{"id":4359,"date":"2026-08-07T11:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valchiavenna.com\/esperienza\/montespluga-lollipop\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:14:03","slug":"montespluga-lollipop","status":"publish","type":"esperienza","link":"https:\/\/www.valchiavenna.com\/en\/experience\/montespluga-lollipop\/","title":{"rendered":"Montespluga Lollipop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Campodolcino Sports Centre is the starting point of the route and provides runners with free parking, a bar and changing rooms with showers, ideal before and after a long-distance outing.<\/p>\n<p>After an initial section along Via dei Lamponi, the route joins the viaSpluga, crossing a fir forest until reaching Lake Isola. From here, the route continues towards Mottaletta and proceeds through meadows, larch forests, alpine pastures and stream crossings until reaching the bridge over the Liro stream.<\/p>\n<p>The climb leads to the Cardinello Gorge, a spectacular ledge carved into the rock that allows you to reach the dam and Lake Montespluga. The trail follows the lakeside to the village of Montespluga, offering wide views of the peaks of upper Valle Spluga, including Pizzo Emet, Spadolazzo and Suretta.<\/p>\n<p>From Montespluga, the route follows the new cycle path to the dam, completing the main loop, before beginning the descent along the viaSpluga. The return crosses the Cardinello Gorge and the viaSpluga variant on the left-hand bank of the Liro stream, passing through the village of Torni before returning to Campodolcino.<\/p>\n<p>The Montespluga Lollipop is one of the routes developed with the support of Francesco Puppi, who contributed to the creation of the Campodolcino trail network through his experience at the highest levels of the discipline. A route designed for those looking for long training sessions immersed in the landscapes of Valle Spluga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water points:<\/strong> Campodolcino, Isola, Mottaletta, Rasdeglia, Montespluga and Torni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Campodolcino Sports Centre is the starting point of the route and provides runners with free parking, a bar and changing rooms with showers, ideal before and after a long-distance outing. After an initial section along Via dei Lamponi, the route joins the viaSpluga, crossing a fir forest until reaching Lake Isola. 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