From the Port of Colico, take Via Montecchio Nord; after crossing the Inganna stream, keeping to the left cross the parking area. Here you’ll find the start of the bike path.

Following a long straight stretch of path you’ll arrive at a bridge to cross the River Adda: go under and turn right onto the ramp up until the junction with the SS36. Cross the bridge and turn immediately right, following the towpath of the river. After about 800 meters abandon the bank take the left path barely visible on the escarpment and continue on the narrow street lined with wooden stakes and barbed wire. After another 100 meters, the bottom is asphalted; continue until the stop sign, turn left and, after 400 meters, cross the SS36 continuing straight onto the concrete road of Via Torre.

At the stop sign swerve to the right on the bike path parallel to the SS340, pass the bridge and follow the path right uphill into Via Palate, towards Albonico. After a few bends, the road leads to the hamlet of Masina: when arriving at a bottleneck turn, turn left onto the trail of Via Gaggiolo (towards S. Miro); at the junction before the descent turn left on the trail that leads to the scenic churchyard of St. Miro. From here return on the same road until the hamlet of Masina, then take a left and go straight for about 3.5 km on the asphalt road that leads to Albonico.

After a demanding climb you’ll reach the small fraction of Sorico. From here turn left (signposted S. Fedelino), follow a few bends, pass a stream and continue on the left, passing a second stream. After a final section tight bends you’ll come to a clearing: at the junction turn left, where the chestnut forest gives way to the birch trees, and finally dense pine forest that surrounds the left bank of the picturesque fishing ponds.

At the bottom of the pond is a clearing: continuing left a few meters you will reach the lookout point where, behind a trellis, the entire Valchiavenna dominates. From here we return along the same road until Albonico; at the stop sign, turn first left, then right into Via Spadole, follow
the stretch of asphalt for about 1 km to the junction with a dirt road, facing right (signposted Strada Silvo Pastorale).

After the chapel of the Sasso Dascio continue in Via Bruga and, at the stop sign next to the church, steer to the right on the road running parallel to the river Mera which returns you to the Ponte del Passo. At the stop sign take a left on S5340, pass the bridge and turn right immediately after the restaurant/bar Pian di Spagna; at the fork continue initially to the left in Via Fabbrichetta, then straight into Via Stallone Venini. Arriving at the houses, turn right onto the dirt nature trail road (signposted Percorso Naturalistico Sud) leading (left to a long straight: continue until the bridge over the Borgofrancone canal, then turn left following the directions Ponte sull’Adda.

At the junction, after 500 meters, go straight and follow the road up to the railway crossing. At the stop sign cross the road SS36 with caution and pass the bridge using the sidewalk. After passing the bridge, turn immediately left (direction Sentiero Valtellina), following the course of the river and the dirt track that leads back to Colico.

Departure and arrival: Pier of Colico
Distance: 35km
Difficulty level: difficult
Elevation gradient: min 200-max 600m
Estimated time: 4 hours
Reccomented period: from march to november