Postalesio | Run 5 km | Verti-Colina

While every village deserves its own VERTICAL KILOMETRE, not every village gets one.

Fortunately, POSTALESIO – thanks to the incredible efforts of Dario & Cristina, the organic cheese producers from Sopralapanca – have created this amazing route. It starts off from Pra’ Lone and covers 1,000 metres exactly in 4.99 km up to the emergency shelter at Colina. Follow the signs for alpe colina, don’t let up until you’ve gone up through the cluster of mountain huts at Colina. The top is above these huts, but below the lake.

When you’ve done it and come back down, make sure you call in and tell Dario & Cristina because they will be delighted to know your thoughts.

Castione | Run 11km | The partisans' last stand

Setting off from Postalesio means you'll get a few kilometres of flatter running to warm your legs up ready for the climb. It's a tough one, but super rewarding when you realise that you're exploring rarely-seen territory, even for the locals. Other than us, the only runner you might see here will be a former international boxer and his dog. 

The descent starts a little bit slip-and-slidy, but opens up into an incredibly runnable gravel track. 

Postalesio | Run 7.3km | Ca' Moroni mandem

You're bound to have a fondness for your most local route, which is why this route has found its way here. But adopted home village aside, the view from Ca' Moroni and its cute cluster of houses makes any run worth its effort.

 From Ca' Moroni it flattens off onto a gravel track for about 1km, before joining the road briefly and taking a trail up and down to the Pirimadi, Postalesio's geological addition to the curiosities of Valtellina. 

Expect to startle plenty of deer in autumn and early winter. 

Stock up on cheese when you've finished this route. Postalesio is home to the best goats cheese producers in the valley, if not the whole of Italy. They can be found just opposite the bar at the entrance to the village.

Year-round route