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Crodo
Main village of the Valle Antigorio, with the Alpe Veglia-Devero park above and thermal springs down at Premia.
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Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
Museo Casa della Montagna di Viceno
A museum at Viceno above Crodo on mountain farming and the Antigorio's stone houses.
Bouldering a Foppiano
Granite boulders in the woods at Foppiano in the Valle Antigorio, a long-established bouldering ground.
Parco Naturale Alpe Veglia-Devero
A nature park of two high pasture basins above the Ossola, with lakes and Walser paths between them.
Orridi e Marmitte della Valle Antigorio
1.4 km away, in Premia
Gorges and glacial potholes cut into the Antigorio granite, with walkways above the pools.
Chiesa Monumentale di San Gaudenzio
1.7 km away, in Baceno
A Lombard Romanesque church above Baceno dedicated to Gaudentius, first bishop of Novara, enlarged in the fifteenth century.
Chiesa di San Gaudenzio di Baceno
1.7 km away, in Baceno
The church of San Gaudenzio above Baceno, lit at night above the Antigorio gorges.
Santuario Don Lorenzo Dresco
2 km away, in Premia
A small sanctuary in the Valle Antigorio, above the Toce.
Museo Mineralogico di Premia
3.1 km away, in Premia
Minerals and crystals from the Ossola valleys, shown at Premia in the Valle Antigorio.
Torchio di Croveo
3.3 km away, in Baceno
A great timber wine press at Croveo in the Valle Antigorio, of a kind once shared by whole hamlets.
Terme di Premia
6.4 km away, in Premia
Thermal pools fed by a warm spring in the Valle Antigorio, open to the mountains.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Giorgio di Varzo
6.6 km away, in Varzo
The parish church of San Giorgio at Varzo, built around 1100 on an earlier Romanesque building.
Torre Medioevale di Varzo
6.6 km away, in Varzo
The medieval tower of Varzo, a watch and signal post on the road to the Simplon pass.
Vie lunghe in Valle Antigorio, Formazza e Antrona
6.7 km away, in Crevoladossola
Long multi-pitch granite routes on the walls of the Antigorio, Formazza and Antrona valleys.
Museo Archeologico di Varzo
6.9 km away, in Varzo
The archaeological museum of Varzo, laid out with a cross-border programme on the Simplon route.
Vie lunghe all’Alpe Devero
9.1 km away, in Baceno
Long granite routes on the walls around the Alpe Devero, in the Veglia-Devero park.
Historic site
Nothing of this kind in Crodo.
Routes
13 from neighbouring places
Trekking
A long walk in the Antigorio valley above Crodo, climbing from the valley floor into the side valleys of the Ossola.
- 14.3 km
- Distance
- 791 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 6 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
MTB del Toce
A long climb up Val Formazza to Passo di San Giacomo at 2,313 m, passing Aalts Dorf, the Laghetto Valgeis and Rifugio Maria Luisa.
- 52.4 km
- Distance
- 2 313 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 50 min
- Duration
- 214
- Check-ins
Mountain bike
A steep Val Formazza ride from Sottofrua up to Passo di San Giacomo, with Rifugio Maria Luisa and the Laghetto Valgeis near the top.
- 53.0 km
- Distance
- 2 250 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 7 min
- Duration
- 199
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Arvenolo e il Muro del Diavolo
A ring route from Crodo on low-traffic asphalt and gravel tracks, passing the Rifugio Monte Zeus and a megalithic dry-stone complex.
- 19.9 km
- Distance
- 604 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 20 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Alpe Deccia Tour
A ride from Crodo on quiet roads and tracks, climbing past the Cistella campsite to the La Parigia viewpoint above the valley.
- 26.1 km
- Distance
- 1 231 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 29 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Pozzo piezometrico 581 m
PERCORSO MTB: Veia di Scuetar (Via degli Scoiattoli)
A gravel loop out of Baceno to the Croce di Esigo viewpoint, passing the Alpe Scarpiola and the waterfall on the Rio di Agàro.
