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Foppolo
Ski village at the head of the Brembana valley, under the Monte Toro ridge.
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- 8Highlights
- 5Routes
- Featured summit · Cima di Val Cervia
Highlights
All 8 from neighbouring places
Chiesa di San Lorenzo
11.3 km away, in Fusine
The parish church of Fusine, on the Orobie side of the Valtellina.
Chiesa di San Vittore
12.2 km away, in Caiolo
The parish church of Caiolo, on the Orobie slope facing Sondrio.
Rifugio Olmo
7.1 km away, in Mezzoldo
A hut above Mezzoldo in the upper Val Brembana, below the San Marco pass.
Schutzhütte Alpe Corte Bassa
13.3 km away, in Ardesio
A hut on the Alpe Corte Bassa pasture above Ardesio, at the mouth of the Valcanale.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Maria Assunta
13.4 km away, in Ardesio
A parish church dedicated to the Assumption in the Ardesio valley.
Chiesa di Sant'Abbondio
13.7 km away, in Berbenno di Valtellina
A church at Berbenno di Valtellina, on the Orobie slope above the Adda.
Riserva naturale delle Piramidi di Postalesio
14.7 km away, in Postalesio
Earth pyramids above Postalesio, moraine spires each capped by the stone that shelters it from rain.
Nothing of this kind in Foppolo.
Routes
15 from neighbouring places
Giro dei laghi di Foppolo
A loop from the Rovera hamlet at Foppolo, in the upper Brembana valley, past high lakes below the Cima di Val Cervia.
- 11.3 km
- Distance
- 794 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 15 min
- Duration
- 101
- Check-ins
Dal Rifugio Cà San Marco a Foppolo
A long crossing from Ca' San Marco over the Passo San Marco on the old Priula mule road, then on towards Foppolo.
- 18.0 km
- Distance
- 1 273 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 48 min
- Duration
- 133
- Check-ins
San Simone in MTB
A hard climb from Valleve into the high basin of San Simone and on to the Passo di Tartano, past Casera Sessi and the Baite dei Fontanini.
- 19.3 km
- Distance
- 1 036 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 49 min
- Duration
- 93
- Check-ins
Foppolo, Lago Moro e Valcervia
A climb from Foppolo at the head of the Val Brembana to the small Lago Moro and the Valcervia basin above the village.
- 4.8 km
- Distance
- 693 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 43 min
- Duration
- 98
- Check-ins
Terrazza Salomon 2 081 m
Passo della Croce 1 953 m- Bar Paganoni 1 636 m
Lago Foppelle 1 698 m- Passo di Valcervia 2 318 m
Passo di Dordona
A loop from Foppolo to the Dordona pass, on the watershed between the head of the Val Brembana and the Sondrio side of the range.
- 11.5 km
- Distance
- 1 111 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 53 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Dordona Refuge - Dordona Pass with joëlette
2.5 km away, in Fusine
A joëlette-accessible climb from the end of the Valmadre track above Fusine to the Dordona hut and the pass behind it.
- 7.0 km
- Distance
- 290 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 21 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorValli di Tartano gran tour con cli sci
8.6 km away, in Tartano
A long, demanding high route through the Tartano mountains, crossing Passo di Lemma and Passo del Vallone within sight of the granite walls of Val Masino.
- 13.5 km
- Distance
- 1 342 m
- Ascent
- 1 184 m
- Descent
- 5 h 5 min
- Duration
- 27
- Check-ins
Fusine-Dordona Pass (MTB-EMTB)
11 km away, in Fusine
A long climb up the Val Madre, asphalt at first and then dirt track, to the refuge and the small lake below the pass at just over 2,000 m.
- 20.4 km
- Distance
- 1 803 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 4 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
- Passo Dordona 2 061 m
- Lago Dordona 2 057 m
- Rifugio Casera Dordona 1 935 m
- Baita Forni 1 447 m
Open route Valtellina OutdoorDa Carona al Rifugio Longo
3.7 km away, in Carona
A climb from Carona in the upper Val Brembana to the Fratelli Longo hut, a little above the Lago del Diavolo.
