Departure from Piazza Marinai d'Italia in the municipality of Baveno (VB) landing stage area, short panoramic ring between the hamlets of Romanico and Roncaro, until reaching the walkway in Tranquilla where you can top up your liquids before tackling the climb on the CAI path towards Monte Camoscio (km 8.5). From here you continue along the CAI path on the ridge which partly overlooks Cusio and partly onto Lake Maggiore, passing through Monte Crocino, the Vedabia alp (11km) and moving onto the mountain farm road at the foot of Monte Zughero (a short climb but which requires intense physical effort), once you reach the top of the hill the Alpe Nuovo CAI Baveno refuge will appear before your attention (13 km) refreshment and last part of the farewell to reach the Mottarone summit and refreshment at the Parco Mottarone ski area 15 km (liquid/solid refreshment and gate time 4.00 am - 1.00 pm), altitude 1500 m, highest point of the race. From here you descend along what in winter is the Selva Spessa slope until you take the L1 path to first reach the Borromea station, you will then pass by Alpe Giardino, still in the Mottarone park, until you reach the Borromea station (refreshment area liquid and solid). Stresa is no longer very far away: the route is sometimes single track and sometimes passable where you can let your legs go, furthermore Lake Maggiore will sometimes offer you unique balconies not to mention what you will see when tackling the ring inside the Gardens Botanici Alpinia a real gem to taste... you will start descending again until you reach the town of Levo (km 50 km for the long race and km 22 for the relay) liquid refreshment and off you go for a sprint downhill towards Someraro and then Stresa which will be there ready to welcome you for the last km through the streets of the centre.