The via Geoalpina [Geoalps trail -ed.] of the Val Grande National Park is part of an international project that wishes to spread knowledge on earth sciences such as geology, geomorphology, hydrology, natural hazards, and mountain exploitation through marked trails that make tourists and hikers aware of the history of the formation of the alpine mountain range and the secrets of the earth.

On the one hand, the itinerary strengthens and gives value to the network of historical and environmental routes that are part of the system of excursions in the VCO and upper Novara areas, and, on the other hand, to the north-eastern ridge of the Sesia Val Grande Unesco Global Geopark which is part of the national park and the neighboring areas from the Italian-Swiss border to Campello Monti in the Strona Valley. Walking along Via Geoalpina, besides enjoying an extraordinary variety of landscapes and mountain environments, it will also be possible to explore two important sections of geological interest (equipped with thematic panels) such as the Linea del Pogallo, in the Valley by the same name, and the so-called “Serie dei Laghi” along the ridge of the Linea Cadorna from Pian Cavallo to Zeda.

The itinerary is then connected both in the initial Falmenta-Gurro stretch and in the final Campello-Monti one to the stops of the Great Crossing of the Piedmont Alps and it is, in all respects, a variant of extraordinary interest to reach Lake Maggiore from the Sesia Valley.

Info and stops: https://www.piemonteoutdoor.it/it/attivita/escursionismo/geoalpina