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Maderno Monte castello di Gaino Navazzo Gaino Valle delle cartiere Maderno

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Distance
13.54 mi
Elevation gain
3,714 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
3,714 ft
Max elevation
2,869 ft
TrailRank 
62
Min elevation
282 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
5 hours 11 minutes
Time
6 hours 21 minutes
Coordinates
3735
Uploaded
February 22, 2022
Recorded
February 2022
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near Toscolano Maderno, Lombardia (Italia)

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Itinerary description

Lovely hike with some important difficulties. The first 3km are on asphalt, rather boring. I suggest you take the trail in Valle delle Cartiere both up and back down. It's much nicer.
Pay attention from Caneto - Luiseti the stairs are rather steep and there is a lot of rolling stones.
When you get to Waypoint A the path becomes an EE (read further at Waypoint A).
The trail in the forest (Selva) to get to Navazzo is very nice and shady.
When you get to Villa Lena, DON'T follow my track down to the Camerate. The Vally is CLOSED due to a very big landslide. NO WAY to bypass it. The trail is CLOSED until further notice. They have made an alternative trail but it is an EEA.
From Villa Lena the road is boring again, concrete and steep down hill. The views of the lake are nice though.
I went down in the Valle delle Cartiere instead of going on asphalt back to Gaino.
It is a nice trail and the view from Monte Castello di Gaino was amazing today.
The hike with out my detour down to Valle delle Camerate is ca 14km

Waypoints

PictographPanorama Altitude 420 ft
Photo ofMaderno

Maderno

PictographPanorama Altitude 476 ft
Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographReligious site Altitude 794 ft
Photo ofChiesa di Gaino (San Michele)

Chiesa di Gaino (San Michele)

PictographReligious site Altitude 886 ft
Photo ofChiesa di san Michele di gaino & views Photo ofChiesa di san Michele di gaino & views Photo ofChiesa di san Michele di gaino & views

Chiesa di san Michele di gaino & views

PictographIntersection Altitude 932 ft
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Intersection

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,027 ft
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After cà 3km

I suggest you do the path coming up from Valle delle cartiere ?(On your left) much nicer

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,171 ft
Photo ofCai 221 EE

Cai 221 EE

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,342 ft
Photo ofIntersection to Falesia monte castello EEA

Intersection to Falesia monte castello EEA

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,516 ft
Photo ofAfter 3.5 km of asphalt & concrete (A)

After 3.5 km of asphalt & concrete (A)

From here the path is EE narrow, exposed, rocky and with steel cables to get to the top. If you have vertigo problems this is not for you.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,070 ft
Photo ofWhere to?

Where to?

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,562 ft
Photo ofPay attention

Pay attention

PictographPanorama Altitude 2,598 ft
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Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,605 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,585 ft
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You have to be thin

PictographPanorama Altitude 2,612 ft
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Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,667 ft
Photo ofPay attention

Pay attention

PictographPanorama Altitude 2,835 ft
Photo ofView from monte castello di gaino 866 m Photo ofView from monte castello di gaino 866 m Photo ofView from monte castello di gaino 866 m

View from monte castello di gaino 866 m

PictographPanorama Altitude 2,818 ft
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Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,749 ft
Photo ofVilla lena & view Photo ofVilla lena & view Photo ofVilla lena & view

Villa lena & view

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,660 ft
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Intersection

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,631 ft
Photo ofNavazzo  e chiesa di Santa Maria assunta Photo ofNavazzo  e chiesa di Santa Maria assunta Photo ofNavazzo  e chiesa di Santa Maria assunta

Navazzo e chiesa di Santa Maria assunta

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,542 ft
Photo ofVia valvestino navazzo 480 m

Via valvestino navazzo 480 m

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,539 ft
Photo ofRifugio campei di fondo  & Monte Pozzocolp Photo ofRifugio campei di fondo  & Monte Pozzocolp

Rifugio campei di fondo & Monte Pozzocolp

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,680 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,250 ft
Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographIntersection Altitude 863 ft
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Intersection

PictographPanorama Altitude 869 ft
Photo ofMonte castello di gaino

Monte castello di gaino

PictographReligious site Altitude 863 ft
Photo ofChiesa di supinò sec xv

Chiesa di supinò sec xv

PictographIntersection Altitude 892 ft
Photo ofCabiana

Cabiana

PictographIntersection Altitude 922 ft
Photo ofCaibana 285 m

Caibana 285 m

PictographIntersection Altitude 974 ft
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Intersection

PictographIntersection Altitude 951 ft
Photo ofValle delle cartiere Photo ofValle delle cartiere

Valle delle cartiere

PictographIntersection Altitude 489 ft
Photo ofCaneto luseti 133m Photo ofCaneto luseti 133m Photo ofCaneto luseti 133m

Caneto luseti 133m

PictographIntersection Altitude 446 ft
Photo ofVago

Vago

PictographIntersection Altitude 377 ft
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Intersection

PictographWaypoint Altitude 282 ft
Photo ofPiazzuole 82 m

Piazzuole 82 m

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