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Via Antronesca Stage 3: Bivacco del Cingino - Saas-Almagell | Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta, Lake Mergozzo and Ossola Valleys

Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta, Lake Mergozzo and Ossola Valleys

Via Antronesca Stage 3: Bivacco del Cingino - Saas-Almagell

da Antrona Schieranco a Saas-Almagell (Switzerland) (12,85 km)
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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
Departure
Bivacco del Cingino
28841 Antrona Schieranco (VB)
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
see on map
Arrival
Saas-Almagell
Saas-Almagell (Switzerland)
see on map
Links
http://www.areeprotetteossola.it/it/itinerari/nuove-escursioni/vie-storiche/item/816-via-antronesca-tappa-3-bivacco-cingino-%E2%80%93-saas-almagell
Stages
Please note that the routes may include some sections where there is traffic.
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