Mountain

The valley of 100 waterfalls, has three sources of pure water:
get ready, we’re off to Val Bognanco!  The excursion to the lake Paione is a must among the trips through the Ossola valleys!

This lake at an altitude of 2,000 meters seems to be calling hikers and promising them refreshment and coolness, thanks to its crystal-clear waters to which it is not possible to resist.

The uphill path does not pose any particular difficulty, in the midst of beautiful larch trees and cushions of blooming rhododendron, as it is well marked and easy to follow.

From the nature reserve of Camping Village Conca D’Oro to the 2000 meters of Lake Paione the step is short, very short indeed! Come with us! Leave from the Camping under the guidance of Alessandro, who’s always ready to accompany you along the path with many stories and curiosities!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: Upper Val Bognanco
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 10 & up
• Difficulty: MEDIUM
• Route: Alpe San Bernardo 1,628 m – Alpe Paione 1,800 m – Lago di Paione 2,000 m – Alpe San Bernardo 1,628 m
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 9 km
• Elevation gain: ca 500 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 8:45 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM

In the shadow of the east wall of Monterosa, the second highest mountain in Europe after Mont Blanc, developed the first settlements that today are grouped around the village of Macugnaga.

The first people who colonized these valleys came from the nearby Canton Valais in Switzerland in search of new land in which to settle. In time they gave life to communities that remained independent for many centuries, able to survive on agriculture and breeding at over 1300 meters of altitude and in adverse environmental conditions.

Here we are at today’s excursion! Camping Village Conca D’Oro takes you to Alpe Meccia, which was one of the very first temporary high-altitude settlements.
While enjoying a good glass of wine with our guide, we will admire the superb peaks of Monterosa, which stand out in all its magnificence from the alps clearing.

Experience the best that our lake has to offer and discover the itineraries and the most beautiful places in this area. The result will be an unforgettable adventure that will leave you with an indelible memory. Sign up and come with us! Ask for information at the reception desk and prepare your trekking shoes!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: Wildlife oasis of Macugnaga
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 10 & up
• Difficulty: MEDIUM
• Route: (Cable car) Alpe Bill 1,703 m – Alpe Meccia 1,812 m – Alpe Sonobierg 1,920 m – Alpe Bill (Cable car)
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 4 km
• Elevation gain: ca 250 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 8:45 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM

Imagine a vividly colored body of water, surrounded by larch and fir trees and high above the snow-capped peaks that frame the countless roaring streams.

Today we will hike around the Lake Campliccioli walking along the ancient mule track, on a path suitable for families with children. We will pass the rails that were once used for the construction of the dam of Cingino, on whose walls we will walk admiring the lake from a privileged position.

Camping Village Conca D’Oro and its guide will take you to discover the most characteristic lakes of the Antrona Valley, the stories that tell its origins, the traditions and the secrets that echo in its green nature. Enjoy a snack at high altitude, surrounded by your adventure companions and by a breathtaking panorama!

Join us for the next scheduled trip to Antrona Valley!
Camping Village Conca D’Oro and Natural Mind Professional are waiting for you!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: Natural park Region Piemonte “Alpe Veglia, Devero e alta valle Antrona”
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 10 & up
• Difficulty: EASY
• Route: Lago di Antrona 1,073 m – Diga di Campliccioli 1,367 m – Giro del Lago di Campliccioli – Lago di Antrona
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 9 km
• Elevation gain: ca 400 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 9:00 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM

Are you ready to enjoy your active vacation and admire one of the most fascinating landscapes of the region?

Today Camping Village Conca D’Oro and Natural Mind Professional will accompany you to Monte Faiè, a peak from the top of which you can enjoy an unforgettable view of the vast area of lakes Maggiore, Mergozzo and Orta as well as of the main chain of the Alps. A real ascent to a wonderful place along the furrows that history has left there: it is formidable to perceive the intersection between the anthropized world and the wild one that is Val Grande. We’ll cross places that in a not too remote past were only lands exploited by the inhabitants of the Alps for the breeding of the mountain cattle.

An appointment with past and present to which we invite you to take part, a chance to discover the territory nestled between the lake and the mountains, an opportunity to spend a day in good company.

Discover Monte Faiè and all the other excursions scheduled throughout the summer!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: Val Grande National Park
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 12 & up
• Difficulty: MEDIUM
• Route: Alpe Ruspesso 930 m – Alpe Ompio 1,000 m – La Croce – Monte Faiè 1,352 m – Alpe Ruspesso
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 8 km
• Elevation gain: ca 450 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 8:45 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM

Are you looking for a scenic spot to take great photos to look back on when you get home?

Follow Camping Village Conca D’Oro and Alessandro of Natural Mind Professional on their next adventure! The destination this time is Pian Cavallone, one of the most impressive peaks of the Val Grande National Park. From Cappella Fina we take the dirt road through the woods until we reach the wide pass that marks the point between Val Pogallo and Valle Intrasca.

Let’s breathe in the history of these trails together, the lush nature that surrounds them and the peaks that rise all around on the horizon.

Walking at the bivouac Pian Cavallone along the wide path that goes up the ridge to the top, stop to enjoy the delicious blueberries that grow wild and with a little luck you may see chamois or other wildlife that inhabit the mountain.

