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Bondasca: Canyon Start
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Approach: From the parking lot (approx. 840m) follow the hiking trail at the signs left into the forest up to the road --> here further signs --> (if you follow the road right here, you can look into the canyon at the bridge) --> cross the road from the signs --> continue up the hiking trail until you meet the road for the 2nd time --> follow it to a barrier --> walk down the road here to the bridge below the dam wall --> entry approx. 1080m.
Tour: At the bridge, immediately rappel 20m over the bridge railing into the canyon --> short walking section over rappelled streambed --> E2 over rock --> walking section with iron girder in the stream --> walking section over flat passage in the pool --> E over boulders and water channel approx. 8m --> walking passage up to a large boulder that can be bypassed on the right (downclimb) --> short swimming passage --> walking and climbing passage up to the 1st R15 (right) in the pool --> walking and climbing passage (2m) --> steps 4m left can be bypassed or downclimbed (E3) can be climbed down (E3) --> then you see the stone bridge --> immediately to the left is a bolt C25 in a narrow part of the gorge (the last few meters can also be jumped into the pool) --> short walking and climbing passage to the left single bolt R5 in narrow swimming passage --> canyon becomes slightly wider --> short walking and climbing passage (right rock with tree growth, here possibly emergency exit) --> left bolt (! do not rappel completely here, but rock slab to the left at the top to the optimal stand for rope retrival. Without traverse 99% rope jamming) for traverse (15m) on large sloping slab + R20 (last meters jump into large pool --> after the pool R4 (right) on large boulder --> R5 (left) or E5 --> then you come to a huge free-standing boulder with a large tree, this right. bypass --> canyon becomes narrower --> R10 (right) cascade into small pool --> R15 (right) in overhang and large hollow --> S2 in large pool (very nice spot) --> short climbing passage (E) in watercourse --> 2 clamping blocks (siphons) which can also be bypassed on the right --> short short canyon passage (E) can be bypassed --> short walk in the watercourse to R6 (right) or S6 in the pool --> C15 (right) (very slippery) --> left bolt for rope traverse approx. 10m to belay R28 (left) in large pool --> right bolt for 20m slide --> right bolt for 20m slide. Walking passages for 20m slippery slab to 2nd belay station R10 over sloping stone slab --> small pools and R20 (left) in large pools --> approx. 150m walking over rock and stone to left stone house (exit left) --> right over bridge to parking lot.

Bondasca: Canyon End
Comment: (cwiki_1)
Return: At the stone house left over a small grassy area to the road --> right over the bridge to the parking lot.

Val Tomè (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2024-09-14: The slit without rope-eating stones. Cold water!
2024-09-13: 2 slides and an abseil. Last abseil big overhang and sharp edge. We did the upper part as well. It was a nice but cold day.
2024-06-01: All stands OK. C15/S9 cannot be jumped - gravelled.
Access: From Locarno drive first ri. Maggia valley --> follow the road until the village Broglio --> directly at the end of the village there is a sign with the inscription Fusio 10km + bus stop Somprei where on the right a small road branches off --> drive down this road, cross the bridge --> further turn left and follow the gravel road past the stone houses until the next bridge at about 700Hm --> park here (exit).
Return: This short but very beautiful tour is well suited for beginners --> after you have rappelled from the tree you go only briefly to the next 2. small rappel --> the following beautifully washed out pools invite you to slide --> other places can be mostly rappelled (but there are pitons for downclimbing) --> almost throughout the course you have the possibility to get off --> caution is advised at the last rappel point C15 --> here is an overhang + sharp edge --> then you could get off le or downclimb the last meters.

Val Tomè (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2024-09-14: The slit without rope-eating stones. Cold water!
2024-09-13: 2 slides and an abseil. Last abseil big overhang and sharp edge. We did the upper part as well. It was a nice but cold day.
2024-06-01: All stands OK. C15/S9 cannot be jumped - gravelled.
Approach: Climb up the already visible hiking trail next to the stream --> you can also take a shortcut and climb directly --> after a short time there is a wooden bridge --> you cross this --> over the large stone slabs you reach a tree where you can rappel about 15m into the stream (entry below the waterfall).
Tour: This short but very beautiful tour is well suited for beginners --> after you have rappelled from the tree you go only briefly to the next 2. small rappel --> the following beautifully washed out pools invite you to slide --> other places can be mostly rappelled (but there are pitons for downclimbing) --> almost throughout the course you have the possibility to get off --> caution is advised at the last rappel point C15 --> here is an overhang + sharp edge --> then you could get off left or downclimb the last meters.

Val Tomè (Inferiore): Canyon End
2024-09-14: The slit without rope-eating stones. Cold water!
2024-09-13: 2 slides and an abseil. Last abseil big overhang and sharp edge. We did the upper part as well. It was a nice but cold day.
2024-06-01: All stands OK. C15/S9 cannot be jumped - gravelled.
Return: This short but very beautiful tour is well suited for beginners --> after you have rappelled from the tree you go only briefly to the next 2. small rappel --> the following beautifully washed out pools invite you to slide --> other places can be mostly rappelled (but there are pitons for downclimbing) --> almost throughout the course you have the possibility to get off --> caution is advised at the last rappel point C15 --> here is an overhang + sharp edge --> then you could get off le or downclimb the last meters.

Val Tomè (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Combra (Val Malvaglia): Canyon Start
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Combra R.A.S, eau très froide à cette période, gants fortement recommandé, le tob de 20 est praticable mais reste un tob qui secoue fortement...
2025-10-13: Good day, nice canyon! Water level is low.
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Combra DC+ ça pousse.Tout passe.Beau canyon (Quelle:
Approach: From the parking lot over the dam through the tunnel --> after the tunnel immediately 360° left up the trail --> over a bridge and past the house --> the entry is at the 2nd bridge (over the stream) at about 1135Hm.
Tour: Immediately after the bridge you have the first rappel C20 (water level control) --> this place can also be bypassed right --> a cascade follows the right of the tree first R15 rappel and 4 m can be slid --> should be here already too much water, you can break off at the beginning --> now follow some jumps and slides which are to be enjoyed with caution --> the pools are crystal clear but you can't always see the depth because of the white water --> the canyon is a lot of fun especially for those who like jumping and sliding in an aquatic environment --> the highlight in the canyon is the 20m slide with flying descent (see topographic view --> after the big slide (resp. rappel) it goes mostly only descending with small jump and rappel places --> one has shortly after the slide the possibility to exit left or to go to the reservoir at the big funnel and exit left at the railing (ca.990Hm).

Combra (Val Malvaglia): Canyon End
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Combra R.A.S, eau très froide à cette période, gants fortement recommandé, le tob de 20 est praticable mais reste un tob qui secoue fortement...
2025-10-13: Good day, nice canyon! Water level is low.
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Combra DC+ ça pousse.Tout passe.Beau canyon (Quelle:
Return: From the trail back through the tunnel over the dam wall in a short time back to the parking lot.

Combra (Val Malvaglia): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Combra R.A.S, eau très froide à cette période, gants fortement recommandé, le tob de 20 est praticable mais reste un tob qui secoue fortement...
2025-10-13: Good day, nice canyon! Water level is low.
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Combra DC+ ça pousse.Tout passe.Beau canyon (Quelle:
Access: From Biasca ri Malvaglia/ Motto (Val di Blenio) --> at the 2nd entrance right into the village Malvaglia Chiesa --> in the village ri. North (several sleepers approx. 700m) to a fork (Pontirone) --> the steep mountain road over several Zerpen- tinenkurven up to a road fork (stone arch) --> here you follow the road course left, past the barrier and further up to the huge dam wall --> at the upper edge is a parking lot (approx. 990Hm).
Return: From the trail back through the tunnel over the dam wall in a short time back to the parking lot.

Combra (Val Malvaglia): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Cugnasco (inferiore): Canyon Start
2026-02-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnasco (inferieur) (Quelle:
2026-02-22: 3 stones washed over, more slippery than Progero/ Palme. 18 degrees in the afternoon, bathing suit temperature for running up.
2025-11-09: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnasco (inferieur) Also in autumn nice. (Quelle:
Approach: Alternative from the upper parking lot: From the upper (small and unpaved) parking lot next to the small one, follow the path for about 400 meters, first a short climb, then follow the saddle. Alternative On foot from the lower parking lot: about 45min. From the parking lot --> left up the road, after a few hairpin bends you will come to the sign 'Agarone' --> continue up the road --> at the next crossroads continue to 'Monti Motti' and always straight along the road --> here you will come to some nice houses and bus stops --> after a fountain (on the left) you will come more and more into the woods.) you get more and more into the forest --> at the sign 'Via Medoscio' at about 450Hm (parking) --> from here you leave the road and go right the trail through the forest a bit up --> then down to the stream at about 430Hm (entry).
Tour: In this canyon there is always something to do --> right at the beginning you have several rappel (jumps) --> the short distances between the rappel or jumps you have to overcome mostly climbing --> in this canyon there are many variants to master steps (waterfalls) --> in the upper half you come to a large overgrown boulder in the middle of the canyon --> here can also be bypassed left --> after a short climbing and hiking passages comes a beautiful approx. 30m waterfall (left in the water, re. outside of the water) --> after good control you can master the next parts by jumping or sliding --> be careful at the 18m slide (very steep/li. rock) (if you don't have enough practice it's better to rappel here!) --> after the pool on the left, rappel over rock for 4m --> again on the right. hold and rappel --> now comes another 7m jump and 10m rappel --> climbing passage in the water --> short swim --> rappel 8m right and20m left --> 3m jump left (! Caution) --> after a short swim it goes to the exit of the canyons which opens here and the bridge with parking comes into view. In 2022 all jumps were gravelled.

Cugnasco (inferiore): Canyon End
2026-02-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnasco (inferieur) (Quelle:
2026-02-22: 3 stones washed over, more slippery than Progero/ Palme. 18 degrees in the afternoon, bathing suit temperature for running up.
2025-11-09: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnasco (inferieur) Also in autumn nice. (Quelle:
Return: Get off at the barbecue area/ slide brake --> follow the path to the parking lot.

Cugnasco (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2026-02-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnasco (inferieur) (Quelle:
2026-02-22: 3 stones washed over, more slippery than Progero/ Palme. 18 degrees in the afternoon, bathing suit temperature for running up.
2025-11-09: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnasco (inferieur) Also in autumn nice. (Quelle:

Cugnasco (inferiore): Parking at Exit
Access: From Locarno --> Biasca on the right --> in the village of Cugnasco turn left after the bridge (right camping site) and park on the left before the next bridge or cross the next bridge and park at the mill collection point (= exit 240Hm) --> at the boulders lying under the bridge in the middle you can read the water level --> if 3/3.5 boulders are washed over the tour is still possible, if the 4th boulder is washed over, there is too much water in the canyon.
Return: Get off at the barbecue area/ slide brake --> follow the path to the parking lot.

