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Some of the tracks presented here are set along mountain trails where some passages may require holding to ropes or climbing short ladders, and may have exposed passages without safety protections. These tracts can be a serious danger if faced without the right equipment, awareness and physical condition.
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Masera and its hamlets (ring of Onzo)

Ancient mule tracks and trails among historic woods and Onzo lake

Piana del Toce - Val D'Ossola

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Length:
7.5 Km

Our time:
2h00' walking

Total climb:
450 mt

Min and max height:
300 mt - 715 mt

Type of track:
ring track

Surface:
trail - mule track

Panorama:
woods - lake

Cell network coverage:
excellent

Traced in winter:
yes

Traced by bike:
no

The itinerary develops in the territory of Masera, in a constant alternation of rural landscape, characterized by stone houses and cultivated meadows, and among large villas and rural houses that witness the wealth of those rich inhabitants of Ossola who came back to their lands to enjoy the outcomes of their enterprising activities abroad.

The itinerary crosses some towns placed along the sweet slope closed between the rivers Isorno and Melezzo Occidentale. These housing clusters are rich with proofs of that rural civilization that lived and cultivated the land in these places, leaving spontaneous architectures like the wine presses and the town ovens, in addition to the esteemed vineyards of Masera.

The path develops along ancient mule tracks and trails in the woods among the towns of Casa Brencio, San Rocco, Ranco, Rivoira, crosses the dam on the artificial lake of Onzo and proceeds towards Avonso, Sant’Antonio, Rogna, Cresta, Menogno and reaches the plain of Masera, characterized by pastures and scattered rural buildings.

Traveled on: Feb 20th, 2022