CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
A 239 km one-way ride from near Crema, about 4 h 14 of riding. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,800 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It crosses from Italy into Switzerland - carry ID and check vignette or toll rules.
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 86 km this is Lake Como Scenic Circuit, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Val Trebbia Sweep is where the day begins. Next is Milan / Northern Italy return.
The Costiera dei Cech is the sunny, south-facing slope on the north side of the lower Valtellina, and this stop lies at its foot, between Mello, Traona and Cercino. Vines and chestnut trees climb the terraces, and the old villages perch on the slope, catching the sun all day. Across the valley, the shaded north-facing slopes are dark with forest, a contrast that shapes life here.
Read the complete Near Cosio Valtellino, on the way back write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Milan / Northern Italy return comes up about 153 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Giubiasco.
Giubiasco lies at the southern edge of Bellinzona, the capital of the Swiss canton of Ticino, where the valley of the Ticino river opens towards the Magadino plain and Lake Maggiore. For centuries, this was the gateway to the Alpine passes, the Gotthard, San Bernardino and Lukmanier, and whoever controlled Bellinzona controlled the trade routes between Italy and northern Europe.
Read the complete Food stop near Giubiasco write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
The route ends here after 239 km.
Fuel stop near Crema → Near Cosio Valtellino, on the way back is 153 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.