Cugnasco (inferiore): Parking at Entry
Access: From Locarno --> Biasca on the right --> in the village of Cugnasco turn left after the bridge (right camping site) and park on the left before the next bridge or cross the next bridge and park at the mill collection point (= exit 240Hm) --> at the boulders lying under the bridge in the middle you can read the water level --> if 3/3.5 boulders are washed over the tour is still possible, if the 4th boulder is washed over, there is too much water in the canyon.
Return: Get off at the barbecue area/ slide brake --> follow the path to the parking lot.

Gribbiasca: Canyon Start
2024-06-02: Anchorages were all io.
Approach: From the houses, go right across the meadow towards the high-voltage pylons, where a warning sign and the descent path are already visible. From here, follow the path steeply downhill through the sparse forest to the weir at 960Hm. Check the water level!
Tour: Arrived at the automatic water catchment (960Hm) you get over the railing with a short rope to the 1st stand (r) (If the water in the basin is already overflowing the canyon can become unpredictable) --> the canyon begins open with several rappel points of different heights and short walking passages --> the middle section begins with a beautiful chute in which you rappel 30m --> the following places can mostly be slid or jumped (Attention! on wood in pools) --> if you are not sure, it is better to rappel --> at the end you have a beautiful view into the valley --> here begins the most spectacular part of the canyon --> the upcoming ca. 150Hm are mastered in 6 parts; C10 (S8), C20, C36, R30, R38, R45 (good, safe rope technique are absolutely required here!) --> arrived at the bottom, the last boulders are downclimbed, before you stand on 650Hm in the streambed before the bridge.

Gribbiasca: Canyon End
2024-06-02: Anchorages were all io.
Return: On the left side after the large boulders you will soon reach the parking lot (650Hm).

Gribbiasca: Parking at Entry
2024-06-02: Anchorages were all io.
Access: From Biasca take the highway or the main road in the direction of San Gotthard --> if you leave the highway, turn off at Faido --> turn right in the direction of Lavorgo --> after 400m turn right on the main road --> cross the river and go under the highway --> at the exit turn left along the narrow road to the waterfall (park here on the gravel on the left!). If you come from the highway, after the village of Lavorgo, continue north until you reach the entrance mentioned above (which in this case is on the left!). With a shuttle car you reach the narrow road (parallel to the highway) to the village of Nivo --> here continue along the mountain road to the first group of houses --> here on the right continue in the direction of Gribbio --> along the even narrower and steeper mountain road you reach a wayside shrine and 2 stone houses on the left side --> park here (approx. 1070Hm).
Return: On the left side after the large boulders you will soon reach the parking lot (650Hm).

Gribbiasca: Parking at Exit
Access: From Biasca take the highway or the main road in the direction of San Gotthard --> if you leave the highway, turn off at Faido --> turn right in the direction of Lavorgo --> after 400m turn right on the main road --> cross the river and go under the highway --> at the exit turn left along the narrow road to the waterfall (park here on the gravel on the left!). If you come from the highway, after the village of Lavorgo, continue north until you reach the entrance mentioned above (which in this case is on the left!). With a shuttle car you reach the narrow road (parallel to the highway) to the village of Nivo --> here continue along the mountain road to the first group of houses --> here on the right continue in the direction of Gribbio --> along the even narrower and steeper mountain road you reach a wayside shrine and 2 stone houses on the left side --> park here (approx. 1070Hm).
Return: On the left side after the large boulders you will soon reach the parking lot (650Hm).

Gribbiasca: Waterlevel Checkpoint

Iragna (superiore): Canyon Start
2025-07-19: Everything was super... the one or other impact anchor is loose... But everything goes without a hitch
2025-07-07: This canyon just needs another 50,000 years, and it'll be five stars. Numerous tantalising slides that just didn't quite seem worth it today - so close to being okay, but worth the risk? For someone,...
Approach: By car the access is shortened to 20min --> from the parking lot you go back to the serpentine curve and continue the slightly sloping path through the mountain village "Citt" --> at the signpost continue to the left in the direction of Pön --> after a few minutes there is another fork --> here right down to the stone bridge --> entry at about 730Hm. If you do not have a shuttle car, you can take the footpath from the village of Iragna, which leads up to the entry in about 1.5 hours.
Tour: The Iragna superiore is one of the most beautiful canyons in Ticino --> the upper part can be well combined with the intermedio --> the water level should be checked before the very aquatic canyon, absolutely --> below the bridge is r the first and highest abseil (36m) which leads directly in the water course, into the breathtaking scenic landscape --> technically demanding rappels alternate with jumps and short walking passages --> a rope traverse is often needed to safely reach the exposed belay stations (there are plenty of pitons for this purpose)--> most of the jumps require a good jumping technique and control of the water depth in the pools --> the current should not be underestimated --> at the trickiest points, it is usually possible to rappel outside of the water flow --> if you only want to walk the Iragna superiore, look for the exit at approx. 510Hm left the exit over the slope (open canyon section before the next rock face and downclimb) --> in most cases, however, the Iragna intermedio is done at the same time (short part) --> if you also decide for a part or the whole Iragna inferiore, time and equipment should be considered!

Iragna (superiore): Parking at Entry
2025-07-19: Everything was super... the one or other impact anchor is loose... But everything goes without a hitch
2025-07-07: This canyon just needs another 50,000 years, and it'll be five stars. Numerous tantalising slides that just didn't quite seem worth it today - so close to being okay, but worth the risk? For someone,...
Access: From Biasca go through the village of Iragna --> continue towards Lodrino --> in the village of Rodaglio turn right at the little church and go up the mountain road until the first bend --> here turn right --> follow the road until the village of "Citt" (bend in the serpentine) --> parking is before or after the bend in the serpentine (do not park in the bend; only for locals).
Return: At the exit of the "superiore" at 510Hm li the exit over the embankment (open gorge section before the next rock face and downclimb) onto the hiking trail. Follow this into the valley.

Iragna (superiore): Parking at Exit
2025-07-19: Everything was super... the one or other impact anchor is loose... But everything goes without a hitch
2025-07-07: This canyon just needs another 50,000 years, and it'll be five stars. Numerous tantalising slides that just didn't quite seem worth it today - so close to being okay, but worth the risk? For someone,...
Access: From Biasca go through the village of Iragna --> continue towards Lodrino --> in the village of Rodaglio turn right at the little church and go up the mountain road until the first bend --> here turn right --> follow the road until the village of "Citt" (bend in the serpentine) --> parking is before or after the bend in the serpentine (do not park in the bend; only for locals).
Return: At the exit of the "superiore" at 510Hm li the exit over the embankment (open gorge section before the next rock face and downclimb) onto the hiking trail. Follow this into the valley.

Iragna (superiore): Canyon End
Return: At the exit of the "superiore" at 510Hm li the exit over the embankment (open gorge section before the next rock face and downclimb) onto the hiking trail. Follow this into the valley.

Moleno (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-16: Everything tip top. Access difficult and somewhat exposed at the end. Great water colors, cool jumps. Lots of people at the end.
2025-08-11: Everything is in order.
2025-08-04: Everything was OK. Anchoring sufficient.
Access: From Biasca take the main road towards Locarno --> after about 10 minutes you come to the village of Moleno --> on the mountain side there is a bridge that leads over the stream --> before the bridge turn right to the exit (280Hm) of Moleno --> parking on the left in front of the wall
Return: Get out of the stream on the left by the wall --> you will soon be at the parking lot.

Moleno (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-08-16: Everything tip top. Access difficult and somewhat exposed at the end. Great water colors, cool jumps. Lots of people at the end.
2025-08-11: Everything is in order.
2025-08-04: Everything was OK. Anchoring sufficient.

Moleno (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-16: Everything tip top. Access difficult and somewhat exposed at the end. Great water colors, cool jumps. Lots of people at the end.
2025-08-11: Everything is in order.
2025-08-04: Everything was OK. Anchoring sufficient.
Comment: 560HM
Approach: From the parking lot, go up the hiking trail (Penn-Val-Moleno) from the bend in the road --> after a short time you come to the bridge on the left where the water level is checked --> return to the hiking trail and follow it steeply up through the forest until you reach approx. 580Hm --> here there is a single boulder on the left side (if you see 2 houses you have already gone too far) --> behind the rock you have the possibility to descend into the canyon (there is no real path here) --> the stone slabs and rocks scattered along the ridge serve as a guide --> first descend straight until it gets too steep, then take the best path to the right until you reach a small inlet --> at the end of the inlet (slippery!) there is the possibility to rappel 25m from the tree into the already visible stream (if you cross even further above, you can also rappel into the stream without a rope through rough terrain) --> entry at 560Hm or 480Hm (tree).
Tour: Once you have found the steep access to the Moleno, you can immediately see the crystal clear green/blue water --> the first places are downclimbed or slid --> after a short walking passages you come to the first abseiling points --> experienced canyoneers can also jump these points after checking the basin (stone in 2. The pools in the canyon are usually very deep, but should always be checked for jumps --> the highest abseiling points are in the upper part; 25m, 30m, 30m (the rope can easily get stuck here!).)--> after these rappel points there are many large rocks where you usually have to climb your way down --> shortly before the water drainage there is a high jump of 12m into a large pool (can also be rappelled) --> after the wall there are 2 short rappels and several rocks that are downclimbed to the last jump --> after the last jump you are left at the exit.

Moleno (Inferiore): Canyon End
Return: Get out of the stream on the left by the wall --> you will soon be at the parking lot.

Moleno (Inferiore): Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: 480HM
Approach: From the parking lot, go up the hiking trail (Penn-Val-Moleno) from the bend in the road --> after a short time you come to the bridge on the left where the water level is checked --> return to the hiking trail and follow it steeply up through the forest until you reach approx. 580Hm --> here there is a single boulder on the left side (if you see 2 houses you have already gone too far) --> behind the rock you have the possibility to descend into the canyon (there is no real path here) --> the stone slabs and rocks scattered along the ridge serve as a guide --> first descend straight until it gets too steep, then take the best path to the right until you reach a small inlet --> at the end of the inlet (slippery!) there is the possibility to rappel 25m from the tree into the already visible stream (if you cross even further above, you can also rappel into the stream without a rope through rough terrain) --> entry at 560Hm or 480Hm (tree).
Tour: Once you have found the steep access to the Moleno, you can immediately see the crystal clear green/blue water --> the first places are downclimbed or slid --> after a short walking passages you come to the first abseiling points --> experienced canyoneers can also jump these points after checking the basin (stone in 2. The pools in the canyon are usually very deep, but should always be checked for jumps --> the highest abseiling points are in the upper part; 25m, 30m, 30m (the rope can easily get stuck here!).)--> after these rappel points there are many large rocks where you usually have to climb your way down --> shortly before the water drainage there is a high jump of 12m into a large pool (can also be rappelled) --> after the wall there are 2 short rappels and several rocks that are downclimbed to the last jump --> after the last jump you are left at the exit.

Valle del Chignolasc: Canyon End
2025-08-17: Everything ok ... just "a little" slippery
2025-05-30: Stands and fixed ropes all in order. We had a rope jam in the C28 and had to cut a few meters. We forgot a steel carabiner on the first rappel. Water temperature 13 degrees.
2025-05-29: Everything is ok. Attention: Access to the C67 rope got stuck in a block of water when pulling it off.
Return: Exit to the right after the final waterfall and you will soon reach the parking lot.

