Punta di Mezzo (1,227 m) – Sacro Monte di Varese loop from Brinzio

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Punta di Mezzo (1,227 m) – Sacro Monte di Varese loop from Brinzio

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Punta di Mezzo (1,227 m) – Sacro Monte di Varese loop from Brinzio

06:25

17.5km

780m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco regionale Campo dei Fiori

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Valico Pizzelle

Mountain Pass

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Scala nel Cielo (Stairway to Heaven) – Campo dei Fiori Regional Park

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The Scala nel Cielo in the Campo dei Fiori natural park is an unforgettable postcard for anyone who decides to venture up to here. A panoramic point that offers a …

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3.89 km

View of Sacro Monte and Lake Lugano from Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori

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This panoramic point offers a breathtaking view of the valley, embracing the Sacro Monte, the Po Valley, Varese, the Rasa, the Valcuvia and, in the distance, Lake Lugano.

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4.82 km

View of Valcuvia and the Alps

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From this vantage point you can enjoy a spectacular 360° view over a large part of the Alps. On the clearest days the view ranges from the Pennine Alps to …

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5.77 km

Campo dei Fiori is a mountain group with the maximum altitude located at Punta di Mezzo at 1,227 meters above sea level, which dominates the plain and the Varese valleys.
Punta di Mezzo offers a splendid view all around.

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6.90 km

Viewpoint

8.18 km

Grotta Shangai

Cave Entrance

8.98 km

Belvedere Viewpoint of Campo dei Fiori

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From this panoramic point it is possible to observe a splendid view that extends over Lake Varese and the surrounding mountains.

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10.1 km

View from Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori

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In 1908 a grand hotel with 200 beds was built here. A smaller hotel nearby had another 30 beds. A cable car went up. Everything has been closed since 1968 …

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10.2 km

Sacro Monte di Varese

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It is the mountain of the city but also a place of worship and rich in traditions and works of art

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14.0 km

Ruins

15.4 km

Passo della Motta Rossa

Mountain Pass

17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.61 km

4.33 km

3.60 km

2.40 km

1.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.49 km

4.59 km

2.91 km

1.65 km

1.49 km

704 m

671 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Saturday 10 October

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21 %

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Comments

April 29, 2023,Vista panoramica – Punto panoramico Runde von Rione Cantun Gall

Beautiful, strenuous tour - as counter climbs and the paths are partly overgrown with thorny undergrowth.

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January 28, 2024,Escursione Monte Legnone / passo Varrò ⛰️

Monte Legnone is one of the peaks of the Campo dei Fiori Park; to reach it you can follow the beautiful path that starts from the Cagnola Village or start from Brinzio, I opted for the first...(Departure from Rasa)...From the summit you can enjoy a spectacular 360° view: from the peaks of Martica, of Chiusarella and Monarco the view extends …

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