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Menaggio – Riva Grande Bay, Varenna loop from Carlazzo

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Menaggio – Riva Grande Bay, Varenna loop from Carlazzo

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Menaggio – Riva Grande Bay, Varenna loop from Carlazzo

02:05

33.8km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.14 km for 199 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

173 m

Former railway line Menaggio-Porlezza

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Was afraid of the steep access to the pass till I found out that you are actually biking on an old railway track. Smooth inclinations, tunnels, forests, bridges all separated …

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5.06 km

Menaggio–Porlezza Cycle Path Tunnel

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This itinerary follows the route of the old railway which from 1884 to 1939 connected Menaggio with Porlezza on Lake Lugano. The route develops in Val Menaggio, mostly on asphalted …

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8.44 km

Menaggio

Highlight • Settlement

Menaggio view from the ferry dock.

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16.2 km

Varenna Ferry Terminal

Highlight • Rest Area

From here several times an hour Bellagio and Menaggio can be reached. In addition, the ships stop here for sightseeing.

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17.2 km

Riva Grande Bay, Varenna

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A great little bay in Varenna. Here it can be sustained.

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29.3 km

Section of the Menaggio - Porlezza cycle path

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Beautiful part of the cycle path between Menaggio and Porlezza, away from the Provincial Road. In the shade and surrounded by greenery!

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31.7 km

Former Railway

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8

32.8 km

Lago di Piano Trail

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B

33.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.93 km

8.75 km

7.39 km

3.21 km

2.39 km

1.90 km

248 m

Surfaces

19.4 km

9.32 km

3.25 km

1.18 km

674 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Tuesday 6 October

13°C

10°C

97 %

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