Zenna to Tronzano
Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca, Tronzano Lago Maggiore · about 45 min by car from Stresa
The walk
5.5 km out-and-back walk between Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca and Tronzano Lago Maggiore, up to Tronzano, 381 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta, Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore and Chiesa di San Rocco. Reachable by train: Pino-Tronzano station, 154 m from the trail.
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 (30 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
46.10325,8.75363
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
Along the way
- Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta50 m from the trail
- Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore50 m from the trail
- Chiesa di San Rocco50 m from the trail
Wikipedia (Italian)
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.
- 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
- 13:00Lunch at Aquila d’Oro in Dosso del Liro, 38 km by car.
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