Sasso Canale 2.411m

This is a very nice walk which, with a relatively modest effort, offers breathtaking views.
You start off from the tiny parking place at S. Bartolomeo and go up the well marked comfortable path that, by going through the woods, will gradually get you to Alpe di Mezzo. Being October, this first part of the hike was particularly nice thanks to lovely, warm, autumn foliage shades. Getting to Alpe di Mezzo the path would eventually go ahead to Bocchetta di Chiaro, but instead you would need to deviate left across Alpe di Mezzo itself and then along a trail at times uncertain. There is no danger of getting lost as you may definitely like to ascend along a pretty long, low and straight stonewall called 'Terminun' which ultimately gets you on the very wide ridge. You would then suddenly be viewing the town of Chiavenna at your feet plus an unbelievable number of peaks; so, added to the view you get looking south, i.e. the upper part of Como lake and the peaks surrounding it, you may remark that, yes, life is really worth living! Anyway, now the path is marked quite well as you go up the ridge to the only somehow critical point, just a couple of steps requiring your hands to provide extra help. After this the summit area is reached within a bunch of minutes and you get to understand why this ascent is so popular: no less than 360° of  extraordinary sight. Highly recommended.