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Alta Via del Lario (rifugio Giovo - Rifugio Menaggio)
Next nearby hike: Alta Via del Lario (Capanna Como-Rifugio Giovo) 3.1 mi · 5.0 kmExplore Como Prealps →
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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-1°-10°74
- F0°-9°59
- M4°-6°103
- A7°-3°180
- M11°2°238
- J15°5°209
- J18°8°204
- A17°8°203
- S13°5°242
- O9°1°189
- N3°-4°166
- D-1°-8°108
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
Alta Via del Lario (rifugio Giovo - Rifugio Menaggio) is a regional hiking route in Como, Italy, about 20 km (12 mi) in length. It is in the Como Prealps. It lies about 6.5 km west of Garzeno.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 20 km · 12 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Como Prealps (Lugano Prealps › Northwestern Alps; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 6.5 km W of Garzeno (Provincia di Como, Lombardy) · GeoNames
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Como
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Regional route
- From / to
- Rifugio Giovo → Rifugio Menaggio
- Route centre
- 46.1098, 9.1771
- Route start
- 46.1556, 9.1708
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 14636108
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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