Holiday apartment in Montaldo Cosola: hiking, cycling route and Val Borbera

Montaldo Cosola connects routes to viewpoints, high-altitude areas and landscapes in the Val Borbera. When you choose a holiday apartment in Montaldo Cosola, several routes provide a concrete basis for planning your days: the Sentiero Cosola–Daglio, the Cammino PiemonteSud and the Via dei Campioni differ significantly in their routes and scale. This allows you to shape your stay around hiking, cycling, nature and a connection to the local area.

Hiking trails with bridges, elevations and views

At an elevation of 890 m, the Sentiero Cosola–Daglio crosses the bridge over the Rio Tovaglia. Near the Fontana della Gallina, it passes at an elevation of 1,235 m. At the junction on Monte Porreio, at 1,276 m, there is a viewpoint overlooking the Val Borbera and the adjacent valleys. This gives the route several clearly distinguishable reference points for a day of hiking.

Stage 2 of the Cammino PiemonteSud begins in Montaldo di Cosola, is 11.5 km long, takes approximately 5 hours and 40 minutes, and is rated “Escursionistico”. It follows CAI trail 229 to the bridge over the Rio Tovaglia at an elevation of 867 m. After the Fontana della Gallina, it enters the Area contigua dell’Alta Val Borbera and runs for a considerable stretch along the Zona Speciale di Conservazione (ZSC) IT1180011 – Massiccio dell’Antola, Monte Carmo, Monte Legnà. Here, you can combine a clearly defined timeframe with connections to nature.

Cycling route and different daily plans

The first stage of the Via dei Campioni represents a different scale, running from Costa Vescovato to the Rifugio Montaldo di Cosola: the cycling sports route is 67.80 km long, reaches a maximum elevation of 1,659 m and is rated “Easy”. It ends at the Rifugio Montaldo di Cosola at an elevation of 930 m. The difference compared with the 11.5-km stage can help you decide on a holiday apartment in Montaldo Cosola between a compact hike and a far-reaching cycling tour.

Getting to Montaldo di Cosola

When travelling by car, the route from Tortona follows the A26 and A7 to the Vignole Borbera exit and then continues via the SP 140 to Montaldo di Cosola. By public transport, take the Autolinee Val Borbera service to Cabella Ligure, then the line to Dova Inferiore, and from there continue on foot for approximately 2 km. You can take these two travel options into account when choosing accommodation.

Church, sports centre and local character

After leaving Montaldo di Cosola, the Sentiero Montaldo di Cosola–Capanne di Cosola passes the church of Santa Maria Assunta. It reaches a sports centre with a football pitch and swimming pool; the swimming pool attracts numerous tourists during the summer season. The Sentiero also offers views of the Alta Val Borbera. Montaldo di Cosola is one of the historic centres and core settlements characterised as historic-artistic-ecological and classified in category A1.

The Da Pizzo a Montaldo di Cosola route also alternates between wooded areas and meadows until it reaches the Rio degli Orti, which must be crossed along the way. It then ends via Aie di Cosola in Montaldo di Cosola at an elevation of 920 m. This complements the panoramic and high-altitude points with woodland, meadows and a crossing.

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