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Highlights
Park der Marmitte dei Giganti
Glacial potholes ground into the rock above Chiavenna, in a park with rock carvings beside them.
Nothing of this kind in Chiavenna.
Routes
Ring in the nature reserve of the Giants' potholes
A loop from Chiavenna along the Mera to Prosto di Piuro, with its crotti and soapstone workshop, then up steps into the glacial potholes reserve.
- 3.8 km
- Distance
- 171 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 19 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorHiking to Belvedere di Chiavenna - Uschione
A steep climb from Chiavenna to Uschione, a rural village on a balcony above the town with the Valchiavenna spread below.
- 2.0 km
- Distance
- 497 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 47 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorLe Marmitte dei Giganti
A climb through the Marmitte dei Giganti reserve just outside Chiavenna to the Sasso del Drago, among glacial potholes ground into the rock.
- 9.8 km
- Distance
- 976 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 21 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Ciclabile Valchiavenna
A level route along the Valchiavenna floor beside the river, through its old villages.
- 37.5 km
- Distance
- 59 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 33 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorChiavenna to Pianazzola
A paved climb of nine hairpins from Chiavenna to Pianazzola at 635 m, a cluster of houses on a sunny shelf facing the Bregaglia.
- 4.7 km
- Distance
- 316 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 36 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorPrata Camportaccio to Uschione
A climb above the Chiavenna valley to the small villages of Nesossi and Uschione, where a refuge stands, with longer options on towards Monte Pradella.
- 10.3 km
- Distance
- 514 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 46 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorExcursion to Rifugio Il Biondo
A long climb into the Val Schiesone from Prata Camportaccio by Lottano to the Il Biondo refuge, built by the local CAI section.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 1 079 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 21 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorLa ciclabile Valchiavenna
The Valchiavenna cycle path up the valley floor, past the Cavrii waterfall and the Sasso del Drago crag.
- 39.7 km
- Distance
- 465 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 48 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
From Chiavenna to Acquafraggia Waterfalls with joëlette
A flat approach from Chiavenna to the Acquafraggia falls at Piuro, whose double drop off a hanging valley is reachable with a Joëlette.
- 3.5 km
- Distance
- 93 m
- Ascent
- 58 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorChiavenna - Cranna - Borgonuovo di Piuro - Chiavenna Ring
A ring from Chiavenna by Loreto and the Freege crotti to Cranna, a tidy hamlet above Prosto looking into the Italian Bregaglia, returning by Borgonuovo di Piuro.
- 8.9 km
- Distance
- 414 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 7 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorLa ciclabile della Valchiavenna
A route from the Novate Mezzola lido north on the cycle path into the centre of Chiavenna.
- 37.5 km
- Distance
- 164 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 39 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
From Loreto to Daloo
A steep climb by Pianazzola to Daloo, a hamlet lived in all year until the 1950s, its meadows behind the church still mown.
- 2.5 km
- Distance
- 752 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 42 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorVia Francisca - From Chiavenna to Samolaco
The first stage of the Via Francisca, crossing the Liro at Chiavenna and running by Gordona and the old Boggia chapel to Samolaco.
- 12.9 km
- Distance
- 234 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 41 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina Outdoor
No routes of this kind in Chiavenna yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Ring in the nature reserve of the Giants' potholes
A loop from Chiavenna along the Mera to Prosto di Piuro, with its crotti and soapstone workshop, then up steps into the glacial potholes reserve.
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Data sources
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