A 360° experience to be enjoyed: check the calendar and come with us!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: National Park Val Grande
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 8 & up
• Difficulty: EASY
• Route: Cappella Fina 1,102 m – B.tta Curgei – Alpe Curgei/Bivacco del Gufo 1,350 m – Bivacco Pian Cavallone 1,543 m – Pian Cavallone 1,564 m – Cappella Fina
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 10 km
• Elevation gain: ca 550 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 9:00 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM

In balance between mountain and lake, by the side of the wilderness of the Val Grande National Park, on the crest of Pizzo Pernice.

What are you waiting for? Come with us!

Follow us to the largest wilderness area in the Alps. The path winds from the heights of Verbania and continues as if in the balance between two sides: on one side forests and hills overlooking the lake and on the other rocks and valleys of the park.

From the mountaintop you will be able to admire one of the best views possible, ranging from the magnificent Alpine peaks of over 4,000 m to the Po Valley and with clear skies even to the Ligurian mountains. A simple but extremely enjoyable itinerary: there will be no lack of Alessandro’s stories and moments of rest and conviviality spent in good company.

Let’s leave together! Camping Village Conca D’Oro and Natural Mind Professional invite you to discover the territory in its most authentic essence.

Take back home an unforgettable memory of Lake Maggiore, check the calendar and book your active vacation!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: Parco Nazionale Val Grande
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 8 & up
• Difficulty: EASY
• Route: Cappella Fina 1,102 m – B.tta Curgei – Alpe Curgei/Bivacco del Gufo 1,350 m – Pizzo Pernice 1,507 m – Cappella Fina
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 10 km
• Elevation gain: ca 550 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 9:00 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM

Come with us to discover the Ossola Valley!

We start from Domodossola, capital of the Ossola valleys and its Sacro Monte, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Like the ancient local population did in the past, we will retrace the old but still well-preserved mule tracks amongst terraces for the cultivation of grapes, oratories surrounded by nature and timeless villages hidden among the chestnut trees.

Enjoy together with Alessandro the landscapes and the beauties that can be admired along this ancient commercial route that brought people from Switzerland and Northern Europe to the ancient Market Square of Domodossola.

Together with Camping Village Conca D’Oro and Natural Mind Professional you can retrace these ancient paths and spend a day that will end up enriching you. Ask for the program at the reception and sign up! Let’s hike together!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: Ossola Valley – Domodossola (VB)
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 6 & up
• Difficulty: EASY
• Route: Domodossola 275 m – Sacro Monte Calvario 350 m – San Defendente 550 m – Anzuno 566 m – Tappia 624 m – Domodossola
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 10 km
• Elevation gain: ca 450 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 9:00 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM

Did you know that Mergozzo and Maggiore were once a single lake?

Today we are heading to Alpe Vercio, an amazing destination where you can really breathe the geological history of the whole region. This ancient alpine pasture is in fact located in a green and extremely panoramic valley of the lower Ossola valley, which overlooks Lake Maggiore. From up here it is possible to observe the Toce River descending from the high valleys and flowing into the lake waters. The fluvial deposits generated by its passage over the centuries have given life to the vast plain that ended up creating two distinct basins: Lake Maggiore on one side and Lake Mergozzo on the other.

From the top, it is a pleasure to have a snack and look at the mountains surrounding Camping Village Conca D’Oro while picturing the original appearance of our region.

And what about the oratory, the beautiful uphill mule track and the wonderful landscapes that are revealed at every curve?

Don’t miss this opportunity and follow Camping Village Conca D’Oro and Alessandro of Natural Mind Professional to the Vercio alp and its wonders.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: Ossola Valley – Mergozzo Lake
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 12 & up
• Difficulty: MEDIUM
• Route: Bracchio 306 m – Alp Vercio 823 m
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 7 km
• Elevation gain: 550 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 9:15 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM

What? You don’t know the Toce Waterfall? Don’t worry, we’ll take you there!

It is, in fact, a must see of our region which Alessandro can’t wait to show you!
We depart for Val Formazza, among the Ossola valleys, the one located more northward, close to the border with Switzerland! It is precisely here, in the locality Frua located at an altitude of 1,675 meters, that the Toce waterfall, with its 143-meter leap, steals the scene from the surrounding landscape.

From the wooden footbridge overhanging the void, you’ll be so close you’ll be able to touch the water spouts with your hand while safely enjoying the view from above! It is amazing that the water that flows creating this spectacular jump is the same which we find downstream, in the placid and tame River Toce, flowing right next to Camping Village Conca D’Oro.

After a lunch with a view and a relaxing break in good company, the excursion starts again in direction of Riale, an ancient village of Walser origin at an altitude of 1,740 meters: through the narrow streets of the village, in the midst of huts and barns of the nineteenth century, just close your eyes and breathe deeply to feel immediately transported to another era.

Make your vacation active and follow Conca D’Oro and Natural Mind Professional around the lake and mountains!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

• Destination: Cascata del Toce (VB) – Val Formazza
• Excursion recommended for families with children aged 6 & up
• Difficulty: EASY
• Route: Sotto Frua 1,502 m – Toce Waterfall – La Frua 1,681 m
• Picnic lunch
• Overall distance: ca 3 km
• Elevation gain: ca 200 m
• Scheduled departure from Camping: 9:45 AM
• Scheduled return to Camping: 5:30 PM