Aprica - Tresenda - Santa Cristina - Aprica

Less travelled Valtellina

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE

The route sets off from Aprica toward Tresenda, but after approx. 3km downhill it takes a U-turn on a small road that leads to Lake Ganda and to Carona.

KM 43

Elevation gain 1400

Difficulty ***

Category Amateur

Max. gradient 13%

Duration 2h30-3h00

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These are roads that have been included in the Giro Donne and the Giro Under 23 routes in past years. A fast descent to San Giacomo is followed by a short climb back up. Then the route descends again to Tresenda (mind the level crossing that sometimes causes traffic jams), at the bottom of the final ascent. The road (two short tunnels at the beginning) climbs wide and winds up to the junction for Santa Cristina, where it becomes considerably steeper and narrower. The road rises through hairpin bends in the woods and reached the top just before the Trivigno/Aprica junction.
A narrow, steep, testing descent leads to 1,500m remaining to the start point. This final section runs on a slight incline.

NOTES:
The route crosses the ss.38 at San Giacomo. To ride along it to Tresenda is strongly discouraged.

ROUTE CHANGES DURING YOUR RIDE:
If you have some difficulty, at Tresenda you can climb directly to Stazzona and climb all the way to Aprica along the ordinary road, cutting out the steep Santa Cristina slopes.

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Carona, historic village of Val Caronella, is located on the Orobic side of the municipality of Teglio, at 1,100m altitude. The patron saint of the village is Sant’Omobono, the same as that of Cremona. Legend has it that the inhabitants of that city, fleeing from Barbarossa, arrived here around the 12th century. It was an area where iron extracted from the mines of the nearby Val Belviso and Val Caronella was worked. The church of Sant’Omobono, with 15th-16th century paintings and and adjacent oratory, is worth a visit. The same is true for the Ethnographic Museum, set up by the Associazione Amici per Carona, where traditional objects and tools are on display. A visit must necessarily include a walk to the panoramic terrace over Mount Combolo and the valley and a dish of pizzoccheri.