Hiking – Via Stockalper: Gondo-Monscera Pass-Graniga
Difficulty
Medium
Period
Summer

This is the third section of Via Stockalper: the Zwischbergen valley (previously known as Valle Vaira) opens with a view of the waterfall and glacial features, and then meets the gold mines, the lake dam, larch forests and steep mountains with vast pasture clearings. Similar natural environments welcome you in the beautiful upper Bognanco Valley, with large meadows and characteristic peat bogs with ponds, set between cosy refuges.

Description

DISCOVER THE OTHER STAGES OF THE VIA STOCKALPER:
Stage 1 – Briga-Passo del Sempione
Stage 2 – Passo del Sempione-Gondo
Stage 4 – Graniga-Bognanco-Monteossolano-Domodossola

Useful info

Italian Alpine Club (CAI) site identification code

Sector D “Historic Routes” D00

Places visited

Gondo, Hof, Alpe Roosi, Alpe Ballega, Alpe Pianezza, Diga Sera, Alpe Alberg, Alpe Possetto, Passo Monscera, Alpe Gattascosa, Lago Ragozza, San Bernardo, Alpe Gallinera, Gomba, Ronchitt

Points of interest along the route

  • The village of Gondo
  • Waterfalls and glacial features
  • The gold mines and factory
  • Beech Forest
  • The mountain pastures
  • Dams
  • The great panorama from the Monscera Pass
  • The peat bogs of the upper Bognanco Valley
  • The lakes of the Bognanco Valley
  • The old Oratory in San Bernardo
  • The Gomba plateau

Accommodations

Accomodation facilities in Bognanco Valley

Useful info

Bus: Postbus you have to call to Zwischbergen tel. +41 (0) 797137002
Refreshment areas: Gattascosa – Il Dosso

Difficulty

Medium difficulty. The majority of the route is along mule tracks and wide footpaths.

Lenght

19 km

Ascent/descent

Ascent 1270 m / Descent 1020 m

Time to complete the route

6 hrs 40 min

Recommended equipment

Hiking boots

Signage

Route 90 of “Switzerland by Foot” (La Svizzera a piedi – Swiss part) – D00 for the Italian part

Best time of year

From late June to September

Reference map(s)

Map no. 1 scale 1:50,000 (Valli Divedro, Sempione, Briga) CAI-Provincia VCO
Map no. 8 scale 1:25,000 (Valle Bognanco) by Geo4Map/CAI EMR

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Via Cavallini 28842 Bognanco (VB) See map
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