"You are not a human being having a spiritual experience, but a spiritual being having a human experience."Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 1881-1955
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![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/hike-2024-03.jpg-w800.jpg) ![](/imgs/blowup.png) 3 Days Hike: San Carlo - Maggia - Tegna |
Exceptional, actually "record breaking" warm temperatures for April in Switzerland, like 27°C and I decided to hike a valley in northern part of Ticino: Valley Bavona.
I took the train 6:30 in Zug to Locarno, from there two busses finally 10:45 arrived in San Carlo - the last part the street is paved by only as wide as the bus itself - so very little traffic there.
Some distances:
- San Carlo - Corte Grande 2h 45m
- San Carlo - Rif. Piano delle Creste 3h 15m
- San Carlo - Laghi della Crosa 5h 15m
- San Carlo - Froglio 1hr 35m (short) / 8h 15m (long)
- San Carlo - Bignasco 3h 50m (the route I took)
- San Carlo - Campo 1h 20m
- San Carlo - Cap. Basodino 2h 30m
- San Carlo - Robiei 2h 40m
- San Carlo - Robiei via cable cart 20m
Leaving San Carlo and slowly descending into the valley - the trees growing their early leaves, and the route is close to the street, crossing over the Bavona river left and right.
Once a while a small group of houses not really qualifying a village, but rather a neighbourhood and short before Bignasco I find a spot aside a big boulder to pitch my tent for tonight.
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_104546.jpg) ◈ San Carlo, 2024/04/12 10:45
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_104604.jpg) ◈ Cevio, 2024/04/12 10:46
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_104609.jpg) ◈ Cevio, 2024/04/12 10:46
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_104614.jpg) ◈ Cevio, 2024/04/12 10:46
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_104648.jpg) ◈ Cevio, 2024/04/12 10:46
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_104657.jpg) ◈ Cevio, 2024/04/12 10:46
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_104815.jpg) ◈ San Carlo, 2024/04/12 10:48
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_110632.jpg) ◈ Sonlerto, San Carlo, 2024/04/12 11:06
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_110936.jpg) ◈ Sonlerto, San Carlo, 2024/04/12 11:09
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_111604.jpg) 2024/04/12 11:16
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_111722.jpg) ◈ Sonlerto, San Carlo, 2024/04/12 11:17
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_111823.jpg) ◈ Sonlerto, San Carlo, 2024/04/12 11:18
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_111902.jpg) ◈ Sonlerto, San Carlo, 2024/04/12 11:19
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_111919.jpg) ◈ Sonlerto, San Carlo, 2024/04/12 11:19
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_112046.jpg) ◈ Sonlerto, San Carlo, 2024/04/12 11:20
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_113839.jpg) 2024/04/12 11:38
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_114008.jpg) 2024/04/12 11:40
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_114117.jpg) 2024/04/12 11:41
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_114422.jpg) ◈ Fontanellata, Cevio, 2024/04/12 11:44
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_114621.jpg) 2024/04/12 11:46
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_114715.jpg) ◈ Fontanellata, Cevio, 2024/04/12 11:47
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_114719.jpg) ◈ Fontanellata, Cevio, 2024/04/12 11:47
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_114722.jpg) ◈ Fontanellata, Cevio, 2024/04/12 11:47
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_115137.jpg) 2024/04/12 11:51
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_120158.jpg) 2024/04/12 12:01
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_121134.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:11
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_121556.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:15
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_121600.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:16
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_121715.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:17
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_121720.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:17
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_121726.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:17
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_122013.jpg) 2024/04/12 12:20
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_122018.jpg) 2024/04/12 12:20
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_123451.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:34
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_123528.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:35
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_123530.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:35
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_123600.jpg) ◈ Foroglio, Cevio, 2024/04/12 12:36
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_131156.jpg) ◈ Sabbione, Fontana, 2024/04/12 13:11
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_132423.jpg) ◈ Sabbione, Fontana, 2024/04/12 13:24
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_133753.jpg) ◈ Sabbione, Fontana, 2024/04/12 13:37
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_134142.jpg) 2024/04/12 13:41
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_134508.jpg) 2024/04/12 13:45
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_141501.jpg) ◈ Fontana, 2024/04/12 14:15
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_151538.jpg) ◈ Cavergno, 2024/04/12 15:15
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_151606.jpg) ◈ Cavergno, 2024/04/12 15:16
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240412_151620.jpg) ◈ Cavergno, 2024/04/12 15:16
After a long and good sleep, and quickly reach Bignasco - and again switch the river Maggia - the river Bavona entered the Maggia - and the river and its beaches become wider and wider and more water flowing.
