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Monte Legnone

Monte Legnone

Monte Legnone is the highest mountain peak (2609 m above sea level) on Lake Como. During the First World War, a road was built almost to the summit - today's starting point for one of the toughest mountain bike climbs in the Alps. Even with an e-bike, it takes two full battery charges to get there.

Description

The starting point of the route to Monte Legnone is Colico on Lake Como. The first section of the route rides along the lakeside road to Dervio, where you turn left in the village center and spend the next few hours gaining altitude. The mountain road rides past the village of Vestreno, you pass Tremenico and a little later a gravel road branches off to the left up to Alpe Campo. This rough road leads up the forest curve by curve, you pass the alp and reach the Rifugio Griera a little later. You've climbed 1500 meters up to this point, but it's from here onwards that the going gets tough. The path gets narrower and narrower, but it is not steep and mostly rideable. But it doesn't want to end. 23 serpentine bends later, the first saddle is reached, where the route continues through the southern flank of Monte Legnone to the Forcella di Legnone. This is the highest point of the bike route. It is advisable to leave the bike here and take a detour up to the summit on foot. Incidentally, you are well advised to have some reserves of strength up here, as the descent requires a lot of concentration. Curve after curve, the rough path heads down into the valley, rideable but always challenging. In this style, you finally reach Alpe Legnone with the Rifugio, and just behind it the trail continues down to Piazza Calde. Now you can finally take it a little easier, a mix of gravel road, single trail and Roman path leads past the reservoir at Piazzo Minghino down to Delebio. You now roll back to Colico on side roads.

Tips:

  • The tour is easy to do with an e-mountain bike, but you must have a second battery with you.
  • The route can also be planned as a two-day tour with an overnight stay at Rifugio Griera.
  • If you have the option of a bike shuttle, you can take the road up to the junction of the gravel road to Alpe Campo, saving you over 700 meters of ascent.

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60 km

2545 m

2545 m

201 above sea level

2408 above sea level

1 day

Colico Piano

Colico Piano

1809

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Rifugio Griera

Capanna Sociale Baitone di Legnone

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About the author: Thomas Giger

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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