Riale di Sotto – View of Lago Morasco loop from Canza / Früttwald

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Riale di Sotto – View of Lago Morasco loop from Canza / Früttwald

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Riale di Sotto – View of Lago Morasco loop from Canza / Früttwald

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15.4km

530m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.58 km for 74 m

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Parking

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1.63 km

Riale di Sotto

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Riale di Sotto is a fraction of Formazza. It is located a short distance from the dam and the Morasco Lake. It is crossed by the Toce, which originates in this area and flows into Lake Maggiore.

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4.14 km

Old military road towards Passo San Giacomo

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Excellent road for gravel bikes that connects the Val Formazza via Passo San Giacomo with the Bedretto Valley.

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5.13 km

View of Lago Morasco

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Landscape🌈on Lake Morasco🏞️

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5.91 km

Trail from Riale to Lago Toggia

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Well-trodden dirt road that leads from Riale to Lake Toggia. About 500m of altitude difference in 7km

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6.79 km

Romanesque bridge near Rifugio Maria Luisa

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Beautiful, historic stone bridge in the immediate vicinity of Rifugio Maria Luisa

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7.43 km

Lake Toggia

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Lake Toggia (or Lake Toggia) is located in Val Formazza (VB) upstream of Riale, the northernmost hamlet of Piedmont. Its dam, built in the years 1929-32 on the Roni Torrent, …

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7.86 km

Maria Luisa Hut

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Friendly Alpine Club hut at the Toggia Reservoir above the upper Val Formazza.
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13.4 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 …

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