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Best Winter Hikes near Cantù

There are 113 hikes near Cantù in our database that fit. They average 12.5 km and 316 m (1,037 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 189 km.

That is 73 percent of the 154 routes we map near Cantù.

Routes that stay walkable through the cold months, either because they sit low enough to avoid snow or because winter is genuinely their best season. The mix is broad: 48 are rated easy and 24 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Hard

Sentiero ME-MO ovest

Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea · Lombardy

Distance
28.5 km
/ 17.7 mi
Elevation gain
290 m
Typical duration
6 hr 47 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Percorso dei fontanili

Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea · Lombardy

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Percorso sud "Fosso del Ronchetto"

Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea · Lombardy

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bosco Urbano

Parco GruBrìa · Lombardy

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
54 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Forest
Easy

Bagatti Gelsi Villoresi

Parco GruBrìa · Lombardy

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
139 m
Typical duration
1 hr 32 min
Easy

Bertacciola

Parco GruBrìa · Lombardy

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
Moderate

Cammino Montiano

Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea · Lombardy

Distance
15.5 km
/ 9.6 mi
Elevation gain
342 m
Typical duration
3 hr 46 min
Moderate

Ippocastani . Sant'Eusebio

Parco Nord Milano · Lombardy

Distance
8.7 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
191 m
Typical duration
2 hr 6 min
Hard

Sentiero ME-MO Storico

Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea · Lombardy

Distance
21.5 km
/ 13.4 mi
Elevation gain
451 m
Typical duration
5 hr 21 min
Easy

Sentiero della Marmotta

Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche · Lombardy

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
21 min
Easy

Sentiero delle sette cascate

Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea · Lombardy

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
36 min
Easy

Valera - Parco Mauri

Parco GruBrìa · Lombardy

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
138 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
Moderate

Sentiero del Tivano

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
211 m
Typical duration
2 hr 19 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Dorsale del Triangolo Lariano

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
32.8 km
/ 20.4 mi
Elevation gain
721 m
Typical duration
8 hr 26 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Anulare Valcuviano

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
77.6 km
/ 48.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,708 m
Typical duration
20 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

Traversata Bassa delle Grigne

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
12.9 km
/ 8.0 mi
Elevation gain
284 m
Typical duration
3 hr 7 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

Sentiero del Dono

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
650 m
Typical duration
3 hr 16 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Sentiero mezza costa

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
16.9 km
/ 10.5 mi
Elevation gain
371 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Anello Monte San Giacomo

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
12.4 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
273 m
Typical duration
3 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Anello dei tre campanili

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Anello del Monte Muggio

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
7.2 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bregazzana - Monte Martica

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
529 m
Typical duration
2 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Brinzio - Monte Martica

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
515 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Brinzio - Monte Martica

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
515 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Dorsale collinare

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
230 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Erta del Giubileo

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Moltrasio - Rifugio Bugone

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Sentiero Monte Stella

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sentiero del Monte Pelada

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
11.3 km
/ 7.0 mi
Elevation gain
249 m
Typical duration
2 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

CamminaForeste - Tappa 7D

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
18.4 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
405 m
Typical duration
4 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

CamminaForeste - Tappa 7E

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
13.4 km
/ 8.3 mi
Elevation gain
294 m
Typical duration
3 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

CamminaForeste - Tappa 8A

Lombardy · Italy

Distance
18.5 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
406 m
Typical duration
4 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

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
European Long distance path E1 - part Italy - LombardyLombardy189 km4,154 m50 hrExpertOctober to May
Sentiero ME-MO ovestParco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea28.5 km290 m6 hr 47 minHardOctober to May
Percorso dei fontaniliParco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea3.9 km80 m56 minEasyOctober to May
Percorso nord "Fosso del Ronchetto"Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea0.5 km15 m8 minEasyOctober to May
Percorso sud "Fosso del Ronchetto"Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea0.6 km10 m8 minEasyOctober to May
Bosco UrbanoParco GruBrìa2.5 km54 m36 minEasyOctober to May
Bagatti Gelsi VilloresiParco GruBrìa6.3 km139 m1 hr 32 minEasyOctober to May
BertacciolaParco GruBrìa4.4 km97 m1 hr 4 minEasyOctober to May
Cammino MontianoParco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea15.5 km342 m3 hr 46 minModerateOctober to May
Ippocastani . Sant'EusebioParco Nord Milano8.7 km191 m2 hr 6 minModerateOctober to May

If you only have time for one, start with European Long distance path E1 - part Italy - Lombardy, Bosco Urbano, Cammino Montiano. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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