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Pontirone (Superiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (supérieur) Le point rouillée n'est pas gênant car il ne sert pas (saut de 3/4m).Ras sur l'équipement, les sauts sont faisables.Beau...
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2025-08-03: Beautiful. Full grip and freshly cleaned! Water crystal clear, but cool. Water level slightly higher than normal. Went well, the one rappel really washed. Jumps mostly free
Approach: From the parking lot descend by the bridge to the stream (830Hm).
Tour: At 30m rappel there is orographic right about in the middle of an intermediate stand from which the remaining part of the waterfall can be rappelled dry or from which can be jumped. The upper part of the canyon ends after a boulder chaos that is best downclimbed on the orographic right bank. To the left there is an emergency exit from the gorge (cairn and red color point). The lower part should also be done.\nVor and after the tour please call the power plant operator at +41 91 756 66 15. The Pontirone superiore is a long and deep granite gorge. The long walking sections are followed by short abseils, some of which are aquatic. After checking the water depth, several places can also be jumped. The water level should be estimated correctly before the ascent because in the middle part of the canyon there is a 30m narrow section/step which can be very unpleasant at higher water levels. At the 30m rappel there is orographic right about in the middle of an intermediate stand from which the remaining part of the waterfall can be rappelled dry or from which you can jump. In addition, one is for a long time in a very secluded environment. Between the longer walking passages, especially in the lower part of the Pontirone inferior, there are large rock labyrinths where you have to climb your way down. In general, the canyon is worth seeing, but the highlight is and remains the short and very impressive Pontirone inferiore, which can be added after the superiore (see Pontirone inferiore).

Pontirone (Superiore): Parking at Entry
2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (supérieur) Le point rouillée n'est pas gênant car il ne sert pas (saut de 3/4m).Ras sur l'équipement, les sauts sont faisables.Beau...
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2025-08-03: Beautiful. Full grip and freshly cleaned! Water crystal clear, but cool. Water level slightly higher than normal. Went well, the one rappel really washed. Jumps mostly free
Comment: Parkplatz bei Wasserfassung unterhalb von Pontirone
Access: From Biasca one drives in the direction of Lucomagno. At Ponte Lesgiuna, before the big bridge on the right (town sign 'Valle di Blenio'), park the shuttle car (380Hm). With the 2nd car one continues in northern direction (Malvaglia). In Malvaglia turn right towards Malvaglia Chiesa and follow the road for about 700m (northwards). At marker 372 follow the signs for Val Malvaglia and Pontirone, pass marker 640 and continue up towards Val Pontirone. Just before the village of Pontirone, turn right onto a forest road. The forest road descends slightly to the bridge where you park your car at the water intake.
Return: At 470Hm at Felschaos can be exited on the orographic left side. After a short steep ascent comes the cross-cut and descent to the main road (parking lot). Alternative: descent via the Pontirone inferiore (Attention: 2x50m ropes necessary!).

Pontirone (Superiore): Parking at Exit
2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (supérieur) Le point rouillée n'est pas gênant car il ne sert pas (saut de 3/4m).Ras sur l'équipement, les sauts sont faisables.Beau...
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2025-08-03: Beautiful. Full grip and freshly cleaned! Water crystal clear, but cool. Water level slightly higher than normal. Went well, the one rappel really washed. Jumps mostly free
Comment: Parkplatz bei Brücke nahe Klammausgang
Access: From Biasca one drives in the direction of Lucomagno. At Ponte Lesgiuna, before the big bridge on the right (town sign 'Valle di Blenio'), park the shuttle car (380Hm). With the 2nd car one continues in northern direction (Malvaglia). In Malvaglia turn right towards Malvaglia Chiesa and follow the road for about 700m (northwards). At marker 372 follow the signs for Val Malvaglia and Pontirone, pass marker 640 and continue up towards Val Pontirone. Just before the village of Pontirone, turn right onto a forest road. The forest road descends slightly to the bridge where you park your car at the water intake.
Return: At 470Hm at Felschaos can be exited on the orographic left side. After a short steep ascent comes the cross-cut and descent to the main road (parking lot). Alternative: descent via the Pontirone inferiore (Attention: 2x50m ropes necessary!).