- 8.9 km
- Distance
- 1 080 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 39 min
- Duration
- 124
- Check-ins
- Baita Birone 1 479 m
- Il Bivacco 1 311 m
- Rifugio Fratelli Longo 2 026 m
- Pozze dell'Archinello 2 074 m
- Pozze dell'Archinello 2 074 m
Itinerario sulle tracce di Cadorna
3.7 km away, in Valleve
A walk to the Lemma and Tartano passes above Valleve, along the works of the second defensive line built under General Cadorna.
- 11.2 km
- Distance
- 706 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 34 min
- Duration
- 118
- Check-ins
Giant's Kettles and Orobie Botanical Garden
8.7 km away, in Tartano
A short walk from Biorca along the Tartano stream, over the bridge at the stone hamlet of Barbera and up into Val di Lemma past pools and potholes.
- 2.8 km
- Distance
- 285 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 13 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorCon le pelli fin sul Pizzo Brunone
13.5 km away, in Piateda
A ski-touring line to the Pizzo Brunone starting at Agneda, a hamlet left empty in winter with a fifteenth-century church of Sant'Agostino.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 1 791 m
- Ascent
- 301 m
- Descent
- 5 h 2 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Caiolo; Val Cervia, Arale, Cedrasco, Caiolo (MTB-EMTB)
12.4 km away, in Caiolo
A circular ride above Caiolo, paved as far as San Bernardo and then dirt, using the high firebreak track across to the Cedrasco side.
- 27.1 km
- Distance
- 1 377 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 48 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
- CNSAS Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico 274 m
- AREU Base elisoccorso di Caiolo 275 m
- Scuola di volo 275 m
Open route Valtellina OutdoorFioriture estive al Passo di Valsecca
4 km away, in Carona
A climb from Carona to the Passo di Valsecca, taken in high summer for the alpine flowers on the Orobie ridge.
- 11.9 km
- Distance
- 1 383 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 55 min
- Duration
- 281
- Check-ins
Da Carona al Rifugio Laghi Gemelli
3.9 km away, in Carona
The long climb from Carona at the head of the Brembana valley to the Laghi Gemelli hut.
- 5.6 km
- Distance
- 877 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 28 min
- Duration
- 210
- Check-ins
Ai Piedi dell’Alpe Arale i Rifugi Il Pirata e Beniamino
8.8 km away, in Tartano
An easy Val Tartano walk from the end of the asphalt above Pila, climbing on foot to a pair of refuges below the high pasture.
- 4.4 km
- Distance
- 341 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 41 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Alpe Campelli of Albosaggia, Casera, Bedolessi, Campelli (MTB-EMTB)
13.2 km away, in Albosaggia
A hard e-bike loop above Albosaggia, climbing rough unpaved road into the Meriggio valley and on past the Rifugio Lago della Casera.
- 21.9 km
- Distance
- 1 038 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 56 min
- Duration
- Baita Nòva m.2040 (SO) 2 040 m
- Rifugio Lago della Casera 1 966 m
- Bivacco V Alpini 1 965 m
- Baita Tromba m.1988 (SO) 1 988 m
- Baita del Meriggio 2 008 m
- Sass Marmuli (SO) 1 898 m
Open route Valtellina OutdoorMonte Aga
4 km away, in Carona
An ascent of Monte Aga from Carona, by road to the Longo hut, then past the Lago del Diavolo to the Passo della Cigola.
- 14.1 km
- Distance
- 1 622 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 2 min
- Duration
- 168
- Check-ins
Da Carona al Rifugio Calvi
4.2 km away, in Carona
A walk from Carona up to the Calvi hut, set beneath the highest peaks of the Orobie at the head of the Val Brembana.
- 7.4 km
- Distance
- 747 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 11 min
- Duration
- 149
- Check-ins
La valle dei misteri
11.6 km away, in Tartano
A short climb through Val Fabiolo, the narrow side valley linking Forcola on the Adda with Campo Tartano.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 223 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 29 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Foppolo yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Giro dei laghi di Foppolo
A loop from the Rovera hamlet at Foppolo, in the upper Brembana valley, past high lakes below the Cima di Val Cervia.
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