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03 - Rifugio Alpe Masnee - Capanna Alpe Spluga

In the Ticino Alps

Local route10 km · 6 mi

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Best time to hike

No month meets all three rules below at this spot.

  1. J-4°-13°108
  2. F-3°-12°92
  3. M0°-9°140
  4. A3°-6°242
  5. M8°-1°308
  6. J12°2°248
  7. J15°5°234
  8. A14°5°250
  9. S11°2°316
  10. O6°-2°260
  11. N0°-7°222
  12. D-4°-12°137

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 10 km (6 mi) long, 03 - Rifugio Alpe Masnee - Capanna Alpe Spluga is a local hiking route in Ticino, Switzerland. It is in the Ticino Alps. It lies about 5.4 km northeast of Maggia.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
10 km · 6 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
9.9 km · 6.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Ticino Alps (Lepontine Alps › Northwestern Alps; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.4 km NE of Maggia (Vallemaggia District, Ticino) · GeoNames
Part of
Via Alta Vallemaggia (local route)
Country
Switzerland
Region
Ticino
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Ref
03
Operator (OSM)
Associazione Via Alta Vallemaggia
From / to
Rifugio Alpe Masnee → Capanna Alpe Spluga
Route centre
46.2962, 8.7208
Route start
46.2765, 8.7623
OpenStreetMap
relation 16116058
Official info
viaaltavallemaggia.ch/it/tappe/3-rifugio-alpe-ma
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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