Colletto Sarasin

This great tour offers an excellent view over the wild upper Valle Maira with a long trail descent to Prazzo.

Description

From Prazzo, take the main road to Acceglio and turn right at Villaro to continue gaining altitude on a mountain road. After the bridge over the Traversiera stream, the route turns into a gravel road, which you follow to the upper Grange Alp. The road ends here and the last 150 meters of altitude have to be covered by pushing on a trail. The culmination point is reached at Colletto Sarasin, where a detour over to Punta Culour is recommended, with a direct view down to the valley floor of the Valle Maira.

The descent begins crisply in the S3 range, but then soon becomes smoother. You head down to Ussolo via numerous shortcuts to the mountain road and finally return to the starting point via a Mulattiera trail.

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Details of the tour

20 km

1000 m

1047 above sea level

2046 above sea level

1 day

Prazzo

3020

well suited

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Shuttles

Bike shuttle Freeride Valle Maira

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User comments (1)

Tour is as described (26.8.2025). Shortly after the Colletto, the trail is currently impaired by cow tracks/water (2 short carrying passages). After that, flowing and rough/rocky and winding passages alternate.

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Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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