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Val Mastallone: Villa Aprilia della famiglia Lancia

Fobello, Vercelli · Piemonte•1 day•Hiking · 1,800 m
Experience
Day hikes
Difficulty ?
INTERMEDIATE
Where?
Vercelli, Piemonte
On your own?
No problem
Points
+16
Val Mastallone: Villa Aprilia della famiglia Lancia
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The experience
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What's included
Itinerary
Carpooling
What to bring
Your guide
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WHY THIS HIKE

Villa Aprilia in Val Mastallone

La Valsesia è una delle valli che nascono dal Monte Rosa, lungo questa valle principale partono una serie di valli laterali di pari, se non superiore, bellezza! Una di queste è la Val Mastallone che si dirama a partire da Varallo Sesia. Partiremo da una frazione di Fobello, piccolo e curato paese diventato famoso tra la borghesia piemontese e lombarda durante la Belle Époque e Paese che ha dato i natali a Giuseppe Lancia, fondatore dell’omonima casa automobilistica. Percorreremo una mulattiera costruita nell’800 e utilizzata da commercianti e borghesi europei in cerca di avventura, contrabbandieri e militari nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale, fino ad arrivare ai resti di Villa Aprilia, costruita dalla famiglia Lancia agli inizi del ‘900 al colle di Baranca a circa 1800 m di quota. Con poca immaginazione sembrerà di essere davanti a un castello scozzese che si affaccia su un lago in una stupenda valle verdissima! Il posto ideale per un pranzo al sacco! Sulla via del ritorno ci aspetterà una gustosa merenda (a carico dei partecipanti in base al consumo) al Rifugio Alpe Baranca!

Group chat a couple of days before
Come alone, leave with new friends

The experience

La Valsesia è una delle valli che nascono dal Monte Rosa, lungo questa valle principale partono una serie di valli laterali di pari, se non superiore, bellezza! Una di queste è la Val Mastallone che si dirama a partire da Varallo Sesia. Partiremo da una frazione di Fobello, piccolo e curato paese diventato famoso tra la borghesia piemontese e lombarda durante la Belle Époque e Paese che ha dato i natali a Giuseppe Lancia, fondatore dell’omonima casa automobilistica. Percorreremo una mulattiera costruita nell’800 e utilizzata da commercianti e borghesi europei in cerca di avventura, contrabbandieri e militari nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale, fino ad arrivare ai resti di Villa Aprilia, costruita dalla famiglia Lancia agli inizi del ‘900 al colle di Baranca a circa 1800 m di quota. Con poca immaginazione sembrerà di essere davanti a un castello scozzese che si affaccia su un lago in una stupenda valle verdissima! Il posto ideale per un pranzo al sacco! Sulla via del ritorno ci aspetterà una gustosa merenda (a carico dei partecipanti in base al consumo) al Rifugio Alpe Baranca!

GOOD TO KNOW
Group chat
It opens a couple of days before: that's where the meeting point is confirmed and carpooling is arranged.
Free cancellation up to 3 days before
You pay nothing when you book.
+16 Guiddy points
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Dog friendly
Your dog can come: add them when you book.

How hard is it, really

Guiddy scale
INTERMEDIATE
F
F+
I
I+
D
D+
650 m D+ · 11 km · 6 h
Exposure and exposed sections
NONE
No exposed sections reported on the route.
VERTIGO RISK
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU GO
✓
BEFORE YOU GO
Go to bed early, have a good breakfast and drink before you set off: you've got 6 h and 650 m of ascent ahead, if you go to the mountains a couple of times a month, you're fit enough
✓
IN YOUR BACKPACK
Hiking shoes, 1.5 litres of water, a snack and a windproof jacket, plus poles. Always with you: a plaster, an antiseptic wipe and a small bag for rubbish

What's included in the price

✓INCLUDED
✓Qualified hiking guide
✕NOT INCLUDED
✕Travel to Fobello
To get there, there's Guiddy carpooling, below.

Itinerary

One day, approximate times. The final details come in the group chat.

Elevation gain
650 m
Max altitude
1,800 m
Distance
11 km
Duration
6 h
Day
11 km · D+ 650 m · 6 h
Map
The stops · 11 km
Meeting point 9:30approximate
Fobello, Sp104, 13025 Fobello provincia di Vercelli, Italia. The exact time is confirmed in the group chat. We usually meet a little earlier for breakfast together, when possible.
HOW TO GET THERE
09:30PARKING
Fobello
The car park, where the route begins, is in the hamlet of La Gazza di Fobello (VC). Past Fobello, the road continues through a few more hamlets; it is fully paved and narrows only in the last km.

How do you get to Fobello? By carpooling.

You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group. Contacts and costs are agreed between you: a seat isn't guaranteed.

WHO'S ALREADY GOING
Offering a seat Looking for a seat
Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.

What to bring

A list made for this hike. No technical gear: just good shoes and a well-packed backpack.

Windproof
REQUIRED
Waterproof shell
REQUIRED
Packed lunch
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Backpack
REQUIRED

Your guide

Valentina Z.
Valentina Z.
· 1 outings
We'll email you when they have a new outing on the calendar.

