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Lake Lugano – Morcote Village loop from Carugo-Giussano

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Road cycling routes
Italy
Lombardy
Como
Carugo

Lake Lugano – Morcote Village loop from Carugo-Giussano

Hard

4.3

(22)

519

riders

Lake Lugano – Morcote Village loop from Carugo-Giussano

05:32

124km

1,220m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea

Parco Regionale Spina Verde

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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20.8 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

2

37.0 km

Bronze sculpture of a cyclist and child, Riva San Vitale

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Riva San Vitale is a wonderful village overlooking Lake Lugano, this is precisely the point where the lake "begins".

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44.8 km

View of Morcote

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The road is not excessively busy and you can enjoy a beautiful view

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47.4 km

Porto Ceresio is one of the jewels of Lake Lugano, despite being located in Italy.
It is one of the main towns encountered along the famous Ceresio tour.

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49.8 km

Lake Lugano

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Lake Lugano is the great protagonist of this magnificent road that connects Porto Ceresio with Lavena Ponte Tresa.

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73.3 km

Morcote Village

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Morcote - voted in 2016 - most beautiful village of Switzerland. Simply charming.

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79.1 km

Fisherman's Statue on Lake Lugano

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Beautiful panorama along the lake to be enjoyed by bike

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79.4 km

Wonderful village overlooking Lake Lugano, from here crossing the bridge you reach Melide, on the other side of the lake.

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85.3 km

Lake Lugano

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Lake Lugano, also known as Ceresio, is acclaimed as one of the most beautiful of the pre-Alpine lakes.
Its waters mainly extend into Swiss territory, in the Canton of Ticino, …

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124 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.3 km

35.5 km

13.7 km

3.16 km

325 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

118 km

5.85 km

224 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Saturday 11 July

34°C

19°C

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Comments

September 14, 2024,Lago di Lugano mooolto ventoso 🌬️
Really very windy day, at times it was really hard to go even on the plain.
Alternative tour on Lake Lugano, with short stops in Morcote, Ponte Tresa and finally Riva San Vitale, the beauty of cycling in Ticino is that where possible there are cycle paths or lanes reserved for cyclists even along the Cantonale and, on average, a …

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