Hikes near Macugnaga

Macugnaga (1317 m) sits in Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy. MR. ALPS lists 16 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 152 km of marked route in total. They run from 2.2 km to 24.5 km, the longest being Tour Monte Rosa tappa 6. 15 of them record their elevation gain, between 90 m and 2875 m.

• Vie Storiche Monte Moro Saas Almagell

  14 km · +101 m · ≈ 2 h 58

  The trail departs from the massive Mattmark dam and climbs to the Monte Moro Pass on Roman-era stone slabs, following a route that has served as a mountain crossing for millennia.

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• B98 - Fornarelli, bivio B00 - Colle del Turlo

  12 km · +1550 m · ≈ 4 h 59

  From Fornarelli, bivio B00 to Colle del Turlo

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• Tour Monte Rosa tappa 5

  21.6 km · +90 m · ≈ 4 h 28

  The route climbs steadily through alpine terrain toward the Colle del Turlo, following historic stone-paved mule tracks built by alpine troops, crossing scree fields and pastures with views of Monte Rosa's east face before descending into the Valle Anzasca.

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• B46 - Alpe Bleza - Alpe Rosareccio

  4.4 km · +498 m · ≈ 1 h 43

  From Alpe Bletza to Alpe Rosareccio

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• B36 - Sentiero Spagnolli

  3.8 km · +665 m · ≈ 1 h 52

  From Staffa bivio B00 to Bivio B99 presso Alpe Sonobierg

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• B99 - Chiesa Vecchia, bivio B00 - Passo di Monte Moro

  13.7 km · +2875 m · ≈ 7 h 32

  From Chiesa Vecchia, bivio B00 to Passo di Monte Moro

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• Sentiero Barlocco-Iacchini

  3.1 km · +690 m · ≈ 1 h 46

  From Bivio B38 presso Alpe Barbaruboden to Monte Croce (o Faderhorn)

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• B34 - Borca - Alpe cicerwald

  3 km · +515 m · ≈ 1 h 28

  From Borca to Alpe Cicerwald

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• B39 - Crocette - Colletto del Pizzo Nero

  3.9 km · +1261 m · ≈ 2 h 53

  From Crocette to Colletto del Pizzo Nero

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• B33 - Parte verso Macugnaga del Sentiero Genoni

  4.3 km · +1209 m · ≈ 2 h 53

  Route reserved for expert hikers with often uneven and disused tracks. Final section with small climbing sections made easier by the presence of well-maintained safety ropes.

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• B29 - Pestarena - Alpe Moriana

  3 km · +802 m · ≈ 1 h 56

  From Pestarena to Alpe Moriana

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• B28 - Mondelli - Passo Mondelli

  6.6 km · +1627 m · ≈ 4 h 02

  From Mondelli to Passo Mondelli

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• B00 - Stra Granda tappa 2

  19.8 km · +1106 m · ≈ 5 h 48

  This stage of the Strà Granda threads through villages where gold from local mines was processed for centuries — San Carlo, Vanzone, Battiggio — passing towers like those of Case Fornari and Battiggio that once served as control points for precious metals. At Ceppo, the route crosses the hollow of Morghen where ore from the Lavanchetto and Quarazza mines was worked, before breaking through into Macugnaga's Walser territory.

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• Tour Monte Rosa tappa 6

  24.5 km · +1146 m · ≈ 6 h 49

  around the Monte Rosa group

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• B98a - Alpe Schena - Colle della Bottiggia

  2.2 km · +0 m · ≈ 26 min

  A little-used path with barely visible trail, but the presence of numerous painted signs helps. The final section is very steep, first through a jumble of enormous boulders and then over dirt and gravel.

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• C00 - Strada Antronesca tappa 3

  12.5 km · +1187 m · ≈ 4 h 29

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