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AMO Nature Trail – Cadorna Line loop from Saltrio

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AMO Nature Trail – Cadorna Line loop from Saltrio

Moderate

4.7

(90)

301

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AMO Nature Trail – Cadorna Line loop from Saltrio

03:30

9.92km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

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1.91 km

Big Bench

Highlight • Monument

In Saltrio, in May 2022, the first Big Bench in the province of Varese was inaugurated by the group of Friends of Monte Orsa, with the patronage of the municipal administration.

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2.01 km

Cava La Brusata and Cà dal Cavadur

Highlight • Structure

Cava La Brusata🕳️in Memory so as not to Forget..for those who worked⛏️..history for those who were part of it in those years in this small corner of the world🌍..now transformed …

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3.46 km

Monte Croce Summit Cross

Highlight • Summit

The first line of trenches Cadorna Line of Monte Orsa begins on Monte Croce.
Wide panorama over the plain. Reachable from the "la Brusada" quarry recently recovered and enhanced by volunteers

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3.92 km

I WorldWar-Cadorna's fortifications line

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Just below the summit of Monte Orsa there is a gallery about a hundred meters long complete with 6 cannon emplacements. In January 2014 a cannon was positioned, overhauled and working in the movements, original from 1915.

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4.98 km

Monte Orsa — summit and view of Lake Lugano

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Fantastically beautiful view of Lake Lugano, Switzerland and Italy.

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5.69 km

Cadorna Line

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Military fortifications belonging to the famous Cadorna Line.

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6.01 km

Swiss border🇨🇭

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Sign indicating the Swiss border 🇨🇭 from Monte Pravello 1015m⛰️

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9.92 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.89 km

2.76 km

1.76 km

1.46 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.17 km

3.11 km

2.91 km

361 m

216 m

134 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

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Comments

May 9, 2024,Monte Orsa, Monte Pravello- Giro ad anello da Saltrio

The walkways, trenches, tunnels and artillery firing positions that wind from Mount Orsa to Mount Pravello are something unique and definitely worth visiting. Other notable points are the old Cava Brusada, where the ancient shelter of the quarrymen has been transformed into a library in the woods, and the park celebrating the discovery of Saltriosaurus fossils, a dinosaur found only …

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March 12, 2026,Orsa•Pravello•Poncione d'Arzo•Cava La Brusata

Here I am again, retracing the AMO (Friends of Monte Orsa) trails of Silence and Nature that so thrilled me the first time. Trails and a former military road allow me to relive the legacy left by those who, for centuries, worked in the "La Brusata" quarry for the Saltrio stone, also used to build historic buildings and churches. Here, …

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November 12, 2023,Sentiero 1000 scalini. (Monte Pravello Saltrio)

Departure and arrival from the Saltrio cemetery car park. From here you take a left along the road that leads to the aggregate quarry: This beautiful excursion walks along the border between Italy and Switzerland. To get to the top
it is necessary to climb 1000 steps towards the sky which lead to the beautiful view of Monte Pravello (1015m). …

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AMO Nature Trail – Cadorna Line loop from Saltrio

Big Bench

AMO Nature Trail

Cava La Brusata and Cà dal Cavadur

Monte Croce Summit Cross

I WorldWar-Cadorna's fortifications line

Monte Orsa — summit and view of Lake Lugano

Cadorna Line

Swiss border🇨🇭

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