggia
Sulla via degli Alpeggi: Monte Lema - Alpe Agario – Alpe di Coransù – Alpe Firinescio – Fescoggia
Alpe appartenant au Patriziato de Fescoggia, située dans un lieu enchanteur immergé dans la nature sauvage du Val Firinescio.
The trail take us from the summit of Monte Lema on the floor through the mountain pastures in a suggestive rural naturalistic landscape, rich in history and emotions between scents of rhododendrons and majestic beech woods, historical chestnut woods and old buildings as evidence of past labors.
You will be able to meet herds of cows, cows Scottish, herds of goats and horses grazing on colorful slopes, partly colonized in an almost intrusive way from the green alder in the upper part of the territory and from the broom and fern to the floor.
ALPE FIRINESCIO
Alpe owned by the Patriziato of Fescoggia, situated in an enchanting place immersed in the wild nature of Val Firinescio.
On reservation:
• Possibility to have lunch (for groups of at least 10 people)
ALPE DI CORANSU
Historical valley valley, owned by the Patriciate of Vezio, loaded with a hundred black goats from Verzasca. Between May and June the rose of the Alps and the broom color the slope.
ALPE AGARIO
The Alpe Agario is characterized by vast meadows grazed by Scottish goats and cows and by the presence of the mountain pheasant. Gradiccioli Amphitheater, also offers a possibility of refreshment.
• Small refreshment point with self-service drinks.
Length
12.3 km
Height difference
Salita/Aufstieg/Ascension/Ascent: 349 m
Discesa/Abstieg/Descente/Descent: 1078 m
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Requirements
medium
Time
Monte Lema - Alpe Agario – Alpe di Coransù – Alpe Firinescio – Fescoggia: 3 h 30'
Conditions
difficult
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Contact notes
FUNIVIA MONTE LEMA
6986 Miglieglia
Tel. +41 (0)91 609 11 68
info@montelema.ch
www.montelema.ch -
Notes
Possibility of guided tours by reservation:
- In the area of Alpe Agario Casermetta (Passo d'Agario) there is the possibility of a small refreshment with self-service drinks
- The route nr. 5 can be extended via Arosio with a journey time of approx. 4 h and 30 min.
- For some mountain pastures there is the possibility of lunch, by reservation, for groups of at least 10 people
OPENING: 01.04.2019
CLOSING: 03.11.2019Timetable spring: 08.45 -17: 15 from April to June
Summer time: 08:15 to 17: 45 July and August
Winter hours: 08: 45-17: 15 September until closingUsually the runs are every 30 minutes.
In case of bad weather: runs every hour.
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