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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes near Varese

The directory currently contains 5 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Varese. Their average mapped distance is 2.1 km and average recorded ascent is 310 m (1,017 ft); the longest route in the set is 2.7 km.

This subset represents 7% of the 73 quality-checked routes near Varese. Its average distance is 2.1 km, compared with 8.9 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 310 m (1,017 ft), versus 502 m (1,647 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the alpine-meadow tag. Flowering periods, grazing and seasonal access are not live fields in this directory. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 5 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.8 km

S06a Passo Percadugine - Confine Italo-Svizzero sul percorso per Alpe Rescerasca (CH)

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

26 m

Alpe Naccio - Termine

5 of 5 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
A train of the Monte Generoso Railway heading downhill from the passing loop at Bellavista railway station. For more information, see Wikipedia article Monte Generoso Railway .
Moderate

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
546 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
542 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
338 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Alpine meadow

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Alpe Naccio - TermineTicino2.6 km26 m35 minModerateApril to October
Alpe di Melano-BellavistaTicino2.1 km546 m1 hr 15 minModerateApril to October
Soldino-Alpe di MelanoTicino2.7 km542 m1 hr 23 minModerateApril to October
S06a Passo Percadugine - Confine Italo-Svizzero sul percorso per Alpe Rescerasca (CH)Ticino0.8 km98 m18 minModerateJune to October
Alpe ColmineTicino2.6 km338 m1 hr 3 minModerateApril to October

Alpe Naccio - Termine, Alpe di Melano-Bellavista, Soldino-Alpe di Melano currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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