Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary loop from San Martino

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Switzerland

Ticino

Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary loop from San Martino

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Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary loop from San Martino

02:40

27.3km

1,040m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 13.6 km for 235 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.3 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Bré sopra Locarno

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Very nice view from Bré sopra Locarno towards Lago Maggiore. The long climb with many serpentines leads towards Cardada

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10.7 km

View of Lake Maggiore from Monte Brè sopra Locarno

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The village of Monte Brè is often used as a stopover for an ascent to Cardada or Cimetta. It also offers a wonderful view of Locarno and its surroundings as …

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10.9 km

Bench With a View of Lake Maggiore at Monte Brè

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Great view after the climb from Locarno to Monte Brè

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11.5 km

Wunderschöne Aussicht auf das Maggia Delta!

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During this stop you have a clear view of Locarno and Ascona!

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12.3 km

View of Lake Maggiore from San Bernardo

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At the same time the end of the feeder road from Brè and the beginning of the hiking paths/trails Rtg Val Resa/Brione s/M. Fountain with drinking water included.

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18.5 km

View of Lago Maggiore and Locarno

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The entire route from Birone sopra Minusio to Orselina/Madonna dell Sasso always offers beautiful views of Lake Maggiore.

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22.5 km

Mountain Railway Orselina - Cardada - Cimetta

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Here you go up to Cardada.

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22.6 km

Madonna del Sasso Sanctuary

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From the viewing platform, right next to the Cardada train station, you have a fantastic view of the Madonna del Sasso, one of the most important religious and historical places in the canton of Ticino.

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27.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

5.93 km

2.32 km

2.02 km

Surfaces

22.9 km

4.24 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,100 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

8°C

47 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

April 24, 2024,Mountainbike Locarno Bré Monte Cordonico Locarno mit genialer Aussicht!

Beautiful tour, but more difficult than I imagined. The ascent is easy and beautiful. The cross path is a hiking trail after about 1 km and the downhill is all hiking. Lots of stairs and blocked. I walked for about 15 minutes in total. I still had a fall! Luckily without any major consequences. But you are rewarded with fantastic …

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July 28, 2023,Alpe Cardada Trail

Nice trail. 👍cool 👏 Trail is fun, but there are sections where you have to hold onto the handlebars 🙈🙈 soooo cool 🍺

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November 28, 2023,Mountainbike-Tour 28.11.23 Start 6.30 Uhr Ascona-Monte Bre-Alpe Cardada-Giorledo-Ascona; bei minus 4 Grad ab 1400m

Wonderful relaxed round early in the morning😁. Once again I drove a classic for many years, but on the road completely alone and that was fun. Some dangerous places with little snow and ice under the leaves...the ground was frozen and it's always nice to stay there..😁😄😃

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January 19, 2022,Cardada Biketrail

Nice trail 😜 the descent at the top is quite edgy and rocky, with a fully o.k. Lower section super and cool. Spoke to the maintenance squad on the track. So the troops are in full swing and also want to optimize the upper section 👍🤪 It's fun to destroy 1000 meters 😀

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October 7, 2025,+TI B S2 Locarno - Cardada Bike / HP 1'470 🥇🚵‍♂️💝🍀🤩🔨

Awesome, no more words needed. 🐒🤣🚵‍♂️🥇

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June 1, 2024,Locarno, Madonna del Sasso, Brè und TrailCardada

Cardada Trail.... It's amazing.... It's worth the trip 😎🤩

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October 28, 2022,Locarno-Brè-Cardada-Cimetta-LoStallone-Cardadatrail (ValResaTrail)-Brione sopra Minusio-Mad.delSasso-Locarno

The classic of the Locarno tours: Beautiful, also somewhat demanding, promising tour with a shorter and two longer singletrals, whereby the Cardada Trail is a bit treacherous today because of the many fallen leaves. In addition, round over the Cimetta, which is definitely worth it.

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October 11, 2024,Hausbergrunde von Locarno

This morning I started in Locarno in fantastic weather and headed up towards Orselina. On the way towards Monte Brè, I was accompanied by the morning sun and a fantastic view over Lake Maggiore. Once again, it is at its best after the rainy days, when the air is so clear and you can never get enough of the view.

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