• Cycle Tourism
    • Active & Green
    • Lakes

Lake Garlate and Lake Olginate cycle route

Where
Laghi di Garlate e Olginate (LC)

Between the calm waters of the River Adda and the mountains reflected in the lakes, this route combines panoramic views, history, and literary references.

Where the river Adda slows its course, the scenery becomes art, with traditional villages and hidden sanctuaries, mountain peaks in the background, and the views that inspired the unforgettable pages of Manzoni’s The Betrothed.

The cycle-pedestrian path is a loop some 20 kilometres long, linking Lecco, Garlate, Olginate and Vercurago. The route, which is flattish and accessible, is great for slow strolls, unhurried cycle rides, or hiking with a pushchair, with its sections of cycle path, dirt tracks, and short road sections, all of which are well marked.

Along the shores of the Adda, every bend opens out onto different views: in the old fishing village of Pescarenico, the houses look out onto the waters and the little square where time seems to stand still. Further on, coming to Lake Garlate, you will find the Castello dell’Innominato [Castle of the Unnamed], and the Sanctuary of San Girolamo Emiliani in Vercurago overlooking the lake, with its picturesque atmospheres that will surprise the visitor every step of the way. Lake Olginate is along the route, where the Monastery of Santa Maria del Lavello in Calolziocorte invites you to take a quiet, contemplative pause, while the former railway bridge will take you towards Garlate, before crossing the Azzone Visconti Bridge and closing the loop in Lecco.

Every season changes the light and the colours along the way, making every outing a different one, but in autumn, the shores light up with unique warm shades and golden tone.

Take me here: Lake Garlate and Lake Olginate cycle route

Places

Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary

  • Religious Tourism
Nostra Signora della Vittoria Sanctuary
354 mt

West Adda cycle route

  • Cycle Tourism
West Adda cycle route
384 mt

Convent of Fra' Cristoforo

Church of Saints Materno and Lucia, in Lecco’s district of Pescarenico
  • Art & Culture
Convento Fra Cristoforo - Credits progettostoriadellarte_it
631 mt

Pescarenico district of Lecco

Manzoni mentioned the Pescarenico in his most famous work, The Betrothed, and thanks to the story this district has become famous
  • Art & Culture
Pescarenico district of Lecco
702 mt

Villa Manzoni

Today villa Manzoni (Lecco) houses both a museum, where visitors can admire manuscripts belonging to the writer, and an art gallery.
  • Art & Culture
@inlombardia
711 mt

Infopoint Lecco

  • Infopoint
Panoramic photo of Lecco with Mount San Martino
825 mt

Cycling tourism on Lario

Three suggestions to wander around the lake
  • Active & Green
Cycling tourism on Lario
1.01 km

Archaeological Museum

  • Art & Culture
Archaeological Museum
1.31 km

Palazzo Belgiojoso

Natural sciences, archeology, history, astronomy. All in 4 museums, housed in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Belgiojoso of Lecco
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Belgiojoso
1.32 km

Church of Don Abbondio

The sacred place where the undecided priest celebrated the wedding of Renzo and Lucia
  • Art & Culture
Chiesa Don Abbondio - Credits LeccoNews
1.74 km

The views from Monte Barro

  • Lifestyle
(Ph: I Mille)
2.03 km

The Home of Lucia

One of the presumed houses of the protagonist of The Betrothed, in the Lecco district of Acquate
  • Art & Culture
Casa Lucia - Credits LarioLakeComo_com
2.04 km

Monte Barro: nature and history

An excursion out of radar during your holiday on Lake Como
  • Parks
monte barro lago annone lecco
3.17 km

The free access beaches on the Eastern Branches on Lake Como

  • Lakes
spiaggia ramo lecco lago como
3.64 km

Castello dell'Innominato

In Vercurago, the places of Lucia and the Promessi Sposi
  • Villages
lecco città manzoniana
4.26 km

Castle of the Unnamed

Stronghold in the Lecco area with a Splendid view of Lake Garlate
  • Art & Culture
Rocca Vercurago - Credits comune.vercurago.lc.it
4.44 km

Abegg Silk Museum

From mulberry to silkworm and then the fine silk thread. Here you are Abegg Silk Museum in Garlate.
  • Art & Culture
Abegg Silk Museum
4.72 km

