The Way of Torchi and Mills

The Way of Torchi and Mills is a hiking route that runs halfway up Villadossola of the Sacred Mount Calvary and continue until Bognanco. It is a journey on foot along ancient streets of stone and you can read the agrarian landscape of the mountain. A dip in the past two steps away from the city to find the pleasure to walk in the wild and discover an ancient civilization to which we are all children.

Time-distance (without pause):
Villadossola - Calvary: 3 hours and 20 minutes
Calvary - Villadossola: 3 hours
Calvary - Bognanco: 4 hours and 5 minutes
Bognanco - Calvary: 3 hours and 40 minutes

Length:
A total of 19.2 kilometers (8.7 miles Villadossola of Calvary, 10.5 km of Calvary in Bognanco sources)

Slope:
Villadossola - Calvary: 656 m high, 546 m descent
Calvary - Bognanco Sources: 630 m high, 402 m descent

Level of difficulty:
Villadossola - Calvary - Vagna - Cisore: easy to clear roads and runways paved mule
Cisore - Bognanco: the presence of some sections on steep trails or exposed

Period:
the route is growing at low altitude, it is possible practically all year round. The ideal time is the spring (April-May) el'autunno (September-October).

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