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La Cimetta – Cardada Hut loop from Orselina Funicolare

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Switzerland

Ticino

Orselina

La Cimetta – Cardada Hut loop from Orselina Funicolare

Hard

4.5

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La Cimetta – Cardada Hut loop from Orselina Funicolare

07:08

16.6km

1,290m

Hiking

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

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.50 km

Capanna Cardada Terrace – View of Lake Maggiore

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice vantage point and rest stop

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6.83 km

Alpe Cardada Mountain Lodge and Viewpoint

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Alpe Carcada is a very famous place near the Stallone. A mountain pasture full of services thanks to the restaurant, view and surroundings that take away any fatigue. Consider that it is very popular in high season.

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7.73 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Cardada

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Wonderful view of Lake Maggiore and the surrounding mountains. The lowest (Ascona) and the highest (Dufourspitze) point in Switzerland are visible from here. A short walk from Cardada takes you to the chairlift to the Cimetta.

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8.20 km

La Cimetta

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Fabulous view of the Locarno region from the summit of La Cimetta. You can famously spot both Switzerland's highest and lowest points from here: Lake Maggiore, and the Dufour peak in the Monte Rosa mountain range.

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8.33 km

Cardada Hut

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Just below the summit of Monte Cimetta you will find the cable car station and a restaurant. Very beautiful and scenic place and surroundings. I recommend a climb to Cimetta, also consider the possibility of various excursions starting from here. Check the availability of sports at the restaurant, in the summer months it can be very busy.

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8.74 km

View of Lake Maggiore from La Cimetta

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From up here you have the brilliant view of the Lago

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16.0 km

Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

The Sacred Mount of the Madonna del Sasso
A cultural heritage of inestimable value
More info at:
madonnadelsasso.org/madonnadelsasso/home.html;jsessionid=71D7BD5CC7AFF464BE0E023A73F422EF

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16.2 km

Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso

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Madonna del Sasso - the most famous pilgrimage church in Italian-speaking Switzerland was built around 1485 on the occasion of the Franciscan brother Frá Bartolomeo. He had an apparition of Our Lady at this place high above Lake Maggiore and wanted to build a place of worship at the same place. In addition, further chapels and a Church of the Annunciation were built further below. From this Church of the Annunciation a Way of the Cross leads up the Via Crucis with 2 Way of the Cross chapels to the Madonna del Sasso.

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16.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.55 km

3.61 km

1.35 km

1.09 km

919 m

125 m

Surfaces

8.12 km

4.20 km

1.90 km

1.41 km

946 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,630 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

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La Cimetta – Cardada Hut loop from Orselina Funicolare

Capanna Cardada Terrace – View of Lake Maggiore

Alpe Cardada Mountain Lodge and Viewpoint

View of Lake Maggiore from Cardada

La Cimetta

Cardada Hut

View of Lake Maggiore from La Cimetta

Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary

Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso

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