Cardada Trail – DH Trail Cardada loop from Orselina Funicolare

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Cardada Trail – DH Trail Cardada loop from Orselina Funicolare

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Cardada Trail – DH Trail Cardada loop from Orselina Funicolare

02:58

24.0km

1,250m

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: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.3 km for 181 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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139 m

Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

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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6.67 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Bré sopra Locarno

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice view from Bré sopra Locarno towards Lago Maggiore. The long climb with many serpentines leads towards Cardada

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6.88 km

Bench With a View of Lake Maggiore at Monte Brè

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view after the climb from Locarno to Monte Brè

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7.08 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Monte Brè sopra Locarno

Highlight • Viewpoint

The village of Monte Brè is often used as a stopover for an ascent to Cardada or Cimetta. It also offers a wonderful view of Locarno and its surroundings as …

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14.4 km

Lo Stallone Restaurant & View of Lake Maggiore

Highlight • Restaurant

Before you tackle the Cardada Trail, you can fortify yourself here. The restaurant serves delicious specialties from Ticino and offers a truly breathtaking view.

If you would like to study the menu in advance, you can do so here: stallone.ch/de.

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14.8 km

Cardada Trail

Highlight • Trail

Cardada - Trail - 397 flowing descent

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15.3 km

Locanda Via del Rusa Trail

Highlight • Trail

Flowiger well maintained trail

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16.1 km

DH Trail Cardada

Highlight • MTB Park

A trail called DH, fixed and only with some delicate passages but overall smooth.

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21.8 km

Viewpoint

24.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

6.97 km

3.45 km

1.47 km

Surfaces

10.3 km

7.49 km

4.54 km

1.68 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,590 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 9 October

20°C

12°C

55 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

July 30, 2022,Corso Alta di Cardada

A few trails of varying degrees of difficulty delight bikers on this tour, with the Cardada descent as the highlight. On the S3 section that follows the Cardadatrail, after Sira I would no longer go left but straight ahead. Down the left is nothing to do with driving. Then at the height of the water intake go at the end …

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July 25, 2024,Cardada - Nachgedoppelt, diesmal alles mit Helm😅

Identical to yesterday; except for the ⛑️helmet return campaign😇 and a small demo at the "Cimetta/Cardadas steep wall"😃.

Ideal (biker) morning pint (with delicious cake as a reward at Lo Stallone).

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August 4, 2022,Cardada-Trail über Via Patocchi

The Cardada Trail is always nice to ride and if the final amuse-bouche is still waiting... Hmmmm. As an alternative to the path leading to Monti on paved roads (via Patocchi), you could also take the Sentiero Collina Alta trail and the connecting trail.

Filmed the trail (on the previous tour:

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April 2, 2023,Losone-Cimetta-Alpe Cardada-Giorledo Lo Stallone Trail-Val Resa Trail-Sira Trail-Verbano Trail-Patocchi Trail-Piazza Grande

The bike trail from Losone to Locarno is a spectacular and challenging route through the Ticino countryside.
The route starts in Losone and leads to the Val Resa Trail via Cimetta, Alpe Cardada and Giorledo Lo Stallone Trail. From there it continues via the Sira Trail and the Verbano Trail to the Patocchi Trail and finally to the destination, the …

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August 27, 2024,Cimetta, Cardada-Trail, Variante 2

In Tendrasca turn right onto the hiking trail and follow path no. 74 to Monti della SS. Trinità. Beautiful high-altitude trail, with steps in between.

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August 25, 2024,Cimetta, Cardada-Trail, Variante 1

Fun trail, contains rocky and flowing passages. At the end of the Cardada Trail, turn right onto the hiking trail, challenging trail towards Locarno.

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July 16, 2023,Brione sopra Minusio - Carcada Runde

Carcada to Brione is a challenging single trail. It is being built in sections. The gaps between the newly laid stones are not yet overgrown. Accordingly, it shakes you through. An excavator blocked the entire width of the path. The bikes have to be carried around and over it 😵‍💫 The time specified by Komoot may be correct for very …

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October 1, 2023,Locarno Monti alla Capanna Lo Stallone – Discesa attraverso il Cardada Trail - 1540m

Early October 23. Summer day, warm and quite clear. Very long climb on asphalt up to Capanna Lo Stallone and here, surprise, a MTB Trial called Cardada begins: very well-kept, very clean and technically clean only in some points where they are still completing the work. At the exit of the route the road leads back to Locarno, winding through …

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