Monte Generoso Bellavista – Orimento Hut loop from Balerna

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Switzerland

Ticino

Balerna

Monte Generoso Bellavista – Orimento Hut loop from Balerna

Hard

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Monte Generoso Bellavista – Orimento Hut loop from Balerna

04:49

51.3km

1,610m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.3 km for 50 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.7 km

Monte Generoso Bellavista

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This mountain, in addition to offering a panoramic point that repays all the effort, is also a sort of micro habitat where you will find particular structures where you can …

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13.9 km

Crossing on the railway

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15.6 km

Trail

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16.3 km

Fiore di Pietra and Monte Generoso Summit Station

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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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16.8 km

Start of the descent

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A certain riding technique and safety is recommended and required for mountain bikers. Steep slopes

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20.9 km

Trail to Monte Generoso

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Entrance trail to Monte Generoso

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23.5 km

Orimento Hut

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The Baita di Orimento is a starting point for excursions to Monte Generoso and Pizzo della Croce.
Here it is also possible to eat typical products of the area.

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32.1 km

Val Mara Pass Switchbacks

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Features fun hairpin bends to ride on the bike

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51.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

9.45 km

6.29 km

5.53 km

3.52 km

2.56 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.9 km

9.01 km

3.92 km

3.15 km

760 m

641 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

19°C

10°C

29 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

April 1, 2023,ticino-italia bike ride🇮🇹🍀🇨🇭melano/rovio/lanzo d'intelvi/monte d'orimenti/monte generoso/somazzo

super nice spring tour ... via arogno from the Italian side up to monte generoso .... round could be driven from both sides 👌🍀👍

relive: relive.cc/view/vE6JXz24pxv

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October 7, 2023,Mendrisio-Monte Generoso-Mendrisio

This was the second time this year that I drove this cross-border route. The beginning and the end take place largely on asphalt. The middle part, however, is demanding in terms of the terrain, the surface and the inclines. It was a lot of fun in these wonderful temperatures.

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June 8, 2025,Mendrisio-Monte Generoso-Mendrisio

Once again, Generoso. A ride that always appeals to me. Today I was out with some bikers I didn't know. The weather was hot and humid, and at times, there was a blanket of fog.
Unfortunately, towards the end of the ride, one of the group had an accident that probably ended up in the hospital, but it was still …

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