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Postalesio
Valtellina village beside the Postalesio earth pyramids, a reserve of eroded moraine spires.
Photo: Giorsch · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence
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Highlights
14 from neighbouring places
Riserva naturale delle Piramidi di Postalesio
Earth pyramids above Postalesio, moraine spires each capped by the stone that shelters it from rain.
Chiesa di Sant'Abbondio
2.9 km away, in Berbenno di Valtellina
A church at Berbenno di Valtellina, on the Orobie slope above the Adda.
Chiesa di San Lorenzo
4.8 km away, in Fusine
The parish church of Fusine, on the Orobie side of the Valtellina.
Chiesa di San Vittore
5.1 km away, in Caiolo
The parish church of Caiolo, on the Orobie slope facing Sondrio.
Rif. Bosio Galli 2086m
5.4 km away, in Torre di Santa Maria
A hut at 2,086 m below the Monte Disgrazia, on the Sentiero Roma high route.
Chiesa di San Giuseppe
7.1 km away, in Torre di Santa Maria
A church at Torre di Santa Maria, in the Valmalenco.
Chiesa di Sant'Anna
7.5 km away, in Torre di Santa Maria
A chapel above Torre di Santa Maria, on the path up the valley.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Nascente
7.5 km away, in Torre di Santa Maria
The parish church of Torre di Santa Maria, with its stone-slabbed roof.
Chiesa di Sant'Abbondio all'Alpe Lago
7.5 km away, in Chiesa in Valmalenco
A chapel on the Alpe Lago pastures above the Valmalenco, reached on foot.
La Via dei Terrazzamenti
8.9 km away, in Montagna in Valtellina
A marked route along the Valtellina's dry-stone vineyard terraces between Morbegno and Tirano.
Castel Grumello
9.3 km away, in Montagna in Valtellina
A twin-towered ruined castle on a rock spur above the Valtellina, with vineyards below.
Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
9.4 km away, in Montagna in Valtellina
A church beside the Grumello castle rock above Montagna in Valtellina.
Chiesa di Santa Emilia
9.6 km away, in Chiesa in Valmalenco
A small church on the Valmalenco slope above Chiesa, among the stone-roofed hamlets.
Riserva Naturale Bosco dei Bordighi
9.9 km away, in Montagna in Valtellina
A riverside wood on the Adda near Sondrio, one of the last stretches of the valley's original forest.
Viewpoint
Historic site
Nothing of this kind in Postalesio.
Routes
14 from neighbouring places
Caldenno Loop
A loop through the dry-stone terraces above Postalesio, among the Nebbiolo vines of the Valtellina wine road.
- 5.9 km
- Distance
- 232 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 57 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorPostalesio-Castione itinerary (GAL VALTELLINA call)
A restored hillside link on the Rhaetian side of the Valtellina, joining Postalesio with Castione Andevenno and meeting the Terrace Route.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 425 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 42 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorVertiColina 2021
A vertical kilometre above Postalesio on the old shepherds' route, used by the Polisportiva CSI for its VertiColina race.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 1 026 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 47 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorGrand Tour of the Rolla
A loop from 450 m to nearly 2,000 m at the Alpe Colina bivouac, facing the Orobie and the Disgrazia.
- 38.1 km
- Distance
- 1 720 m
- Ascent
- 5 h
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Bivacco Alpe Colina 2 070 m- Baita di Galibio 1 719 m
Laghetto di Ligari 1 201 m- Baita cacciatori Vendul 1 999 m
Open route Valtellina OutdoorLe piramidi di Postalesio
A short steep walk to the earth pyramids of Postalesio, erosion spires of moraine gravel on the slope above the village.
- 1.0 km
- Distance
- 228 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 15 min
- Duration
SLAlom alle Piramidi
The route of a charity mountain run at Postalesio, held for the Italian ALS association and passing the earth pyramids above the village.
- 9.1 km
- Distance
- 572 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 55 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorBerbenno, Pra' Isio, Alpe Caldenno (MTB-EMTB)
2.8 km away, in Berbenno di Valtellina
A long e-bike-friendly climb from Polaggia, up wooded hairpins to the Gaggio meadows and on to the alp terraces high above the Valtellina.
- 30.0 km
- Distance
- 1 487 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 8 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorSondrio - Triasso - Castione Andevenno
7.4 km away, in Sondrio
A wine-route ride along the terraced Rhaetian slope of the Valtellina, returning on the flat through the Bartesaghi park beside the Adda.
- 14.7 km
- Distance
- 220 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 31 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorVia ferrata and short hike Caspoggio
10.5 km away, in Caspoggio
The Vigneron via ferrata above Caspoggio with the shortest approach, steep and airy but well supplied with footholds, and low enough to climb most of the year.
- 3.5 km
- Distance
- 342 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 40 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorFerrata and long hike Caspoggio
10.8 km away, in Caspoggio
The Vigneron via ferrata in the Valmalenco, vertical and exposed on long slabs with stirrups and taut cable, taken with a longer walk in.
- 7.2 km
- Distance
- 623 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 1 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorFilorera San Martino cycling and pedestrian path
11.1 km away, in Val Masino
A flat, paved path beside the Masino stream, with benches, lighting on its first section and the Sasso Remenno boulder along the way.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 60 m
- Ascent
- 18 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorValli di Tartano gran tour con cli sci
12.1 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
Boirolo (Tresivio), Alpe Rogneda, Bocchetta Mara (MTB-EMTB)
13.1 km away, in Tresivio
A steep e-bike climb from the car park at 1,500 m above Tresivio, up past Rifugio Alpini Santo Stefano and Alpe Rogneda to the pass above.
- 12.0 km
- Distance
- 821 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 5 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorCima Motta from San Giuseppe
13.3 km away, in Chiesa in Valmalenco
A ski route from San Giuseppe on small roads and forest tracks by the Barchi hamlet, round Lago Palù and up to Monte Motta.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 892 m
- Ascent
- 92 m
- Descent
- 2 h 47 min
- Duration
- 40
- Check-ins
Open route Valtellina OutdoorBosco dei Bambini, mountain bike fun
13.7 km away, in Dazio
An easy woodland loop below the Colmen di Dazio, rolling past old lime kilns and the hamlet of Regolido on a natural surface.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 80 m
- Ascent
- 28 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorFusine
4.8 km away, in Fusine
A long and very steep day above Fusine, on the Orobie side of the Valtellina.
- 40.8 km
- Distance
- 2 182 m
- Ascent
- 15 h 38 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
Gravel rurale in Valtellina
7.3 km away, in Sondrio
A demanding gravel route from Sondrio to Villa di Tirano on the old terraced side of the Valtellina.
- 76.7 km
- Distance
- 1 775 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 28 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
- Ristorante da Silvio Fancoli 559 m
- Azienda Bondio Cristina 529 m
- Ristorante Belandin 675 m
- Convento di San Lorenzo 441 m
- Osteria al Sole 559 m
- Chiosco 286 m
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Open route Valtellina OutdoorPendeggio Loop
3.4 km away, in Berbenno di Valtellina
A loop among the terraced vineyards above Berbenno, on the Valtellina wine and flavours route.
- 6.1 km
- Distance
- 216 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 58 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorThe Giuet Trail
3.6 km away, in Berbenno di Valtellina
A route from Berbenno through Dusone to the Ghelfa mill, then on mule tracks and forest paths beside the Finale stream.
- 5.4 km
- Distance
- 472 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 33 min
- Duration
Open route Valtellina OutdoorFusine-Dordona Pass (MTB-EMTB)
5 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 Outdoor
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