Lecco and the Resinelli Mines

Comune di Abbadia Lariana (LC)
  • Active & Green
@inlombardia
5.74 km

Lake Annone cycle and pedestrian path

  • Cycle Tourism
Lake Annone cycle and pedestrian path
5.79 km

Basilica of San Pietro al Monte

Basilica of San Pietro al Monte: a walk to a treasure in the wood
  • Religious Tourism
san pietro al monte
5.86 km

Events

Malgrate porto in festa

Via Belvedre
Malgrate, Via Belvedere, 23864, Lc
14/09/2025
  • Music and show
Malgrate porto in festa
227 mt

Festival del Ben Essere

Cascina Butto
Lecco, 23900
27/09/2025 - 28/09/2025
  • Music and show
Festival del Ben Essere
509 mt

Medievalismi. Architettura neogotica e neoromanica a Lecco

Lecco, 23900
11/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Medievalismi. Architettura neogotica e neoromanica a Lecco
509 mt

Lake Como - an immersive experience

Via Raffaello Sanzio, 17, 23900, Lecco, LC
15/08/2025 - 31/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Lake Como - an immersive experience
547 mt

Caccia al tesoro

Società Canottieri
Via Nullo, 2, Lecco, 23900, LC
13/09/2025
Caccia al tesoro
600 mt

Quasinedito - Sergio Zavoli in 21 scatti

Palazzo del Commercio (ex Palazzo Falck)
Piazza Garibaldi, 4, 23900, Lecco, LC
13/09/2025 - 03/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Quasinedito - Sergio Zavoli in 21 scatti
601 mt

Finale Premio Manzoni Romanzo Storico 2025

Sala Conferenze Palazzo del Commercio (ex Palazzo Falck)
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 4, Lecco, 23900
25/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Finale Premio Manzoni Romanzo Storico 2025
601 mt

Mercatino degli hobbisti

Piazza Garibaldi, 23900, Lecco, LC
07/09/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercatino degli hobbisti
617 mt

Mercatino degli hobbisti

Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
14/09/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercatino degli hobbisti
617 mt

Mercato di Campagna Amica

Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
28/09/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercato di Campagna Amica
617 mt

Mercatino degli hobbisti

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
05/10/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercatino degli hobbisti
617 mt

Mercato di Campagna amica - 26 Ottobre 2025

Piazza Garibaldi, Lecco, 23900
26/10/2025
  • Lifestyle
Mercato di Campagna amica - 26 Ottobre 2025
617 mt

La satira a Lecco. Dieci protagonisti lecchesi tra ironia, arte e impegno civile

Torre Viscontea
Piazza XX Settembre 3, 23900, Lecco, LC
06/09/2025 - 21/09/2025
  • Art & Culture
La satira a Lecco. Dieci protagonisti lecchesi tra ironia, arte e impegno civile
712 mt

Regioni d'Europa

Lungolago
Lungolario Isonzo, Lecco, Lc, 23900
19/09/2025 - 21/09/2025
  • Lifestyle
Regioni d'Europa
725 mt

Incontemporanea 2025 Lecco

Hangar Manzoni
Via Dei Pescatori, 38, Lecco, 23900
02/10/2025 - 05/10/2025
  • Art & Culture
Incontemporanea 2025 Lecco
765 mt

Tour culturali

Infopoint di Lecco
Piazza XX Settembre, 23, 23900, Lecco, LC
07/09/2025
  • Art & Culture
Tour culturali
799 mt

Tour culturali

Infopoint di Lecco
Piazza XX Settembre, 23, Lecco, 23900
14/09/2025
  • Art & Culture
Tour culturali
799 mt

Tour culturali

Infopoint di Lecco
Piazza XX Settembre, 23, Lecco, 23900
21/09/2025
  • Art & Culture
Tour culturali
799 mt

Tour culturali

Infopoint di Lecco
Piazza XX Settembre, 23, Lecco, 23900
28/09/2025
  • Art & Culture
Tour culturali
799 mt

Una pedalata nella natura tra Lecco e l'Adda

Infopoint di Lecco
Piazza XX Settembre, 22, Lecco, 23900
06/09/2025
  • Active & Green
Una pedalata nella natura tra Lecco e l'Adda
816 mt

