The asphalt surface on the initial part is short but severe both for the average gradient and also because of some stretches where medium/high pedal assist might be useful. After the short detour to Lotteno, you move on and reach the small and typical habitations of Uschione and Nesossi, where there is a both an excellent refuge and a place for refreshments. The more ambitious can continue for a further few kilometres towards Monte Pradella with its views over Val Bregaglia, or alternatively prior to Uschione take the second deviation to the right, which takes you into the valley where the Schiesone torrent gushes, Pizzo di Prata dominating all, and then the path climbs up to Alpe Pradotti and Alpe Belvedere.