Strava Segments around the Italian-Swiss Lakes

Do you love the road cycling climbs?
Strava users have created and labelled numerous climbing segments on Strava in the Italian-Swiss Lake District. We've rounded up several of them in an effort to make a guide and convince people to consider cycling and exploring here on two wheels during their stay.

When you think of cycling destinations, the Italian-Swiss Lake District might not necessarily be at the top of your list, so we created an interactive map to help you plan your own rides, routes and adventures around Lake Maggiore, Lugano, Varese and Como.
We encourage you to come here to see how nice it is.

100+ road cycling climbs.

the map

 

The map shows the location of the climbs around the Italian and Swiss Lakes (Lake Maggiore, Lugano, Varese). Climbing segments categorized HC, 1, 2, 3.
Click on the markers for a pop up with the name of the climb and a link on Strava to more info. Their names are in native language. Sometimes a climbing segment covers a part of the climb or covers two consecutive climbs. Enjoy the route planning.

Their names are in native language.

1. Mergoscia

2. Monte Bre/Cardada Climb

3. Gordola – Sonogno

4. Monti Motti

5. OSG-SassoCorbaro (bivio Artore)

6. Castello Sasso Corbaro da Via Daro

7. Giubiasco Alpe Giumello

8. Alpe Gesero

9. Gorduno - Monti di Bedretto

10. Bignasco - Lake Naret

11. Centovalli (Intragna – Malesco)

12. Malesco climb

13. Cannero colle

14. Cannobina

15. Lembregogno Climb

16. Porto Ronco - Bellavista

17. Segletta

18. Piancavallo

19. Monterosso

20. Alpe di Neggia North

21. Maccagno to Alpe di Neggia

22. Maccagno - Passo Forcora

23. Armio – Forcora

24. Colmegnino

25. Dumenza - Agra paese

26. Passo del Cuvignone da Cittiglio

27. Cuvignone da Nasca

28. Sant'Antonio – Cuvignone

29. Arcumeggia

30. San Michele dalla Valcuvia

31. San Michele da Sant'Antonio

32. San Michele da Mesenzana

33. San Martino al culmine

34. Bedero - Roggiano climb

35. Villaggio Olandese (da Germignaga)

36. Passo del Sette Termini - da Grantola

37. Sette Termini - da Cugliate Fabiasco

38. Brinzio dalla Valcuvia

39. Mondonico

40. Salita Mondonico

41. Cuasso al Piano - Alpe Tedesco

42. Alpe Tedesco

43. Ganna-Boarezzo(bivio villaggio TCI)

44. Marzio

45. Salita di Marzio da Ghirla

46. Ardena - da Brusimpiano

47. Marchirolo da Ponte Tresa

48. Sacro Monte di Varese

49. Campo dei Fiori (da bivio) Climb

50. Sasso di Gavirate - da Gavirate

51. Strappo provinciale del Cerro

52. Meride – Serpiano

53. Arzo - Serpiano (top of the hill)

54. Arogno - Maroggia downhill

55. Melano – Arogno

56. Maroggia-Sighignola

57. Melano-balcone d'italia

58. Lanzo – Sighignola

59. Morcote - Carona

60. Bré - Vetta Completo

61. Tesserete-Cap.Monte Bar

62. Bioggio – Cademario

63. Bioggio-Aranno

64. The Great Wall of Arosio

65. Vernate - Aranno di sopra

66. Magliaso - Vernate (bivio Cimo)

67. Castelrotto - Banco

68. Via Cantonale 60 Climb

69. Monte Lema - Moschitos

70. Monte Generoso (da rotonda)

71. Valle di Muggio to the top

72. Sessa – Astano

73. Mottarone da Armeno

74. Gignese – Armeno

75. Mottarone da Baveno via Levo

76. Isella-Cicogna Top!

77. Via Ompio Climb

78. Miazzina - Cappella Fina

79. Cambiasca - Miazzina

80. Madonna del Ghisallo climb

81. Muro di Sormano

82. Colma di Sormano from Nesso

83. Colma di Sormano from Asso

84. Palanzo climb

85. Bisbino climb

86. San Fedele D'Intelvi from Claino

87. San Fedele d'Intevi - Pigra

88. Alpe di Colonno from Pigra

89. Schignano climb

90. Selve - San Rocco

91. Osteno-San Fedele-Sighignola

92. Vetta Sighignola via Verna

93. Argegno to San Fedele

94. Ponna Superiore climb

95. Argegno parcheggio Sighignola

96. Baita di Orimento da Casasco

97. San Fedele - Baita Orimento

98. Casasco capanna Bruno

99. Casasco d'Intelvi Erbonne

100. Passo Agueglio from Varenna

101. Passo Agueglio from Parlasco

102. Dervio - Tremerico

103. Tremenico Legnoncino

104. Val Rezzo from Carlazzo

105. Passo della Clava Climb

106. Gera to Montalto

107. Cadepiano - Agra

108. Viglio-Agra

109. Paradiso - Baslona

You can see road cycling climbs by locals, so you can get the most if you are coming here to explore the mountains, hills, valleys and lakes by road bike. You've probably never heard of them, but once ridden will never forget! As you will learn during your rides, there is very little in the Lake District that is flat.

There is so much here for cyclists in the surrounding roads Lake Maggiore, Lugano, Varese both in Swiss area and in Italian area. Little known roads, huge vistas and challenging climbs. With riders using Strava, there are several climbing segments on which to test your level of fitness.

There is a climb above Locarno you’ve probably never heard of it: Lake Naret climb . Hidden in the Swiss part of the Alps, this tough, quiet, long climb has several beautiful dams/lakes (31.2 km – 19.3 mi, avg. 6%, max. 14%, elevation 1,800 m - 5,900 ft).

Strava has emerged as the most popular platform to catalog rides. The “social network for athletes”. You may have heard your other running or cycling friends talking about taking segments or tracking their training on the platform. Strava’s service allows millions of cyclists to connect with each other, with the facility to comment on each others’ rides.

One of the most attractive aspects to the more competitive rider of Strava’s service is the use of ‘climbing segments’. These user- generated sections of a route are used to create a leaderboard of the fastest riders, with a King of the Mountain (KOM) or Queen of the Mountain (QOM) crown symbol awarded to those with the fastest times.

You also can take a closer look at the climbs you will face.

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