Serravalle Castle Loop (Route 626)
Malvaglia, Rongie · Ticino · Switzerland
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)
- easy hiking trail
- Official fitness (source wording)
- medium
SAC T-grade: not verified
Painted waymarks: not verified
Official route sourceSafety 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.
- Use suitable footwear on woodland slopes and take care on wet stone and near the castle ruins.
- No fixed seasonal opening window is independently established.
- Summer hiking entry: snow-free conditions are required.
- No independently established fixed opening months or SAC T-grade are asserted.
- Federal closure/diversion layer checked on 24 October 2026: no reported closure or diversion intersects this exact route; absence of a notice is not an assurance that the route is open.
- Recheck official notices, local conditions and weather before departure.
Map and track
Track with 886 imported points
Altitude and elevation
Elevation profile
About the trail
Walk the complete official loop from Malvaglia through Ludiano, the chestnut woods and the abandoned settlement of Selvapiana. Continue to Navone and past the stone houses of Scarp towards Semione, then visit the Serravalle castle ruins before returning to Malvaglia. The federal route includes its full shared outward-and-return section, not a shortened castle-only stroll. Official reference: 6 km, +480/−480 m, 2.50 hours. Complete federal track: 6.34 km, accumulated +478/−478 m. Official classification: easy hiking trail; medium fitness. Easy is the official technical hiking-trail rating, not a statement of effortless walking: the route still accumulates about 480 metres of climbing. Use suitable footwear on woodland slopes and take care on wet stone and near the castle ruins. Historic buildings are not a guarantee of unrestricted interior access. No fixed seasonal opening window is independently established. Summer hiking entry: snow-free conditions are required. No independently established fixed opening months or SAC T-grade are asserted. Federal closure/diversion layer checked on 24 October 2026: no reported closure or diversion intersects this exact route; absence of a notice is not an assurance that the route is open. Recheck official notices, local conditions and weather before departure. Official original name: Giro del Castello di Serravalle. Source: https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-626. Geometry licence: OGD BY. Attribution: Bundesamt für Strassen, Kanton, Stiftung SchweizMobil.
Getting there and access
- Location:
- Malvaglia, Rongie · Ticino · Switzerland
- Track start:
- 46.41584, 8.97802
- Parking:
- No data
Start coordinates: 46.41584, 8.97802
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