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Somma Lombardo

Tornavento Viewpoint – Panperduto Dam loop from Somma Lombardo

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Italy
Lombardy
Varese
Somma Lombardo

Tornavento Viewpoint – Panperduto Dam loop from Somma Lombardo

Hard

58

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Tornavento Viewpoint – Panperduto Dam loop from Somma Lombardo

02:50

27.1km

170m

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Hard run. Very 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: August 2, 2026

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Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino

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1.09 km

Panperduto - Bacino di calma

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2

1.55 km

Panperduto Dam — Start of the Villoresi Canal

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The Villoresi canal: It originates here from the Panperduto dam in the Maddalena area (Somma Lombardo), a hamlet of Somma Lombardo, and flows into the Adda river or, alternatively, into the Martesana canal near Cassano d'Adda at the end of a long route 86 km which qualifies it as the second longest artificial waterway in Italy, after the Emiliano Romagnolo canal and in front of the Cavour canal.
The canal, which runs horizontally from west to east, in the upper plain of Milan, was completed in 1890.

The Industrial Canal: also known as the Vizzola canal, is an artificial watercourse that derives its waters from the Ticino river, through the Panperduto dam near Somma Lombardo, where the waters of the Villoresi canal are also derived[1]. The canal was inaugurated in 1900, with the name of "Vittorio Emanuele III industrial canal", its construction was due to the production of hydroelectric energy. In fact, the industrial canal drives the turbines of three hydroelectric power plants: the Vizzola power plant, the Tornavento power plant and the Castelli di Turbigo power plant. Just beyond this facility the canal branches into 3 channels: on the left most of the water (64 m³/s in summer, 35 m³/s in winter) flows into the Naviglio Grande, which receives its effective flow here; [2] in the centre, however, the Turbighetto discharger originates, having a flow rate of approximately 50 m³/s. This flows into the Ticino, after having activated the turbines of a fourth hydroelectric power plant: the Turbigo Inferiore power plant. The regression channel originates on the right. This third branch flows into the Ticino in the Casa delle Barche area. Through a gravel dam on the Ticino its waters are conveyed into the Langosco canal, activating the Varzi hydroelectric power plant.

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2.36 km

Graffiti Bridge Ladder

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2.42 km

Embankment between the Villoresi Canal and the Industrial Canal over which it is possible to pass. Very special to pass between the bridges and canals!

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6.31 km

from here you can see the whole dam

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11.6 km

The panorama of the valley is noteworthy, where today the Ticino river delimits the border between Lombardy and Piedmont. Once upon a time, the transport of goods and people did not only take place towards Milan but also from one bank to the other thanks to the use of "shipping ports".
In the background the Monte Rosa massif and Monviso at sunset.

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14.4 km

Tornavento Viewpoint

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The beautiful view from the Piazzetta di Tornavento with the church⛪

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19.9 km

Vizzola Industrial Canal

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The Industrial Canal or Canale Vizzola is an artificial watercourse that originates from the Ticino river through the Panperduto dam, near Somma Lombardo. The industrial canal today drives the turbines of three hydroelectric power plants: the Vizzola power plant, the Tornavento power plant and the Castelli di Turbigo power plant.

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26.4 km

Panperduto Dam

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A very pleasant cycle path in (almost) total safety that guides you to enjoy a wonderful landscape-architectural work.

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27.1 km

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16.2 km

6.99 km

2.15 km

1.65 km

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< 100 m

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14.0 km

7.96 km

1.89 km

1.57 km

1.06 km

678 m

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Tuesday 25 August

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