Circuito Dongio-Satro
Overview
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Distance 7 km
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Duration 1 h 35 min
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Ascent 110 m
Intro
An excursion that unfolds in the municipality of Acquarossa (in the middle of the Valle di Blenio), on the banks of the Brenno river through wetlands of great natural beauty. An area of great landscape and cultural importance, with typical local gastronomic and artisanal products.
Description
From the square in front of the community centre in Dongio, skirting the banks of the Brenno river, you reach the tiny Romanesque church of San Remigio, a pleasant rest stop, from where you proceed through the village of Pozzo, with its traditional stone houses. From Pozzo, you quickly arrive in Polo Sociosanitario, an important support base.
Once past the village of Comprovasco and after crossing the river again, you will glimpse the buildings of the ancient and now disused thermal baths of Acquarossa, which were already mentioned in 1577 and whose building dates back to the end of the 18th century. Right after the thermal baths, you follow the old Satro cantonal road, one of the most intriguing historic paths in the whole canton of Ticino.
At the end of this road, there is a very special building: the ancient icehouse used in the past to preserve food. From here you take the Via dei Grotti, a cart road lined by a long series of typical Ticino houses, one of which is the Predacài lever-press built in 1789. Dongio is soon reached after crossing the centre of the village of Crespogno, a compact group of traditional buildings.
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
| Start location |
Dongio
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| Destination |
Dongio
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| Ascent |
110 m
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| Descent |
110 m
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| Distance |
7 km
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| Duration |
1 h 35 min
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| Duration back |
1 h 35 min
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| Technical requirements |
Difficult
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| Physical requirements |
Difficult
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| Theme |
Along Water
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| Signalization |
Signalisation in both directions
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| More information | https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/r... |
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