フォルマッツァの峠・トップ20

Let's say it's the halfway point in the Gries tour. If you do it on foot, it's best to climb from Lake Morasco, taking the steep section at the beginning, and then descend to Riale dal Maria Luisa on the Jeep trail that descends gently. If you do it by mountain bike, on the other hand, it takes skill to descend towards Morasco, as they say.

Be careful, there are no more mattresses in the bivouac. A window is broken; it gets very, very cold at night. No fire pit. Don't plan to spend the night there unless it's an emergency.

The pass between Italy and Switzerland. From the Maria Luisa Refuge, the route is easy and can also be used by mountain bikers.

The Nufenen is simply brutal. Its length, height and difference in altitude make it one of the hardest passes in Switzerland, especially if you have already climbed the Gotthard and Furka.

Furka - Nufenen - Gotthardt! Fantastic round! The tremola is then the crowning glory!

Very idyllic, especially in the morning, few cars and a wonderful atmosphere.

The Novena pass, at an altitude of 2,478 metres, connects Valais with Ticino. In particular, it is the highest pass in Italian Switzerland, as well as the second highest in all of Switzerland, as it is only surpassed by the 2,503 meters of Umbrail. At the Novena pass there are the sources of the Ticino river.

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