The No. 11 trail starts from the corner of Via Sacconaghi and Via Piave (S.S. 394).

The route then climbs Via Sacconaghi and passes through an area called Vigne, which features the classic ledges or terraces that were built to manage the land. Follow the tarmacked road up the hill to the hamlet of Chignolo (which was once called Cugnolo) at 486 metres (1,595 ft) above sea level. 

The tiny picturesque village of Brinzio is nestled in a charming, alpine basin between the northern slopes of Campo dei Fiori and Monte Martica. The third stretch of the No. 10 trail, which links Brinzio to Velate, starts on the corner by Via Piave meets Via Virgilio.

Start walking along Via Virgilio which passes along the banks of the north end of the tiny Lake Brinzio after a couple of hundred yards where the Rio Brivola flows out of the lakelet. 

The No. 10 trail starts in the village of Velate, which is a very old hamlet, or castlery, that was part of the city of Varese. Velate is in a quiet, peaceful setting far from the busy streets of the city centre and other main roads. Our trail starts in the old part of the centre of the village at the junction of Via Duca d’Aosta and Via Piatti.