VR3a - Bivio VR3 - Bivio V00
Armeno, Gignese · about 5 min by car from Stresa
The walk
6.0 km out-and-back walk between Armeno and Gignese, up to Bivio 00 Dorsale Vergante, 358 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 794 and 970 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 5 min (4 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
45.85999,8.49239
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: Domodossola, about 50 min 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 Armeno and start the walk.
- 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
- 13:00Lunch at Impero in Sizzano, 31 km by car.
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