Monte Generoso Trail (Route 635)

Bellavista (circular via Alpe Génor and Monte Generoso) · Monte Generoso, Ticino · Switzerland

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Route type unverifiedRoute type

9.4 kmDistance

3 h 30 minDuration

ModerateRecorded effort

659 mAccumulated ascent

Difficulty scale

Historic recorded designation; not verified as fitness or technique.

These groups reflect the recorded general designation, not a verified fitness or technical grade. Terrain, exposure, chains and ladders must be assessed separately; read the source notes. No SAC grade is inferred.

Official technique (source wording): medium mountain hiking trail
Official fitness (source wording): medium

SAC T-grade: not verified

Painted waymarks: not verified

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Safety and route notes

Existing editorial notes, not live trail status. Any check date below applies only to that static check; recheck official notices and local conditions before departure.

Check the cog railway timetable and current trail conditions before setting off.

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Map and track

Track with 1,282 imported points

Altitude and elevation

Elevation profile

1221 mStart altitude

1221 mMinimum altitude

1700 mMaximum altitude

659 mAccumulated ascent

659 mAccumulated descent

479 mAltitude differenceestimated · maximum altitude minus start altitude

About the trail

SchweizMobil local route 635, a loop from the Bellavista mid-station of the Monte Generoso cog railway via Alpe Génor to the Monte Generoso summit area and back. Official federal Wanderland geometry: 9.4 km measured (operator publishes 9 km rounded), about 3 h 30 min, +659 m / -659 m, medium technique on mountain hiking trails, between about 1,221 m and 1,700 m. Panoramic views from the Apennines to the Alps, Mario Botta's Fiore di Pietra and the traditional nevère stone milk stores. Check the cog railway timetable and current trail conditions before setting off. Source: Federal Roads Office (ASTRA) / SchweizMobil Open Government Data. Attribution: Bundesamt für Strassen, Kanton, Stiftung SchweizMobil. Official classification: medium mountain hiking trail; medium fitness. Source: https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-635. Classification checked 25 October 2026.

Getting there and access

Location:: Bellavista (circular via Alpe Génor and Monte Generoso) · Monte Generoso, Ticino · Switzerland
Track start:: 45.91134, 9.00113
Parking:: No data

Start coordinates: 45.91134, 9.00113

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