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Scopello
Valsesia village below the Alpe di Mera ski slopes, on the Sesia above Varallo.
- 2Highlights
- 6Routes
- Featured summit · Cima d'Ometto
Highlights
All 2 from neighbouring places
Sacro Monte di Varallo
13.5 km away, in Varallo
Forty-five chapels climbing the hill above Varallo, each holding a life-size painted scene; a World Heritage site.
La Chiesa di Riva Valdobbia
14.5 km away, in Alagna Valsesia
A church consecrated in 1326 at Riva Valdobbia, rebuilt after a flood of the Vogna torrent in 1640, with a painted facade.
Nothing of this kind in Scopello.
Routes
14 from neighbouring places
PILA- Casarolo– Alpe il Castello
A steep climb from the village of Pila on the old Valgrande road, topping out on the Cima d'Ometto by way of the Colma dei Lavaggi.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 1 174 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 27 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
Anello Ciclopedonale di Mera
A short cycling and walking loop at Mera above Scopello, in the woods of the upper Valsesia.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 137 m
- Ascent
- 31 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Ciclabile Balmuccia
A route the length of the upper Valsesia, past the Salto di Piode falls and the valley's churches and museums.
- 31.0 km
- Distance
- 849 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 21 min
- Duration
- 34
- Check-ins
Grande Traversata della Valsesia: Tappa 1 Bocchetta della Boscarola
A hard opening stage above Scopello, over Monte Bimella and the Testone delle Tre Alpi and across the Bocchetta dei Fornei to the hut at Alpe Toso.
- 14.2 km
- Distance
- 1 963 m
- Ascent
- 11 h 26 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Ciclabile Alpe di Mera-Bielmonte
A high link between the Valsesia and the Val Sessera, running over Bocchetto Sessera and the Bocchetta della Boscarola on the way to Bielmonte.
- 20.1 km
- Distance
- 952 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 40 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Ciclabile Scopello-Mera-Meggiana-Rassa-Scopello
A demanding loop out of the Valsesia, climbing to the Alpe di Mera and the Colle del Monte Ovago at 1,738 m before dropping to Rassa.
- 37.8 km
- Distance
- 1 398 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 40 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Pista ciclopedonale della Valsesia: Tappa 4A Alpe Pianelle
5 km away, in Piode
A short branch of the Valsesia cycle and foot route, climbing to the Alpe Pianelle above Piode.
- 1.7 km
- Distance
- 199 m
- Ascent
- 50 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
BOCCIOLETO
8.1 km away, in Boccioleto
One of the Valsesia art trails, climbing steeply from the village past Rifugio Solivo to Rifugio La Baita, with works of art all along the way.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 798 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 23 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
PIODE
4.5 km away, in Piode
A steep climb out of Piode in the Valsesia, crossing the old Sesia bridge towards Piedimeggiana and rising to Il Pizzo and Monte Bo.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 1 118 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 4 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
CICLABILE da GUARDABOSONE a VARALLO
12.8 km away, in Guardabosone
A Valsesia route dropping from the square at Guardabosone and running up the valley to Varallo.
- 18.7 km
- Distance
- 226 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 52 min
- Duration
Rimasco
10.7 km away, in Boccioleto
A short, almost level walk on the valley floor in Alto Sermenza, passing the campsite by the small lake below the Alpe Campo slopes.
- 2.4 km
- Distance
- 21 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 23 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
VARALLO
13.3 km away, in Varallo
A loop from Varallo in the Valsesia to the chapels of the Sacro Monte and the viewpoint on Monte Tre Croci above it.
- 8.4 km
- Distance
- 567 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 57 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Pista ciclopedonale della Valsesia: Tappa 5 Piode
4.5 km away, in Piode
Stage five of the Valsesia cycle and footpath, running along the Sesia valley floor through Piode.
- 15.6 km
- Distance
- 620 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 47 min
- Duration
CICLABILE da BORGOSESIA a VARALLO
14.1 km away, in Borgosesia
The Valsesia cycle path from Borgosesia up the valley to Varallo, by way of Quarona.
- 16.6 km
- Distance
- 197 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 37 min
- Duration
Frazioni alte di Mollia
8.5 km away, in Mollia
An easy walk up to the higher hamlets of Mollia on the village art trail, as much for its cultural stops as for the views over the valley.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 201 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 26 min
- Duration
RASSA
14 km away, in Gressoney-Saint-Jean
From the car park at Rassa, 917 m, beyond the stream on the left of the village, a surfaced lane runs on to the start of a steep road.
- 11.8 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 11 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
CAMPERTOGNO, Fraz. Tetti
7.4 km away, in Campertogno
The usual line up to Punta Sivella from the Valsesia, a big climb by way of the wide pastures of Alpe Argnaccia.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 1 692 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 19 min
- Duration
VARALLO, fraz. Crevola
9.5 km away, in Varallo
The usual way up the Bec d'Ovaga from Crevola above Varallo, looking over the Valsesia to Monte Rosa and the Swiss Alps.
- 6.0 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 53 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Pista ciclopedonale della Valsesia: Tappa 2B Borgosesia
14.5 km away, in Borgosesia
A shared cycle and walking route through the Sesia valley at Borgosesia, taken here as a long half-day stage on foot.
- 14.7 km
- Distance
- 715 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 45 min
- Duration
Rossa
8.6 km away, in Rossa
A steep pull from the Val Sermenza floor to the rounded, much-visited Pizzo Tracciora, gaining over 1,000 m in about four kilometres.
- 4.0 km
- Distance
- 1 066 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 47 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Scopello yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
PILA- Casarolo– Alpe il Castello
A steep climb from the village of Pila on the old Valgrande road, topping out on the Cima d'Ometto by way of the Colma dei Lavaggi.
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