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View from Monte Generoso – Monte Generoso loop from Val Mara

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View from Monte Generoso – Monte Generoso loop from Val Mara

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View from Monte Generoso – Monte Generoso loop from Val Mara

08:00

18.4km

1,230m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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254 m

Roman Sarcophagi Fountains in Rovio

Highlight • Historical Site

Municipality of Valmara from which numerous paths start, including the most "famous" which goes up to Monte Generoso.

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8.43 km

Fiore di Pietra and Monte Generoso Summit Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The satisfaction of reaching the top is really great.
Last piece of road with steps formed by vertical axes and stones slows down the march a little, but we must not give up.

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8.48 km

The Stone Flower

Highlight • Monument

New tourist structure designed by architect Mario Botta, located where previously there was an ancient hotel from the early 1900s.
The orographic situation constitutes a small strip of flat land …

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8.67 km

View from Monte Generoso

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Monte Generoso is not only worthwhile in every season, it can also be "climbed" from virtually any side. Here, just before Christmas 2017, I started from the last village …

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9.04 km

View of Lake Lugano from Monte Generoso

Highlight • Viewpoint

Monte Generoso is a real panoramic balcony overlooking Lake Lugano and all the surrounding mountains, from the summit you can also see a small glimpse of Lake Como and Lake Maggiore.

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9.25 km

Monte Generoso Summit

Highlight • Summit

The summit of Mount Generoso is a very beautiful place with a 360° panorama, you can see the Alps, the mountains of Valsassina and the plain

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9.37 km

Monte Generoso

Highlight • Summit

Monte Generoso is the mountain that dominates the entire Mendrisiotto area and Lake Lugano, it can be reached with beautiful treks that start from Switzerland and Valle Intelvi, or it …

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9.43 km

Summit of Monte Generoso

Highlight • Summit

From the top you can enjoy a 360° panorama of the Alps, the mountains of Valsassina, Lugano and the plain.

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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

5.92 km

854 m

738 m

447 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.72 km

5.49 km

4.87 km

1.50 km

741 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,650 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Saturday 16 May

19°C

6°C

14 %

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View from Monte Generoso – Monte Generoso loop from Val Mara

Roman Sarcophagi Fountains in Rovio

Fiore di Pietra and Monte Generoso Summit Station

The Stone Flower

View from Monte Generoso

View of Lake Lugano from Monte Generoso

Monte Generoso Summit

Monte Generoso

Summit of Monte Generoso

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