View of Sassariente – Locarno Airport Cycle Path loop from Quartino

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Switzerland

Ticino

View of Sassariente – Locarno Airport Cycle Path loop from Quartino

Hard

4.2

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203

riders

View of Sassariente – Locarno Airport Cycle Path loop from Quartino

02:16

27.7km

710m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. 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 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.4 km for 161 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.91 km

Iron Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

3.23 km

Highland cattle in the Magadino Plain

Highlight • Natural

There are many shaggy animals in this region between Locarno and Bellinzona.

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3.71 km

View of Sassariente

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This road is perfect for staying away from traffic and offers a beautiful view of Sassariente, a spectacular peak of around 1700 meters known among hikers.

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11.3 km

Monti Motti Waterfall and Viewpoint

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Ascent on a paved road to Monti di Motti

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12.4 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Monti di Ditto

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Small mountain village with stone buildings and a beautiful view of Lake Maggiore.

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25.0 km

Locarno Airport Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

improvisation/alternative to #31 Bellinzona - Locarno, if you're looking for some shadow :)

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27.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.0 km

3.96 km

3.00 km

2.59 km

2.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.7 km

2.91 km

1.97 km

1.08 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

16°C

13°C

95 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

September 16, 2025,TI🇨🇭🚴🏽 Cugnasco - Monti Motti - Gordola - Cugnasco

Link to the grotto:
google.com/search?q=grotto%20monti%20motti&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-m#:~:text=Osteria/Grotto%20Monti%20Motti

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April 13, 2022,Tenero - Monti di Gana - Tenero (BIKE & hike)

Nerve! Komoot always imports the wrong times and correction is not possible☹️. Pure driving time: 1:54 hours

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March 30, 2025,Monti di Gana (1922)

The second day in the south, on Lake Maggiore, but today back on Ticino soil. The climb stretches over 1,100 meters of pleasant elevation to Monti di Gana, from where you can enjoy a magnificent view. The trailhead is easy and flowing, but from Pianèll onwards, it becomes a veritable, typical Ticino trail. Rough, technically demanding, with many switchbacks and …

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March 30, 2025,Monti di Gana

After yesterday's long ride, I wanted to take it easy today!
But that couldn't be said for the trail from Gana onward.
Great start to the trail! It got increasingly rough the longer it went on, and at times it was too difficult for me to ride... Still, a really beautiful day in the south!

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October 11, 2024,Tenero Monte di Motti MTB Straße

Today, with wonderful weather, I went to Monte di Motti again. On the way back, I forgot to start the sat nav....

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July 6, 2023,Monti della Gana

recon tour in the "backyard" :)

a boring climb on asphalt (10 km), followed by a shitty descent (s2 according to the map, but one has got to be an adrenaline junkie expert biker to ride it - pedestrian path with tree roots and sliding rocks + many hairpin turns)