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San Giacomo Pass

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San Giacomo Pass

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San Giacomo Pass

Recommended by 75 hikers out of 76

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Location: Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy

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1. The lakes of the upper Val Formazza - Ring tour

15.2km

05:04

690m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Ascent to Passo San Giacomo from All'Acqua in Val Bedretto

11.2km

04:52

710m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. From Capanna Cristallina to Rifugio Maria Luisa (Via Alta Vallemaggia)

9.66km

02:45

210m

High-altitude trek crossing Swiss-Italian borders past colorful alpine lakes and a medieval chapel.

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MonacoTrail

May 27, 2017

Easy pass crossing (2313 m, T2) and a little-used alternative route to the opening stage of the GTA over the Gries Pass. From Val Bedretto, the terrain is somewhat steeper, with flatter alpine terrain towards Val Formazza.

Under Mussolini, a "tourist road" was planned to be built over the pass in the 1920s; decaying remnants of it can still be found on the Italian side. The Swiss never supported the project and instead built military positions in their mountains surrounding the pass, which also still exist.

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Wiro L.

July 9, 2020

More importantly, the Italian / Swiss border crossing between the Helgenhorn (or «Punta d'Elgio») and the Marchhorn. Connects the Val Formazza with the Val Bedretto. A road built in 1929/1930 during the construction of the Toggia dam reaches the pass crossing on the Italian side.
The merchants of Uri and Val Formazza crossed the pass as early as the 12th century. On the first “Carta Sarda” called “Auf der Mark” (border pass) (from which the proper name “Marchhorn” comes from). The final name refers to the chapel on the Ticino side.

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JR on Tour

August 7, 2023

Here you move almost unnoticed across the border between Italy and Switzerland

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Location: Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy

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San Giacomo Pass

1. The lakes of the upper Val Formazza - Ring tour

2. Ascent to Passo San Giacomo from All'Acqua in Val Bedretto

3. From Capanna Cristallina to Rifugio Maria Luisa (Via Alta Vallemaggia)

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