Valle del Chignolasc: Parking at Entry
2025-08-17: Everything ok ... just "a little" slippery
2025-05-30: Stands and fixed ropes all in order. We had a rope jam in the C28 and had to cut a few meters. We forgot a steel carabiner on the first rappel. Water temperature 13 degrees.
2025-05-29: Everything is ok. Attention: Access to the C67 rope got stuck in a block of water when pulling it off.
Access: From Locarno drive into the Maggia valley until you reach the village of Bignasco. Shortly after entering the village, turn right over the first bridge (Maggia), then immediately right again and straight ahead to the parking lot in front of the open-air swimming pool. Here you park the shuttle car (450m). With the 2nd car you drive back, but not over the bridge but through the beautiful village with stone houses. Then you continue to follow the steep narrow mountain road (not suitable for novice drivers.) to the church "Madonna di Monte". Arrived at the old church, there are several parking facilities (730m).
Return: Exit to the right after the final waterfall and you will soon reach the parking lot.

Valle del Chignolasc: Canyon Start
2025-08-17: Everything ok ... just "a little" slippery
2025-05-30: Stands and fixed ropes all in order. We had a rope jam in the C28 and had to cut a few meters. We forgot a steel carabiner on the first rappel. Water temperature 13 degrees.
2025-05-29: Everything is ok. Attention: Access to the C67 rope got stuck in a block of water when pulling it off.
Approach: If you only have 1 car, you can also go up on foot via the hiking trail starting in the village in the direction of Madonna di Monte (approx. 1 hour). From the church (parking lot), follow the gravel road to the last house. Then look for a suitable place on the right to climb through the forest to the stream (700m).
Tour: The Bignasco is a beautiful open canyon. Despite the 2 high abseiling points of 70m and 85m, the canyon is very varied with several jumps and slides. Removable rope traverses are required to safely reach several exposed stands. Some slippery spots and sharp edges at the abseiling points require attention and rope-protecting techniques. The pools are usually deeply washed out and invite you to jump. After the approx. 70m abseil, the canyon becomes more continuous. This is followed by several shorter abseils, slides and jumps until the final waterfall at 85m. Beautiful views and curious glances from onlookers at the waterfall are guaranteed!

Valle del Chignolasc: Parking at Exit
Access: From Locarno drive into the Maggia valley until you reach the village of Bignasco. Shortly after entering the village, turn right over the first bridge (Maggia), then immediately right again and straight ahead to the parking lot in front of the open-air swimming pool. Here you park the shuttle car (450m). With the 2nd car you drive back, but not over the bridge but through the beautiful village with stone houses. Then you continue to follow the steep narrow mountain road (not suitable for novice drivers.) to the church "Madonna di Monte". Arrived at the old church, there are several parking facilities (730m).
Return: Exit to the right after the final waterfall and you will soon reach the parking lot.

Valle del Chignolasc: Waterlevel Checkpoint

Gondo: Canyon Start
2025-09-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gondo (Quelle:
2025-08-23: Start at 11.00 am incl. lots of sunshine and a few groups ;-) But these can be easily overtaken. Currently a lot of sand in the canyon, therefore deduction in the rating.
2025-08-16: superiore fun - ideal with two cars
Comment: (cwiki_1)
Approach: (on foot: 20min) From the parking lot, walk a few meters until you see clear climbing tracks into the stream (1056m). Without a shuttle car, follow the mountain road to the "Stockalperweg" hiking trail, which crosses the road a few times. After about 20 minutes you reach the parking entry.
Tour: The continuously watery canyon offers slides, jumps and rappels into pools, some of which are very deep. The water level and water depth should always be checked beforehand! Some pools recede when the water level rises. The abseiling sections, especially in the lower part (key section), also become very dangerous. The canyon remains very entertaining until the end, but should never be underestimated. One of the highlights in the lower part is a huge rock arch under which you can swim (possible jumps). Before the final waterfall, you can decide whether to leave or continue downclimbing (C40+ downclimb).

Gondo: Canyon End
2025-09-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gondo (Quelle:
2025-08-23: Start at 11.00 am incl. lots of sunshine and a few groups ;-) But these can be easily overtaken. Currently a lot of sand in the canyon, therefore deduction in the rating.
2025-08-16: superiore fun - ideal with two cars
Return: You can get out of the canyon at about 920m before the last waterfall on the left via a small path. This leads to the road and shortly back to the parking lot. 2nd option: You can rappel about 40m over the last waterfall and climb the rest right over stone slabs to the confluence of the Doveria at 850m. Then get off to the parking lot on the left.

Massaschlucht: Canyon Start
2025-09-17: We set 3 anchors, now you can go down to Bitsch again. But it's still adventurous terrain (difficult downclimbs), we almost always followed the water, under the boulders, sometimes it gets completely...
2025-08-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Massaschlucht Le tour se fait très facilement avec les transports publiques. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debit/2...
2024-09-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Massaschlucht Les sauts classiques sont tous ok, les surverses du barrage ont vidé les vasques ensablées.Plusieurs courtes cordes fixes +/- ok...
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the road to the foot of the mighty dam (1270m). You could start right at the bridge or save yourself the first part (boulder terrain) and follow the hiking trail in the direction of "Bitsch" (orographic left). Leave the path at the point where you reach the beautiful wooden hut. Here you go straight down across the meadow towards the stream. The entry becomes steeper shortly before the stream. (1200m)
Tour: The Massa Gorge is more of a hiking and swim canyon than a rappel canyon. Nevertheless, the canyon offers beautiful rappels in wonderfully green/bluish pools. The countless downclimbs (some over fixed ropes) never get boring as you have to find your way through crevices and holes. One of the highlights is the rappel (approx. 25m) into the so-called cathedral (left or right belay - exposed) followed by a narrow crevice with steps and a large pool, after which you approach the possible exit. However, there is also the option of exiting the canyon on the right after the last block area at a water drainage and reaching the road via a footbridge/hiking trail.

Massaschlucht: Canyon End
2025-09-17: We set 3 anchors, now you can go down to Bitsch again. But it's still adventurous terrain (difficult downclimbs), we almost always followed the water, under the boulders, sometimes it gets completely...
2025-08-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Massaschlucht Le tour se fait très facilement avec les transports publiques. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debit/2...
2024-09-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Massaschlucht Les sauts classiques sont tous ok, les surverses du barrage ont vidé les vasques ensablées.Plusieurs courtes cordes fixes +/- ok...
Return: If you're not sure, look up. Here a line leads across the canyon. This 1st exit option requires some easy climbing up to a meadow. Then along the electricity pylons to the small wooden huts. Further up from the huts, you will soon reach a road. Here, either follow the road or the hiking trail signs to the village of Hegdorn. In the small village with the beautiful wooden houses, keep right until you reach the shuttle car or the bus stop. (30-40min). The bus runs every hour (7.04, 7.27, 8.27, 9.27, etc. and costs CHF 3.60).

Isorno (inferiore) - Tessin: Canyon Start

Isorno (inferiore) - Tessin: Canyon End

Isorno (inferiore) - Tessin: Parking at Exit

Surcruns: Canyon Start
Approach: Arrived in Bargis (1550m altitude) we follow the road still over the Turnigla bridge and then take the slope up to a hut at 1860m altitude (up to here without problems also with MTB, which would then be immediately ready again at the exit). From here we take the path further up, cross a little later "our" stream at its exit and then climb in serpentines always staying on the orographic left side of the stream to about 2100m altitude. Here we do not take the path to the left over the stream, but remain on its orographic left side and climb about 35 meters in a northerly direction. Then the path turns sharply to the right and we continue to climb in a southeasterly direction. After a left turn we come to Alpe Surcruns at 2250m. We continue pathless, slightly ascending, crossing the stream rippling down from the north and round the altitude "2354". Subsequently, we keep towards our stream at about 2300m altitude. If we orientate ourselves a little bit upwards and still cross the two left source streams, we can finally enter the orographic left source stream at an altitude of about 2390m.\n\nTill 2015 there was also a somewhat more pleasant approach variant via cable car to the Fil de Cassons (2634m altitude) and from there via the Fuorcla Raschglius into the large basin below Trinserhorn/Piz Dolf always with a slight downward slope, until one reaches the ascent path from Bargis at 2100m. However, the railroad has stopped its operation in Feb. 2016.
Tour: 4 parts set apart from each other. The first two relatively short, the next longer, with the stream increasingly notched. About 20 rappels in all, lots of downclimbing. Where the canyon opens, we get out onto the meadow and walk down the edge of the creek to the bridge.

Surcruns: Canyon End
Return: On the (possibly marching) way down to Bargis.

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...
2025-08-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (supérieur) (Quelle:
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...
2025-08-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (supérieur) (Quelle:
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...
2025-08-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (supérieur) (Quelle:
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).

Pontirone (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (inférieur) R.A.S les sauts habituelles n’ont pas bougé. Magnifique rappel fil d’arraignée rive gauche sur le bis avec deux anneaux...
2025-10-12: Waterlevels back to normal. We replaced a fixed saftyline with a new rope. Photo shows water level on the big drop.
2025-10-06: Top conditions. Lots of water, but it's fun.
Approach: Immediately to the right next to the small bridge a steep hiking trail goes into the forest --> after an iron gate it continues steeply uphill to about 518Hm --> here to the left (Steinmandl) --> along the hiking trail it goes up again --> to the left of the path large rock slab --> after a short time you come out of the forest and you have a beautiful view into the canyon. From here (danger sign) it goes down shortly to the creek (rope belay on the right in the steep terrain possible) --> entry at 480Hm.
Tour: Arrived at the stream you can already see the impressive granite boulders that you do not often get to see --> here comes a 20m rappel (overhanging) --> the downclimb you could also downclimb right --> next comes a 42m rappel, in the overhang with sharp edges below the boulder (very impressive) --> the next rappel or. Slides are to be enjoyed with caution (current and backflow danger) --> after the big clamping block (gigantic) are still some pools in very narrow canyon part --> by clear water, however, you always have a good view to estimate the places --> at the end you come from vertically towering rock walls in a flat wide stream gravel bed with the 2 bridges.

Pontirone (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (inférieur) R.A.S les sauts habituelles n’ont pas bougé. Magnifique rappel fil d’arraignée rive gauche sur le bis avec deux anneaux...
2025-10-12: Waterlevels back to normal. We replaced a fixed saftyline with a new rope. Photo shows water level on the big drop.
2025-10-06: Top conditions. Lots of water, but it's fun.
Access: From Locarno --> ri. Biasca --> continue ri. Lucomagno --> park at Ponte Lesgiuna before the big bridge on the right at the place name sign 'Valle di Blenio' (380Hm) water level from the second small stone bridge difficult to estimate --> better check at the entry.
Return: After both bridges go up on the left to the parking lot.

Pontirone (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Pontirone (inférieur) R.A.S les sauts habituelles n’ont pas bougé. Magnifique rappel fil d’arraignée rive gauche sur le bis avec deux anneaux...
2025-10-12: Waterlevels back to normal. We replaced a fixed saftyline with a new rope. Photo shows water level on the big drop.
2025-10-06: Top conditions. Lots of water, but it's fun.
Return: After both bridges go up on the left to the parking lot.