Pontirone (Superiore): Canyon End
Return: At 470Hm at Felschaos can be exited on the orographic left side. After a short steep ascent comes the cross-cut and descent to the main road (parking lot). Alternative: descent via the Pontirone inferiore (Attention: 2x50m ropes necessary!).

Pontirone (Superiore): Alternative Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot descend by the bridge to the stream (830Hm).
Tour: At 30m rappel there is orographic right about in the middle of an intermediate stand from which the remaining part of the waterfall can be rappelled dry or from which can be jumped. The upper part of the canyon ends after a boulder chaos that is best downclimbed on the orographic right bank. To the left there is an emergency exit from the gorge (cairn and red color point). The lower part should also be done.\nVor and after the tour please call the power plant operator at +41 91 756 66 15. The Pontirone superiore is a long and deep granite gorge. The long walking sections are followed by short abseils, some of which are aquatic. After checking the water depth, several places can also be jumped. The water level should be estimated correctly before the ascent because in the middle part of the canyon there is a 30m narrow section/step which can be very unpleasant at higher water levels. At the 30m rappel there is orographic right about in the middle of an intermediate stand from which the remaining part of the waterfall can be rappelled dry or from which you can jump. In addition, one is for a long time in a very secluded environment. Between the longer walking passages, especially in the lower part of the Pontirone inferior, there are large rock labyrinths where you have to climb your way down. In general, the canyon is worth seeing, but the highlight is and remains the short and very impressive Pontirone inferiore, which can be added after the superiore (see Pontirone inferiore).

Vista Biasca: Canyon Start
2025-08-30: For once with real water! Nice tour for bad weather/high water levels. All anchors in superiore condition.
2025-05-12: Partly slippery to walk in the water. All anchors okay. The ropes on the bridges could be replaced on occasion.
2024-05-30: Nice and short alternative if there is otherwise too much water in the other canyons. At each of the bridges there is a chain link attached to the railing with ropes, which can easily be overlooked d...

Vista Biasca: Canyon End
2025-08-30: For once with real water! Nice tour for bad weather/high water levels. All anchors in superiore condition.
2025-05-12: Partly slippery to walk in the water. All anchors okay. The ropes on the bridges could be replaced on occasion.
2024-05-30: Nice and short alternative if there is otherwise too much water in the other canyons. At each of the bridges there is a chain link attached to the railing with ropes, which can easily be overlooked d...

Sponde: Canyon Start
2025-10-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sponde Très beau avec ce mélange de ludique et de GV.Faut un peu d'optimisme au sommet des grandes verticales, mais y a toujours un relais qui...
2025-10-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sponde Un canyon fantastique qui a tout pour plaire : toboggans et sauts dans la première partie, descentes en rappel extrêmement hautes, sole...
2025-10-07: An extremely long day, even the access is tough. It's a long, hard climb, but on superiore hiking trails. So it's easy to walk and easy to find. The Sponde Canyon is extremely spectacular in many way...
Approach: On the side of the fountain there is a path with the signs "Lualt, Madonna di Monte, Bignasco" and Sentiero di montagna. The trail continues left up the mountain, passing several small streams, chapels and houses. For the tour and the long access (mostly wooded) you should take enough to drink! At a fork in the road (at a considerable height) turn left. After some time you will come across a ruin and then a beautiful stone cottage on an open area. The trail continues to the left and passes other ruins. After an open space you can already see one of the high waterfalls. From here you continue to a stone house at about 990 meters above sea level, surrounded by beech trees. There, on the left side, a steep path leads down to the stream/bridge at about 890Hm. Even further up (from the stone house), at the large bridge that leads over the stream, getting on does not necessarily pay off (only some entertaining slides).
Tour: This canyoning tour is only for absolute canyoning professionals who like high technical rappels. The slides and jumps at the beginning of the tour are very entertaining, although not always easy to assess. Some blockages and steps can be bypassed via the slope. Not too much time should be wasted on the small steps anyway, as the high rappels are very technical and time consuming. Communication at the intermediate levels is not always easy due to the rappelling height and the rushing of the water. Also, the pitons/eyes should be checked before hooking up (some were loose/defective on our ascent!). There are some emergency exits (see topographic view in the book Eldorado Ticino), which mostly lead over steep terrain. Overall, for the long access, the tour offers some entertaining slides/jumps and lots of high rappels with nice views. The beginning and final part can be skipped / bypassed depending on your mood.

