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Motto della Croce Viewpoint – Monte Bar Hut loop from Porlezza

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Motto della Croce Viewpoint – Monte Bar Hut loop from Porlezza

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Motto della Croce Viewpoint – Monte Bar Hut loop from Porlezza

05:56

66.4km

1,780m

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: June 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.4 km for 95 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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840 m

Lakeside Promenade of Porlezza

Highlight • Lake

At the upper end of Lake Lugano there is a small town with a lake promenade and nice cafés as well as places to sit, linger, watch people or meditate.

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1.55 km

Cave Entrance

10.4 km

View of Lake Lugano from Gandria

Highlight • Viewpoint

View from Gandria towards Porlezza

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20.2 km

Canobbio–Tesserete Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Tarred bike path over several bridges with a great view.

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34.3 km

Motto della Croce Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

There is a wonderful view on Lugano's lake. On sunny days, the view spans the farthest alpine chains.

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37.6 km

Monte Bar Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

La Capanna Monte Bar is an exceptional place to take a break, eat something and drink a coffee. Here the view of Lugano, the Alps and the lake is simply …

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39.5 km

Epic Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A really good trail! Its course is relatively flat, so there are no long climbs awaiting you. Technical demands are certainly present, but on the whole the trail is easy …

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47.3 km

San Lucio Church

Highlight • Religious Site

A pass located between Italy and Switzerland, from here you have a spectacular panorama.

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47.3 km

San Lucio Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Capanna San Lucio is a refuge that can be reached starting from Val Cavargna or from Valcolla, the opposite Swiss valley.

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51.5 km

Passo della Cava

Mountain Pass

66.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.6 km

20.8 km

14.5 km

5.81 km

792 m

Surfaces

36.6 km

8.23 km

7.62 km

6.80 km

6.44 km

595 m

183 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,610 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

29°C

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Comments

November 24, 2023,epictrail monte bar🇮🇹☀️🇨🇭lugano/porlezza/rifugio san lucio/monte bar/motto de la croce/ tesserete/lugano

epic trail extended to the epic epic trail🤣... strict but great driveway over Italy... Porlezza high on good roads but the first half steep, gravelly, bumpy mule tracks😅 from the rifugio san lucio then epic trail to monte bar... all in all super mega türli🙌on the road with Ruth and at the top of the pass Rolf met a Komoot …

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Motto della Croce Viewpoint – Monte Bar Hut loop from Porlezza

Lakeside Promenade of Porlezza

View of Lake Lugano from Gandria

Canobbio–Tesserete Cycle Path

Motto della Croce Viewpoint

Monte Bar Hut

Epic Trail

San Lucio Church

San Lucio Pass

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