Hike & Fork

Trail 143AValidated by the Italian Alpine Club

Forcora to Monti di Pino

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca · about 40 min by car from Stresa

Distance
4.6 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
329 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.6 km out-and-back walk near Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca, up to Monti di Pino, 329 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 874 and 1173 m above sea level. Along the way: Chiesa della Madonna della Neve and Passo della Forcora.

Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.

How to get there

By car

From Stresa: about 40 min (29 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Stresa, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

46.07551,8.77758

Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Also within reach: Como, about 55 min by car · Domodossola, about 55 min by car

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Aquila d’Oro

Dosso del Liro · 37 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Aquila d’Oro in Dosso del Liro, 37 km by car.