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Acquafraggia Waterfall – Savogno — Historic Village loop from Piuro

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Acquafraggia Waterfall – Savogno — Historic Village loop from Piuro

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Acquafraggia Waterfall – Savogno — Historic Village loop from Piuro

03:11

5.93km

580m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 747 m for 11 m

After 900 m for 66 m

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Bus stop

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1.03 km

View of Acquafraggia Waterfalls

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From here it goes steeply down 😱💦🤣

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1.06 km

View of Borgonuovo

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Splendid panoramic view of Borgonuovo

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1.60 km

Acquafraggia Waterfall

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Beautiful natural pool 👍🏻🤩 really mega

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1.84 km

“Only” 2,886 steps up a steep mule track separate Savogno from the rest of the Valchiavenna and the rest of the world. From the town of Sarlone in Borgonuovo di Piuro, not far from the Acquafraggia waterfalls, follow the mulattiera, the mule path that leads straight into the forest and up the mountain, always along the terraces of dry stone walls where the vines once grew.

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2.41 km

Savogno — Historic Village

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Savogno is located along an important communication route that brings the upper Rhine valleys directly into contact with Valchiavenna. Already in the Middle Ages it was a transit point for those going to Chur, capital of the Three Gray Leagues.

The town was inhabited until the 1960s as an important transit point towards the Val di Lei, but with the progressive exodus towards the towns of the valley, it became almost uninhabited. Of the 400 original inhabitants, the last one abandoned the town in 1968. Currently, in addition to the managers of the refuge, only a few families return from time to time to their original home.

To reach Savogno there is no road, but a long staircase that climbs between the chestnut trees on the rugged side of the mountain. You go up for about ten minutes, always staying in the woods, in sight of the stream. A mule track then deviates towards the east and leads to a large, steeply sloping deforested space where minute vine terraces and meadows invaded by brambles surround numerous huts, partly built of wood. Traces of previous intensive agricultural use become increasingly evident as you climb the steep slope above the houses.

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