From Gondo you enter Zwischbergental. At the beginning the path cuts through the hairpin bends of the road. In the locality of Hoff, you cross over the bridge and climb up the valley on the hydrographic right until just before the lake, where you return to the left side; then skirt the lake to Zwischbergen. From here you take the path towards Passo del Monscera which cuts through the hairpin bends of the alpine pasture track. You come to Alpe Pussetta and with the last steep stretch up steps you reach Passo del Moscera and enter Italy. You go down diagonally to Rifugio Gattascosa and then passing the Ragozza Lake you go down to San Bernardo. Following the D00 trail signs you go down to Gallinera and Gomba and finally reach Graniga.

The Great Waterfall of the Grosses Wasser and the ‘cauldrons’ of Gondo. The gold mines (the Gold of Gondo). Stockalper Tower in Gondo (home to the Gold Museum). Lakes and peatbogs under Monscera Pass

Possibility of accommodation and refreshment in Zwischbergen, at Rifugio Gattascosa below Passo del Monscera, at Rifugio San Bernardo in San Bernardo, at Gomba

Gondo is reached from Italy and from Switzerland on the international road of the Simplon Pass. Graniga is reachable from Domodossola on the provincial road of the Bognanco Valley

Source: Ente di Gestione Aree Protette Ossola
Itinerary code: STK
Recommended period: June to October
Historical interest: Yes
Access by public transport: Yes
Classification: Medium and low mountain provincial
Provinces crossed: Distretto dei Laghi