Monterecchio to Forcora
Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca · about 45 min by car from Stresa
The walk
5.7 km out-and-back walk near Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca, up to Forcora, 299 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 1150 and 1351 m above sea level.
Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.
How to get there
By car
From Stresa: about 45 min (31 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
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.
Start point
46.08632,8.80207
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
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 1 h by car
Where to eat and drink
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca and start the walk.
- 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
- 13:00Lunch at Aquila d’Oro in Dosso del Liro, 35 km by car.
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