Τα 20 καλύτερα ορεινά περάσματα Formazza

Be careful, there are no more mattresses in the bivouac. A window is broken; it gets very, very cold at night. No fire pit. Don't plan to spend the night there unless it's an emergency.

The pass between Italy and Switzerland. From the Maria Luisa Refuge, the route is easy and can also be used by mountain bikers.

Border Excursion 🇮🇹🇨🇭 to the San Giacomo Pass 🚴

Ascent and descent to Bivacco EtteroConti high alpine terrain Bike often has to be carried over large boulders

The BICIGRILL is a very recent architectural structure (as of 09/28/2023 the structure was completed externally but all parts of the finishes and furnishings are missing inside) created with the aim of being a place of refreshment for cyclists and hikers but also shelter for the night. It is located on the Riale-Bedretto cycle route established by the INTERREG project which began work on creating and rebuilding paths in 2019. This structure was built on the foundations of the old Guardia di Finanza barracks which, given the state in which it was located, was demolished. The San Giacomo pass has a strong symbolic value for the area in which it is located, in fact it can be considered an umbilical cord of intense cultural and commercial exchanges between the two regions. Today, even more so, with a view to leisure and sport. The project we have involves the construction of a rest point for cyclists with some beds that will serve as support on a hiking route which will be even more popular with the development of the cycle path. The new cycle route corresponds to the missing link of a route that from Airolo, at the foot of the Gotthard Pass, will reach Lake Maggiore from where numerous other connections can be opened. The route will be marked with signs for around eighty kilometers and on the Italian side it will wind from Formazza along the Antigorio valley to Domodossola.

Brilliant transition from Val Formazza to Bedretto Valley. Can be done excellently with a gravel bike. To descend into the Bedretto Valley, it is best to take the traverse towards the Gorno Gries hut and then push down onto the Nufenen pass road.

I took the E-MTB over the pass to Alpe Forno Inferiore and everything was easy to ride. From there it takes the pushing assistance to get to the pass about 1.5 hours. The journey to Binntalhütte and on to Chiestafel is demanding.

You're going to carry/push bike for roughly 2h30 from the end of the gravel road in Binntal to Alpe Forno inferiore in Italy.