Hiking – Via del Gries: Crevoladossola-Baceno

DISCOVER THE OTHER STAGES OF THE VIA DEL GRIES:
Stage 2 – Baceno-Ponte
Stage 3 – Ponte-Riale
Stage 4 – Riale-Passo del Gries-Ulrichen

Sector B “Historic Routes” G00

1. Crevoladossola, Piazza Municipio (350 m – 1148 ft), which you can get to on the Domodossola – Formazza bus route; from the bus stop, follow the G00 signs
2. From the bus stop, go down to Lake Tana (314 m – 1030 ft) and continue along variant G00a, which joins up with G00 in Pontemaglio

Crevoladossola, Solaro, Oira, Pontemaglio, Crodo, Verampio, Baceno

• The Romanesque Church of Crevoladossola with its artistic stained glass windows
• Crevola hydroelectric plant
• The village of Canova
• The oratory and village of Oira
• The arched bridge of Pontemaglio
• The oratory and village of Pontemaglio
• The remains of Rencio Castle
• Terme di Crodo thermal spa complex
• The church and the village of Crodo
• Verampio hydroelectric plant
• Uriezzo Ravines
• The Monumental Church of San Gaudenzio in Baceno
• The historical village of Baceno

Transport: Domodossola FS International Railway Station (from Bern and Milan). From the BUS terminal, take the Valle Formazza bus route, getting off in Crevoladossola.
Contact details: Municipalities of Crevoladossola, Crodo and Baceno
CAI contact details: Formazza Section
Refreshment areas: Various places to stop for food and drink along the Oira, Crodo, Verampio and Baceno section.

Medium difficulty (E). The route follows beautiful mule tracks, a stretch of dirt track after Pontemaglio and village streets.

15 km

397 m ascent / 70 m descent

4 hrs 10 min

G00 (G00a for the Montecrestese to Pontemaglio variant)

Map no. 12 scale 1:25,000 (Valle Isorno) by Geo4Map/CAI
Digital maps on the following apps: ViewRanger – PDF Maps