- 29.7 km
- Distance
- 1 658 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 5 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
MTB del Toce Tappa 1: Montecrestese
A stage ride climbing off the Ossola valley floor past the Cappella di Arzalovo to viewpoints above the Orrido di Balmasurda.
- 17.7 km
- Distance
- 780 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 18 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
PERCORSO SLOW TREK
1.9 km away, in Premia
A slow walk through the Orridi di Uriezzo gorges near Premia to the glacial potholes of the Marmitte dei Giganti.
- 6.9 km
- Distance
- 200 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 7 min
- Duration
Escursioni
3.5 km away, in Baceno
A short climb from Baceno up to the hamlet of Osso on the flank of the Antigorio valley.
- 6.6 km
- Distance
- 379 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 39 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
CICLOTURISMO: Montecrestese e Valle Agarina
10.2 km away, in Crevoladossola
An easy road tour out of Crevoladossola through the lower Ossola valley, climbing very little across nearly forty kilometres.
- 38.5 km
- Distance
- 1 691 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 1 min
- Duration
PERCORSO CICLABILE: Vigezzo Bike Land
14.7 km away, in Druogno
A gentle valley route on the Vigezzo floor, running past Camping La Pineta and the Torrente Loana close to the Druogno station.
- 11.9 km
- Distance
- 133 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 14 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Via Arbola Tappa 1: Baceno
1.2 km away, in Baceno
The first stage of the Via Arbola, climbing steeply out of Baceno past the Arco Romano into the mountains above the Antigorio valley.
- 11.3 km
- Distance
- 1 640 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 29 min
- Duration
- 46
- Check-ins
MTB del Toce Tappa 2: Premia
3.3 km away, in Premia
A climbing stage up the Toce valley from Piedilago to Premia and on past Sagersboden to the hamlets of Ponte and Fondovalle.
- 18.7 km
- Distance
- 1 284 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 15 min
- Duration
- 23
- Check-ins
- Fondovalle 1 215 m
- Piedilago 720 m
Escursioni facili
2.1 km away, in Baceno
An easy walk at Baceno in the Valle Antigorio, below the Devero pastures.
- 5.7 km
- Distance
- 238 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 55 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
PERCORSO CICLABILE: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i borghi
14.2 km away, in Domodossola
A flat valley cycle path from Domodossola down the Toce to Vogogna, following the railway through the villages of the Ossola.
- 19.9 km
- Distance
- 33 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 49 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Via dello Sbrinz
2.1 km away, in Baceno
A long stage of the Sbrinz route, the old cheese-carriers' road from central Switzerland over the Alps into the Ossola.
- 20.7 km
- Distance
- 761 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 8 min
- Duration
- 35
- Check-ins
Tourist Office Formazza Valley 1 285 m- Fondovalle 1 215 m
- Piedilago 720 m
- Ufficio turistico 782 m
PERCORSO MTB: Alpeggi di Varzo
7.2 km away, in Varzo
A loop above Varzo on a mix of surfaced and gravel service roads, climbing through the Veglia-Devero park country to the Rifugio Pietro Crosta.
- 54.9 km
- Distance
- 2 692 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 30 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Via Arbola Tappa 2: Alpe Devero
9.4 km away, in Baceno
The second stage of the Via Arbola, based on the Alpe Devero above Baceno, with a heavy day of climbing in the high Ossola.
- 21.0 km
- Distance
- 2 409 m
- Ascent
- 14 h 27 min
- Duration
- 105
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB
9.2 km away, in Baceno
A gravel ring above Alpe Devero, climbing past the two Sangiatto lakes to the Bettelmatt pastures by way of Alpe Crampiolo.
- 21.6 km
- Distance
- 760 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 38 min
- Duration
- 155
- Check-ins
Via del Mercato: Tappa 1 Masera
12.2 km away, in Masera
A first stage climbing from Masera through Trontano and Verigo up to the visitor centre of the Val Grande national park.
- 15.7 km
- Distance
- 620 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 12 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Crodo yet.
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Trekking
A long walk in the Antigorio valley above Crodo, climbing from the valley floor into the side valleys of the Ossola.
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