Start from Piazza Marinai d'Italia in Baveno, pier area, Sunday 4 May at 9.30 am

First 1.5 km on asphalt between the central streets of Baveno to reach the walkway in the 'la tranquillo' area and take a CAI path that will take you to the foot and the beginning of the climb towards Monte Camoscio, passing by the stonecutters' museum and reaching the 5 km cross of Monte Camoscio, a characteristic point of the race as well as panoramic, at its foot the local refuge managed by the Baveno alpine troops, the race continues on a panoramic ridge passing by Monte Crocino and reaching Alpe Vedabia downhill 8 km, turn right on a slight climb to the foot of Monte Zughero, here the path narrows, climbing steeply near the cross to take a technical but short descent and then a slight climb to reach your first refreshment point at the 10 km Alpe Nuovo CAI refuge in Baveno, starting again you will take the classic path that goes up overlooking the Cusio side with Gravellona and the lower Toce behind you and Lake Orta in front of your eyes in addition to the stretch of the characteristic pink granite cliffs of Mottarone. Now the Mottarone peak will appear to you in all its charm in addition to the majestic giant Monte Rosa, once you have reached the 12 km refreshment point and gone up the baby 1 slope you will turn right onto a steep downhill path that cuts across the summit panettone taking you to the Madonna della Neve church, the cable car parking and on the CAI L1 path you will launch yourself along the slope that will take you after 2.5 km to the Mottarone Adventure Park: attention news this year you will not do the entire stretch where the old train went up to the summit so we will avoid the bumpy stretch up to the church of S. Eufemia always going down on the restored CAI path passing near the monument to the memory of the victims of the cable car and always downhill on the pine forest reach the ruins of s. Eufemia turn left and continue the descent in the final part to the station in the Adventure park area. The route now enters a fast and decidedly runnable section where you can really make the difference passing by the Cana' alp, the 13 betulle area and the beautiful balcony at the agriturismo il l'Ordin always downhill reach the town of Someraro, now there will be 4.5 km left and the gulf of Stresa will appear to you in all its charm technical section always downhill to reach the hamlet of 'Carciano' small water refreshment, to launch yourself through the streets of Stresa and reach your arrival.

Max time 6 h
Finisher medal
Final refreshment
Changeover area and shower at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Stresa