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Crosta Hut – View From Campo Bridge loop from Varzo

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Crosta Hut – View From Campo Bridge loop from Varzo

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Crosta Hut – View From Campo Bridge loop from Varzo

04:20

37.7km

1,490m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 11.6 km for 185 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.22 km

Rest Area with Pond and Fountain above Argnai

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Rest area above Argnai with fountain and pond

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11.6 km

Crosta Hut

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The Crosta refuge is located along the route of the GTA, the Great Crossing of the Alps. It is located at an altitude of 1,751 meters and is surrounded by …

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13.6 km

View of Monte Cistella from Trail 50 (Tour del Cistella)

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In March the trail was partially covered with snow

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15.4 km

Alpe Balzo Summit

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Alpe Balzu Highest point 1875 m above sea level M on the Tour del Cistella trail (50) between San Domenico and the Refugio Pietro Crusto

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16.6 km

View of the Trasquera Valley

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Nice view to Trasquera

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21.8 km

View From Campo Bridge

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Recommended place with parking as a starting point for excursions including by bike

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22.4 km

Trail along the Cairasca stream

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Beautiful birch forest on the Nembro plain

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28.4 km

Viewpoint

30.5 km

Church of Saints Gervasius and Protasius

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Church with a view of Varzo on the Via Alpi Lepontine

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37.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.0 km

12.4 km

7.85 km

1.56 km

Surfaces

21.6 km

6.49 km

5.72 km

3.22 km

564 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 3 July

27°C

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Comments

July 2, 2022,Varzo, Rrifugio Crosta, Alpeggi monte Cistella,S. Domenico, Trasquera , Varzo

Giro Top ... climb up to the Crosta ref (wonderful and excellent snack) long (about 10 km) with steep slopes but on an asphalted mule track. Cistella mountain pastures on dirt mule tracks alternating with sigle tracks with some technical passages. After the Campo dirt bridge until the detour to Trasquera. At the church take a beautiful mule track with …

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May 17, 2025,Alpe Solcio - Rifugio Crosta

Beautiful but difficult route, challenging only for e-bikes with some sections to be covered on foot.

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January 31, 2024,Alpe Balzo

In January on the Tour del Cistella summer bike trail, the snow was mostly frozen hard and easy to ride on the bike. An impressive experience

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September 13, 2024,Rifugio Crosta

Arrival by train to Varzo.
Climb through the village on the access road to Dragon, Casagrande, Dreuza, Bialugno, Argnai to the Rifugio Piero Crosta in Solcio. rifugiocrosta.com
From the Rifugio, Trail 50 continues on a high-altitude path with good views to Iselle, Alpe Quaté and Moiero. From here the descent begins, first on a dirt road and then on an …

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July 29, 2023,san domenico trasquera solcio

Ring tour with departure
from san domenico di varzo descent to trasquera ascent to the crust refuge and return to san domenico. The tour does not present major difficulties, just be careful in some passages

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Crosta Hut – View From Campo Bridge loop from Varzo

Rest Area with Pond and Fountain above Argnai

Crosta Hut

View of Monte Cistella from Trail 50 (Tour del Cistella)

Alpe Balzo Summit

View of the Trasquera Valley

View From Campo Bridge

Trail along the Cairasca stream

Church of Saints Gervasius and Protasius

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