Hikes near Val Formazza
Val Formazza (1279 m) sits in Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy. MR. ALPS lists 31 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 197 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.2 km to 25.1 km, the longest being Via Alpina Blue D1. 31 of them record their elevation gain, between 55 m and 1867 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 31
- Total marked distance
- 197 km
- Shortest route
- 3.2 km
- Longest route
- 25.1 km
- Elevation gain
- 55–1867 m (on 31 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 10 trails
- Route maps available
- on 31 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Via Alpina Blue D1
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14-Sentiero dei passi alpini
From Capanna Corno-Gries to Rifugio Margaroli
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15-Chemin des cols alpins
From Rifugio Margaroli to Binn
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G29 - San Michele - Alpe Matli
From San Michele bivio G00 to Alpe Matli
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G16 - Valdo - Bta di Cazoli
From Valdo to Bocchetta di Cazoli
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G00d - Ponte - Sotto Frua
Variant for paths to the Via del Gries G00 which mainly uses the road. Much used by MTB (signs) pay attention.
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G18 - Canza - Bta di Tamia
Up to Alpe Tamia suitable for mountain hikers, after Alpe Tamia for the difficulty of finding the route due to the lack of track and trail signs and for the exposure on the final bare rock, it is reserved for experts
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G35 - Cascata del Toce - Lago Vannino
From Cascata del Toce to Bivio G99 presso Lago Vannino
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G00 - Via del Gries da Ponte a Riale (terza sezione)
Path in an alpine environment of Walser culture. Spectacular view of the Toce waterfall (which opens at times)
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10 - Rifugio Maria Luisa - Piano delle Creste
From Rifugio Maria Luisa to Capanna Piano delle Creste
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G22 - Lago Castel - Bta di Tamia
Up to Lake Nero, suitable for mountain hikers, after Lake Nero the exposure and steepness of the trail reserve it for experts. There are long stretches of stone. However, the very frequent blue trail signs make it easier to find the trail (2024)
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G99 - Canza - Scatta Minoia
From Canza to Scatta Minoia
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11 Capanna Piano delle Creste - Capanna Grossalp
For long stretches, the trail between Piano delle Creste and Capanna Grossalp is little more than an imaginary line — marked by blue-and-white signs through rocky terrain and vast boulder fields where it is virtually impossible to leave footprints. You move through what feels like a forgotten landscape, remarkable for its variety of shades, shapes, and surfaces.
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G98 - Fondovalle - Guriner Furggu
From Fondovalle to Guriner Furggu (Passo di Bosco)
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G98a - Bivio G98 - Hendar Furggu
From Bivio G98 to Hendar Furggu
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G33 - Passo Busin - Monte Giove
The route climbs from the Lago del Vannino through the Passo del Busin, descending to the Lago del Busin before tackling Monte Giove's summit via cairns and red-and-white waymarks across loose scree and unstable terrain. A bivacco sits near the lower lake, and the final push to the 3009 m peak demands careful footing on crumbling, landslide-prone slopes.
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G31 - Lago Vannino - Bocchetta della Valle
You go along the Vannino Lake then up to the beautiful prairies at the Busin Pass, a short hillside, danger of stones, with a wonderful view of Monte Giove and Lower Busin Lake, along the upper Busin Lake and with a short ascent the B.ta della Valle
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Walserweg Gottardo: Ponte (I) - Bosco Gurin
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Walserweg Gottardo: Rif. Margaroli CAI (I) - Ponte (I)
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Walserweg Gottardo: Rif. Zum Gora - Rif. Margaroli CAI (I)
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Cap. Corno-Gries - Rif. Margaroli CAI (I)
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Walserweg Gottardo: Bignasco fermata FART - Cap. Basodino
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ViaSbrinz: Obergesteln - Ponte (I)
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Sentiero Cristallina: Bignasco fermata FART - S. Carlo
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Sentiero Cristallina: S. Carlo - Cap. Cristallina
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Walserweg Gottardo: Crampiolo (I) - Rif. Zum Gora
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Vier-Quellen-Weg: Cap. Piansecco - Obergesteln Bahnhof
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09S - Robiei - Rifugio Maria Luisa
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G00 - Via del Gries da Riale a Passo del Gries (quarta sezione)
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12 - Capanna Grossalp - Cimalmotto
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08N - Capanna Cristallina - Rifugio Maria Luisa
From Capanna Cristallina to Rifugio Maria Luisa
More hiking near Val Formazza
Other walking bases within 40 km of Val Formazza, each with its own trail list:
- Bosco Gurin – Grossalp, Ticino — 23 trails, 7.3 km away
- All'Acqua, Ronco, Bedretto, Ticino — 32 trails, 13.5 km away
- Baceno, Piedmont (Piemonte) — 21 trails, 14.7 km away
- Bedretto, Ticino — 8 trails, 16 km away
- Reckingen-Gluringen, Valais (Wallis) — 25 trails, 17.5 km away
- Münster-Geschinen, Valais (Wallis) — 27 trails, 17.8 km away