Sponde: Canyon End
2025-10-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sponde Très beau avec ce mélange de ludique et de GV.Faut un peu d'optimisme au sommet des grandes verticales, mais y a toujours un relais qui...
2025-10-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sponde Un canyon fantastique qui a tout pour plaire : toboggans et sauts dans la première partie, descentes en rappel extrêmement hautes, sole...
2025-10-07: An extremely long day, even the access is tough. It's a long, hard climb, but on superiore hiking trails. So it's easy to walk and easy to find. The Sponde Canyon is extremely spectacular in many way...
Return: From the last large pool, you will soon reach the road/parking lot on the right at an altitude of approx. 350m. If you don't have a second car, walk an additional 20-25 minutes to the fountain/hiking trail in Someo.

Sponde: Parking at Entry
2025-10-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sponde Très beau avec ce mélange de ludique et de GV.Faut un peu d'optimisme au sommet des grandes verticales, mais y a toujours un relais qui...
2025-10-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sponde Un canyon fantastique qui a tout pour plaire : toboggans et sauts dans la première partie, descentes en rappel extrêmement hautes, sole...
2025-10-07: An extremely long day, even the access is tough. It's a long, hard climb, but on superiore hiking trails. So it's easy to walk and easy to find. The Sponde Canyon is extremely spectacular in many way...
Access: From Locarno you drive into the beautiful Maggia Valley --> on the main road you drive through several small villages until you reach the village of Someo. There are 2 parking options in Someo, the best of which is in the center of the village by the fountain and a bridge (where the hiking trail leaves). Before the tour, however, you should check the water level and park the shuttle car at the exit. There is a large parking area on the right after a long bend to the left.
Return: From the last large pool, you will soon reach the road/parking lot on the right at an altitude of approx. 350m. If you don't have a second car, walk an additional 20-25 minutes to the fountain/hiking trail in Someo.

Sponde: Parking at Exit
Access: From Locarno you drive into the beautiful Maggia Valley --> on the main road you drive through several small villages until you reach the village of Someo. There are 2 parking options in Someo, the best of which is in the center of the village by the fountain and a bridge (where the hiking trail leaves). Before the tour, however, you should check the water level and park the shuttle car at the exit. There is a large parking area on the right after a long bend to the left.
Return: From the last large pool, you will soon reach the road/parking lot on the right at an altitude of approx. 350m. If you don't have a second car, walk an additional 20-25 minutes to the fountain/hiking trail in Someo.

Sponde: Waterlevel Checkpoint

Cugnasco (superiore): Canyon Start
2025-06-01: 4 rocks washed over, no problem for canyonists who know the canyon very well.
2024-09-12: Good trip! Some nice abseils. Anchors are in good condition. The flow was normal today.
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Approach: We continue along the dirt road and after about 350m we come to the houses of Alpe Ronchi. Here we take a few steps downhill, then we see the signpost "Curogna 705" on a white background and a signpost on the right down to "Cugnasco 1h". We would come up here if we only had 1 car available. However, we continue horizontally here, following the signs for "Monti Velloni 1h". The path leads into the forest, but after a few meters it goes uphill to the left, while we take the faint trail that continues more or less horizontally. We pass a stone house on the left and now follow the path, which is sometimes slippery and barely perceptible, then clearly recognizable again. After a ridge, we find ourselves high above the Valle di Cugnasco. We pass - somewhat exposed - a small rock overhang, then continue downhill. Where the path exits abruptly in a narrow rock chute, we climb steeply down to the right of the chute to the stream (can also be rappelled from trees). Luca Nizzola: "If you survive the approach on foot ..."
Tour: The tour begins immediately with the highest and most impressive 55m waterfall (anchor left). After about 16m to the right of the watercourse (but practically in the fall line), there is a comfortable switch, from which you rappel the remaining 43m. This is followed by a small jump (S4). We jammed down the following chute a bit and then jumped. The next rappel (15m) leads left onto a wide ledge. If you want to avoid the following chute, you can take the anchor on the top left above the rock structure (approx. 20m). The following rappel from the block in the narrow chute (C8) can be unpleasant if there is a lot of water. But then you are soon at the last rappel. Here you reach the belay on the right outside the beam after about 8m (possibly with a redirection right above). From here you descend the last 25m almost dry. After about 300m we come to the entry into the Cugnasco inferiore, possibly our exit to the right and up to the parking lot at 450m above sea level. The path starts to the right of a large boulder that lies directly on the right bank.

