5. Colico to Dervio

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After Colico, the plain path rises with the more physical Sentiero del Viandante with its climbs and descents that wind up and down the mountainside.

The itinerary leaves the shores of the lake and the seaside towns to climb up to the mountainside at altitude offering more calm and freshness with a superb view of Lake Como.

5 points of interest

Sentiero del Variante - Amis St Colomban
Panoramic
Sentiero del Viandante
The Sentiero del Viandante starts in Colico and ends in Abbadia Lariana. It runs along the slopes of the mountain and offers a beautiful view overlooking Lake Como.
Borgo di Sparesee - Amis St Colomban
Tourist
Village of Sparesee
The village of Sparesee (630m) is crossed by the Sentiero del Viandante. The view of the lake (400m below) is superb. Like any mountain hamlet, it has a fountain for water supply.
Chapelle San Rocco - Amis St Colomban
Tourist
Chapel of San Rocco
The Sentiero del Viandante passes by the Chiesa di San Rocco (475m). The view of the lake (200m below) is superb. San Rocco is the saint of pilgrims /
Mandonico
Tourist
Village of Mandonico
Ein kleines Bergdorf mit Vogelperspektive auf den Comer See. Charakteristisch ist die Kapelle San Giorgio.
Mandonico
Tourist
Church of San Giorgio
Small mountain chapel in Mandonico in a typical village clinging to the mountainside.

Description

To reach Dervio, two routes are possible:
- a longer variant via the Madonna di Valpozzo, described in the next stage,
- a more direct route, described here.

On leaving the church, follow Via Parravicini and then the first street on the left (Via Vitali) until the crossroads with Via al Bacco :

Turn right on this street and then right again on Via Sacre Cuore and walk up it until you see an oratory (Madonnina) on the left. Take the dead-end road on the left (Vicolo Madonnina) which leads to the centre of the village Villatico. When you reach the church of San Berdino, turn left and then immediately right at the end of the building (Via Asilo), continuing until you reach the crossroads with a small street on the right (Via San Rocco) marked with red/white signs.
Turn right and follow Via San Rocco to its end, where the track bends successively to the right and to the left to leave the village and go up into the fields (Via Legnoncino). The gravel path reaches a valley carved out by the Torrente Pertino (ford) and at this point joins the Sentiero del Viandante.
In the hamlet of Posallo, in front of a wooden cross, follow the signs, taking the road that climbs to the left and leads to the hamlet of Sparese, then Perdonasco, before descending and remaining level until you reach the spur marked by the chapel of San Rocco overlooking Olgiasca, a peninsula on Lake Como.
The path then descends towards Dervio, crossing four torrents, passing behind the village of Torchido.
The path then reaches Corenno and then climbs back up to the SS36 motorway, which it runs alongside before reaching Dervio, which is reached via the Via al Monastero, a roundabout and the street opposite, Via Valvarrone, which gives access to the church of San Leonardo, near the Castello.

Departure : Church of San Giorgio, via Parravicini 1, 23823 Colico
Arrival : Church of San Leonardo, Hamlet of Castello 6, 23824 Dervio
Towns crossed : Lombardia

Transport

Train:
Trenord, Milano-Tirano line (from Milano Centrale) and R13 Lecco-Colico-Sondrio line, tel 02-72.49.49.49, trenord.it.

Bus:
Asf Autolinee,
line C19 Pianello del Lario-Sondrio
line CI0 Corno-Colico,
www.asfautolinee.it