Sentiero Valtellina - tratto urbano di Sondrio

The Sentiero Valtellina is a riverside cycle and foot path along the Adda, extending through the Valtellina between Colico and Bormio. Its Sondrio section includes the urban stretch and the Bartesaghi park.

Why it matters

The Sentiero Valtellina follows the Adda along a mostly level corridor for approximately 114 kilometres, connecting the Lake Como area with Bormio. The Sondrio section links the city's urban fabric with the river corridor.

What to notice

The urban section follows the Adda through its broad gravel bed. Near the Mallero confluence, the corridor includes the lawns and lakes of Bartesaghi park. The path also connects with pedestrian crossings over the Cassandre irrigation channels; benches and information boards form part of the route infrastructure.

Context and history

The trail is the Valtellina's answer to a modern question: what to do with the corridor a river commands in a valley whose roads are congested and whose railways hug the same floor. By converting the riverside strip into a continuous non-motorised route, the province produced a greenway that links Colico, at the top of Lake Como, to Bormio in the upper valley, passing every major town — Sondrio included — along essentially flat ground. The project connects with local settlements at multiple points. In Sondrio the municipal administration manages the urban section as part of the city's public space.