HOTEL MONTELAGO - LAGO DI COMABBIO

HOTEL MONTELAGO – LAKE COMABBIO

13km - 1 hour - easy

An easy tour along the cycling lane of Lake Comabbio, a nature reserve of great environmental interest.

An easy  11km-long itinerary along the cycling lane of Lake Comabbio.

Currently, the cycling lane doesn't yet encompass the entire perimeter of the lake, being interrupted for about 2 km in the municipality of Vargiate. There are a few short up-and-down stretches, and the route runs partly on dirt roads, partly on asphalt.

Lake Comabbio is a nature reserve, full of interesting water plants.
The deepest the lake gets is only 8 meters. The path is very scenic, with lovely views of the lake, cycling in an unusual and engaging environment, and includes the fascinating experience of pedaling on a wooden bridge suspended over the waters.

Starting from our hotel, we turn left (keeping the lake to our right) and take the cycling lane, passing below the village of Varano Borghi. Just after the “La Madunina” camping ground, we must take a section of the main road, following the signs to the center of Corgeno, a hamlet in the municipality of Vergiate. Corgeno has a lovely public beach, with views on the lake and the surrounding hills. Numerous species of waterfowl nest in the marshes at the far end of the lake, including mallards, little bitterns, common moorhens and tufted ducks.

We then return to the main road, keeping to the right-hand side and, after just a few meters, turning right in Via San Rocco (the sign points to the highway). At the end of a stone wall we take a path on the right, leading to the cycling route back along the lake, in the direction of Comabbio.

For a short stretch, we will be cycling over a wooden bridge; from here, every view is simply breathtaking. A few kilometers later, the unpaved but well-tended road leads us through a public park, just outside the city center of Ternate, where we will have to walk our bikes for a short stretch and make our way back to the hotel.