Cugnasco (superiore): Canyon End
2025-06-01: 4 rocks washed over, no problem for canyonists who know the canyon very well.
2024-09-12: Good trip! Some nice abseils. Anchors are in good condition. The flow was normal today.
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Return: Either as described above right up to the parking lot at 450m above sea level or at the exit of the lower parts right from the slide brake out to the road.

Cugnasco (superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-06-01: 4 rocks washed over, no problem for canyonists who know the canyon very well.
2024-09-12: Good trip! Some nice abseils. Anchors are in good condition. The flow was normal today.
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Cugnasco (superiore): Parking at Exit
Access: First as for Cugnasco inferiore: From the Locarno/Bellinzona road, turn off at the bridge over the stream in the village of Cugnasco and drive upstream on the left towards "Medoscio". 200 meters further on, in the parking lot on the left before the second bridge, you can park a car at the canyon exit if you want to add the Cugnasco superiore to the Cugnasco inferiore (450m above sea level). The road now winds steeply up the slope in hairpin bends. After the fourth left hairpin bend and the following right-hand bend, there is a small unpaved parking lot on the right. There are two signs opposite: "Via Medoscio" and a few meters further on "Sentee Colett" (park the lower car here if you only want to walk the upper part of the Cugnasco (450m above sea level). Continue uphill on the tarred road in the other car. After a left-hand bend and a longer straight section, there are 5 successive hairpin bends to the right and just as many to the left. At not quite 700m above sea level, we turn right after a detached house, pass the houses of the hamlet of Curogna on the north side, then keep left and park the second car about 400m after the turn-off (720m above sea level). The approach is also possible by bus, which runs approximately every 2 hours, with slightly shorter intervals in the morning.
Return: Either as described above right up to the parking lot at 450m above sea level or at the exit of the lower parts right from the slide brake out to the road.

Cugnasco (superiore): Parking at Entry
Access: First as for Cugnasco inferiore: From the Locarno/Bellinzona road, turn off at the bridge over the stream in the village of Cugnasco and drive upstream on the left towards "Medoscio". 200 meters further on, in the parking lot on the left before the second bridge, you can park a car at the canyon exit if you want to add the Cugnasco superiore to the Cugnasco inferiore (450m above sea level). The road now winds steeply up the slope in hairpin bends. After the fourth left hairpin bend and the following right-hand bend, there is a small unpaved parking lot on the right. There are two signs opposite: "Via Medoscio" and a few meters further on "Sentee Colett" (park the lower car here if you only want to walk the upper part of the Cugnasco (450m above sea level). Continue uphill on the tarred road in the other car. After a left-hand bend and a longer straight section, there are 5 successive hairpin bends to the right and just as many to the left. At not quite 700m above sea level, we turn right after a detached house, pass the houses of the hamlet of Curogna on the north side, then keep left and park the second car about 400m after the turn-off (720m above sea level). The approach is also possible by bus, which runs approximately every 2 hours, with slightly shorter intervals in the morning.
Return: Either as described above right up to the parking lot at 450m above sea level or at the exit of the lower parts right from the slide brake out to the road.

Chironico (Barougia): Canyon Start
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Approach: From the bridge on the right side of the road on the left side of the Barougia river(s) another 50 m downstream.
Tour: After the water level control at the entry you have a short walking passages to the first downclimb passages (10m left from the tree --> walking --> 6m left from the tree) --> jump of approx. 6m --> after the pool you could get out right --> over a small conifer on the right you overcome the safest the approx. 10m into the pool before the stone bridge (possibly downclimb and slide) --> after the bridge comes the highest downclimb with approx. 30min deep pools (stand on the right, somewhat exposed) --> a tree entanglement follows with a 6m rappel, a R4 on the left and C25 on the right --> after the next small pools comes a short downclimb in a narrower canyon section --> from a bolthook on the left you rappel about 10m into the next pool --> the following places are best rappelled --> at about 660Hm the tour ends in front of a weir (the 40m rappel after the weir was not done during our ascent).

Chironico (Barougia): Canyon End
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Return: A few meters above the water diversion out to the right and on the path up to the road (do not take the power plant path, which leads a few meters after the start of the path horizontally and wire-secured slightly downhill!).

