San Amate

The San Amate chapel lies high above Lake Como near Rezzonico and is the starting point of the long singletrail descent through the eastern flanks of Monte Grona.

Description

From the shores of Lake Como at San Siro (Santa Maria), climb up to Marena on a small road and follow it until it turns into a gravel track at a parking lot at an altitude of 1150 meters above sea level above Monti di Gallo. This track rides up to Alp Rescascia and finally to the San Amate chapel. It is very steep and rough in places - which could force one or two mountain bikers to push. Finally, the chapel on the ridge is reached and with it the downhill trail back to Lake Como. It winds its way down to Breglia with many hairpin bends. Now you switch to mule tracks. The first leads over to Carcente, from where you take the next mule track to Pezzo. It is now just a few meters to the starting point of San Siro.

Tip: The tour is particularly beautiful with good visibility - the glaciated Valais peaks such as Monte Rosa, Alphubel, Dom, Nadelhorn or Weissmies then seem close enough to touch.

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Details of the tour

22 km

1495 m

200 above sea level

1651 above sea level

1 day

San Siro

1645

well suited

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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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