Exploring river Ticino. The Ticino Park is a true oasis that stretches from Lake Maggiore to the Po, with around 800 km of paths. Since 1974, the Park has been recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Walk with easy accessible paths, with an altitude difference of 70 m and a total lengh to hike of 7.5 km. Please wear good shoes! In case of bad weather this walk will be postponed by one week.
The river Ticino; French and German: Tessin; is the most important perennial left - bank tributary of the Po. It has given its name to the Swiss canton through which its upper portion flows. It is one of the four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard region, along with the Rhône, Reuss and Rhine.
The river rises in the Val Bedretto in Switzerland, is fed by the glaciers of the Alps and later flows through Lake Maggiore, which traverses the border to Italy. The Ticino joins the Po a few kilometres downstream from Pavia.
It is about 248 kilometres (154 mi) long. The stretch of river between Lake Maggiore and the confluence in the Po is included in the Parco Naturale Lombardo della Valle del Ticino, a Nature reserve.
9.20 am meeting Point at TIGROS Buguggiate
9.30 am we will go by car to Castelnovate (car pooling 30 min)
10.00 am our walk of 7.5 km starts at Trattoria Concorde and takes 3 hours
13.00 pm lunch at Trattoria Concorde
2.30 pm drive home to Tigros Buguggiate