The bike path starts in front of the arrival of the Scopello-Mera chairlift, where a steep ramp leads to the foot of Mount Camparient.

A striking view of Monte Rosa guides the route, which with very small elevation changes crosses the entire Alpe di Mera among magnificent rhododendron and blueberry bushes to Colle d’Ovago, below Monte Ometto.

From here you continue at altitude without any particular difficulty until you reach first Alpe Meggiana, at the height of the charming Lake of Pizzo, then with moderate gradient Alpe Sorbella from where you descend with a dozen hairpin bends reaching the bridge that crosses the Sorba stream.

This stretch, although wide, requires for the slope and the bottom an adequate preparation. It is therefore recommended to get off the vehicle by accompanying it on foot.

The next section of the dirt road route leading to Rassa is of moderate gradient and presents no particular difficulty. On a paved road, you will come downhill in a few kilometers to the Quare bridge to rejoin itinerary No. 1. At this point it is possible to choose whether to continue toward Alagna or return to Scopello as the more classic route provides.

The uniqueness of this itinerary is definitely to unite, while remaining at altitude, two provinces of Piedmont. Riding it means exploring Valsesia but also Valsessera, and cycling in one of the most appreciated and well-known parks in the region, Oasi Zegna.

With a pleasant and scenic chairlift ride, you reach Alpe di Mera. From here descend along the carriage road for about 2 km. to the junction for Bocchetta della Boscarola.

Always follow the yellow sign with the stylized figure of a cyclist and the number 3 in a red field. A smooth dirt road leads up to the 1,423-meter elevation of the Col, with a gentle climb about 2.5 km long.

This is followed by a downhill section, to Dolca, and then an alternating 10-km-long climb and descent to the Fisherman’s House.

From this point the ascent resumes, for about 5 km, until the arrival in Bielmonte through Bocchetto Sessera.

The route runs mainly within the Zegna Oasis in the Alta Valsessera Regional Forest.

The bicycle path is wide and smooth the entire way. The apparently unimpressive duration should be calculated taking into account also the return, which if done in the saddle doubles km and hours indicated.

Climbs on sometimes steep dirt roads, adrenaline-fueled descents and lots of fun: this and much more in the woods of Serravalle Sesia!

With your mountain bike you can climb to gain the descent, ride among friends, meet new places and confront each other on the descent to see who is the fastest. The climbs serve mainly as transfers to reach the start of the adrenaline-filled descents: trails of varying difficulty that between jumps, turns and descents are ideal for those looking for fun and speed.

These trails for mtb downhill enthusiasts are known as the “Sentieri E-Gravity Team“.

Enduro is the ideal discipline for the all-around biker who wants a means to do everything, who likes long rides on his bike, who does not necessarily want to use mechanized ascents, and who most of all loves downhill competition.

Numerous trails are constantly cleaned and monitored so that everyone can enjoy smooth and fast descents.

If you do not have adequate training, the use of an E-Bike is recommended.

From the center of the pretty town of Gattinara, the mtb ride begins among the vineyards of its beautiful hills. The asphalt climb will take you to a scenic first stop: the Castelle Tower, with its Giant Bench. Continuing along a mostly unpaved road, you will reach the Castle of San Lorenzo, the highest point in Gattinara, from which you can enjoy an exceptional view of the mountains, the hills and the city.

From the castle you continue pedaling toward the Nervi vineyards and the panoramic terrace of the same name. From here you can then return to Gattinara by following the road that descends to the foot of the vineyards

Along your route you cannot fail to notice three beautiful art installations depicting characteristic chalices, placed at scenic points: the Vie dei Calici.

The hills of Gattinara, in addition to offering beautiful views and trails among the vineyards for relaxation, also provide a good adrenaline rush: just between the woods and vineyards there are numerous trails dedicated to enduro, for those who are looking for a little speed. These trails for fans of mtb descents, are known as “I Sentieri dei Gatti”, The Cat Trails.

Riding your bike, get ready to ride on uphill roads through the vineyards that connect to the start of the different trails that, with adrenaline-fueled curves and descents, will take you back to the foothills.

If you do not have adequate training, the use of an E-Bike is recommended.

In the past it was one of the most frequented routes: in fact, it was the most convenient pass from Alagna to Gressoney and the route to Col d’Olen. Nowadays, to take one quickly to higher altitudes one preferably uses the ski lifts: from Alagna one takes the cable car to Pianalunga, then the Funifor that leads to Passo dei Salati, and one can push on to the edge of the glaciers with the Punta Indren station (3,275 meters above sea level) for alpine ascents.

Wanting instead to walk the entire itinerary, from the center of the village of Alagna, go up to the cableway departure station where the path on the right begins, leading to the hamlets of Dosso (Fum Diss) and Piane (Fum d’Boudma). After crossing the hamlet, follow a section of unpaved road and then follow the path that crosses the Olen stream over a bridge. You return to the road and then take the mule track to the left that crosses the ski slope and climbs into the woods.

You leave the woods near Zar Oltu and pass the Oltu Alp, from which you reach the slope and soon afterwards arrive at Zam Seiwji and Undre Seiwji, picturesque places with green and scenic plateaus on which a number of alpine pastures and refuges lie. Continue on the trail beside the hut and you will reach Alpe Pianalunga, 2025m (about 1h45). Continue in sections along the ski slope, in sections on the trail, and after a short ascent you reach the Fontanone plateau. From here the trail continues past a large split boulder in the middle, Sasso del Diavolo (Der Prebet stein), 2418m.

