Highlights and tour details
The third stage starts from the Cingino Bivouac, from which you reach Alpe Corone and then the Passo di Antrona or Pass di Saas along several stretches of mule track (2838 m). Paying attention to some equipped sections and then with a steep descent you enter the Furggtal valley, pass the characteristic village of Furggstalden (possibility to descend by cableway) and then quickly descend to Saas Almagell.
Attractions
Traces of the original ancient paving and resting places for the someggiatori (mule-train traders) just below the Pass. The environment is typically harsh of high mountains, with a splendid panoramic view of the 4000 m of the Valle di Saas. There are splendid examples of wooden architecture in the Valle di Saas, an ancient Walser colony .
Support points
In Furggstalden you can eat and go down the valley with the cableways.
Other information
Itinerary code: ANT
Phone coverage: From poor to Swiss reception
Recommended period: July, August, September
Historical interest: Yes
Access by public transport: Yes
Classification: Medium and low mountain provincial
Provinces crossed: Distretto dei Laghi
Notes on public transport
From Saas Almagell it is possible to return by bus as far as Visp (www.postauto.ch) and then by train as far as Domodossola (www.sbb.ch)
Departure, arrival and municipalities crossed
Saas-Almagell (Switzerland) see on map