Sasso Lentina - Tavola Rotonda (from Vassena)
Starting point: Vassena (mt 200)
End point: Sorgente Menaresta (mt 942)
[Qpart]: 200 m s.l.m.
[Qmax]: 942 m s.l.m.
[D]: +742 m
[T]: 2:45 h
Trail signage: Trail no. 5 and no. 14
Cyclability: On the way back
Vassena - Civenna - Sasso Lentina - Magreglia - Vassena
In Vassena, from the hamlet of Castolo, you go up along the mule track (path no. 16) that leads to Civenna, in the locality of Palembri.
Then, once you reach the Parish Church, you cross the road and walk uphill towards Cascina Giacinta.
From Cascina Giacinta (820 m, signpost with white/red markers, spring), you take the level path which, passing near Pietra Luna, reaches the Sasso di Lentina, the largest erratic boulder in the area (spring).
From the Sasso di Lentina, you descend into the wood and after 5 minutes you come to a small hill where there is the table known as the “Duchess’s Table” (Round Table).
Returning to the Sasso di Lentina, you go up along the asphalt road towards Piano Rancio; once you reach the roundabout, you turn left and, behind the Enel cabin, you follow Via Martinit.
At the end of the street you meet another asphalt road, which you follow to the left for 50 metres.
From here starts the mule track to the Menaresta spring, where the River Lambro rises (signpost), at 942 m.
About 50 metres from the spring, on the left and accessible via a footbridge, there is a cave called the Buco della Pecora.
Continuing downhill along the mule track, you arrive in the locality of Castagneti; from here, taking the Spreafico staircase, you reach Magreglio.
Once near the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Ghisallo, you go down into the meadow below and pass the bar at the entrance to the Cyclist Museum, reaching a path in the woods that shortly leads to the Alpetto campsite.
You cross the campsite to the exit, where you take path no. 14 to Vassena.
In about 10 minutes you arrive at a junction near some houses; you ignore path no. 5, which continues straight ahead, and go down to the left for about ten metres.
Here you must be very careful: you have to cross the stream and move to the left bank (when descending), then follow the hedge until you reach the path below it, which enters the wood.
You go down for about 15 minutes until you reach the mule track that will take you back to Vassena.
The route starts in Vassena, in the hamlet of Castolo.
From here, you go up along the mule track (path no. 16) that leads to Civenna, in the locality of Palembri.
Once in Civenna, you reach the Parish Church.
You cross the road and walk uphill towards Cascina Giacinta.
From Cascina Giacinta (820 m, white/red signpost and spring), you follow a flat path.
The path passes near Pietra Luna and reaches the Sasso di Lentina, the largest erratic boulder in the area.
There is another spring here.
From the Sasso di Lentina, you go down into the wood.
After about 5 minutes you reach a small hill where you find the “Duchess’s Table” (Round Table).
Then you return to the Sasso di Lentina.
From there, you go up along the asphalt road towards Piano Rancio.
At the roundabout, you turn left: behind the Enel cabin you follow Via Martinit.
At the end of Via Martinit, you meet an asphalt road.
You follow it to the left for about 50 metres.
From this point, a mule track starts and leads to the Menaresta spring, where the River Lambro rises (altitude 942 m, signpost).
About 50 metres from the spring, on the left, there is a cave called the Buco della Pecora, which you can reach via a small footbridge.
Continuing downhill along the mule track, you arrive in the locality of Castagneti.
From here, following the Spreafico staircase, you reach Magreglio.
Near the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Ghisallo, you walk down into the meadow below and pass the barrier at the entrance to the Cyclist Museum.
You take a path in the wood that soon leads to the Alpetto campsite.
You cross the campsite to the exit, where you take path no. 14 to Vassena.
After about 10 minutes, you reach a junction near some houses.
You ignore path no. 5, which continues straight on, and go down to the left for about ten metres.
Here you must be very careful:
you cross the stream and move to the left bank (when descending).
You walk along a hedge until you reach the path below it, which enters the wood.
You descend for about 15 minutes through the wood until you reach the mule track, which takes you back to Vassena.
