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WARNING: trekking is not like walking! If you can't overcome a passage, go back!
Some of the tracks presented here are set along mountain trails where some passages may require holding to ropes or climbing short ladders, and may have exposed passages without safety protections. These tracts can be a serious danger if faced without the right equipment, awareness and physical condition.
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Trekking to Lake Cavalli

Cheggio alp - Bisi alp - Gabbio alp

Val D'Ossola - Valle Antrona

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length icon Length:
5.5 Km
time icon Our time:
2h00' walking
climb icon Total climb:
530 mt
height icon Min and max height:
1490 mt - 1775 mt
track ring icon Type of track:
ring track
surface icon Surface:
trail
panorama icon Panorama:
lake - mountains
coverage icon Cell network coverage:
partial
winter icon Traced in winter:
no
bike icon Traced by bike:
no

Lake Cavalli, with its turquoise water, is inside Valle Antrona Natural Park. It's an artificial basin, made by a dam built in 1926.

The lake as of today is inside a basin where once were a natural lake, which disappeared because of its erosive work, leaving room for a wide green plain, partially muddy. This became a pasture for horses, donkeys and mules, used to carry goods among the valleys.

The trail starts from Cheggio alp, where you can find the Città di Novara lodge, continues towards Alpe Bisi, with some exposed tracts that can be crossed thanks to steel chains some exposed tracts can be safely crossed thanks to steel chains.

The climb proceeds towards Andolla lodge and the goes on until the Città di Varese bivouac. To complete the ring around the lake you can follow the trail on the bridge above Loranco creek, eventually reaching Fraccia alp.


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