• Itinerari

The old River Azzurro routes

DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL
From: Sesto Calende (VA)
To: Piazzetta di Tornavento
TYPE/PERIOD
Mountain bike
Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter
Duration/Length
1ora 30 minuti (solo andata)
23km
CHANGE IN ALTITUDE
Uphill: 150m
DIFFICULTY
EASY

This tour starts from Sesto Calende, where River Azzurro meets lake Maggiore. From here, you’ll reach the square of Tornavento, elected the most beautiful village near Varese.
By crossing the old Ipposidra, you’ll ride along the Ticino towpath and the canals passing through the river’s dykes and dams.


Places of interest:
The Iron Bridge, Ipposidra, the Miorina dam, the “Porto della Torre” hydroelectric power plant, the Panperduto dams, the industrial canal and Villoresi canal, the former Austro-Hungarian customs office, via Gaggio, and Tornavento square

RECOMMENDED BICYCLE: City bike or MTB
TRACK

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