Madonna del Ghisallo
Magreglio30 min – 1 h 30
The Triangle
The climb to the Ghisallo
Ten kilometres from Bellagio up to the cyclists' chapel.
- Duration
- 2 h – 5 h
- Distance
- 12.7 km
- Climb
- +664 m
- Effort
- Demanding
- Car-free
- Yes
- With children
- Suitable
- Ivanodom · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amina Marta Gattii · CC BY-SA 4.0
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How it works
From Bellagio the road climbs to the Ghisallo pass with gradients touching 14 per cent: one of cycling's historic ascents, used by the Giro di Lombardia.
At the top stands the sanctuary of the Madonna del Ghisallo, patron of cyclists since 1949, with champions' bicycles hanging on the walls, and beside it the Museum of Cycling.
- By bike, from the junction as you leave Bellagio: about 4 km of climbing, 3 almost flat with short descents and a last kilometre and a half to the sanctuary. In all a little under 500 metres of ascent, 5.5 per cent on average and stretches of 14.
- Without a bike: bus from Bellagio towards Civenna and Magreglio, or twenty minutes by car.
- The museum and the sanctuary are two separate, adjacent visits.
- From Magreglio you can continue towards Monte San Primo for the view down both branches.
- For the Muro di Sormano, drop from the Ghisallo towards Asso and climb back up to Sormano: the Muro, closed to cars, starts above the village.
Things to see
The climb in numbers
Length, climb, altitude and riding time calculated on the route's track. The track runs from Bellagio to Ghisallo.
- Length
- 12.7 km
- Ascent
- +664 m
- Descent
- −83 m
- Lowest point
- 201 m
- Highest point
- 790 m
- Riding time
- 2 h 10
At Ghisallo, where the stage ends, the sun goes behind the ridge today at 11:52.
Trail status
No closures reported by the trail managers; last checked on 1 October 2026. Ordinances and landslides can close a path without warning.
Track routed with BRouter over the roads and paths of OpenStreetMap (© contributors, ODbL); heights from Terrain Tiles (SRTM/EU-DEM). Time is an unhurried rider's: 15 km/h on the flat plus an hour for every 500 m of climb, without stops. The profile is exaggerated vertically. Sources: BRouter · Terrain Tiles
On the map
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
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What's on nearby
Events within a few kilometres, on now or coming up.
25Jul 2027
Feast of Santa Marta at Magreglio
On the last Sunday in July Magreglio, the village of the Ghisallo, celebrates its patron saint with a fair on the church square and lunch in front of the church.
Piazza della Chiesa, MagreglioIndicative dates
9Oct 2027
Il Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia, the autumn cycle race known as the Race of the Falling Leaves.
A road route in Lombardy that varies between editionsUsually free entryIndicative dates
Nearby: places, experiences, services
Sources and credits
Verified at source8 Oct 2026Museo del Ciclismo Madonna del Ghisallo — Visitaopens in a new tab
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.
Sources and credits
Verified at source8 Oct 2026Museo del Ciclismo Madonna del Ghisallo — Visitaopens in a new tab
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.