4. Verceia to Colico

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Regular path in the plain in a setting of imposing mountains and relaxing lakes with a Mediterranean atmosphere.

Crossing towns and villages on the shores of successive lakes, starting with Mezzola and then the more extensive one from Como to the slopes of steep mountains.

2 points of interest

Historical
Fort of Fuentes
Built in the 17th century by the Spanish on the hill to the east of Montecchio, the Fuentes fort is a remnant of Spanish rule to protect the outlets of the Alpine passes. It was destroyed in 1796 by Napoleonic troops.
Historical
Fort of Montecchio

Description

From the church of San Fedele, reach the lake shore and cycle path no. 6 via San Fedele and the subway under the SS36 road and the railway:

The path follows the lake and the railway line, taking advantage of sections of the old SS36 road. It diverges from the track for a while and rejoins it further on before reaching the SP4 Via Regina.
Turn left onto this road until you reach the roundabout with the SS36. Follow this road to the right, taking the pavement on the left. Take the second street on the left (Via Don Luigi Guanella) and then the second on the right (Via Ezio Vanoni). At the crossroads with Via della Torre, turn right and take the second road on the left, Via Ambrosini Abele Medaglia d'Oro, which continues along a dirt road, sometimes muddy, towards the Adda embankment and then right along the embankment to the bridge over the Adda on the SS36. Turn left and cross the river using the protected footbridge.
At the end of the bridge, descend to the left to pass under the SS36 and the railway line and follow the left bank of the Adda river. The track returns towards Lake Como, crosses the Torrente Tavani and reaches the shore under a fortified hill.
At the foot of this hill at the campsite, turn right to follow the shoreline, cross the Torrente Inganna and wait for the port. Turn left onto Via Luigi Sacco which passes under the railway line and leads to the SP72. Turn left and take the third street on the right (Via Padre Reginaldo Giuliani).

Departure : Church of San Fedele, via Nazionale 1, 23020 Verceia
Arrival : Church of San Giorgio, via Parravicini 1, 23823 Colico
Towns crossed : Lombardia