Rizeu: Canyon Start
2018-08-27: Setting up the hooks / rappelling stations and creating the topos
Approach: From here, a gravel road leads further up the mountain to a bridge. Here is the entry. Alternatively, not far before the bridge on the right a small footpath can be taken on which you can enter keeping left slightly below the bridge and skip the less interesting upper part. This path is probably private, so please be friendly to the residents and possibly rather take the upper entry at the bridge if someone feels disturbed.
Tour: See topographic view.

Rizeu: Canyon End
2018-08-27: Setting up the hooks / rappelling stations and creating the topos
Return: Where the Rizeu flows into the Moesa, the Moesa should be crossable in dry summers at the above-mentioned low water level. Following the river to the right, you then walk directly along the Moesa until you can take a well-trodden forest path along the river on the right over roots. This leads to an old hut. In front of the hut you look for a way up the forest until you meet an overgrown path with many stinging nettles and blackberries that leads gently uphill in the direction of the main road and highway. It ends shortly after a fountain at a fence with a gate through which you reach the highway and follow it to the right to the parking lot and back to the first car.

Rizeu: Waterlevel Checkpoint
2018-08-27: Setting up the hooks / rappelling stations and creating the topos
Comment: 25 Minuten vom Parkplatz an der Autobahn entfernt quert man die Moesa um den Wasserstand der Moesa und des Rizeu überprüfen zu können.

Rizeu: Parking at Exit
Access: Best to walk with two cars. The times refer to an access with a second car. Park the first car right next to the main road near the castle south of Mesocco in the parking lot with toilet block. With the second car drive to the village of Mesocco and there cross the bridge up the hill towards Deira. Just before Deira, a concrete road turns sharply left and goes up in switchbacks to a parking and turning area next to a hut.
Return: Where the Rizeu flows into the Moesa, the Moesa should be crossable in dry summers at the above-mentioned low water level. Following the river to the right, you then walk directly along the Moesa until you can take a well-trodden forest path along the river on the right over roots. This leads to an old hut. In front of the hut you look for a way up the forest until you meet an overgrown path with many stinging nettles and blackberries that leads gently uphill in the direction of the main road and highway. It ends shortly after a fountain at a fence with a gate through which you reach the highway and follow it to the right to the parking lot and back to the first car.

Rizeu: Parking at Entry
Access: Best to walk with two cars. The times refer to an access with a second car. Park the first car right next to the main road near the castle south of Mesocco in the parking lot with toilet block. With the second car drive to the village of Mesocco and there cross the bridge up the hill towards Deira. Just before Deira, a concrete road turns sharply left and goes up in switchbacks to a parking and turning area next to a hut.
Return: Where the Rizeu flows into the Moesa, the Moesa should be crossable in dry summers at the above-mentioned low water level. Following the river to the right, you then walk directly along the Moesa until you can take a well-trodden forest path along the river on the right over roots. This leads to an old hut. In front of the hut you look for a way up the forest until you meet an overgrown path with many stinging nettles and blackberries that leads gently uphill in the direction of the main road and highway. It ends shortly after a fountain at a fence with a gate through which you reach the highway and follow it to the right to the parking lot and back to the first car.

Rizeu: Alternative Canyon Start
Approach: From here, a gravel road leads further up the mountain to a bridge. Here is the entry. Alternatively, not far before the bridge on the right a small footpath can be taken on which you can enter keeping left slightly below the bridge and skip the less interesting upper part. This path is probably private, so please be friendly to the residents and possibly rather take the upper entry at the bridge if someone feels disturbed.
Tour: See topographic view.

Rizeu: Intermediate Canyon Exit
Comment: Notausstieg nach dem 150m Wasserfall - Orografisch rechts
Access: Best to walk with two cars. The times refer to an access with a second car. Park the first car right next to the main road near the castle south of Mesocco in the parking lot with toilet block. With the second car drive to the village of Mesocco and there cross the bridge up the hill towards Deira. Just before Deira, a concrete road turns sharply left and goes up in switchbacks to a parking and turning area next to a hut.

Malvaglia - Orino (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Malvaglia (inférieur) Beau canyon, peu de marche , ça s’enchaîne bien comparé à la partie haute pas très intéressante. (Quelle: https://www.d...
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2025-09-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Malvaglia (inférieur) DC+ Tout passe nickel, toujours au topon a fait la partie sup avant (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/c...
Approach: Follow the trail on the left slightly downhill to the bridge (second possibility to check the water level) --> before the bridge (at the marker) --> follow the trail parallel on the orographic left side of the canyon and descend over a rope traverse into the canyon (560Hm).
Tour: The lower section of the gorge should not be climbed when the water level is high, as the abseils are twisted, slippery and mostly in the course of the water, slippery and mostly in the course of the water -- the first place is rappelled on the right over a fixed rope (stones in the pool) -- there follow some slippery rocks which are bypassed or rappelled --> below the Ponte Laù (bridge) comes the first aquatic rappel C18 on the right --> these two rappels are difficult to estimate from the belaystation> then a Mc + C24 r --> these two rappels are difficult to assess from the belaystation (but the pools are deep) --> if you have had enough after these two places, you can exit via the emergency exit --> after small downclimbs there are 2 slides, both of which are approx. 7-8m --> another climbing spot and a shallow slide of approx. 6m --> the next spot of approx. 18m can be rappelled or jumped (!!!danger of slipping when jumping) --> after the big pool there is a walking and downclimb up to a big boulder --> at this boulder there is a drilling hook where you rappel the first person about 10m through the chute to the left side of the belaystation (!slippery) --> from the belaystation you continue through the "S" into the pool (the last part can also be slid) --> after that there is a rope traverse on the left and the highest point --> the rappel C40 and C38 are on the left and rather out of the water --> after the final waterfall there are some slippery stones and rocks that have to be avoided or rappelled --> after a few minutes you reach the bridge --> exit at approx. 380Hm.

Malvaglia - Orino (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Malvaglia (inférieur) Beau canyon, peu de marche , ça s’enchaîne bien comparé à la partie haute pas très intéressante. (Quelle: https://www.d...
2025-09-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Malvaglia (inférieur) Dc+Équipement Ras (Quelle:
2025-09-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Malvaglia (inférieur) DC+ Tout passe nickel, toujours au topon a fait la partie sup avant (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/c...
Return: The more pleasant exit over the embankment is right after the 2nd bridge --> now it is only a short distance back to the parking lot

Malvaglia - Orino (Inferiore): Parking at Entry
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Malvaglia (inférieur) Beau canyon, peu de marche , ça s’enchaîne bien comparé à la partie haute pas très intéressante. (Quelle: https://www.d...
2025-09-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Malvaglia (inférieur) Dc+Équipement Ras (Quelle:
2025-09-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Malvaglia (inférieur) DC+ Tout passe nickel, toujours au topon a fait la partie sup avant (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/c...
Access: From Biasca ri Malvaglia/ Motto (Val di Blenio) --> at the 2nd entrance turn right into the village of Malvaglia Chiesa --> continue left over several thresholds (approx. 700m) until you reach a junction --> go straight on here until you reach the bridge --> park on the orographic right-hand side --> the water level can be determined to a limited extent at the lower bridge --> return with the 2nd car immediately left up to Pontirone --> after several serpentines park on the right-hand side. park the shuttle car on the right --> the water level can be determined at the lower bridge --> take the 2nd car back and immediately left up to Pontirone --> after several hairpin bends you come to Tagnugna and a sharp hairpin bend on the right where the hiking sign for Ponte Lau 300m (approx. 590meters) --> there is a small parking lot on the right side of the road (3 cars). Alternatively, you can also hike up orographically without a second car at Orino via the "Ponte Laù" hiking trail (approx. 1h).
Return: The more pleasant exit over the embankment is right after the 2nd bridge --> now it is only a short distance back to the parking lot

Malvaglia - Orino (Inferiore): Parking at Exit
Access: From Biasca ri Malvaglia/ Motto (Val di Blenio) --> at the 2nd entrance turn right into the village of Malvaglia Chiesa --> continue left over several thresholds (approx. 700m) until you reach a junction --> go straight on here until you reach the bridge --> park on the orographic right-hand side --> the water level can be determined to a limited extent at the lower bridge --> return with the 2nd car immediately left up to Pontirone --> after several serpentines park on the right-hand side. park the shuttle car on the right --> the water level can be determined at the lower bridge --> take the 2nd car back and immediately left up to Pontirone --> after several hairpin bends you come to Tagnugna and a sharp hairpin bend on the right where the hiking sign for Ponte Lau 300m (approx. 590meters) --> there is a small parking lot on the right side of the road (3 cars). Alternatively, you can also hike up orographically without a second car at Orino via the "Ponte Laù" hiking trail (approx. 1h).
Return: The more pleasant exit over the embankment is right after the 2nd bridge --> now it is only a short distance back to the parking lot

Malvaglia - Orino (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Malvaglia - Orino (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint1

Tersolbach superior: Canyon Start
2025-10-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tersolbach Une descente alpine fantastique, dont l'approche en montagne est déjà inspirante. Malheureusement, le rocher est très glissant par...
2025-10-12: Extremely slippery, lots of water contact. Mainly single pitons, mostly in good condition. Due to the amount of water and the slippery surface on the rock, we had to improvise at times, e.g. human anc...
2025-07-12: All stands available and in good condition.
Approach: Here we take the mountain path (blue-white marking) towards Pizol (2844m) and the alp of the same name, which goes up the orographic. right slope of the Tersolbach. At 1380m we pass the water diversion where we will get off after the descent. Here we can judge the water flow in the Tersol. After a good hour we come to an open high valley above the gorge and here we enter the stream.
Tour: There are about 25 rappel ahead of us. Partly in the stream of a mostly decent water flow, but without slides and possible jumps. After the canyon opens, we come to the water drainage, where we exit to the right onto the approach trail.

Tersolbach superior: Canyon End
2025-10-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tersolbach Une descente alpine fantastique, dont l'approche en montagne est déjà inspirante. Malheureusement, le rocher est très glissant par...
2025-10-12: Extremely slippery, lots of water contact. Mainly single pitons, mostly in good condition. Due to the amount of water and the slippery surface on the rock, we had to improvise at times, e.g. human anc...
2025-07-12: All stands available and in good condition.
Return: Down the ascent path to the car.

Tersolbach superior: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tersolbach Une descente alpine fantastique, dont l'approche en montagne est déjà inspirante. Malheureusement, le rocher est très glissant par...
2025-10-12: Extremely slippery, lots of water contact. Mainly single pitons, mostly in good condition. Due to the amount of water and the slippery surface on the rock, we had to improvise at times, e.g. human anc...
2025-07-12: All stands available and in good condition.
Access: We leave the A12 (Sargans-Chur) via the Bad Ragaz exit, drive through the center of Ragaz up to Pfäfers and into the Val Tamina. Passing the reservoir, we come to the village of Vättis. Here we turn right and head west into the Calfeisen valley and towards St. Martin to the Gigerwald reservoir. 4.2 km after the center of Vättis and past the Gigerwald restaurant, we come to a left-hand serpentine (about 700m before reaching the top of the dam). We park our car here.
Return: Down the ascent path to the car.

