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Ornavasso
Ossola village below the Boden sanctuary, with Cadorna Line fortifications and marble quarries in the slope.
- 5Highlights
- 3Routes
Highlights
10 from neighbouring places
Rifugio Oliva Brusa Perona Renato
A hut on the ridge above Ornavasso, on the paths towards the Val Grande.
Santuario della Madonna del Boden
A pilgrimage church above Ornavasso, reached by a stepped avenue of chapels.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Nicolao
The parish church of Ornavasso, at the mouth of the Ossola.
Chiesa della Madonna della Guardia
A church above Ornavasso, on the slope carrying the Cadorna Line defences.
Wallfahrtskirche der Madonna del Boden
The Boden sanctuary above Ornavasso, its way up marked by wayside chapels.
Chiesa dell’Annunciazione di Mergozzo
2.7 km away, in Mergozzo
A church in the Mergozzo hamlets above the Toce.
Chiesa di San Graziano di Candoglia
2.9 km away, in Mergozzo
The church of Candoglia, the quarry hamlet that supplies Milan cathedral's marble.
Oratorio di Sant’Andrea di Candoglia
3.1 km away, in Mergozzo
An oratory at Candoglia, above the marble quarries of the Toce valley.
Cava madre del Duomo di Milano
3.3 km away, in Mergozzo
The Candoglia quarry above Mergozzo, whose pink marble has built and repaired Milan cathedral since 1387.
Lago di Mergozzo
4.1 km away, in Mergozzo
A clear lake cut off from Lake Maggiore by the Toce delta, closed to motorboats.
Chiesa Parrocchiale della Beata Vergine Assunta
4.2 km away, in Mergozzo
Mergozzo's parish church, on the lake shore.
Museo Archeologico ed Ecomuseo del Granito
4.2 km away, in Mergozzo
A museum at Mergozzo on local archaeology and on the granite the lake shore was quarried for.
Oratorio della Beata Vergine delle Grazie
4.3 km away, in Mergozzo
A small oratory in the hills above Mergozzo.
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Natività e Sant’Anna
4.7 km away, in Mergozzo
A church above the Mergozzo lake, among chestnut woods.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista di Mergozzo
5.9 km away, in Mergozzo
A church in the Mergozzo comune, near the lake's southern end.
Nothing of this kind in Ornavasso.
Routes
14 from neighbouring places
Trekking
A long climb on the slopes above Ornavasso, at the mouth of the Ossola over Lake Mergozzo.
- 17.6 km
- Distance
- 952 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 39 min
- Duration
PERCORSO CICLABILE/MTB: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i boschi
A flat riverside cycleway from Vogogna to Ornavasso, through farmland and the lowland woods of Bosco Tenso.
- 41.4 km
- Distance
- 92 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 46 min
- Duration
PERCORSO CICLABILE: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i fiori
A level cycleway from Ornavasso down to the reedbeds of Fondotoce and Verbania Pallanza, through the flower nurseries of Lago Maggiore.
- 13.5 km
- Distance
- 10 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 13 min
- Duration
PERCORSO SLOW TREK
4.2 km away, in Mergozzo
A walk from the medieval lanes of Mergozzo to its lake, then up an old mule track to the Romanesque church of Montorfano.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 150 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 5 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Via Geoalpina: Tappa 6 Alpe La Colma
7.8 km away, in Premosello-Chiovenda
A long, nearly level stage above Premosello-Chiovenda, running out to the saddle at 1,728 m where a bivouac hut stands.
- 13.1 km
- Distance
- 190 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 32 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
CICLOTURISMO: Giro del Lago d’Orta
10.1 km away, in Omegna
A road circuit of Lago d'Orta on quiet lakeside roads, with the Isola di San Giulio offshore and campsites strung along the water.
- 36.2 km
- Distance
- 305 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 30 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Alle porte del Parco Nazionale Val Grande. Alpe Lut e Capraga
6.9 km away, in Premosello-Chiovenda
A hard climb on the bike from Premosello-Chiovenda up through Colloro to the alpine pastures on the rim of the Parco Nazionale Val Grande.
- 21.4 km
- Distance
- 1 150 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 7 min
- Duration
Via Geoalpina: Tappa 7 Vogogna
9.3 km away, in Vogogna
A long stage out of Vogogna climbing to the Colle dell'Usciolo, with the Lago di Ravinella and the Bivacco Pian del Lago along the way.
- 19.6 km
- Distance
- 1 740 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 58 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Bivacco Pian del Lago 1 743 m
Lago di Ravinella 1 970 m
Colle dell'Usciolo 2 037 m
VARALLO, fraz. Corte (Camasco)
13.2 km away, in Varallo
A short path from Corte di Camasco to the Alpe Sacchi, a pasture balcony looking across to Lake Orta.
- 3.0 km
- Distance
- 36 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 23 min
- Duration
Via Geoalpina: Tappa 3 Alpe Curgei
10.7 km away, in Miazzina
A stage of the Via Geoalpina climbing above Miazzina to the Alpe Curgei, on the edge of the Val Grande wilderness.
- 10.8 km
- Distance
- 675 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 37 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
CICLOTURISMO: Anello Stresa-Arona
12.9 km away, in Stresa
A road loop along the Lago Maggiore shore from Stresa down to Arona and back, past the lakeside hotels and historic villas.
- 41.3 km
- Distance
- 361 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 60 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Anello Verde del Lago d’Orta
9.3 km away, in Omegna
A wide circuit above the lake shore, linking small ponds, a disused railway station and the Cappella degli Alpini near Nonio.
- 50.7 km
- Distance
- 920 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 21 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Monte Curlera 450 m- Osteria Rifugio Del Pescatore 529 m
- Laghetti di Nonio 528 m
- Laghetti di Nonio 527 m
- Ex stazione ferroviaria 382 m
- Laghetto di Boiro 417 m
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Stra' Granda Tappa 1: Piedimulera
12.5 km away, in Piedimulera
The first stage of a long route up the Valle Anzasca from Piedimulera, a hard day of climbing into the hills above Calasca-Castiglione.
- 12.1 km
- Distance
- 2 868 m
- Ascent
- 15 h 43 min
- Duration
Via Geoalpina: Tappa 5 Alpe Scaredi
12.9 km away, in Malesco
A stage of the Via Geoalpina from the Vigezzo valley up to the Alpe Scaredi, on the northern edge of the Val Grande.
- 12.1 km
- Distance
- 768 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 14 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
CICLOTURISMO: Giro d'Italia
14.2 km away, in Verbania
A tarmac tour out of Verbania into the hills of the Valle Intrasca, a favourite training ground for local climbers on two wheels.
- 42.9 km
- Distance
- 1 287 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 1 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Giro del Lago d'Orta
10.9 km away, in Omegna
A tour right around Lago d'Orta between Omegna and Pettenasco, climbing away from the shore to the Laghetti di Nonio before returning.
- 41.3 km
- Distance
- 806 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 25 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
- Ufficio Accoglienza Turistica 295 m
- Laghetto Comunale 306 m
- Osteria Rifugio Del Pescatore 529 m
- Laghetti di Nonio 528 m
- Laghetti di Nonio 527 m
- ex pompe antiincendio deposito carburante 1 292 m
Via Geoalpina: Tappa 4 Alpe Pian di Boit
13.5 km away, in Miazzina
A steep stage of the Via Geoalpina above Miazzina, climbing to the Alpe Pian di Boit on the edge of the Val Grande.
- 9.6 km
- Distance
- 1 642 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 18 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Ornavasso yet.
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