Book «Natural escapes – Ticino», sample pages: Riviera

Climbing pool
(! 20 min above the main pool)
Deep waterfall pool in the shade with rock
ledges at the edge. At the turn in the mountain
path where there is a stone slab about 1.5 metres
high with a red-and-white trail sign, go straight.
Then climb down to the cliff edge where there
is a distinctive tree with two trunks. From there,
continue to the pool.
Green pool (25 min above the main pool)
Small pool with a waterfall and smooth, rounded
stone banks. Follow the mountain path uphill
for about 20 minutes. At the foot of a rock formation
that is about 5 metres high and 15 metres
wide, take the trampled path that branches
off to the left down to the stream.
Grande Cascata
(30 min above the main pool)
The spray of a 100-metre waterfall rises as mist.
The pool is thigh-deep and there are some spots
to relax on the flat boulders. Follow the mountain
path up to the right turn following the rock
formation described above (see “Green pool”).
From here you can already see the waterfall. To
get there, follow the trampled path.
Tips
Colourful frescoes: A little way above the
series of Stations of the Cross mentioned in
the directions is the Romanesque Church of
the Saints Peter and Paul (Chiesa dei Santi
Pietro e Paolo) with its enormous, gorgeous
wall and ceiling frescoes dating from the
13th through 17th centuries.
Grotto paradise: At the foot of the hill 2 kilometres
north of the Biasca train station, beneath
shady trees, is the town’s entertainment
district: r Grotto Pini (www.igrot.ch > Search
term: Pini, tel. +41 (0)91 862 12 21), r Grotto
Lino (www.igrot.ch > Search term: Lino,
tel. +41 (0)91 862 45 47), r Grotto del Mulo
(tel. +41 (0)91 862 14 23) and r Grotto Petronilla
(www.igrot.ch > Search term: Petronilla,
tel. +41 (0)91 862 39 29). From the Biasca train
station, follow the main road 1.6 kilometres
north, then turn right towards the grottoes
(signposted), P 46.36639 8.97488. On foot,
follow the series of Stations of the Cross to
the church described above, then follow the
trail (25 min). From b Biasca, Grotti the bus
takes you directly back to the train station.
PT > z Biasca > f 30 min
f Walk north to the Coop supermarket. Take
the bridge over the railway tracks and follow
the road to a trail with a stepped path (500 m).
Walk uphill and before you get to the stone
bridge, climb down to the pool (no trail).
a > P 46.36132 8.97158 > f 20 min
Take the A2 exit “44-Biasca”, then
follow the signposts for “Biasca” to
the roundabout at the large parking
area (2 km). Exit the roundabout in the direction
of the church (signposted). Turn left before
the Bank BPS and drive 120 m to the town hall,
which has a parking area behind it. f Follow the
cycle route signposts for the Chiesa San Carlo
di Borromeo church (150 m), then follow the
series of Stations of the Cross.
B 46.35288 8.97662
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