Activities

Lake Como - An Immersive Experience

  • Lakes
Lake Como - An Immersive Experience
528 mt

Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism

  • Lifestyle
Motorhome & campervan: sustainable rural tourism
550 mt

Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h

  • Lifestyle
Vintage Fiat 500 Rental 4h-9h
2.04 km

Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco

  • Lakes
Food & Wine Tour of Como and Lecco
3.71 km

Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards

  • Lakes
Food And Wine Tour between lake and vineyards
3.71 km

Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna

  • Lakes
Private Tour of Bellagio and Varenna
3.71 km

Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como

  • Lakes
Tour of the most beautiful villas of Lake Como
3.71 km

Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como

  • Unesco Sites
Bernina Red Train Tour from Lake Como
3.71 km

Longboard advanced course

  • Active & Green
Longboard advanced course
6.24 km

In the footsteps of Leonardo walking along Lake Como

  • Leonardo
In the footsteps of Leonardo walking along Lake Como
6.9 km

Cook with us - Lake Como

  • Food & Wine
Cook with us - Lake Como
9.1 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: dairy laboratory for children and teenagers

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: dairy laboratory for children and teenagers
12.03 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Cooking Class Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Cooking Class Experience
12.03 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Blind Test Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Blind Test Experience
12.03 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Gourmet Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Gourmet Experience
12.03 km

The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Classic Experience

  • Food & Wine
The secrets of Valsassina cheeses: Classic Experience
12.03 km

BIKE & WINE outdoor PIC-NIC

  • Cycle Tourism
BIKE & WINE outdoor PIC-NIC
12.04 km

BIKE & WINE Valsassina

  • Cycle Tourism
BIKE & WINE Valsassina
12.04 km

Eddy Merckx: the Eightieth Birthday of a Legend

  • Cycle Tourism
Eddy Merckx: the Eightieth Birthday of a Legend
12.79 km

WEEKEND - TRAVERSATA DEL TRIANGOLO LARIANO - DA COMO A BELLAGIO

  • Active & Green
WEEKEND - TRAVERSATA DEL TRIANGOLO LARIANO - DA COMO A BELLAGIO
13.26 km

Where to sleep

NH PONTEVECCHIO

Lecco
NH PONTEVECCHIO
79 mt

CAV SWEET HOUSE AT THE OLD BRIDGE

LECCO
CAV SWEET HOUSE AT THE OLD BRIDGE
91 mt

CAV LE CASE di HERMANN

Lecco
CAV LE CASE di HERMANN
243 mt

LT di Rosanna Canali

LECCO
LT di Rosanna Canali
257 mt

TIVANO

Lecco
TIVANO
262 mt

Foresteria LA NOSTRA CASA IN CENTRO

Lecco
Foresteria LA NOSTRA CASA IN CENTRO
287 mt

B&B CASA FORTUNA

Lecco
B&B CASA FORTUNA
295 mt

Foresteria SOLOSONNO

Lecco
Foresteria SOLOSONNO
330 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO MANGO di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO MANGO di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
365 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO LIME di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO LIME di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
365 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO GIRASOLE di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO GIRASOLE di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
365 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO PAPAVERO di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT APPARTAMENTO PAPAVERO di AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
365 mt

LT CASA APPIANI - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT CASA APPIANI  - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
377 mt

Foresteria GHEST HOUSE LECCO

LECCO
Foresteria GHEST HOUSE LECCO
388 mt

LT CASETTA DI LAURA - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.

LECCO
LT CASETTA DI LAURA - AFFITTI BREVI ITALIA S.R.L.
400 mt

CAV Casa Mauri di Daniela Ciannella

Lecco
CAV Casa Mauri di Daniela Ciannella
410 mt

LT LEGNONE di Laura Corti

LECCO
LT LEGNONE di Laura Corti
412 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO BARRO di Laura Corti

Lecco
LT APPARTAMENTO BARRO di Laura Corti
412 mt

LT APPARTAMENTO GRIGNA di Riccardo Meschi

Lecco
LT APPARTAMENTO GRIGNA di Riccardo Meschi
412 mt

CAV CECE' DEPENDANCE - 3.VA HOME

Lecco
CAV CECE' DEPENDANCE - 3.VA HOME
412 mt