Old Porlezza Road – Lakeside Promenade of Porlezza loop from Valsolda

Old Porlezza Road – Lakeside Promenade of Porlezza loop from Valsolda

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Old Porlezza Road – Lakeside Promenade of Porlezza loop from Valsolda

02:37

41.6km

1,150m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.67 km

Old Porlezza Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

In order to catch the entrance one must first on the sidewalk next to the road change. If you miss that, then you have to lift the wheel in front of the tunnel over the high guardrail. You will be rewarded with a car-free well paved route with beautiful views of the lake. The tunnel is cruel with 1km in length - be sure to avoid it!

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4.95 km

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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14.3 km

Val Rezzo Climb

Highlight • Climb

Wild climb towards the small and isolated town of Val Rezzo. The climb is narrow and with a constant gradient of around 8/9%. Continuing towards the Passo della Cava towards the Val Cavargna you will face hairpin bends with widely double-digit slopes.

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15.9 km

Cava Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The climb up to then is really steep. The thing doesn't even have a name

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17.5 km

View of Val Cavargna

Highlight • Viewpoint

Whether ascending or descending through Val Cavargna, magnificent views are constantly offered. Those going uphill will certainly have plenty of time to admire the view while riding, but those going downhill should definitely stop for a moment. The road is narrow and winding!

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18.4 km

View of Val Cavargna

Highlight • Viewpoint

Val Cavargna is one of the wildest valleys in the province of Como. The climb from Carlazzo is long but pedalable with the exception of the last ramps towards Passo della Cava, towards Val Rezzo

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24.0 km

View of the Wild Mountain Landscape of Val Rezzo

Highlight • Viewpoint

The climb through the Val Rezzo is wonderful - the road is narrow, winding and steep, partly through shady forest but also repeatedly through open terrain with magnificent views of the wild mountain landscape.

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29.3 km

Serpentine Descent to Carlazzo

Highlight • Trail

After Cusino, the route descends without any further climbs to Carlazzo, where a magnificent series of elegantly curved switchbacks is a wonderfully smooth ride. The road surface is excellent (06/2025).

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41.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.6 km

2.26 km

747 m

Surfaces

37.9 km

3.43 km

151 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,160 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

18°C

10°C

17 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

June 8, 2025,Zum Passo della Cava

Porlezza's local mountain.
Steep climb with minimal warm-up distance 😅.
The narrow, winding road and the rather wild mountain landscape make this tour highly recommended.
Note that drivers here still tend to assume that honking will move any oncoming traffic into the nearest available parallel dimension, allowing them to cut the corner without a care.
Or oncoming traffic might honk, …

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August 21, 2024,Rondrit vanaf het vakantiehuis/appartement waar we in zaten voor 8 dagen.Volgens de geleerden een'gemiddelde' klim.Vanaf startplaats was het ongeveer 23 km klimmen en de laatste 10 dalen.Vandaar de lage gemiddelde.6-14 %Goed warm onderweg.👍👌🙋🥵

Seen a lot of water 💦falls along the way.
Small ones but also bigger ones.
The road is very narrow and steep along the way.
Parts of 18%
The rest vary from 6-14%
I was able to turn the pedals better now, so to speak.

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