Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Sentiero Salèi e Pizzo Zucchero
SprugaComologno
- Distance
- 12.0 km
- Duration
- 5:20 h
- Ascent
- 1150 m
- Descent
- 1100 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Hard
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
A scenic hike through the wildest valley in the Lake Maggiore region. Enjoy the Onsernone Valley's tranquillity on old paths. Dense forests, waterfalls and hidden rustici line the route. The views extend over the deep valleys to Lake Maggiore.
Spruga is the starting point for this demanding mountain hike to Comologno. The path, marked throughout in white-red-white, climbs steeply, alternating between forest and open meadows and pastures. A large proportion of the total ascent of around 1,150 metres is gained over the first few kilometres. The route later crosses Pizzo Zucchero before continuing uphill through more open terrain.
After a little over three hours, the mountain path reaches Laghetto dei Salei, which lies directly on the route. Shortly afterwards, near Munzelum, it reaches its highest point at just under 2,000 m. The long ascent is now complete. The ensuing descent leads back through pastures and forest, and the mountain path once again demands concentration. Towards the end, the houses of Comologno draw closer, where the twelve-kilometre hike ends after a little over five hours.
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: SLF only publishes its snow maps from November 1. Until then we roughly estimate the snow depth at the lowest and the highest point of the route every day from the nearest SLF measuring stations. Check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
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Outbound
Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
Larches count as conifer forest here.
07/ Snow
Snow on the route
Snow depths, new snow and forecast. Estimates: check the situation on site before you set off.
Snow Info
08/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
