Lake Piano – Old Porlezza Road loop from Laino

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Lake Piano – Old Porlezza Road loop from Laino

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Lake Piano – Old Porlezza Road loop from Laino

03:57

54.3km

1,060m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 13.1 km for 68 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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15.3 km

Lake Piano

Highlight • Lake

The small lake “Lago di Piano” is located in Val Menaggio in a nature reserve and offers an interesting opportunity to observe various water birds. The path begins in the …

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15.7 km

Former railway line Menaggio-Porlezza

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Was afraid of the steep access to the pass till I found out that you are actually biking on an old railway track. Smooth inclinations, tunnels, forests, bridges all separated …

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20.5 km

Menaggio–Porlezza Cycle Path Tunnel

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This itinerary follows the route of the old railway which from 1884 to 1939 connected Menaggio with Porlezza on Lake Lugano. The route develops in Val Menaggio, mostly on asphalted …

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26.1 km

Lakeside Dock at Lago di Piano

Highlight • Lake

Adjacent to the parking lot is a beautiful jetty

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30.2 km

Lakeside Road to Menaggio

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful cycle path, very easy, mostly asphalted, well signposted, well shaded, last km to Menaggio in contact with car traffic. Recommended!!!

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35.4 km

Old Porlezza Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

In order to catch the entrance one must first on the sidewalk next to the road change. If you miss that, then you have to lift the wheel in front …

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47.0 km

Osteno Village and Lakeside View

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Nice place with small localities and direct view of the lake.

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54.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.6 km

12.7 km

4.44 km

1.99 km

340 m

227 m

Surfaces

38.3 km

12.8 km

1.97 km

661 m

606 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

16°C

9°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2025,pedal and peroni

Bloody bobby sausage fingers bonked up the start of the trip from menaggio to porlezza and it was nothing to do with peach schnapps

October 2, 2023,Lago di Lugano

A short detour to Lake Lugano, which is also very attractive. There were crowds of people out and about today, which isn't really our thing. Nice tour, new perspectives, well-developed bike path with a few dropouts.

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