The path n. 16/316 starts from Bedero Valcuvia, a quiet village located on a hill overlooking the Valcuvia. Its historic center is characterized by typical medieval details. The trek starts from Via Ganna, in front of the former Kindergarten, near a large parking lot. Along a narrow street a few dozen meters long, you reach the Provincial Road n. 11 - or Via Milano, which must be crossed to take the Via Valleggia and go downhill until you reach the village of Val di Lorino, characterized by a large grassy area.

At the end of Via Valleggia, there are points of reference: a bridge over the stream and the intersection of some streets, remember to take the dirt road to the left. After a hundred meters, however, turn right along an uphill paved road flanked by some houses, which ends in a small clearing. From here a sheep track starts in the coppice woods to the north of Monte Martica, which continues leaving on the right a trail to Cascina Marteghetta.

The path continues until you meet a valley and flank the bed of a stream. From here continue to the left in a southeastern direction, first meeting the sent. 20A/320A and then continuing the climb. At the top of this section, take the path n. 15/315 (Ganna-Brinzio). Follow it briefly to the right.

• Turning left, the path n. 15/315 leads us to Ganna.

After the section in common with the path n. 15/315, you return to the path n. 16/316 that goes upstream, keeping the left.  At this point the path climbs for about 1 km drawing some hairpin bends through coppice woods. In the absence of foliage, during autumn and winter, it is possible to glimpse in the distance in a northerly direction behind them, the mountains of Alto Verbano and the Central Alps.

After having covered the stretch in the woods, you reach the village of Magolcio.

• Here you cross the path n. 14/314 on the right, which branches off towards the valley in the direction of the village of Brinzio.

The path n. 16/316, however, continues straight upstream, uphill, for a short but tiring and challenging stretch on a steep slope, tracing the path n. 14/314, until you reach the Cima Orientale del Monte Martica at an altitude of 1032 meters. Here there is the "Eastern Fort", a fortified square in the past used as an artillery post, part of the network of roads and fortifications of the "Cadorna Line". The fortifications were built in 1914 on the initiative of General Luigi Cadorna to counter a possible invasion attempt through Switzerland during the Great War.

DETAILS:

• Itinerary duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
• Distance: 4 km
• Difficulty: suitable for everyone
• Altitude difference: 480 mt.
• Starting point: Bedero Valcuvia, Via Ganna
• Finishing point: Monte Martica
• Parking: Bedero Valcuvia, above the beginning of the path