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Lake Piano – Old Porlezza Road loop from Ponna

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Lake Piano – Old Porlezza Road loop from Ponna

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Lake Piano – Old Porlezza Road loop from Ponna

03:57

54.2km

1,050m

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: March 2, 2026

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After 13.1 km for 68 m

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6.87 km

Osteno Village and Lakeside View

Highlight • Settlement

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

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15.0 km

Lakeside Dock at Lago di Piano

Highlight • Lake

Adjacent to the parking lot is a beautiful jetty

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15.3 km

Lake Piano

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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 picturesque village of Bene Lario and leads along the foot of Monte Galbiga through meadows and forests and past the lake. The “Castel San Pietro”, a medieval group of fortified houses, is very interesting.

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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 from the main road.
The signage sucks - sorry. But think as a train, whenever you don't know which track to go and there is no sign - take the one where the inclination is less. In 95% of the cases you will be right...
Otherwise a superb biking path

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20.6 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 surfaces and touches the Lago di Piano nature reserve. Please note that some short sections take place along roads open to car traffic.

The railway line between Menaggio and Porlezza, inaugurated in 1884, was created with the aim of increasing northern European tourism towards the lake region. Arriving by train in Lugano, the passengers continued by steamer to Porlezza and from there by train to Menaggio. Between the two world wars, until 1939, the railway line was used as a local transport system, for the transport of wood from the forests of Monte Galbiga and the ice of Lake Piano, and then fell into abandonment at the end of the Second World War .

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30.3 km

Lakeside Road to Menaggio

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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

View of Mount San Salvatore

Highlight • Viewpoint

39.8 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 of the tunnel over the high guardrail. You will be rewarded with a car-free well paved route with beautiful views of the lake. The tunnel is cruel with 1km in length - be sure to avoid it!

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54.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.2 km

12.7 km

2.78 km

1.98 km

299 m

280 m

Surfaces

39.1 km

11.8 km

2.01 km

946 m

424 m

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Lake Piano – Old Porlezza Road loop from Ponna

Osteno Village and Lakeside View

Lakeside Dock at Lago di Piano

Lake Piano

Former railway line Menaggio-Porlezza

Menaggio–Porlezza Cycle Path Tunnel

Lakeside Road to Menaggio

View of Mount San Salvatore

Old Porlezza Road

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