Swiss border🇨🇭 – Poncione d'Arzo loop from Monte San Giorgio

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Swiss border🇨🇭 – Poncione d'Arzo loop from Monte San Giorgio

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Swiss border🇨🇭 – Poncione d'Arzo loop from Monte San Giorgio

06:29

15.3km

990m

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: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.89 km

Observation Post

Highlight • Historical Site

Lookout point from Monte Pravello 1015⛰️ towards the Swiss border 🇨🇭 of the First World War 🪖

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3.89 km

View from Monte Pravello

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Simple and well-marked route, ... spectacular views of Lake Lugano and a bit of history .. "Cadorna Line" and Cava Brusata not to be missed

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3.90 km

Swiss border🇨🇭

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Sign indicating the Swiss border 🇨🇭 from Monte Pravello 1015m⛰️

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4.09 km

Carved Clogs on Monte Pravello

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Sculpted clogs to be worn and from there admire the view 🌈 from Monte Pravello 1015m

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4.12 km

Poncione d'Arzo

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Panoramic point with a wide view on San Giorgio peak and the bridge named "pontediga" on Lugano's lake.

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6.99 km

On the homepage of the tourist office Mendrisiotto and Basso Ceresio, the quarries of Arzo, which have been closed down since 2009, are mentioned as "monumento del lavoro" - as a memento of the hard work of stonemasons.

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11.4 km

Chapel of Sant'Uberto at Cascina

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Small chapel on the path that leads to the summit of Monte San Giorgio.

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12.6 km

View of Lake Lugano from Monte San Giorgio

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On Monte San Giorgio you will find yourself in a bivouac where you can stay sheltered, there are drinks and water inside the bivouac, which are not free!
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15.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.79 km

3.46 km

2.74 km

840 m

488 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

2.10 km

1.38 km

1.09 km

339 m

168 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,060 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

18°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

April 13, 2023,Meride-Monte San Giorgio-Höhlenforschung-Monte Pravello🏔️🥰🥾

Great tour from Meride to Monte San Giorgio with a great view😍. Then the detour to the mine 🤩 just awesome. You can easily spend an hour caving there 😍🤩😍.
Then the fun ascent to Monte Pravello, where two exactly the same zigzag paths go up in parallel (one Swiss and one Italian🙈).
Was another great hike in unknown territory …

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