Choltalbach (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Choltalbach Hier, lors de la descente du canyon de Rotalbar, nous avons constaté un très gros éboulement en plein milieu du parcours. L’ancien...
2025-08-10: Yesterday, during the descent of the Rotalbar canyon, we encountered a major rockfall in the middle section. The former route that required a climb on the left no longer exists: it is now possible to...
Approach: From the parking lot at the lake in Rütenenstraße (without implementation - advantage of checking the water level in passing) up the footpath on the orographic. left slope. First on stairs, then horizontally towards the canyon and ann on the edge of the canyon up to the plateau. Arrived at the farmhouses we look for an access to the streambed (from orographic left).\n\nIf we have made a conversion, we climb into the stream at the road bridge.
Tour: About 20 rappel, but also slide and jump possibilities. Exit possibilities only in the first third. In the C20 there is an intermediate pool which should be avoided urgently at higher water levels. Alternatively rappel RG in the dry. Exit possibilities only in the upper part quite steep in the forest, in the lower area no exit possibilities.

Choltalbach (Inferiore): Canyon End
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2025-08-10: Yesterday, during the descent of the Rotalbar canyon, we encountered a major rockfall in the middle section. The former route that required a climb on the left no longer exists: it is now possible to...
Return: After the slide into the lake, turn right and follow the Rütenen road to the car.

Choltalbach (Inferiore): Alternative Canyon Start
2025-08-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Choltalbach Hier, lors de la descente du canyon de Rotalbar, nous avons constaté un très gros éboulement en plein milieu du parcours. L’ancien...
2025-08-10: Yesterday, during the descent of the Rotalbar canyon, we encountered a major rockfall in the middle section. The former route that required a climb on the left no longer exists: it is now possible to...
Comment: (descente_1)
Approach: From the parking lot at the lake in Rütenenstraße (without implementation - advantage of checking the water level in passing) up the footpath on the orographic. left slope. First on stairs, then horizontally towards the canyon and ann on the edge of the canyon up to the plateau. Arrived at the farmhouses we look for an access to the streambed (from orographic left).\n\nIf we have made a conversion, we climb into the stream at the road bridge.
Tour: About 20 rappel, but also slide and jump possibilities. Exit possibilities only in the first third. In the C20 there is an intermediate pool which should be avoided urgently at higher water levels. Alternatively rappel RG in the dry. Exit possibilities only in the upper part quite steep in the forest, in the lower area no exit possibilities.

Choltalbach (Inferiore): Parking at Entry
Comment: P1 1 vehicle seulement (descente)
Access: We leave the A2 (Lucerne-Gotthard) at Lake Lucerne via exit 35 - Beckenried. We drive down to the lake and there we take the Rütenenstraße, which leads along the lake in eastern direction. Before the Ounkt, where it is no longer allowed to continue by car, we find parking spaces on the left hand side, where we can park our (possibly lower) car (P2).\n\nIf we have a second car available, we drive up to Emmeten and park the car there either after the Choltalbach bridge on the left at the chapel on P1a (only limited space) or in the village on the parking lot of the Niederbauen(rappel)bahn P1b.
Return: After the slide into the lake, turn right and follow the Rütenen road to the car.

Choltalbach (Inferiore): Parking at Entry1
Comment: P2 : parking alternatif (descente)
Access: We leave the A2 (Lucerne-Gotthard) at Lake Lucerne via exit 35 - Beckenried. We drive down to the lake and there we take the Rütenenstraße, which leads along the lake in eastern direction. Before the Ounkt, where it is no longer allowed to continue by car, we find parking spaces on the left hand side, where we can park our (possibly lower) car (P2).\n\nIf we have a second car available, we drive up to Emmeten and park the car there either after the Choltalbach bridge on the left at the chapel on P1a (only limited space) or in the village on the parking lot of the Niederbauen(rappel)bahn P1b.
Return: After the slide into the lake, turn right and follow the Rütenen road to the car.

Choltalbach (Inferiore): Parking at Exit
Comment: (descente_3)
Access: We leave the A2 (Lucerne-Gotthard) at Lake Lucerne via exit 35 - Beckenried. We drive down to the lake and there we take the Rütenenstraße, which leads along the lake in eastern direction. Before the Ounkt, where it is no longer allowed to continue by car, we find parking spaces on the left hand side, where we can park our (possibly lower) car (P2).\n\nIf we have a second car available, we drive up to Emmeten and park the car there either after the Choltalbach bridge on the left at the chapel on P1a (only limited space) or in the village on the parking lot of the Niederbauen(rappel)bahn P1b.

Froda (Intermedio): Canyon Start
2025-07-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Froda (Intermédiaire) Eau plutôt froide jusqu'à la première 120m puis bien plus douce pour la suite. Nous avons dû rajouter une sangle sur u...
2024-09-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Froda (Intermédiaire) Team international brams Wolfgang fait intermédiaire et inférieure... (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyonin...
2024-09-10: High water at the moment. Only the anchor of the first c70 was hard to reach, becease you need to cross the flow. After that all quite easy. The lower part was nice and sunny.
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the path towards Riva, then the path towards Bédra del Vent (853m), then Nadro (alt.1240m); there follow the path towards the bridge (1260m).
Tour: You start with C60, followed by C50, then comes a longer narrow section (be careful when the water level is high!!!! After the C120 (possibly divisible 70/50) there are some small abseils until the start of the lower part. >> Attention: the water level picture in the book Eldorado Ticino by Nizzola is only valid for the inferior part. For the narrow section in the Intermedio part, there is noticeably less water than the "max picture" in the book shows !!! <<

Froda (Intermedio): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-07-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Froda (Intermédiaire) Eau plutôt froide jusqu'à la première 120m puis bien plus douce pour la suite. Nous avons dû rajouter une sangle sur u...
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2024-09-10: High water at the moment. Only the anchor of the first c70 was hard to reach, becease you need to cross the flow. After that all quite easy. The lower part was nice and sunny.
Access: From the Biasca highway exit, drive to the center of Biasca and park a car behind the train station (see coordinates) Take the 2nd car to the church in the village (Ciesa Pietro e Paolo). (Also possible on foot approx. 15min)

Froda (Intermedio): Parking at Entry
2025-07-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Froda (Intermédiaire) Eau plutôt froide jusqu'à la première 120m puis bien plus douce pour la suite. Nous avons dû rajouter une sangle sur u...
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2024-09-10: High water at the moment. Only the anchor of the first c70 was hard to reach, becease you need to cross the flow. After that all quite easy. The lower part was nice and sunny.
Access: From the Biasca highway exit, drive to the center of Biasca and park a car behind the train station (see coordinates) Take the 2nd car to the church in the village (Ciesa Pietro e Paolo). (Also possible on foot approx. 15min)

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...
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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

Erschwandenbach: Canyon Start
2025-04-26: Incorrect version due to confusion schwanderbach - erschwanderbach
2023-09-17: Very grippy to walk. A little wood in the gorge, but it does not bother. We needed for the approach 1h30min. The locations of the belays are partly chosen strangely. The quality of the hooks is ok. Th...
Approach: From the car about 50m further in the direction of Iseltwald, then turn right onto the road, which is closed to motor vehicles. Under the highway we go uphill. We cross "our" stream, have a view of the last waterfall and turn right about 600m further on the hiking trail to Schwand. A few meters after (!) the third (left) serpentine we take the intersecting path, which leaves at a sharp angle to the right and leads approximately horizontally to the entry.
Tour: Around 15 rappel, the 30m drop at the beginning can be challenging if the water flow is adequate.

Erschwandenbach: Canyon End
2025-04-26: Incorrect version due to confusion schwanderbach - erschwanderbach
2023-09-17: Very grippy to walk. A little wood in the gorge, but it does not bother. We needed for the approach 1h30min. The locations of the belays are partly chosen strangely. The quality of the hooks is ok. Th...
Return: After the final 30m waterfall left out onto the path and this down to the road. This again down to the lake and to the car.

Erschwandenbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-04-26: Incorrect version due to confusion schwanderbach - erschwanderbach
2023-09-17: Very grippy to walk. A little wood in the gorge, but it does not bother. We needed for the approach 1h30min. The locations of the belays are partly chosen strangely. The quality of the hooks is ok. Th...
Comment: Basierend auf Beschreibung - nicht verifiziert.
Return: After the final 30m waterfall left out onto the path and this down to the road. This again down to the lake and to the car.

Räbloch: Canyon Start
Approach: From the car, descend the dirt road for about 150m along the Emme River, then turn right onto the gravel bed before the gorge begins.
Tour: After the beginning of the gorge, mainly swimming sections at the beginning. The natural bridge - the Räbloch - may be blocked by driftwood. First (emergency) exit possibility then left out over the Chnubelhüttengraben. From here mainly hiking route to the bridge at Bächleren. Aquatic The catchment area is huge and upcoming thunderstorms in the canyon are often not noticeable. During thunderstorms the Emme can swell up to over 100 m3/sec in a matter of minutes and make it impossible to escape. impossible! The current water level of the Emme at Eggiwil can be found on the FOEN website at www. hydrodaten.admin.ch/d/2409.htm. Ideal water quantity approx. 3.0 m³/sec. From 5.0 m³ per second the Emme becomes quite turbulent in some places. Watch out for bouncing water and undercutting along the rock walls. When at the natural bridge the Emme is covered with driftwood, this bottleneck becomes a key point!

Räbloch: Canyon End
Comment: (descente_2)
Return: Before this bridge out to the right and on the right bank the path to Sorbach. There left across the Emme to the lower car.

Räbloch: Parking at Entry
Access: From Bern or Zurich to Sorbach, see approach in photo gallery.\nPark your car there on the parking lot on the Emme next to the bridge for exit.\n\nWith the second car up the Emme towards Schangnau. Parking lot at Räben, cf. implementation in photo gallery.
Return: Before this bridge out to the right and on the right bank the path to Sorbach. There left across the Emme to the lower car.

Räbloch: Parking at Exit
Access: From Bern or Zurich to Sorbach, see approach in photo gallery.\nPark your car there on the parking lot on the Emme next to the bridge for exit.\n\nWith the second car up the Emme towards Schangnau. Parking lot at Räben, cf. implementation in photo gallery.
Return: Before this bridge out to the right and on the right bank the path to Sorbach. There left across the Emme to the lower car.

Tummlibach: Canyon Start
2025-11-05: Parking as advised in topo Association Offenbach is prohibited. Instead we used a public parking near Hotel Alpenhof in Melchtal (see photo). Approach was a short search for the right path. When you r...
2025-09-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tummlibach Très belle étroiture, quelques arbres à faire attention dans les rappels avec gros débit comme aujourd’hui. Pas pied à la vasque su...
2024-08-31: Normal-low flow (see reference photo). Several anchors were loose and have been readjusted. New anchor added at R5. I recommend carrying at least one wrench to tighten the anchors. There are quite a...
Comment: l\'entrée en 985m alt. (descente) // cwiki
Approach: We go back to the hairpin bend and then left, down to the bridge over the Melcha. On the other side we take the path to the waterfalls. It moves away from the stream and up. We come to a meadow and a house here we move downhill to the right at the edge of the meadow and continue our path at the north end of the meadow at the same level into the forest. We climb down to the canyon rim and then rope the last (about 15m) from a tree into the canyon.
Tour: 6-8 rappel, repeatedly rappelling over several steps. There are no emergency exits. It is possible to get out of the water in one or two places. One place could be used for emergency exit on the right side. But here you would have to drill two anchors for a rope traverse.