Continue along the mule track that faces the steep slope and reach the junction with trail 205d, which to the left leads shortly to Col d’Olen, 2881m.

Immediately afterwards you approach the square where the historic Albergo Guglielmina, destroyed by fire, used to be, and then the Rifugio Città di Vigevano, 2864m (about 4 hours). you then reach the small chapel dedicated to the Vergine del Rosa and continue, leaving the refuge to the right.

You pass by a small lake and return to the ski slope near the A.Mosso International Scientific Institute, an historical research center at 2,901 meters above sea level. You then reach Passo dei Salati, 2936m (in about 5 hours total), the arrival point of the cable car stations from Alagna and Gressoney. Not far away there is the departure station for the Indren cable car. A good, wide path leads up to the Stolemberg, 3202m. About a hundred meters from the summit, bend left on the Aosta Valley side and descend to the Upper Pisse Pass, 3112m, with a few sections equipped with fixed ropes. The trail climbs to the ridge and leads to Colletto dell’Acqua, about 3200m, from where with a short climb you reach the old Punta Indren station, 3254m. A traverse to the northwest takes you to the new cable car station at 3275m.

From here the itinerary becomes mountaineering; it is necessary to cross the Indren Glacier with some crevasses, overcome rocky edges with sections equipped with ladders and cables to reach the Giovanni Gnifetti Hut, 3647m (total about 7h), flanked by the little church of the Madonna dei Ghiacciai.

Several traverses and numerous ascents can be made from the Gnifetti Hut: Pyramid Vincent, 4215m, Balmenhorn, 4167m (with the hut of the same name and the statue of Christ of the Summits), Black Horn, 4322m, East Lyskamm, 4527m, Parrot Peak, 4436m, Punta Gnifetti (Signal Kuppe), 4554m, Punta Dufour, 4634m.

On Punta Gnifetti rises the Regina Margherita hut. 4554m, the highest refuge in Europe.

To reach the beginning of the itinerary, one must follow the road from the village of Alagna to the Wold square, 1278m, where one can park the car. (In the summer months you can use the Wold – Acqua Bianca shuttle service for a fee).

Those who proceed on foot, either by choice or during the periods when there is no shuttle service, follow the paved road not open to traffic and, a little further on, can choose between two options: take the path on the left bank of the Sesia, No. 206 which arrives behind the Pastore Refuge in about 1h, or continue always on the paved road until reaching the Acqua Bianca Waterfall in about 45min (arrival of the summer shuttle), from where first a mule track and then a steep staircase starts to reach the Alpe Pile, from where you then follow the path that descends to the left, crossing a pretty wooden bridge that leads to the Pastore Refuge.

Turning your back to the Refuge, follow trail 206 to the left, which flanks the Sesia River at a distance, touches Alpe Casera Lunga (Zam Lange Gode) and reaches the bridge over the Rio Bors, 1700m. We leave trail 210 (which goes up the Vallone di Bors towards Bocchetta delle Pisse) on the left, and continue our route following trail 206, which climbs the valley floor of the Sesia among large alluvial and moraine blocks and lush vegetation.

It then continues downstream from Alpe Muflicat and arrives at the ford of the stream that descends from the Piode Glacier: in summer, the volume of water can cause significant crossing difficulties, especially in the afternoon.

Past the stream, the trail continues almost level and then faces the steep slope where the trail becomes more uncertain and climbs to on the steep moraine ridge. It crosses to the right over large scree and points to the rocks of Parrot Point.

You ascend the rocks facilitated by a series of artificial equipment and with some easy climbing reach the Gugliermina Hut (ex Valsesia), 3212m (total about 5 hours), always open and unattended. The Hut was designed by Brothers Giovan Battista and Giuseppe Fortunato Gugliermina to facilitate ascents from the southern slope of Monte Rosa.

The Hut is a starting point for important and challenging climbs: Punta Parrot, 4436m; Ludwigshohe, 4342m; Corno Nero, 4322m; Piramide Vincent, 4215m; and Punta Giordani, 4046m.

The route starts from the village of Rima, 1411m, and the first part of the trail is shared first with the 292 mule track to the Little Altar Pass, and then with the 296 to the Mud Pass, up to an elevation of about 1700m (in about 30/45min). Abandoning the mule track, take trail 318, which drops off to the left, crosses the Rio Valmontasca and continues on level ground to Alpe Scarpia di Sotto, 1712m.

Proceed diagonally uphill to reach Alpe Scarpia di Sopra, 1916m. From the alpine pasture move left and reach a large boulder near which flows a spring and on which is placed a plaque. Climbing to the left through pastures and slabs we reach Vallarolo Pass, 2332m.

Our route points west instead and reaches a giant boulder that provides precarious natural shelter. The trail accentuates the slope until it takes you below the vertical of a very steep grassy slope for which, with narrow, exposed switchbacks, you gain the Passo del Gatto, 2730m, (in about 3 hours). On the opposite side climbs the track from Bocchetta della Moanda, recently equipped by Alagna guides; EEA.

Turning right, follow the trail that cuts across the steep mountainside and reaches the ridge of rocks and boulders that leads to the summit of Mount Tagliaferro, 2964m, (in about 4 hours total). From the summit the view is unique and breathtaking, a veritable window looking directly into Monte Rosa!