Hi Guidders! 🧡 I'm Valentina, an environmental hiking guide, born in 1988 in Gattinara. I started with a child's eyes, exploring the woods behind the house: back then they looked like forests out of the best adventure films. The vineyards were an enormous playground to run in, and as I grew up they became a workplace too. Now that I'm a guide I look at these landscapes differently, but I can still be astonished by how precious, and sometimes unexpected, they are. I don't like pre-packaged places, polished up to catch the tourist: the ones you can go to on your own by following the crowd. I try to show you the hidden corners, the ones holding dazzling secrets, gripping stories and the plain, simple authenticity of somewhere consumerism hasn't got to. When that isn't possible, I'll still tell you what's true: what you see once you lift the veil of modernity, which is sometimes unavoidable. 🍇 See you in the mountains, Guidders!

Italiano
Guida Ambientale Escursionistica

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Questions?

I've only done easy trails, can I come?
⌄
Flat or slightly inclined sections with short stretches on steep slopes and rocks, not tiring or demanding. You need to be fit enough to walk for 6 h with 650 m of ascent. If in doubt, message Ibex on WhatsApp.
Can I join on my own?
⌄
How does carpooling work?
⌄
What happens if the weather is bad?
⌄
What if the group doesn't reach the minimum?
⌄
Until when can I cancel?
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Val Mastallone: Villa Aprilia della famiglia Lancia

Val Mastallone: Villa Aprilia della famiglia Lancia

Fobello, (VC) · Piemonte
1 day · Hiking · 1,800 m
Elevation gain
650 m
Max altitude
1,800 m
Distance
11 km
Exposed sections
None
Duration
6 h
Guiddy points
+16
6 photos
+2 photos
WHY THIS HIKE

Villa Aprilia in Val Mastallone

La Valsesia è una delle valli che nascono dal Monte Rosa, lungo questa valle principale partono una serie di valli laterali di pari, se non superiore, bellezza! Una di queste è la Val Mastallone che si dirama a partire da Varallo Sesia. Partiremo da una frazione di Fobello, piccolo e curato paese diventato famoso tra la borghesia piemontese e lombarda durante la Belle Époque e Paese che ha dato i natali a Giuseppe Lancia, fondatore dell’omonima casa automobilistica. Percorreremo una mulattiera costruita nell’800 e utilizzata da commercianti e borghesi europei in cerca di avventura, contrabbandieri e militari nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale, fino ad arrivare ai resti di Villa Aprilia, costruita dalla famiglia Lancia agli inizi del ‘900 al colle di Baranca a circa 1800 m di quota. Con poca immaginazione sembrerà di essere davanti a un castello scozzese che si affaccia su un lago in una stupenda valle verdissima! Il posto ideale per un pranzo al sacco! Sulla via del ritorno ci aspetterà una gustosa merenda (a carico dei partecipanti in base al consumo) al Rifugio Alpe Baranca!

Come alone, leave with new friends

How hard is it

Guiddy scale
INTERMEDIATE
F
F+
I
I+
D
D+
650 m D+ · 11 km · 6 h
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU GO
✓
BEFORE YOU GO
Go to bed early, have a good breakfast and drink before you set off: you've got 6 h and 650 m of ascent ahead, if you go to the mountains a couple of times a month, you're fit enough
✓
IN YOUR BACKPACK
Hiking shoes, 1.5 litres of water, a snack and a windproof jacket, plus poles. Always with you: a plaster, an antiseptic wipe and a small bag for rubbish

What's included

INCLUDED
✓Qualified hiking guide
NOT INCLUDED
✕Travel to Fobello

Itinerary

Day · approximate times
Map
Stops · 11 km
Meeting point 9:30Fobello
We usually meet a little earlier for breakfast together, when possible.
09:30PARKING
Fobello
The car park, where the route begins, is in the hamlet of La Gazza di Fobello (VC). Past Fobello, the road continues through a few more hamlets; it is fully paved and narrows only in the last km.

How do you get to Fobello? By carpooling.

You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group.

WHO'S ALREADY GOING
Offering a seat Looking for a seat
Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.

What to bring

A list made for this hike.
Windproof
REQUIRED
Waterproof shell
REQUIRED
Packed lunch
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Backpack
REQUIRED

Your guide

Valentina Z.
Valentina Z.
1 outings with Guiddy
Guida Ambientale Escursionistica

Hi Guidders! 🧡 I'm Valentina, an environmental hiking guide, born in 1988 in Gattinara. I started with a child's eyes, exploring the woods behind the house: back then they looked like forests out of the best adventure films. The vineyards were an enormous playground to run in, and as I grew up they became a workplace too. Now that I'm a guide I look at these landscapes differently, but I can still be astonished by how precious, and sometimes unexpected, they are. I don't like pre-packaged places, polished up to catch the tourist: the ones you can go to on your own by following the crowd. I try to show you the hidden corners, the ones holding dazzling secrets, gripping stories and the plain, simple authenticity of somewhere consumerism hasn't got to. When that isn't possible, I'll still tell you what's true: what you see once you lift the veil of modernity, which is sometimes unavoidable. 🍇 See you in the mountains, Guidders!

We'll email you when they have a new outing on the calendar.

Reviews

— · none yet
Ibex
The first reviews come after the outing
Only from people who were really there.

After your outing, you can share your story too.

Questions?

I've only done easy trails, can I come?
⌄
Flat or slightly inclined sections with short stretches on steep slopes and rocks, not tiring or demanding. You need to be fit enough to walk for 6 h with 650 m of ascent. If in doubt, message Ibex on WhatsApp.
Can I join on my own?
⌄
How does carpooling work?
⌄
What happens if the weather is bad?
⌄
What if the group doesn't reach the minimum?
⌄
Until when can I cancel?
⌄
Ibex
Still unsure? Message Ibex on WhatsApp →
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