Tummlibach: Canyon End
2025-11-05: Parking as advised in topo Association Offenbach is prohibited. Instead we used a public parking near Hotel Alpenhof in Melchtal (see photo). Approach was a short search for the right path. When you r...
2025-09-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tummlibach Très belle étroiture, quelques arbres à faire attention dans les rappels avec gros débit comme aujourd’hui. Pas pied à la vasque su...
2024-08-31: Normal-low flow (see reference photo). Several anchors were loose and have been readjusted. New anchor added at R5. I recommend carrying at least one wrench to tighten the anchors. There are quite a...
Return: At the canyon exit, turn right out onto the approach trail and to the car.

Tummlibach: Alternative Canyon Start
2025-11-05: Parking as advised in topo Association Offenbach is prohibited. Instead we used a public parking near Hotel Alpenhof in Melchtal (see photo). Approach was a short search for the right path. When you r...
2025-09-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tummlibach Très belle étroiture, quelques arbres à faire attention dans les rappels avec gros débit comme aujourd’hui. Pas pied à la vasque su...
2024-08-31: Normal-low flow (see reference photo). Several anchors were loose and have been readjusted. New anchor added at R5. I recommend carrying at least one wrench to tighten the anchors. There are quite a...
Approach: We go back to the hairpin bend and then left, down to the bridge over the Melcha. On the other side we take the path to the waterfalls. It moves away from the stream and up. We come to a meadow and a house here we move downhill to the right at the edge of the meadow and continue our path at the north end of the meadow at the same level into the forest. We climb down to the canyon rim and then rope the last (about 15m) from a tree into the canyon.
Tour: 6-8 rappel, repeatedly rappelling over several steps. There are no emergency exits. It is possible to get out of the water in one or two places. One place could be used for emergency exit on the right side. But here you would have to drill two anchors for a rope traverse.

Tummlibach: Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: place de picnic (descente)
Access: We leave the A8 (Lucerne-Interlaken) via the exit Sarnen-Nord. Via Kerns we drive into Melchtal. We drive through the village of the same name and turn half-right about 550m after the village center. After another 300m we come to a hairpin bend to the right. In the bend we turn south and quickly come to a picnic area. Here we can park our car.
Return: At the canyon exit, turn right out onto the approach trail and to the car.

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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Wallbach: Canyon Start
2022-05-21: One week after the big flood which destroyed the hiking trail and bridges. Many anchors at 3 or -1m, tricky downclimbs as a result. I set a few anchors, but not so that you can now get through the can...
Approach: From the valley station of the cable car we take the hiking trail towards Wallbachschlucht, which leads upwards along the Wallbach. After some time we cross the Wallbach to the orographic left side and continue upstream with a view of the waterfalls. We come to a bridge where the trail changes again to the other side of the stream. We follow the path uphill, but leave it at the second serpentine and climb down to the stream without a path. Now we can either enter directly here (E2) or continue hiking and climbing up the creek on the orographic left bank on indistinct tracks. Here the stream offers some nice jumps and slides.
Tour: After our start (E1) downstream so first the mentioned playful elements, then the canyon, which offers besides some rappel also slides and jumps. When the last rappel is "done" and the stream loses interest as we proceed, we exit to the left onto the path.

Wallbach: Canyon End
2022-05-21: One week after the big flood which destroyed the hiking trail and bridges. Many anchors at 3 or -1m, tricky downclimbs as a result. I set a few anchors, but not so that you can now get through the can...
Return: Down the trail, over the bridge and back to the cable car parking lot.

Wallbach: Alternative Canyon Start
2022-05-21: One week after the big flood which destroyed the hiking trail and bridges. Many anchors at 3 or -1m, tricky downclimbs as a result. I set a few anchors, but not so that you can now get through the can...
Comment: Entrée 2 : clue seulement (descente)
Approach: From the valley station of the cable car we take the hiking trail towards Wallbachschlucht, which leads upwards along the Wallbach. After some time we cross the Wallbach to the orographic left side and continue upstream with a view of the waterfalls. We come to a bridge where the trail changes again to the other side of the stream. We follow the path uphill, but leave it at the second serpentine and climb down to the stream without a path. Now we can either enter directly here (E2) or continue hiking and climbing up the creek on the orographic left bank on indistinct tracks. Here the stream offers some nice jumps and slides.
Tour: After our start (E1) downstream so first the mentioned playful elements, then the canyon, which offers besides some rappel also slides and jumps. When the last rappel is "done" and the stream loses interest as we proceed, we exit to the left onto the path.

Wallbach: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: We leave the A6/A8 (Bern - Interlaken) at Lake Thun via exit 18 (Lattigen) and drive up the Simmental valley. After 34 km (from the highway exit) we come to Zweisimmen. The road on the right leads on to Gstaad, but we turn left and drive to Lenk (13 km from Zweisimmen). In Lenk we head for the parking lot at the valley station of the Waleggbahn (see Approach I and II in the photo gallery at carto.net).
Return: Down the trail, over the bridge and back to the cable car parking lot.

Minster: Canyon Start
Approach: From the square at the bus stop directly into the stream.
Tour: Quite open, many small steps, also some possible jumps. The second part is then more interesting with an attractive "crux". If the water flow is strong, you can bypass this narrow section at the top left (then 25m rappel, otherwise 15m longest rappel).

Minster: Canyon End
Return: After the exit of the narrow section, continue for about 100 m in the stony streambed, then turn right onto a dirt road (Holzstadel on the left) and follow it up to the tarred road.

Minster: Parking at Entry
Access: From the A 13 freeway in the direction of Chur, at the height of Sargans, turn onto the A 3 in the direction of Zurich. Drive past Lake Walen to the southeastern foothills of Lake Zurich and 51.7 km after Sargans you will reach the Lachen exit (No. 41). Here we leave the A 3 and drive in first direction OSO to Siebnen and from there in southern direction over the Sattelegg mountain pass (1190 m above sea level) to the Sihlsee. On the east shore southwards to Euthal.further on the Sihlsee southwards to Unteriberg. Almost at the exit of the village turn right to Oberiberg. Exactly 2 km after this turnoff we park the first car at a suitable place (right below the road farm).\nWith the second vehicle (or on foot) continue to Oberiberg (1.3 km) and there turn right to Tschalun (another 450 m).
Return: After the exit of the narrow section, continue for about 100 m in the stony streambed, then turn right onto a dirt road (Holzstadel on the left) and follow it up to the tarred road.

Minster: Parking at Exit
Access: From the A 13 freeway in the direction of Chur, at the height of Sargans, turn onto the A 3 in the direction of Zurich. Drive past Lake Walen to the southeastern foothills of Lake Zurich and 51.7 km after Sargans you will reach the Lachen exit (No. 41). Here we leave the A 3 and drive in first direction OSO to Siebnen and from there in southern direction over the Sattelegg mountain pass (1190 m above sea level) to the Sihlsee. On the east shore southwards to Euthal.further on the Sihlsee southwards to Unteriberg. Almost at the exit of the village turn right to Oberiberg. Exactly 2 km after this turnoff we park the first car at a suitable place (right below the road farm).\nWith the second vehicle (or on foot) continue to Oberiberg (1.3 km) and there turn right to Tschalun (another 450 m).
Return: After the exit of the narrow section, continue for about 100 m in the stony streambed, then turn right onto a dirt road (Holzstadel on the left) and follow it up to the tarred road.

Minster: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: l\'entrée pour la 2. partie (descente)
Approach: From the square at the bus stop directly into the stream.
Tour: Quite open, many small steps, also some possible jumps. The second part is then more interesting with an attractive "crux". If the water flow is strong, you can bypass this narrow section at the top left (then 25m rappel, otherwise 15m longest rappel).

Saxetbach (unterer): Canyon Start
2025-07-13: It's quite pretty. Very well established. Fixed ropes the whole way down - we didn't take ours out of the bag. The water was quite stained and the jumps didn't look that enticing. Very simple walk...
Approach: We take the path that leads into the canyon. At the fork we stay on the right near the stream. At the exit of the clear path we get in.
Tour: Only 4 rappel, jump and slides. Best secured and equipped with idR permanently installed handrails. Between two gorge sections about 10 min walk. At the exit of the second gorge section after the bridge turn left.

Saxetbach (unterer): Canyon End
2025-07-13: It's quite pretty. Very well established. Fixed ropes the whole way down - we didn't take ours out of the bag. The water was quite stained and the jumps didn't look that enticing. Very simple walk...
Return: Up to the bridge, across the river and down the road to the car.

Covatanne: Canyon Start
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Approach: Before the road bridge over the Arnon, we turn left onto the hiking trail towards Sainte Croix. After a good half hour, this crosses the river. After that we look for an entry point into the river.
Tour: The first part offers some smaller rappels. At the end of the short gorge, it is best to take the access path back and then climb right before the beginning of the second and more interesting section of the gorge. Here are some jumps and slides.

Covatanne: Canyon End
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Return: Where the canyon ends, right up the trail and out to the car.

Covatanne: Parking Entry and Exit
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Access: We leave the A5 (Yverdon - Neuchâtel) via the exit Yverdon-Ouvest ud take the road to Sainte Croic in direction NW. After about 6 km we reach the village of Vuiteboeuf and park our car at the northern exit of the village near the bridge over the Arnon (see approach in photo gallery).
Return: Where the canyon ends, right up the trail and out to the car.

Tine de Mayen: Canyon Start
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Approach: If we only have our car(s) at the exit of the gorge descent, e.g. also in the case that we do without a transfer, we continue from the car on the slope for about 100m and then turn left at an open angle onto an old military path. This makes a wide turn to the left. At a right-hand serpentine at 775m above sea level, we take the path that continues straight ahead and walk almost level for about 300m in the direction of the stream. We try to continue on the indistinct tracks at about the same altitude. We pass a small stone wall. Behind this we come to a fairly overgrown path that leads towards the canyon. We walk downhill for about 100m, cross a meadow and 50m after its exit - the path now climbs slightly uphill again - turn left onto a thin track that leads us into the streambed, directly at the entry (750m above sea level - see sketch: http://www.swestcanyon.ch/Canyons/Tine/AccesTine.pdf). If we have parked a second car at the top (e.g. because we were confused by the access description), we first walk downhill on the wide path to the right of the stream. At a fork after about 150m we continue downhill. At about this point, you can descend into the streambed without difficulty, but then you have to walk a good distance down the streambed to the beginning of the gorge. Alternatively, you can continue downhill on the wide path (another 400m or so); here a wide path turns left towards the stream. However, it gets lost, then becomes recognizable again and allows us to descend into the stream just a few meters above the start of the gorge, 770m above sea level. For a sketch of these access options, see Brunner/Betrisey p. 162.
Tour: In a gloomy atmosphere - when the sun isn't casting its rays into the canyon - we take one rappel after another. Smaller slides from time to time. Water flow is usually moderate.