The hiking path isn't purely flat along the river, but a bit aside - eventually short before the village Maggia giving the river its name, near the village Lodano I find a spot to pitch my tent for tonight.
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_100032.jpg) ◈ Bignasco, 2024/04/13 10:00
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_100116.jpg) ◈ Bignasco, 2024/04/13 10:01
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_100141.jpg) ◈ Bignasco, 2024/04/13 10:01
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_100416.jpg) ◈ Bignasco, 2024/04/13 10:04
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_100607.jpg) ◈ Bignasco, 2024/04/13 10:06
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_102048.jpg) ◈ Bičtt, Bignasco, 2024/04/13 10:20
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_102551.jpg) ◈ Bičtt, Bignasco, 2024/04/13 10:25
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_102710.jpg) ◈ Bičtt, Bignasco, 2024/04/13 10:27
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_104525.jpg) ◈ Bičtt, Cevio, 2024/04/13 10:45
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_110807.jpg) ◈ Boschetto, Cevio, 2024/04/13 11:08
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_110817.jpg) ◈ Boschetto, Cevio, 2024/04/13 11:08
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_111728.jpg) ◈ Boschetto, Cevio, 2024/04/13 11:17
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_111740.jpg) ◈ Boschetto, Cevio, 2024/04/13 11:17
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_112453.jpg) 2024/04/13 11:24
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_112942.jpg) ◈ Boschetto, Cevio, 2024/04/13 11:29
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_113439.jpg) 2024/04/13 11:34
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_113555.jpg) ◈ Cevio, 2024/04/13 11:35
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_123124.jpg) 2024/04/13 12:31
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_123518.jpg) 2024/04/13 12:35
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_125654.jpg) ◈ Malún, Someo, 2024/04/13 12:56
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_131026.jpg) ◈ Malún, Someo, 2024/04/13 13:10
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_131029.jpg) ◈ Malún, Someo, 2024/04/13 13:10
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_131047.jpg) ◈ Malún, Someo, 2024/04/13 13:10
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_131223.jpg) ◈ Malún, Someo, 2024/04/13 13:12
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_131539.jpg) 2024/04/13 13:15
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_132142.jpg) 2024/04/13 13:21
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_133800.jpg) ◈ Da Lňgh di fuori, Someo, 2024/04/13 13:38
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_134012.jpg) 2024/04/13 13:40
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240413_151710.jpg) ◈ Ronchin, Lodano, 2024/04/13 15:17
Last leg of my hike, and the most exhausting - the route starts flat but as I approach Gordevio, the valley narrows and the hiking path gets very steep, and partially slippery from the water from melting snow higher up - so with the heavy backpack each step requires full attention.
Around 14:00 I arrive at Ponte Brolla train station, where this hike ends.
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_101020.jpg) ◈ Ciňssa, Lodano, 2024/04/14 10:10
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_103159.jpg) ◈ A Lairče, Moghegno, 2024/04/14 10:31
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_115640.jpg) Very steep rock stairs 2024/04/14 11:56
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_120810.jpg) 2024/04/14 12:08
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_123114.jpg) Wide Maggia river 2024/04/14 12:31
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_130816.jpg) ◈ Piccolo Paradiso, Avegno, 2024/04/14 13:08
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_134013.jpg) ◈ Gropp, Avegno, 2024/04/14 13:40
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_134734.jpg) ◈ Avegno, 2024/04/14 13:47
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_135812.jpg) 2024/04/14 13:58
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_135835.jpg) 2024/04/14 13:58
![](/view/Pics/Travel/2024/20240414_142005.jpg) Ponte Brolla train station 2024/04/14 14:20
That's it.
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- Page 3: 3 Days Hike April 2024: San Carlo (Val Bavona) - Maggia - Tegna, Friday 2024/04/12: San Carlo (Val Bavona) - Bignasco ...
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