The route starts from the Melissa beach, a green lawn on the banks of the river Ticino a short distance from the town of Sesto Calende.

We leave the car in a large parking lot and near the river we cross the meadow, we walk a short stretch slightly uphill and we face the Diga Miorina.

An easy path through the woods that in past ages inspired cults and religious rites.
We start from the Somma Lombardo Sports Camp (Coarezza) where we meet the ST / IP trail signs (Strona, a tributary of the Ticino) and follow the path that soon enters the woods. The area is full of visiting routes indicated in the Green Streets. We can admire tall trees such as Scots pine, English oak and red oak, which alternate with chestnut and exotic broad-leaved trees.

The itinerary starts from the beautiful Sanctuary of the Madonna della Ghianda, through wide meadows bathed by small springs in the protected area of ​​the Parco del Ticino.