Tine de Mayen: Canyon End
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Return: At the canyon exit in the creek or on the right next to it to the slope and then on the left to the car

Tine de Mayen: Parking at Entry
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Access: From the eastern shore of Lake Geneva - Montreux - up the Rhone valley in a southerly direction. After about 17 km on the N9/A9 you reach the Aigle exit (no. 17) and from here drive straight on in a westerly direction to Vionnaz (from the exit to the traffic circle in Vionnaz) for about 3 km.\nIf you are coming down the Rhone, the Aigle exit mentioned is about 21.5 km south of Martigny on the Autoroute de Rhône.\nFrom the traffic circle in Vionnaz, drive 60 m towards the center of the village and then turn half left after 60 m onto the Route de Torgon, which leads up to the village of the same name. We now drive uphill in many hairpin bends. 150m after the 5th hairpin bend and 2.1 km from the start of the Route de Torgon, a track turns off to the right at an acute angle in a northerly direction. If it is rideable, you will reach the Tine de Mayen at the exit after about 500m on this forest road. Just beyond the stream we find a place to park the car. If you have 2 cars available, you can take the second car another 5 km uphill (another 7 hairpin bends) and then come to a large parking lot (in 2015 this was a garbage collection point) just before the bridge over the Torrent de Mayen. We park the 2nd car here.
Return: At the canyon exit in the creek or on the right next to it to the slope and then on the left to the car

Tine de Mayen: Parking at Exit
Access: From the eastern shore of Lake Geneva - Montreux - up the Rhone valley in a southerly direction. After about 17 km on the N9/A9 you reach the Aigle exit (no. 17) and from here drive straight on in a westerly direction to Vionnaz (from the exit to the traffic circle in Vionnaz) for about 3 km.\nIf you are coming down the Rhone, the Aigle exit mentioned is about 21.5 km south of Martigny on the Autoroute de Rhône.\nFrom the traffic circle in Vionnaz, drive 60 m towards the center of the village and then turn half left after 60 m onto the Route de Torgon, which leads up to the village of the same name. We now drive uphill in many hairpin bends. 150m after the 5th hairpin bend and 2.1 km from the start of the Route de Torgon, a track turns off to the right at an acute angle in a northerly direction. If it is rideable, you will reach the Tine de Mayen at the exit after about 500m on this forest road. Just beyond the stream we find a place to park the car. If you have 2 cars available, you can take the second car another 5 km uphill (another 7 hairpin bends) and then come to a large parking lot (in 2015 this was a garbage collection point) just before the bridge over the Torrent de Mayen. We park the 2nd car here.
Return: At the canyon exit in the creek or on the right next to it to the slope and then on the left to the car

Leyvra: Canyon Start
2025-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leyvra Fait à 2 en 3h30/4h avec la marche approche+retour. L'équipement est Ok, prévoir le SAR pour chaque double point, pas de chaine. Quelqu...
2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leyvra Petit filet très agréable en cette saison, apart deux vasques un peu limites toutes les autres étaient claires! Glissant par endroits m...
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Approach: We follow the road slightly uphill for 300m and we arrive at the farmstead L'Eterpaz, 1368m above sea level. Here the road ends. From here we follow the inconspicuous path across the meadow slightly uphill into the forest. We pass a wooden hut ("Au Pralez, alt. 1443m") and a few minutes later we reach the streambed. As with the neighboring Tenasses, you can still climb on the orographic. right side of the slope to start the descent a little higher in the stream.
Tour: Descent in mostly open streambed on grippy and mostly smoothly polished limestone in small-scale ledges. Practically no running trails.

Leyvra: Canyon End
2025-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leyvra Fait à 2 en 3h30/4h avec la marche approche+retour. L'équipement est Ok, prévoir le SAR pour chaque double point, pas de chaine. Quelqu...
2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leyvra Petit filet très agréable en cette saison, apart deux vasques un peu limites toutes les autres étaient claires! Glissant par endroits m...
2025-08-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leyvra On est monté plus haut que le départ, mais surprise ce n'est pas équipé. On retournera avec le perfo ! ,???? (Quelle: https://www.desce...
Return: Where the stream flattens out (1270m a.s.l.), we climb out on indistinct tracks to the left and walk trail-less across the meadows up to the parking lot.

Leyvra: Parking Entry and Exit
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2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leyvra Petit filet très agréable en cette saison, apart deux vasques un peu limites toutes les autres étaient claires! Glissant par endroits m...
2025-08-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leyvra On est monté plus haut que le départ, mais surprise ce n'est pas équipé. On retournera avec le perfo ! ,???? (Quelle: https://www.desce...
Access: From Chateau d'Oex in the Saane Valley (975m a.s.l.) we take the Route du Mont,\nhalten at the last houses on the right. Passing the houses of Le Mont (1097m a.s.l.), we go up to the hamlet of Les Planches (farm on the right above the road, 1300m a.s.l.), which we reach after crossing a small stream a few meters before. 260m further on, we do not take the hairpin bend to the right, but keep straight on, and then after another 190m - again a farmstead on the right above the road - we park our car in the right-hand bend on the open space to the left of the road. From here you can see the Leyvra already shr well.
Return: Where the stream flattens out (1270m a.s.l.), we climb out on indistinct tracks to the left and walk trail-less across the meadows up to the parking lot.

Ticinetto (Inferiore): Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot on the road in a southeasterly direction - along the small reservoir - to the dam with company house, passing it on the left and then in a right turn down to the channel. Access directly at the horizontally shooting out water jet with a 7 m jump possible.
Tour: Right at the beginning there is a 22 m slide. Directly after this, the exit is on the left. After Nizzola, "the descent into hell" begins here. The difficulty arises from the fact that after rappelling into the narrow section in the water spray, you have to set up a handrail and the following 30 m rappel in the lower section leads into a chute (with full water pressure), from which you should stay out as far as possible (pendulum slide). Despite its short length, the Ticinetto is one of the most attractive canyons in Ticino in terms of both sport and scenery. Water drainage with a small reservoir above the entry point. Please contact the power station operator (SES) before and after(!) the tour: Tel. 0041(0)917569301 With regard to the amount of water, also note the overflow from the reservoir! (in this respect, Nizzola is mistaken when he only refers to the pool after the sheet pile wall).

Ticinetto (Inferiore): Canyon End
Return: At the water diversion, exit to the right over the iron ladder, then cross the stream to the left and, starting under the large downspout, walk up the footpath to the entry.

Ticinetto (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Biasca on the main road for about 13 km in north-east direction (Gotthard). A good 5 km after passing through the village of Giornico, turn left and head west up to Chironico. At the entrance of the village (on the above mentioned CNS map at the altitude "787") we take the road on the left that leads us in a wide curve to the south side of the village of Chironico. Here we park the car in the parking lot on the right, below the road.
Return: At the water diversion, exit to the right over the iron ladder, then cross the stream to the left and, starting under the large downspout, walk up the footpath to the entry.

Maliens: Canyon Start
Approach: We continue up the slope to the left. At the second leftward haipin bend at elevation 1975 m a.s.l., we follow the signpost to the "Glacier Mills" in the direction of ONO. We approach the streambed and at altitude 2120 the trail reaches the streambed. From here you can still walk up the stream to the head of the valley and there about 20 meters of altitude up the meadow slope.
Tour: Especially at the beginning beautifully polished glacial mills. Great scenic. Rich flora. Some slope ropes.\nFor the ascent from Trin to Alp Mora toll is payable (10 CHFr - 2010). Payable in the municipal office - basement, door on the left - knock !)

Maliens: Canyon End
Return: At the stone bridge, go out to the right and follow the indistinct path in a westerly direction, slightly ascending over the Alpe Tegia Sut (1945 m a.s.l.) back to the car.

Hüsenbach: Canyon Start
2025-09-21: Easy to walk on
2024-09-01: Easy to walk in the water, some places next to the water slippery. Rather low to medium water level. A wrench should be taken along. Beware of falling rocks in some abseiling sections.
Approach: cf. map section access in photo gallery
Tour: 11 rappel; the C50 can be broken (30m/20m)

Hüsenbach: Parking at Entry
2025-09-21: Easy to walk on
2024-09-01: Easy to walk in the water, some places next to the water slippery. Rather low to medium water level. A wrench should be taken along. Beware of falling rocks in some abseiling sections.
Comment: Parking amont si navette (descente)
Access: Either from the direction of Bern, Interlaken or from the direction of Lucerne, Sarnen to Meiringen, district Hausen/Hüsen (see approach in photo gallery)\n\nA shuttle is possible, but is not recommended because of the long transfer distance (12km) in relation to 45 min. access on foot (see also transfer in photo gallery).
Return: Under the railroad bridge (Brünigbahn) still through and then left out to the car.

Hüsenbach: Parking at Exit
2025-09-21: Easy to walk on
2024-09-01: Easy to walk in the water, some places next to the water slippery. Rather low to medium water level. A wrench should be taken along. Beware of falling rocks in some abseiling sections.
Access: Either from the direction of Bern, Interlaken or from the direction of Lucerne, Sarnen to Meiringen, district Hausen/Hüsen (see approach in photo gallery)\n\nA shuttle is possible, but is not recommended because of the long transfer distance (12km) in relation to 45 min. access on foot (see also transfer in photo gallery).
Return: Under the railroad bridge (Brünigbahn) still through and then left out to the car.

Hüsenbach: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Départ partie amont (descente)
Approach: cf. map section access in photo gallery
Tour: 11 rappel; the C50 can be broken (30m/20m)

Hüsenbach: Alternative Canyon End
Comment: Fin partie amont (descente)
Return: Under the railroad bridge (Brünigbahn) still through and then left out to the car.

Widenbach: Canyon Start
Approach: see (see map with access, exit, etc.).
Tour: see

Widenbach: Canyon End
Return: At the footbridge out to the right and to the road bend

Cascades de Grandvillard: Canyon Start
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grandvillard Petit canyon avec un bel encaissement, jolie ambiance sur la fin. Equipement OK. Un peu trop de débit pour descendre dans l'actif...
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Approach: see
Tour: First descent in open streambed, then narrowly gorged. Final waterfall possible in and outside the stream.