Chironico (Barougia): Waterlevel Checkpoint
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Nala (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (inférieur) Équipement haut de gamme, à quelques exceptions près. C'est toujours une expérience inoubliable de faire cette superbe desc...
2025-10-06: Followed up with the helicopter and then climbed the middle and lower parts. Anchoring in the middle part is insufficient, in the lower part mostly excellent (with a few parts). Dead wild boar in the...
2025-10-04: Everything in perfect order. Very nice and worthwhile tour!
Approach: From the parking lot take the road above the cemetery to the right until the church (Santa Maria del Castello) --> behind the church a steep pilgrim path leads up next to the already visible canyon --> follow the steep path and pass the houses on the right (parallel to the canyon) --> after the last impassable steep part there is a slightly sloping path (sloping terrain) to the entry at about 460Hm.
Tour: Arrived at the first pool at approx. 450Hm it starts immediately with the rappel in the water --> over a removable traverese rope one comes to the first rappel point of approx. 30m with a sharp edge --> after this point the canyon becomes immediately narrower --> 2 approx. 15m rappel points follow whereby the 2. The second one leads through a narrow chute (problematic with a lot of water) --> a 25m and 20m rappel into a big basin --> now the canyon opens --> here you have the possibility to get out on the right side (small swimming pools) --> via a removable traverese rope you reach the chain anchor --> from there you have a super view into the C50 narrow waterfall (big water pressure and small basin!!!) --> the next place is again narrow and unclear, the water shoots in zig zag 25m down into a small hollow (very nice) --> the canyon opens again and you could get out here re already --> there follows another slide or jump from up to 20m (however, the big pool is only on the right side deep enough --> the next places are unproblematic --->finally you jump about 8m into the pool at about 280Hm.

Nala (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (inférieur) Équipement haut de gamme, à quelques exceptions près. C'est toujours une expérience inoubliable de faire cette superbe desc...
2025-10-06: Followed up with the helicopter and then climbed the middle and lower parts. Anchoring in the middle part is insufficient, in the lower part mostly excellent (with a few parts). Dead wild boar in the...
2025-10-04: Everything in perfect order. Very nice and worthwhile tour!
Access: From the freeway junction north of Bellinzona take the N2 towards Biasca. Passing through Claro and Cresciano we reach Osogna (11.4 km from the highway to the bridge over the Nala). After the bridge over the Nala, drive up to the cemetery and leave the car there.
Return: From the last basin at 280Hm it goes right the way into the place --> here immediately right back to the parking lot.

Nala (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (inférieur) Équipement haut de gamme, à quelques exceptions près. C'est toujours une expérience inoubliable de faire cette superbe desc...
2025-10-06: Followed up with the helicopter and then climbed the middle and lower parts. Anchoring in the middle part is insufficient, in the lower part mostly excellent (with a few parts). Dead wild boar in the...
2025-10-04: Everything in perfect order. Very nice and worthwhile tour!
Return: From the last basin at 280Hm it goes right the way into the place --> here immediately right back to the parking lot.

Nala (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
Hydrology: If necessary, water supply from the interconnected reservoir canal leading to the power plant (automatic opening of the sluice in case of problems in the canal or in the power plant, as in the case of the accident in 2001: https://www.nzz.ch/article7KF2C-ld.179745 ).

