This is the third section of Via Stockalper: the Zwischbergen valley (previously known as Valle Vaira) opens with a view of the waterfall and glacial features, and then meets the gold mines, the lake dam, larch forests and steep mountains with vast pasture clearings. Similar natural environments welcome you in the beautiful upper Bognanco Valley, with large meadows and characteristic peat bogs with ponds, set between cosy refuges.
DISCOVER THE OTHER STAGES OF THE VIA STOCKALPER:
Stage 1 – Briga-Passo del Sempione
Stage 2 – Passo del Sempione-Gondo
Stage 4 – Graniga-Bognanco-Monteossolano-Domodossola
Sector D “Historic Routes” D00
Gondo, Hof, Alpe Roosi, Alpe Ballega, Alpe Pianezza, Diga Sera, Alpe Alberg, Alpe Possetto, Passo Monscera, Alpe Gattascosa, Lago Ragozza, San Bernardo, Alpe Gallinera, Gomba, Ronchitt
Accomodation facilities in Bognanco Valley
Bus: Postbus you have to call to Zwischbergen tel. +41 (0) 797137002
Refreshment areas: Gattascosa – Il Dosso
Medium difficulty. The majority of the route is along mule tracks and wide footpaths.
19 km
Ascent 1270 m / Descent 1020 m
6 hrs 40 min
Hiking boots
Route 90 of “Switzerland by Foot” (La Svizzera a piedi – Swiss part) – D00 for the Italian part
From late June to September
Map no. 1 scale 1:50,000 (Valli Divedro, Sempione, Briga) CAI-Provincia VCO
Map no. 8 scale 1:25,000 (Valle Bognanco) by Geo4Map/CAI EMR
