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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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Trekking of the 3 passes: Gries - Corno San Giacomo

Riale plain - Morasco dam - Bettelmatt plain - Maria Luisa lodge

Switzerland - Val Formazza

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Length:
24 Km

Our time:
6h45' walking

Total climb:
1200 mt

Min and max height:
1730 mt - 2555 mt

Type of track:
ring track

Surface:
trail - dirt road

Panorama:
lakes - mountains - glacier

Cell network coverage:
partial

Traced in winter:
no

Traced by bike:
no

This ring trail offers an amazing sequence of atherogenic panorama across two nations. The Gries pass and San Giacomo pass divide Italy from Switzerland, while the Corno pass divides canton of Vallese from canton of Ticino.

The trail starts from Riale plain, goes along lake Morasco, climbs to Bettelmatt plain and clambers towards Gries pass (following the ancient Sbrinz Route). On this plain there is an old bivouac and from here the Gries glacier can be seen, with a dam that gathers water from the glacier (in the Griessee) and a sequence of wind turbines standing out against the mountains.

The trail then reaches Capanna Corno and proceeds to San Giacomo pass. From here a long dirt road goes by lake Toggia and reached Maria Luisa lodge and eventually goes down until Riale plain.