Colico to Dervio

5 points of interest

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 /
  • Tourist

    Village of Mandonico

    Ein kleines Bergdorf mit Vogelperspektive auf den Comer See. Charakteristisch ist die Kapelle San Giorgio.
  • 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 :
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. The path then descends towards Dervio, crossing four torrents, passing behind the village of Torchido.

  5. 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


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