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Off the beaten tourist track, but close to the Valle Seriana, there are three small valleys, just waiting to be discovered, either on foot or mountain bike

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Val di Mello, in the heart of the Rhaetian Alps, has often been compared to Yosemite National Park in California on account of its imposing granite walls, spectacular waterfalls and green meadows dotted with wild flowers.    Val di Mello is in the province of Sondrio, at the end of Val Masino. It can be reached along the SS 36 road to Colico, then continuing towards Sondrio, then to the municipality of Val Masino. Park in San Martino, purchase a pass at the Info Point and pay for the car park. Alternatively, you can get there by train, getting off at the station of Morbegno before continuing to Val di Mello by bus. The valley is suitable for families, thanks to the wide, practically flat trail. An uncontaminated atmosphere and the breathtaking panoramas are the ideal backdrop for a walk that takes about one and a half hours. Take care not to miss the Bidet della Contessa, a little Alpine lake with crystal clear waters; Qualido Lake, and Cascata di ferro, a spectacular waterfall in spring, when the waters are more abundant. There is no shortage of trattorias and refuges, where you can eat or spend the night. If you love climbing, Val di Mello has no tooled itineraries but it is a natural rock gym that attracts many rock climbing enthusiasts. 

A walk in the green among streams, ponds and waterfalls, which has as its backdrop the Mello Valley Nature Reserve

Aunique panorama and an entirely whitewashed landscape are the background of our hike along the Rezzalo Valley. The entire trail, which reaches the La Baita hut, runs along the course of the Rezzalasco stream, which creates a cut in the thick blanket of snow, thus serving as a valuable guide for all mountaineers. The path, which following it entirely leads to the Alma Pass at 2,461 m, was built during the Great War; one of the works of the defense system that was intended to prevent the disastrous effects of a possible Austrian breakthrough on the Stelvio front. During the hike we encounter some characteristic small clusters of huts that add to the interest of the surroundings. The first grouping are the huts of the La Gande locality, followed, after a dense forest, by the Macoggia huts, the San Bernardo huts, accompanied by the typical little church consecrated in 1672, and finally the 19th-century huts of Gnera. Here, we leave the Rezzalo Valley route and a few dozen meters ahead of us here is the La Baita hut.

A33-kilometer route full of charm, its center of gravity is the Val Viola valley between Livigno and Bormio, in the province of Sondrio, and the Val da Camp and Val Poschiavo in Switzerland. Suitable for bikers with good downhill technical skills, equipped with a two-wheeled biammortized bike. Thanks to the shuttle service of the Bike skill center in Livigno, we start from the well-known tourist center in the upper Valtellina carrying the bikes up to the Foscagno Pass (2,291 m). We start pedaling toward the nearby resort of Angelina (2,240 m) and take trail 186-195. We descend on dirt road in the direction of Arnoga. Further on we re-enter on a path immersed in the forest and at a crossroads, shortly after a hairpin bend, we take a right following trail marker 195, still in the direction of Arnoga (1,870 m). We cross state road 301 and join trail 290. The route to follow is to the Viola refuge. The route, first single track then dirt road, begins to climb through the woods taking us, after pedaling for about 9 kilometers along Val Viola and passing through Alpe Dosdé (2,138 m), to Val Viola Lake and the Viola refuge (2,314 m). The imposing silhouette of the Dosdé horn (3,232 m) provides the backdrop. A refreshment stop at the refuge is a must. Once rested, we get back in the saddle in the direction of the Val Viola pass (2,470 m) and enter Swiss territory. We follow the Val da Camp route 32. We cross the plans da la Genzana and di Giardin, a glance at the lagh da Val Viola and then pedal in the direction of Saoseo Lake. We continue the descent surrounded by larches and the trail along the valley alternates, guaranteeing a high rate of fun for enthusiasts, single track to trails. After about 1,400 meters of elevation gain we reach Angeli Custodi (1,113 m), a hamlet of Poschiavo in the valley of the same name. From Switzerland we return to Livigno by shuttle. - Ph: Giulio Masperi