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Cammino del Lago Maggiore: From Cannobio to Ascona

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Switzerland

Ticino

Brissago

Cammino del Lago Maggiore: From Cannobio to Ascona

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Cammino del Lago Maggiore: From Cannobio to Ascona

05:24

16.3km

720m

Hiking

Embark on a challenging hike along the Cammino del Lago Maggiore, tracing a path from Cannobio to Ascona. This difficult route spans 10.1 miles (16.3 km) and involves a significant elevation gain of 2348 feet (716 metres), typically taking around 5 hours and 23 minutes to complete. You will traverse…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

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10.4 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Sant'Agata

Highlight • Viewpoint

13.6 km

Entrance to the Village of Formine

Highlight • Settlement

The village of Formine is located about 300 m above Lake Maggiore in the municipality of San Bartolomeo near Cannobio, close to the Swiss border and can only be reached via hiking trails.

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13.8 km

Descent to San Bartolomeo

Highlight • Trail

14.1 km

Ancient Roman Relics

Highlight • Historical Site

14.2 km

Oratory of the Immaculate

Highlight • Religious Site

14.4 km

San Bartolomeo Church and Lake View

Highlight • Religious Site

15.1 km

View of Lake Lugano

Highlight • Viewpoint

15.5 km

Customs

Highlight • Structure

16.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.14 km

2.92 km

1.89 km

956 m

740 m

604 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.65 km

3.55 km

3.12 km

656 m

593 m

434 m

212 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Saturday 18 July

32°C

21°C

18 %

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Comments

July 30, 2025,Cannobio - Campeglio - San Bartolomeo - Formine - Ronco

This hike leads to mountain villages where residents sometimes have different lifestyles. A freight elevator carries groceries up to 40 minutes to the house. We encountered the electricity and sewage "cables" every now and then.
We had chance encounters and struck up pleasant conversations.
Wandering through the narrow, stony alleys was very impressive.
Ronco seems to be a village where …

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July 7, 2022,🇮🇹 La Marenca 3 / Runde von Cannobio über Formine und Ronco

Beautiful hike starting in Cannobio. After a decent climb to Campeglio, there are great forest passages with countless streams and small waterfalls. Via the towns of Socragno and Cinzago you come to an old Romanesque church called "San Bartholomeo in Montibus". A little further down you come to Formine, the turning point of this circuit. On the way back you …

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Cammino del Lago Maggiore: From Cannobio to Ascona

View of Lake Maggiore from Sant'Agata

Entrance to the Village of Formine

Descent to San Bartolomeo

Ancient Roman Relics

Oratory of the Immaculate

San Bartolomeo Church and Lake View

View of Lake Lugano

Customs

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