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Lake Ghirla Cycle Path – Romantic ride along the creek loop from Porto Valtravaglia

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Italy
Lombardy
Varese
Porto Valtravaglia

Lake Ghirla Cycle Path – Romantic ride along the creek loop from Porto Valtravaglia

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Lake Ghirla Cycle Path – Romantic ride along the creek loop from Porto Valtravaglia

03:31

53.5km

720m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 17, 2025

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3.32 km

View of Lake Maggiore

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View of Lake Maggiore towards Locarno

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5.55 km

View of Lago Maggiore and Porto Valtravaglia

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View of Lake Maggiore, Porto Valtravaglia, towards Intra

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9.94 km

Valcuvia Cycle and Pedestrian Path Along the Margarabbia River

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A beautiful cycle path that connects Lake Maggiore and Valcuvia, an almost entirely excellent surface and a fantastic natural setting in which to immerse yourself.

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25.3 km

San Gemolo Abbey

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Architectural complex of great value. There
church, consecrated in 1160, was enlarged towards the end of the 16th century. The bell tower of Romanesque architecture was built in the 12th …

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26.8 km

Margorabbia River in the Valganna Valley

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Valganna (Gàna in Varese dialect) is a scattered Italian town of 1,583 inhabitants in the province of Varese in Lombardy.
The municipality is made up of four localities: Ghirla and …

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28.2 km

Lake Ghirla Cycle Path

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Restful place, especially in summer. Suitable for gravel bikes, MTBs and touring bikes with tires suitable for dirt roads.
Restful place, very much in a summertime. Suitable by gravel bike, MTB and tourism bike tires suitable for gravel grounds.

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28.5 km

Valganna Cycle Path

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Paved - easy to handle - off the main road and mostly in the forests

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49.4 km

Spiaggia Ca' Bianca

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9

50.1 km

Spiagga Tri Sgaritt

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10

53.0 km

Church of San Rocco, Porto Valtravaglia

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San Rocco Church - Porto Valtravaglia
The building was built in 1523 in the center of Porto Valtravaglia, perhaps as a token of gratitude for having overcome the plague. It …

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53.5 km

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Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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26.8 km

15.0 km

5.54 km

5.34 km

595 m

187 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.6 km

4.87 km

1.24 km

638 m

158 m

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