Cardada Bike
Overview
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Distance 31 km
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Ascent 1400 m
Intro
An adventurous circuit route in the surroundings of Cardada and Val Resa that starts and finishes in Locarno and presents for most parts a breath-taking view over the Lake Maggiore and the surrounding region.
Detour / Closure
There are detours or closures along this route, for more information see https://schweizmobil.ch/en/mountainbiking-in-switzerland/route-397
Description
The tour starts at the SBB train station in Locarno-Muralto and the first part leads up to Monte Brè along a pleasant ascent on an asphalted road and is followed by a somewhat steeper path with a spectacular view into the Centovalli. Approximately 3 km after the village Brè, the first part of the singletrack begins, at first slightly ascending then flat and flowing until the track leads to a final climb up to the Alpe Cardada.
The singletrack to Val Resa is fast and leads along technically challenging serpentine twisty trails. After leaving the dense forest the road proceeds along a beautiful route with panoramic views of Lake Maggiore and the town, back to the starting point. The Cardada-Val Resa route is a medium difficulty route. There are passages of varying difficulty. There are both sections with varying degrees of difficulty as well as easy and flowing sections.
As an alternative one can reach Orselina by funicular from Locarno and then Cardada by cable car in just 5 minutes, leaving from Orselina (395 m.a.s.l.). This variation is recommended to all those who want to avoid the first climb of the tour and prefer to tackle only the route to Val Resa.
An enjoyable tour includes the careful planning of the same. Please inform yourself in advance at the local information center about the route and weather conditions. Depending on the season and weather conditions, this route may be blocked or interrupted
| Type |
Enduro
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|---|---|
| Start location |
Locarno
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| Destination |
Locarno
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| Ascent |
1400 m
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| Descent |
1400 m
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| Distance |
31 km
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| Distance on tarred ways |
22 km
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| Distance on natural surface |
1 km
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| Singletrail (part of natural surface) |
8 km
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| Technical requirements |
Medium
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| Physical requirements |
Difficult
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| Signalization |
Signalisation in one direction
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| More information | https://schweizmobil.ch/en/mountainbiking-in-switz... |
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