Al Legn Hut – Monte Limidario Summit loop from San Bartolomeo

Mountain hikes & routes

Switzerland

Ticino

Brissago

Al Legn Hut – Monte Limidario Summit loop from San Bartolomeo

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Al Legn Hut – Monte Limidario Summit loop from San Bartolomeo

07:11

13.4km

1,210m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. 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: October 14, 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 5.91 km for 1.63 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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808 m

View of Lago Maggiore from the Cortaccio Chapel

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Magnificent panoramic view of Lake Maggiore from the small chapel.

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3.57 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Alpe Voje

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3.96 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Alpe Avaiscia

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4.48 km

Al Legn Hut

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Capanna Al Legn is an Alpine refuge located at 1,802 meters above sea level on the slopes of Gridone, above Brissago, in the Canton of Ticino. Inaugurated in 1995, the …

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6.05 km

Meteostation at 2138 m

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Nice break place at the weather station.

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6.59 km

Monte Limidario Summit

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Mighty mountain, already depicted by Ferdinand Hodler in one of his paintings in 1893, which rises above Lake Maggiore and slopes down into Centovalli on the north side. The summit …

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7.98 km

View of Lago Maggiore and Onsernone Valley

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From here you can see the Onsernone Valley on one side and Lake Maggiore with Ascona and Brissago on the other, as well as Italy.

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13.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

1.47 km

131 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.82 km

4.98 km

1.47 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 2 November

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Comments

August 4, 2026,🇮🇹/🇨🇭 Monte Limidario: Gipfel-Cheries im grenzenlosen Höhenrausch

Nachdem ich gestern Natalie so getriezt und durch den Urwald gescheucht habe, soll es heute eine entspannte Tour mit gerade mal 10km werden. Damit es aber nicht gar zu gemütlich wird, steht dafür der höchste Berg am Lago Maggiore mit 2188 m auf dem Programm. Aber keine Angst, wir fahren so hoch wie es irgend geht.

June 15, 2025,Tiefblicke auf den Lago Maggiore, hoch zum Monte Limidario

The Gridone (Italian: Monte Limidario, in Ticino also Ghiridone) is a mountain in the Ticino Alps, whose summit lies on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

At 2,186 m above sea level,[1] it is the highest peak on the shores of Lake Maggiore between the Centovalli and Valle Cannobina valleys, as well as one of the highest mountains south of …

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