Mount Colmegnone – Urio Mountains loop from Carate Urio

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Mount Colmegnone – Urio Mountains loop from Carate Urio

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Mount Colmegnone – Urio Mountains loop from Carate Urio

05:11

11.0km

1,040m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.86 km for 387 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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474 m

Cavadino

Highlight • Settlement

1.55 km

Abandoned Moltrasio Stone Quarries (Schirela)

Highlight • Structure

In the Schirela area, along the mule track that from Carate reaches the top of the Murelli refuge, you can observe the remains of buildings and equipment from the stone quarries.
The view of the Lario is also excellent.

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1.91 km

Quena Mountain Settlement

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Quena is a mountain settlement in the municipality of Carate Urio, along the mule track to Monte di Carate.
Renovated farmhouse, steep mule track, good view of the lake

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2.13 km

Monte di Carate

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A small village that offers a wonderful view of the Lario, reachable on an ancient mule track starting from Carate.

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4.71 km

Mount Colmegnone

Highlight • Summit

First flight of Alfio Caronti from Como who launched himself in the sky of the Lario, the first in Europe, supported only by what looked more like a kite than a hang glider.

It was November 4, 1971 when that triangular sail hovered in the sky of the Lario. "I slid at an insane speed with skis on my feet on the dry grass. There was a great slope. It took a lot of speed. I had dreamed of that moment a thousand times in the nights before the launch. But in that instant it was finally all true. The feet came off the ground. I was finally in flight. Then I quickly glided into the lake where the waterskiing champion Bruno Cassa was waiting for me, "says Caronti, always excited remembering those moments.

Source: "The Day"

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5.09 km

Roccolo San Bernardo Farmhouse

Highlight • Restaurant

Panoramic Point, Roccolo San Bernardo farmhouse

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5.39 km

View over Lake Como

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6.59 km

Colma del Crinco

Mountain Pass

9.09 km

Urio Mountains

Highlight • Settlement

From the state road n° 340, near the former Albergo Concord (parking), a stairway starts that reaches the mule track which, near the cemetery, goes up to the Monti di Urio (about 1h). The huts, which have now been partially renovated, are above all a destination for the inhabitants of the town.
The Monti di Urio and Carate are connected by a somewhat disconnected mule track called the "path of the laurel".

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11.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.15 km

2.83 km

1.71 km

938 m

408 m

Surfaces

5.09 km

2.61 km

2.48 km

730 m

105 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

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Comments

March 2, 2025,Monte Colmegnone – Monte Urio giro ad anello con partenza da Santa Marta

Challenging walk from the start to the top of Mount Colmegnone with an average gradient of 25% but with characteristic places along the way such as the locality Schirela a former quarry or the locality Gisan the locality Quena and the very beautiful and characteristic mountain village of Carate. A few meters from the top of Mount Colmegnone there is …

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September 15, 2024,Monte Colmegnone da Carate Urio

Mount Colmegnone, 1,383 m.a.s.l., is located in the province of Como, in the town of Laglio.
From the top, you can admire a splendid panorama: on one side the view extends over Lake Como, on the other side Lake Lugano.
The very windy 🌬️ but clear 🌞 day allowed us to enjoy the landscape 100%! Lunch stop at the Agriturismo …

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