B&B IL POGGIO - TORNAVENTO

B&B IL POGGIO - TORNAVENTO

34km - 3 hours - medium difficulty

A peaceful route along the Ticino river’s towpaths and locks, going South

We begin by crossing the plain, in a landscape of rural settlements, horse farms, ranches and fields. We make our way towards Vizzola Ticino, passing the works of the hydro power station, admiring the waterway locks and continuing along the Industrial canal towpath until we reach the tight curves leading to the old customs house, on an uphill, unpaved road. We then reach Piazza Parravicino in Tornavento, surrounded by lovely rural buildings and a great vantage point over the valley below.

It is time to make our way back, descending, with great care, on the main road until we reach the iron bridge of Oleggio and the banks of the Ticino, which here flows fast and strong, then pedal up to the hamlet of Vizzola to examine the remains of buildings constructed for the Caproni Land Reclamation in the early Twentieth Century, and from here to Case Nuove.

There are two uphill stretches on the route, the second particularly harsh, while the riverside path is picturesque but rather bumpy.