Giumaglio (inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Giumaglio Nous n'avons parcouru que la partie inférieure, avec l´approche juste après la maison.Au moins la moitié des ancrages sont extrêmeme...
2025-10-10: Accessible from the water level, but high. Infoline had no objections. Very nice tour. Some anchor points very good, others so-so
Comment: 3. Möglichkeit
Approach: From the parking lot, walk towards the church --> behind it, several narrow alleys lead to the hiking trail that leads up to Cappella di Cima --> the stone steps go up steeply throughout --> past the iron gate to a small stone house with a fountain (approx. 540m) --> behind this house you have the first descent option into the canyon (entry Nizzola Eldorado Ticino)--> 2nd option is a little further up at the pilgrimage house --> follow the stone wall here until you reach a steel cable with a tree --> 3rd option is at the 2nd pilgrimage house on the right at the pilgrimage house. The second option is a little further up at the pilgrimage house --> follow the stone wall until you reach a steel cable and an abseiling point R25 from a tree --> 3rd option at the 2nd pilgrimage house right towards Camusegn and follow the path to the bridge.
Tour: Long option: Walk along the stone wall at the first option house to the rappel from Baum (R25) --> now you are standing in the streambed --> a short walking passage follows through a mighty chaos of rocks that you can easily bypass on the left --> there are further small climbs up to the gigantic granite boulders that you bypass on the left via a rope traverse --> after further climbing on the left there is a boulder with a fixed rope and rappel C15 through a gap --> a nice jump or rappel follows. rappel of approx. 10m into a very deep pool --> after the swimming passage it gets narrower --> rappel left approx. 16m --> narrow pool in very clear water up to the point where you can jump, rappel or slide (deep pool) --> the next point is very narrow, so jumping is only for experienced climbers --> the next 40m of rappels are lined up at different depths and some have sharp edges --> the view of the next pool and the valley is beautiful (the afternoon sun is ideal) --> the last rappel can be bypassed on the right, but the lowest pool at approx. 350Hm still invites for a swim. The indicated access and descent times apply to the entry as described in Eldorado Ticino. The description of the tour between the bridge and the Nizzola entry is missing. Be careful on the sharp edges;

Giumaglio (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Giumaglio Nous n'avons parcouru que la partie inférieure, avec l´approche juste après la maison.Au moins la moitié des ancrages sont extrêmeme...
2025-10-10: Accessible from the water level, but high. Infoline had no objections. Very nice tour. Some anchor points very good, others so-so
Return: At the pool before the bridge (ca. 360Hm) right up the stone steps and left through the wooden gate to the road and to the first or second parking lot.

Giumaglio (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-10-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Giumaglio Nous n'avons parcouru que la partie inférieure, avec l´approche juste après la maison.Au moins la moitié des ancrages sont extrêmeme...
2025-10-10: Accessible from the water level, but high. Infoline had no objections. Very nice tour. Some anchor points very good, others so-so
Hydrology: Infoline power plant: +41 91 756 93 01

Giumaglio (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Biasca ri. Locarno --> into the Maggia valley --> into the village Giumaglio over the bridge and immediately the first street to the right --> here li first parking possibility or follow the street to the right and directly at the bridge small parking possibility --> here you already have a view of the last rappel C40 and the water level (approx. 360Hm).
Return: At the pool before the bridge (ca. 360Hm) right up the stone steps and left through the wooden gate to the road and to the first or second parking lot.

Giumaglio (inferiore): Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Einstieg Nizzola
Approach: From the parking lot, walk towards the church --> behind it, several narrow alleys lead to the hiking trail that leads up to Cappella di Cima --> the stone steps go up steeply throughout --> past the iron gate to a small stone house with a fountain (approx. 540m) --> behind this house you have the first descent option into the canyon (entry Nizzola Eldorado Ticino)--> 2nd option is a little further up at the pilgrimage house --> follow the stone wall here until you reach a steel cable with a tree --> 3rd option is at the 2nd pilgrimage house on the right at the pilgrimage house. The second option is a little further up at the pilgrimage house --> follow the stone wall until you reach a steel cable and an abseiling point R25 from a tree --> 3rd option at the 2nd pilgrimage house right towards Camusegn and follow the path to the bridge.
Tour: Long option: Walk along the stone wall at the first option house to the rappel from Baum (R25) --> now you are standing in the streambed --> a short walking passage follows through a mighty chaos of rocks that you can easily bypass on the left --> there are further small climbs up to the gigantic granite boulders that you bypass on the left via a rope traverse --> after further climbing on the left there is a boulder with a fixed rope and rappel C15 through a gap --> a nice jump or rappel follows. rappel of approx. 10m into a very deep pool --> after the swimming passage it gets narrower --> rappel left approx. 16m --> narrow pool in very clear water up to the point where you can jump, rappel or slide (deep pool) --> the next point is very narrow, so jumping is only for experienced climbers --> the next 40m of rappels are lined up at different depths and some have sharp edges --> the view of the next pool and the valley is beautiful (the afternoon sun is ideal) --> the last rappel can be bypassed on the right, but the lowest pool at approx. 350Hm still invites for a swim. The indicated access and descent times apply to the entry as described in Eldorado Ticino. The description of the tour between the bridge and the Nizzola entry is missing. Be careful on the sharp edges;