Maggia Giumaglio Someo

Loop from Giumaglio · Ticino, Switzerland

Community route · Hiking · Saved 30 Sept 2026

Locator map: Giumaglio · Ticino, Switzerland

6.5 km · +223 m · 1h 48m · loop · Hiking

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Easy Loop
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Flat (<5%) Gentle (5–10%) Moderate (10–15%) Steep (15–25%) Very steep (>25%)

Maggia Giumaglio Someo is a 6.5 km hike loop from Ciois near Giumaglio, with 223m of climbing and an effort score of 9.

EasyLoopCiois87% at ≤15% gradeSnow not assessed

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Climbs and descents in route order. Not listed does not mean absent: it may not be mapped.

4 route events
  1. Start

    0 m

    Ciois

    Start

    Route geometry · source 2026-09-30

    About 0 min in

    6.5 km remaining

    +223 m remaining

  2. Climb

    860 m

    131 m climb

    1.0 km at 12.6% average

    Saved route geometry · source 2026-09-30

    About 14 min in

    5.6 km remaining

    +161 m remaining

  3. Descent

    1.9 km

    173 m descent

    1.2 km at 14.4% average

    Saved route geometry · source 2026-09-30

    About 32 min in

    4.6 km remaining

    +62 m remaining

  4. Finish

    6.5 km

    Route finish

    Finish

    Route geometry · source 2026-09-30

    About 1h 48m in

    0 m remaining

Distance
6.5 km
Elevation
↗ 223 m
Est. moving time
1h 48m
Planner estimate when saved
Effort
9

Terrain & grades

87% at ≤15% grade

This loop packs 34m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a relatively flowing profile. 87% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 2, gaining about 125m. Total route distance is 6.5 km.

Easy 66% Steady 16% Power-hike 9% Steep 9%
High point
542m
Gain / km
34m
Max grade
37%

Snow & conditions

Snow not assessed

Current snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions.

Route sections

Opening third
2.2 km
+184m / -54m
Middle third
2.2 km
+9m / -133m
Final third
2.2 km
+30m / -42m

Easy effort, about 1h 48m moving time as the Planner estimated it when the route was saved, for 223m of climbing. Expect 9% steep-grade exposure.

Fuel & gear

Water
0.9 L

At this length most people need water rather than food on the way.

trail shoes

Surface

≈21% paved · ≈79% unpaved
Mostly unpaved

Surface classes from OpenStreetMap, matched to the line. Ways without a surface tag are classed by their road type, so this is an estimate.

Path difficulty, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • T1 hiking: 2.6 km

No difficulty tag on 2.9 km of path or track: unknown, not easy.

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