MOUNTAIN BIKE LAKE COMO
Uphills on secondary road with amazing panoramas on lake Como, exciting downhills on single track, castle and small villages isolated in the mountain: that all is the best mountain bike tour on the north side of the lake Como.
NATURE
Birds of prey, woods, amazing panoramas on the Como Lake
HISTORY
Castle, small villages
ADVENTURES
Single tracks downhill with roots, fixed and mobile stones
CHARACTERISTICS
DIFFICULT
EQUIPMENT
START
Bellano (LC)
DISTANCE
about 65 km
RECOMMENDED MOUNTAIN BIKE
Full suspended min. 120/120
WHEN
Every week end from May to Octorber
ELEVATION GAIN
about 2900 m
MANDATORY PROTECTOR
Helmet, gloves
BIKERS
Min 2
ELEVATION LOSS
about 2900 m
RECOMMENDED PROTECTOR
Kneepad, elbowpad
ELEVATION MAX
1718 m
ELEVATION MIN
200 m
WATER
Copious
From Bellano to Dervio
DESCRIPTION
We will start riding our mountain bike on a uphill secondary road, the first section has amazing panoramas on the lake Como, whereas the second part is on the shadow of the woods. When we will arrive at the highest spot of the day we will have a packed lunch to collect energy for the long downhill.
In the afternoon we will ride our mountain bike on a flat single track with incredible view on the lake Como, than we will have the downhill up to the hotel where we will have an aperitif and a traditional dinner.
DISTANCE
ELEVATION GAIN
ELEVATION LOSS
WATER
about 30 km
about 1400 m
about 1400 m
Copious
From Dervio to Piona
DESCRIPTION
We will start riding our mountain bike early in the morning from Dervio to the peak of the Legnoncino. The first section of the uphill has amazing panoramas on the lake Como, the second part is in the wood and the third part is a forest road in the wood with incredible view on the lake.
In the last few meters is not possible to pedal so we will carrying up our mountain bike to the highest spot of the tour where we can see the lake down us and the peaks covered by snow. From here we will start an exciting downhill single track up to the shore of the lake where we will have the end tour aperitif and then we will get a train to go back to Bellano.
DISTANCE
ELEVATION GAIN
ELEVATION LOSS
WATER
about 35 km
about 1500 m
about 1500 m
Copious
PRICE
Starting from 255€
PRICE INCLUDED
- Guide
- Insurance
- Half board at the hotel in a double room (beverages are not included – single room on request)
- N. 2 packed lunch
- Train to Bellano
- N. 2 aperitif (soft drink for the underages)