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Terra Vecchia, Rasa e Pizzo Leone - loop tour

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Switzerland

Ticino

Centovalli

Terra Vecchia, Rasa e Pizzo Leone - loop tour

Hard

4.9

(21)

hikers

Terra Vecchia, Rasa e Pizzo Leone - loop tour

06:37

14.9km

950m

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: August 13, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.45 km

Terra Vecchia

Highlight • Settlement

The first evidence and documents about Terra Vecchia, which was formerly called Raxa, go back to 1379.
Research into the most common family names suggests that the residents came from …

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1.99 km

Rasa

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The idyllic mountain village of Rasa is located at an altitude of around 900 meters. Only a little over 20 residents live in this car-free village all year round.

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6.52 km

Pizzo Leone Summit

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Great view. Lake Maggiore is literally at your feet once you've made it up here. If you don't mind the many meters of altitude, you can easily climb up from Rasa.

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8.95 km

Forest Trail Towards Pizzo Leone

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Between shady beech trees meanders a very beautiful forest path over the ridge.

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14.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

2.76 km

884 m

160 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.54 km

2.76 km

1.73 km

884 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,590 m)

Lowest point (690 m)

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Monday 13 July

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Comments

June 25, 2022,Tessin 🇨🇭 - Wanderrunde von Rasa über den Pizzo Leone

Very nice hiking tour from the mountain village of Rasa, which can only be reached on foot or via the cable car with gondola operation.
From Rasa, the old village of Terra Vecchia can be reached via a short stretch down the valley, which has meanwhile been largely restored and rebuilt by a foundation.
Actually, the path would have continued …

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Terra Vecchia, Rasa e Pizzo Leone - loop tour

Terra Vecchia

Rasa

Pizzo Leone Summit

Forest Trail Towards Pizzo Leone

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