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Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso – Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary loop from Orselina Madonna del Sasso

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Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso – Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary loop from Orselina Madonna del Sasso

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Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso – Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary loop from Orselina Madonna del Sasso

01:29

17.6km

810m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 70 m for 186 m

After 17.3 km for 186 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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118 m

Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso

Highlight • Religious Site

Madonna del Sasso - the most famous pilgrimage church in Italian-speaking Switzerland was built around 1485 on the occasion of the Franciscan brother Frá Bartolomeo. He had an apparition of …

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265 m

Locarno–Madonna del Sasso Funicular

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Cardada cable car Orselina – Cardada
1952
Construction of the first cable car connecting Orselina and Cardada; a collaboration between the Boldini company in Locarno and the Von Roll company …

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3

294 m

Mountain Railway Orselina - Cardada - Cimetta

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Here you go up to Cardada.

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4

398 m

Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary

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From the viewing platform, right next to the Cardada train station, you have a fantastic view of the Madonna del Sasso, one of the most important religious and historical places in the canton of Ticino.

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5

7.50 km

View of Lake Maggiore and Locarno from Monte Brè

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A beautiful village with a view of Lake Maggiore and Locarno, an intermediate crossing point for the climb to Cimetta, however not suitable for BDCs.

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6

8.81 km

Parking lot

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Last parking possibility, the rest of the way to the Cardada mountain station is easy to hike. Not possible with the rehab buggy or wheelchair.

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17.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

6.06 km

474 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

325 m

186 m

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< 100 m

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