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Lake Montespluga – Via Mala Gorge near Thusis loop from Motta di Sotto

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Lake Montespluga – Via Mala Gorge near Thusis loop from Motta di Sotto

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Lake Montespluga – Via Mala Gorge near Thusis loop from Motta di Sotto

09:30

164km

3,850m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

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After 13.4 km for 4.51 km

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 17.9 km for 104 m

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After 18.0 km for 2.04 km

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After 20.1 km for 4.14 km

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After 74.7 km for 4.14 km

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 78.8 km for 2.04 km

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After 80.9 km for 104 m

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 81.0 km for 4.52 km

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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12.3 km

Lake Montespluga

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Montespluga lake located at 1901 m between Madesimo and the Spluga pass.

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2

24.8 km

Splügen

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The southern Swiss town of Splügen was and is a typical mountain pass village. Then as now, merchants, artists and tourists stopped here before continuing on their way north or south. Before the construction of the Bernardino and Gotthard tunnels, the Splügen Pass was the only direct transfer route to the south. Old warehouses and customs posts still characterize the times of yesteryear.

You can live particularly peacefully and eat very, very well in the “Hotel Bodenhaus”. It is rumored that Napoleon, Queen Victoria and Albert lived here. More information: hotel-bodenhaus.ch.

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3

46.0 km

Via Mala Gorge

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Small, very rocky section of Via Mala from Thusis up the Hinterrhein.

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4

46.1 km

View of the Via Mala Gorge and Stone Bridge

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Stop and look down! Anyone who rides past will miss something crucial!

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49.3 km

Via Mala Gorge near Thusis

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The road through the eight-kilometer-long Via Mala Gorge begins at this striking rock behind Thusis. Even in Roman times, the "Bad Way" was an important connection to the Alpine passes of San Bernardino and Splügen.

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82.9 km

Passo dello Spluga

Viewpoint

7

96.1 km

Hairpin Bends and Tunnels of the Campodolcino–Pianazzo Road

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Road that leads from Campodolcino to Pianazzo with challenging and scenic back roads.

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129 km

Lake Mezzola

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Lake Mezzola (in Lombard Lagh de Mezzoeula) is located north of Lake Como, from which it is separated by the last course of the Mera river which flows in the western edge of Pian di Spagna, the last plateau of Valtellina formed by the deltaic sediments of the 'Adda and Mera itself. About 20% of Lake Como's water comes from this lake.
The Mera's inlet flow rate is around 20 cubic meters per second, outflow of around 24, thanks to the contribution of the other tributaries which, despite having a relatively short course, bring a fair volume of water to the lake.
In 2004 the Ministry of Health classified Lake Mezzola as non-swimming. The regional environmental agency in 2016 classified the chemical state of the lake as "not good", due to high concentrations of chromium and other metals.
From the government water health portal, in 2020 the samples in two points of the lake (in front of the Corsican campsite and South Arsena) gave excellent results for bathing.

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158 km

SS 36, hairpin bends and tunnels

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Road that leads from Campodolcino to Pianazzo with challenging and panoramic bends.

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164 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

92.9 km

50.5 km

15.3 km

2.91 km

2.60 km

372 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

163 km

665 m

381 m

203 m

< 100 m

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