Trekking, hiking, climbing, skiing, and MTB
Like many of you, I am constantly looking for destinations for my mountain hikings. I then thought of building a map on Google Maps with all the trekking locations I know, to summarize and share all the tracks I enjoyed.
I had heard from many that the Pusteria and the adjacent valleys offer wonderful trails for cross-country skiing. So I started getting to know the area, beginning from Casies valley, which gave me an unforgettable day.
Splugen, in Grisons, Switzerland, is a locality at 1475 meters above sea level, located just north of the tunnel (or pass) of San Bernardino. It offers almost 40 km of cross-country ski trails, which we decided to go and try last Saturday.
Read more: Cross-country skiing: Splugen, Grisons, Switzerland. Snow guaranteed!
After having reached Blaunca and Grevasalvas in summer time, from Maloja, we wanted to walk to these two magnificent Engadine mountain villages in winter, starting from Plaun da Lej. And this time too it was a wonderful day.
For some time, I had eyed the top of Monte Stivo, which looms over Arco di Trento, north of Lake Garda, in Trentino, sensing the beauty of the panorama that can be enjoyed from its summit. Its winter ascent gave me a simply perfect day.
Read more: Mount Stivo, Trentino, in winter time. Emotion guaranteed!
The normal Swiss path up to Mount Generoso represents the easiest and fastest route to climb to the top of this peak of the Pre-Alps, from which you can enjoy an extraordinary panorama. In this article, we describe this easy trek that is accessible to almost everyone.
Monte Brè is a relief that rises steeply immediately east of Lugano, in Canton Ticino (Switzerland). It can be reached with a comfortable funicular from the city, or with a beautiful panoramic excursion, from the shores of the lake, and more precisely from the village of Gandria. In the article we describe this easy trek.
I have been walking in the mountains for more than 40 years, and I still haven't gotten tired... If the walking itinerary is like yesterday's one, in Fedox valley, in the Engadin, Switzerland, with its enchanting autumn sceneries, boredom is a really unfamiliar state of mind. In this article, we describe the trek that leads you to discover this valley, and the adjacent Fex valley, starting from Maloja, on the shores of Lake Sils.
Read more: Wandering through Fedox and Fex valleys (Engadin, Switzerland)
The Revellata Cap, in Corse, near Calvi, is a tongue of red granite that plunges into the emerald sea of this fascinating island. We explored it with a very exciting trek.