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Biella

Oropa Sanctuary – Lake Mucrone loop from Oropa

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Piedmont
Biella

Oropa Sanctuary – Lake Mucrone loop from Oropa

Hard

3

hikers

Oropa Sanctuary – Lake Mucrone loop from Oropa

06:39

13.2km

1,100m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 5.90 km for 371 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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254 m

Oropa Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

The Sanctuary of Oropa, a Sacred Mount, is the arrival point of the path of the same name. It is the largest Marian sanctuary in the Alps. The Ancient Basilica houses the Black Madonna.

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2

4.82 km

A panoramic peak over the Biella area and the Oropa sanctuary, and the walk can start right from the Oropa sanctuary, or from the Tracciolino road, following the Beato Pier …

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5.77 km

Colle del Limbo

Mountain Pass

4

6.34 km

Monte Mucrone Summit

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A very panoramic peak, from Oropa sport it takes only an hour's walk to reach it; the path is quite steep but feasible by anyone, without major dangers.

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5

6.79 km

Abandoned Station of Monte Mucrone

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This dilapidated structure has now been in a state of neglect since the 1980s

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6

7.78 km

Lake Mucrone

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8.04 km

Bersagliere Fountain

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8.67 km

View of the Oropa Basin

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On the left the Rifugio Rosazza, below the Sanctuary of Oropa

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12.8 km

Shrine of Saint Eusebius

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built between 1894 and 1896 in Byzantine style during the construction of the overlying Galleria Rosazza on a project by Giuseppe Maffei, the architect of Sen. Federico Rosazza who wanted …

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13.2 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.75 km

3.21 km

2.21 km

670 m

314 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.67 km

4.03 km

2.67 km

545 m

199 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,270 m)

Lowest point (1,180 m)

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Sunday 24 May

18°C

13°C

24 %

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