Forra dell'Adda loop from Cornate d'Adda

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Forra dell'Adda loop from Cornate d'Adda

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Forra dell'Adda loop from Cornate d'Adda

04:30

16.8km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

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7.20 km

View of the San Michele Bridge from Salita del Toscano

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The San Michele bridge, also known as the Calusco bridge, Paderno bridge or Röthlisberger bridge, is an iron arch bridge, with mixed rail-road traffic, which connects the towns of Paderno d'Adda and Calusco d'Adda crossing a gorge of the Adda river.

A masterpiece recognized as one of the symbols of Italian industrial archaeology, in 2017 the bridge was nominated to be included in the UNESCO list of world heritage sites

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8.02 km

San Michele Bridge of Paderno d'Adda

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The San Michele bridge, also known as the Calusco bridge, Paderno bridge or Röthlisberger bridge, is an icon of Italian industrial archaeology. Located in the gorge of the Adda river, it connects Paderno d'Adda and Calusco d'Adda and is an iron arch bridge for mixed rail-road traffic, now open only to road transit.

With over 100 meters of height above the waters of the Adda river, the bridge offers a spectacular visual impact from the top. Its fascinating structure and the history linked to the region make it a point of reference along the Lecco-Trezzo d'Adda route. A recognized masterpiece, the San Michele Bridge represents a significant testimony to the local industrial history.

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8.46 km

Locks on the Adda and San Michele Bridge in Paderno

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When traveling along the cycle path that goes up from Trezzo d'Adda towards Lecco, it is mandatory to pass through this point. Here you have the opportunity to admire the San Michele di Paderno bridge from afar and also the barrage locks for the management of the waters of the Adda river

JUNE 2022
The road that passes under the S. Michele bridge, which was closed for some years for consolidation works, has finally been reopened to transit!!

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8.49 km

Church of Santa Maria Addolorata

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9.11 km

Forra dell'Adda

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12.3 km

View of the Adda River and the A. Bertini Hydroelectric Power Station

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12.4 km

Angelo Bertini Hydroelectric Power Plant

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The Bertini power plant is the oldest hydroelectric power plant of the Edison group and one of the oldest in Italy.

When it was inaugurated in September 1898, it set a series of technological records: it was the largest electrical plant in Europe and among the first in the world (second only to that of Niagara Falls).

The plant was built with the aim of obtaining sufficient power and energy to electrify Milan's tram network, a public service that Edison had taken out under concession from the Municipality.

On 19 December 1898, the last line still served by horses, that of Porta Ticinese, was finally crossed by electric trams: Milan became one of the first European cities to have tram lines entirely transformed to electric traction.

The power plant is dedicated to the memory of the engineer Angelo Bertini.

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13.6 km

Carlo Esterle Hydroelectric Power Plant

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The Esterle plant was particularly cared for from an architectural point of view since it had to be representative of the Edison company that had built it. It appears more like a Lombard villa of delight than a real industrial apparatus. A beautiful place of interest to admire while traveling along the Adda cycle path along the Milanese bank.

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