Daily Archives: 3 August 2015


Lago Maggiore and Gambarogno

August 3rd

Part 1:  Kayak across Lago Maggiore, Peter and I in the two-seater, from Valmara to Dirinella, 5,4 km, 50 minutes.

Part 2:  Dirinella – Covreto (1594 m) – Monte Paglione (1554 m) – Oratorio di Sant’Anna – Alpe Cedullo (agroturismo).

Distance:  9,4 km
Walking time: 3 hours 40 minutes
Vertical distance: 1420 m uphill; 320 m downhill

A beautiful day, calm with no wind on the lake.  Very hot walking up in the forest in the heat of the afternoon.

Nona met us in Dirinella where we loaded the kayak onto the car.  Then she parked the car in Indemini and walked up to Alpe Cedullo (360 vertical metres).