Mattmark to the Monte Moro Pass
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We took the bus to the Mattmark Dam and then walked along the construction road on the west side of the lake going through a tunnel.
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The Mattmark Stausee from Tälliboden. The two paths on either side of the lake can be seen.
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Looking down to the lake from above Tälliboden.
At Tälliboden (2229m) the path to the Monte Mora Pass begins to climb, first gently over meadow and then after a junction with a path off to the east it heads straight for the rocky flanks of the mountainside and goes almost in a straight line up to the pass.
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The path heads straight for, and then up, the rocky ridge on the right. The pass is not visible from this point.
The path dates back to the Middle Ages and at one stage was a major trading route. The gradients are not particularly steep and in places the path goes up a staircase of flat stones.
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The upper part of the path to the Monte Moro Pass is over rock slabs and boulders.
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The statue at the summit is just visible in the right hand photo.
In others it passes over gently sloping rock slabs.
However, closer to the pass it crosses boulder fields with some quite awkward
places to negotiate, especially if you are small. There were a few pockets of
snow/ice left even after weeks of hot weather.
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Monte Rosa, across the valley and with the summit obscured by cloud, from the Monte Moro Pass looking down into Italy
There is a mountain hut and restaurant just below the pass on the
Italian side, the Rifugio Citta di Mainate and a cable car down to Macugnaga at
only 1195m. We decided not to go down to the restaurant as the weather was
deteriorating slightly with a little rain and clouds building up for a
thunderstorm.
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The statue of the Blessed Virgin at Monte Moro.
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By walking back along the east side of the Mattmark Stausee you have a view of the Strahlhorn and Fluchthorn