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10 - Rifugio Maria Luisa - Piano delle Creste
In the Mont Leone and Saint Gothard Alps
Next nearby hike: 09S - Robiei - Rifugio Maria Luisa 2.0 mi · 3.3 kmExplore Mont Leone and Saint Gothard Alps →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
No month meets all three rules below at this spot.
- J-7°-15°159
- F-6°-14°140
- M-3°-11°184
- A0°-7°262
- M5°-3°311
- J10°1°237
- J14°4°215
- A13°4°238
- S9°1°295
- O4°-4°277
- N-2°-10°246
- D-7°-13°173
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
10 - Rifugio Maria Luisa - Piano delle Creste is a local hiking route of about 11 km (7 mi) in Ticino, Switzerland. It is in the Mont Leone and Saint Gothard Alps. It lies about 6.4 km north of Formazza.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 11 km · 7 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 12 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Mont Leone and Saint Gothard Alps (Lepontine Alps › Northwestern Alps; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 6.4 km N of Formazza (Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy) · GeoNames
- Part of
- Via Alta Vallemaggia (local route)
- Country
- Switzerland
- Region
- Ticino
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 10
- Operator (OSM)
- Assoziacione Via alta Vallemaggia
- From / to
- Rifugio Maria Luisa → Capanna Piano delle Creste
- Route centre
- 46.4124, 8.4577
- Route start
- 46.4348, 8.4283
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 18286865
- Official info
- viaaltavallemaggia.ch/it/tappe/10-rifugio-maria-
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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