Cornelia Mertens

A small wooden mountain hut perched on a rocky ridge, with hazy ridgelines and Lake Maggiore stretching far below under a bright sky.

1 April 2023

Gaggio

A sporty spring loop up the Gaggio in the Ticino Gambarogno — grassy ridges high above Lake Maggiore with wide views over lake and southern Alps.

Details coming soon.

A hiker with a red backpack climbs a grassy, rocky slope, a sea of clouds filling the valley behind and a town glimpsed far below.

A hiker ascends a steep grassy ridge high above the valley, cloud-capped southern-Alpine peaks and the town of Bellinzona in the distance.

Jagged grey-green rock ridges and a deep couloir drop away toward hazy ranges under a clear blue sky.

Sunrise over layered mountain ridges, the low sun breaking behind a dark peak with clouds drifting through the valleys below.

A forested ridge with rocky outcrops rising into drifting cloud.

Close-up of a red-and-cream bracket fungus growing on a moss-covered tree trunk, beaded with water droplets.

Want to walk this one with me?

I’ll start guiding small groups soon. Leave your email and I’ll write when I schedule this hike.