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Piuro
Comune at the mouth of the Val Bregaglia, rebuilt after the 1618 landslide that buried the old town of Plurs.
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- Featured summit · Sasso del Drago
Highlights
All 1 from neighbouring places
Park der Marmitte dei Giganti
8 km away, in Chiavenna
Glacial potholes ground into the rock above Chiavenna, in a park with rock carvings beside them.
Nothing of this kind in Piuro.
Routes
Savogno with joelette
A joelette-accessible route to Savogno, a well-preserved stone hamlet on the sunny flank of the Val Bregaglia above Piuro.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 101 m
- Ascent
- 56 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorAcqua Fraggia waterfall scenic loop - Savogno
A steep stepped climb beside the Acquafraggia falls above Piuro, past the Sarlone houses to viewpoints at the second cascade on the way to Savogno.
- 3.3 km
- Distance
- 509 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 54 min
- Duration
- 8
- 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 OutdoorRing 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 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 OutdoorGarzonedo in the Aurosina Valley
A very steep climb into the Aurosina ravine above Piuro, to the bivouac the Chiavenna CAI built in this little-visited ground.
- 6.6 km
- Distance
- 1 484 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 29 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
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 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
No routes of this kind in Piuro yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Savogno with joelette
A joelette-accessible route to Savogno, a well-preserved stone hamlet on the sunny flank of the Val Bregaglia above Piuro.
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