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Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Formazza

Northern end of Lago Morasco – Morasco Lake loop from Canza / Früttwald

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Italy
Piedmont
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Formazza

Northern end of Lago Morasco – Morasco Lake loop from Canza / Früttwald

Moderate

5.0

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Northern end of Lago Morasco – Morasco Lake loop from Canza / Früttwald

00:56

11.7km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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1.55 km

Albergo Ristorante Aalts Dorf

Highlight • Restaurant

In the summer I recommend stopping for an ice cream in the small shop on the ground floor, very good!

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2.04 km

Riale (Z'Chärbäch) Village

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Riale is an Italian hamlet located in the far north of the Piedmont region. The hamlet is part of the Piedmontese municipality of Formazza, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Riale is the northernmost hamlet of Piedmont and is located at 1718 m above sea level in the Central Alps.

Source: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riale_(Formazza)

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3.97 km

Morasco Lake

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The Morasco Lake is a fantastic Alpine lake that is located shortly after the Toce Waterfall

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4.95 km

Here comes the Sbrinzroute over

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5.86 km

West Side Trail at Lago di Morasco

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Lake Morasco is an artificial basin that closes the Riale plain in Alta Val Formazza. Built in the Thirties, with its waters it submerged the Walser village which then gave its name to the lake.

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11.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.68 km

1.96 km

791 m

164 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.51 km

3.53 km

621 m

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Friday 28 August

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August 22, 2023,Micro Tour Gravel a Riale | Alta Val Formazza
✏️ Riale, the "pearl" of the Alta Val Formazza and land of Walser.
The Gravel micro tour circumnavigates Lake Morasco, the artificial basin built in the 1930s which with its waters submerged the Walser village of Morasco forever.
The route also makes a brief stop at the departure station of the Enel cable car which takes the workers up to …

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