Lesa - Mottarone - Stresa

A route to discover the mountains of Lake Maggiore, in particular the mountain of the 7 lakes... Mottarone! Starting from Lesa or Stresa, you can reach the summit of Mottarone by bike. From the top of the mountain you can admire 7 different lakes, the Swiss and Italian Alps, the Po Valley and the Monte Rosa chain!
The descent from the summit to Lesa is pure adrenaline, on dirt roads, through forests and breathtaking views...

A route to discover the mountains of Lake Maggiore, in particular the mountain of the 7 lakes... Mottarone! Starting from Lesa or Stresa, you can reach the summit of Mottarone by bike. From the top of the mountain you can admire 7 different lakes, the Swiss and Italian Alps, the Po Valley and the Monte Rosa chain!
The descent from the summit to Lesa is pure adrenaline, on dirt roads, through forests and breathtaking views...

ROUTE DETAILS

Difficulty level

MEDIUM

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT:
MTB, E-MTB

Distance covered:
40 KM, 1231 METRES ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE

Stages
STRESA, SOMERARO, LEVO, MOTTARONE, GIGNESE, NOCCO, GRAGLIA PIANA, CARPUGNINO, VEDASCO, STRESA, LESA

LESA - MOTTARONE - STRESA
We set off from Lesa and head towards Stresa, cycling along state road 33, from Stresa we continue towards the villages of Someraro and Levo, right here the dirt track begins and through woods and panoramic stretches leads just before the summit of Mottarone, the last stretch, which allows us to reach the summit, is on an asphalt road open to vehicular traffic.

The descent from the summit of Mottarone down to the lake is pure adrenaline! We pedal through woods and meadows, tackling an important difference in altitude. We descend in the direction of Armeno and after a few metres take the dirt track that leads to Gignese. From Gignese we descend to Nocco (on an asphalt road) and here we take a second dirt track that leads to the village of Graglia Piana.
From Graglia Piana we proceed towards Carpugnino and Vedasco, on an asphalt road open to traffic, and then take the dirt track Via Miseria to the cemetery of Stresa. From Stresa we pedal along the main road along the lake and reach the village of Lesa.

SEE THE ROUTE MAP HERE!