Ticino Sunrise (T3)

How about Ticino this Saturday!?
From Intragna up the valley of the Isorno river all the way to the village of Auressio and then back down to Cavigliano.
Alison has done a hike in this region before and recommends it as really worthwhile.

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OUTBOUND TRAVEL:

• 07:20h: Meet under the «Blue Angel»
• 07:33h: EC (direction Milano) Zürich HB to Bellinzona
• 09:19h: S20 Bellinzona to Locarno
• 09:51h: RE73 (direction Domodossola) Locarno FART station to Intragna
• 10:08h: Arrival at Intragna & start of the hike

HIKE DATA:

• Duration: ca. 5¾ hrs
• Distance: 14 km
• Ascent/descent: 1'050m up / 1'100m down
• Maximum altitude: 854m
• Technical difficulty: SAC classification T3 (white-red)
• Map: https://schweizmobil.ch/en/tour/715761048

LUNCH:

• Bring a picnic
• There is a very nice restaurant en-route.
  https://ristorante-la-pergola.ch/en
  We would only get there around 13:15h-ish.
  TBD is that is too late for lunch. To be seen.

EQUIPMENT:

• Everything that YOU deem necessary based on YOUR research & judgement

RETURN TRAVEL:
Target:

• 17:50h: R70 Cavigliano to Locarno FART station
• 18:15h: S20 Locarno to Bellinzona
• 18:47h: EC Bellinzona to Zürich HB
• 20:27h: Arrival back at Zürich HB

Earlier option:

• 16:36h: R70 Cavigliano to Locarno FART station
• and so on (1 hour earlier)

COST w/HALBTAX:
Ticket cost CHF 71.- (w/HT)
(If you also need to pay to get to Zürich HB, then the all-Switzerland daypass might break even!)
Thereof:

• Zürich HB to Intragna: CHF 35.50 (w/HT)
• Cavigliano to Zürich HB: CHF 35.50 (w/HT)

COST w/GA:

• Fully covered

PHOTO CREDIT:

• Thomas Wenger
• Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Auressio.jpg

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DISCLAIMER:
This is NOT a guided tour. Instead, this is a get-together of individuals who themselves are responsible for their judgement, choices and actions.

It is your own responsibility to prepare appropriately before the event:
You need to understand what activity is foreseen, assess the difficulty, risks and dangers and the expected weather conditions.

Furthermore, you need to assess the requirements regarding experience, capabilities and fitness condition, and judge if you personally have the necessary experience, capabilities and fitness level.

You yourself also need to assure adequate preparation, equipment (boots, clothes, gear...) and insurance cover and do everything as if you were going by yourself.

During the event it is also your own responsibility to apply your own judgement and to take considerate responsible decisions yourself, fully within your own responsibility and judgement.

The event is entirely at your own risk. The organiser also does not warrant on the accuracy or completeness of the description above. The organiser just offers you to join one another and to go together, but holds no responsibility for anything, including injuries or death that might result directly or indirectly from this event.