Cascades de Grandvillard: Canyon End
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grandvillard Petit canyon avec un bel encaissement, jolie ambiance sur la fin. Equipement OK. Un peu trop de débit pour descendre dans l'actif...
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Return: Right out , over the footbridge to the left bank and further to the parking lot

Cascades de Grandvillard: Parking at Entry
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grandvillard Petit canyon avec un bel encaissement, jolie ambiance sur la fin. Equipement OK. Un peu trop de débit pour descendre dans l'actif...
2024-09-03: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grandvillard Tout ok, quelques points vieillissant. (Quelle:
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Access: see
Return: Right out , over the footbridge to the left bank and further to the parking lot

Cascades de Grandvillard: Parking at Exit
Access: see
Return: Right out , over the footbridge to the left bank and further to the parking lot

Val Grande (inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grande (inférieur) Moins d'eau que dans leVal di Gei. Mais une superbe canyon que nous avons effectuée depuis le départ jusqu'au pont de pierr...
2025-10-05: Partly only single hooks, many old anchors, partly wobbly or not correct in the rock. Cold water at this time of year. Air temperature was pleasant.
2025-09-21: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grande (inférieur) Une corde coupée malheureusement sur la C18. Merci aux prochains de la ramasser (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/ca...
Approach: From the parked car on the path further upstream, keeping right through the estate of a "collector" and on a bridge over the stream. Here you can easily see the last part of the descent. After the bridge, go up on the tarred road. This crosses the Val Grande again. Where you reach some houses you go up on a mule track under chestnut trees on the right towards Salvabella - at the same time apparently a kind of Calvary path. At a prominent bend to the left, a path branches off to the right under the trees. But leave it after a few meters to the right and on unclear tracks steeply down to the stream (entry). Description if you park at the barrier: From the barrier approx. 50m to the first small stone bridge (water level check!) --> then along the road over iron bridge with wooden beams up to right small stone house with hiking mark --> past behind the house over small wooden bridge --> past small chapel --> further up again small wooden bridge and house with stables --> up again. Wooden bridge and house with stable --> now it's only a few meters until a trail mark on the rock and right. a tree with a hole in the middle show the way to the streambed (450Hm) --> after a short distance descend via rope traverse into the streambed.
Tour: After the entry come 3 small pools with short slides --> 20m rappel left or 7m rappel and 8m jump (!) --> very nice 30m rappel in large pools --> from here the canyon is somewhat narrower --> there are several rappels that are always well visible by fixed ropes or in more water alternatives open --> who high jumps in deep pools comes in this canyon at his expense --> at the end you come back to the stone bridge where another beautiful 20m rappel with a 5m slide crowns the conclusion.

Val Grande (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grande (inférieur) Moins d'eau que dans leVal di Gei. Mais une superbe canyon que nous avons effectuée depuis le départ jusqu'au pont de pierr...
2025-10-05: Partly only single hooks, many old anchors, partly wobbly or not correct in the rock. Cold water at this time of year. Air temperature was pleasant.
2025-09-21: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grande (inférieur) Une corde coupée malheureusement sur la C18. Merci aux prochains de la ramasser (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/ca...
Return: After the slide right up over stone bridge to the road (parking lot).

Val Grande (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grande (inférieur) Moins d'eau que dans leVal di Gei. Mais une superbe canyon que nous avons effectuée depuis le départ jusqu'au pont de pierr...
2025-10-05: Partly only single hooks, many old anchors, partly wobbly or not correct in the rock. Cold water at this time of year. Air temperature was pleasant.
2025-09-21: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grande (inférieur) Une corde coupée malheureusement sur la C18. Merci aux prochains de la ramasser (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/ca...
Access: Coming from Locarno, turn into the Maggia Valley at Ponte Brola. After about 4.5 km, cross the stream coming from Val Grande and, immediately after the bridge, turn right onto a dirt road. This is followed to its exit, the last meters across an agricultural estate. Now on the side of the road above the stream park car. An alternative access is via the tarred road that leaves to the right before the bridge. Park here in front of the barrier in a suitable place.
Return: After the slide right up over stone bridge to the road (parking lot).

Lawoi: Canyon Start
Approach: Otherwise we start here the access to the Ringelspitzhütte (http://www.ringelspitz.ch/zugangsommer.php), 641 meters altitude difference in about 1h 45 min. At the Ringelspitzhütte you can also spend the night (http://www.ringelspitz.ch/).\n\from the Ringelspitzhütte we go towards Sandböden, Ringelspitze/Piz Barghis. At a fork in the path at an altitude of about 1960m we turn left, cross the Lawoibach and climb via Vorderen and Mittleren Augstberg to Hinteren Bäch. At about 2370m the path crosses again to the orographic left side of the brook. A little above we climb in.
Tour: From the beginning we move in narrow chutes. After a run comes a part that begins with several rock arches and ends with a more vertical area - 4 rappel in a narrow chute, mostly in the beam. \nIn the following parts only rarely smaller rappel, but a lot of clamping work, sometimes also crawling under boulders through and in or through holes. Finally the exit at the path that crosses above a slide brake and leads to the left to the Ringelspitzhütte. But you can also clamp here still further and then later traverse pathless to the NE to the Ringelspitzhütte.

Lawoi: Canyon End
Return: Arrived at the Ringelspitzhütte, we take the approach path back down to Kunkelspass to the car.

Morge: Canyon Start
2025-08-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Morge Nice combination with Rogne before (Quelle:
2025-08-16: Combination first Rogne, then Morge is great.
2025-08-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Morge Ai commencé à nettoyer le haut et le bas du parcours :Sur le haut quelques coups de Meuleuse, pour enlever câbles et amarrages très vieu...
Approach: From the upper car we go down the slope to the bridge. Just before reaching the bridge, we descend steeply into the stream (handrails).
Tour: Short walk, then dark gorge with smaller rappels and jumps, or slides. Then the gorge opens, from the right flows the Rogne to and we are already at the exit.

Morge: Canyon End
2025-08-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Morge Nice combination with Rogne before (Quelle:
2025-08-16: Combination first Rogne, then Morge is great.
2025-08-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Morge Ai commencé à nettoyer le haut et le bas du parcours :Sur le haut quelques coups de Meuleuse, pour enlever câbles et amarrages très vieu...
Return: A small path leads up the left slope to the road (handrails).

Morge: Parking at Entry
2025-08-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Morge Nice combination with Rogne before (Quelle:
2025-08-16: Combination first Rogne, then Morge is great.
2025-08-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Morge Ai commencé à nettoyer le haut et le bas du parcours :Sur le haut quelques coups de Meuleuse, pour enlever câbles et amarrages très vieu...
Access: We leave the A9 at Sion (whether exit Conthy, Sion-ovest or Sion-est) and take the road up to the Sanetsch reservoir. After some serpentines we pass through Chandolin. A few meters after leaving the village, we see the church of Notre Dame des Corbelins on the left of the road. From here it is another 1.6 km to the parking lot for the lower car, which is visible as such (see Google aerial photo).\n\nWith the second we continue uphill and after about 2km we cross the Morge on the Pont du Diable (905m altitude). After a right serpentine we come to a left serpentine and park the upper car here (see Google aerial photo).\n\nIf you don't have a second car available, 2.2km on foot.\n\nThe access can also be done via the orographic. right slope side of the Morge (Earth, Daillon).
Return: A small path leads up the left slope to the road (handrails).

Morge: Parking at Exit
Access: We leave the A9 at Sion (whether exit Conthy, Sion-ovest or Sion-est) and take the road up to the Sanetsch reservoir. After some serpentines we pass through Chandolin. A few meters after leaving the village, we see the church of Notre Dame des Corbelins on the left of the road. From here it is another 1.6 km to the parking lot for the lower car, which is visible as such (see Google aerial photo).\n\nWith the second we continue uphill and after about 2km we cross the Morge on the Pont du Diable (905m altitude). After a right serpentine we come to a left serpentine and park the upper car here (see Google aerial photo).\n\nIf you don't have a second car available, 2.2km on foot.\n\nThe access can also be done via the orographic. right slope side of the Morge (Earth, Daillon).
Return: A small path leads up the left slope to the road (handrails).

Chesselbach: Canyon Start
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2026-01-06: Dry and icy, temperature -10 degrees. Anchoring all OK.
2025-11-29: Significantly less ice and snow, but more water than last week. At the moment you don't need crampons for access or even in the canyon
Approach: We follow the forest path in a north-easterly direction and then take the path that climbs up the orographic right-hand slope above the Chesselbach. At the top, where the path turns left, we keep right down into the streambed (see map in photo gallery at carto.net).
Tour: 18 Rppel, exit at the footbridge to the right.

Chesselbach: Canyon End
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2025-11-29: Significantly less ice and snow, but more water than last week. At the moment you don't need crampons for access or even in the canyon
Return: The path leads from the footbridge to our access path. On this path turn left back to the car.

Chesselbach: Parking at Exit
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2026-01-06: Dry and icy, temperature -10 degrees. Anchoring all OK.
2025-11-29: Significantly less ice and snow, but more water than last week. At the moment you don't need crampons for access or even in the canyon
Comment: Oberdorf (P3a) (descente)
Access: We leave the A5 at the Solothurn-West exit and drive northwards on Weissensteinerstrasse to Oberdorf. There we park our car at the Bellevue retirement and nursing home in the north-east of the village (see aerial photos in the photo gallery). A shuttle is also possible (second car at the middle station of the Weissensteinbahn).
Return: The path leads from the footbridge to our access path. On this path turn left back to the car.

Chesselbach: Parking at Entry
Access: We leave the A5 at the Solothurn-West exit and drive northwards on Weissensteinerstrasse to Oberdorf. There we park our car at the Bellevue retirement and nursing home in the north-east of the village (see aerial photos in the photo gallery). A shuttle is also possible (second car at the middle station of the Weissensteinbahn).
Return: The path leads from the footbridge to our access path. On this path turn left back to the car.

Parlitobel: Canyon Start
2025-10-15: At 1540m we left the path and took the trail that leads directly into the canyon without rappel.
2025-10-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Parlitobel L'accès est relativement facile a trouver, malgré les nombreux petits sentiers en forêt. Il y a deux entrées : l'une par un étroit...
2025-10-14: The anchoring is as expected for such a rarely climbed canyon: single bolts, mostly quite old. Mostly secure, but not every anchor is "good". Mostly very grippy, water very cold. After about 1/3 ther...
Comment: Abseilstelle an Haken (50m) in die Schlucht
Approach: We take the hiking trail away from the parking lot in the direction of the Sardona hut. Immediately we cross "our" stream and can thus judge the water flow. We walk about 300m and come to the foot of a meadow with a large boulder at the edge of the path (see ) A few meters after this marked boulder we follow a faint track that serpentines up the meadow. About 60m higher, at the eastern edge of the meadow (see red entry in ), a clearly recognizable path begins, which leads uphill in serpentines through the forest - partly wooden stairs. We follow this until we reach a tree with a sling (currently white Dyneema 5mm rope). Then traverse about 10m via traverese rope into the chute where it now has a ring anchor. From there rappel 50m into the canyon.
Tour: Caution: A lot of loose debris that can move quickly! A total of 12-15 rappels. 50m to abseil into the canyon. Once in the canyon, we start with a C8, followed by a C35. After a few smaller steps and a passage of walking and climbing down, we come to the narrow and attractive part. After a C19 followed by a C40 and a double step (C36), smaller rappels follow again to the exit of the canyon.

Parlitobel: Canyon End
2025-10-15: At 1540m we left the path and took the trail that leads directly into the canyon without rappel.
2025-10-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Parlitobel L'accès est relativement facile a trouver, malgré les nombreux petits sentiers en forêt. Il y a deux entrées : l'une par un étroit...
2025-10-14: The anchoring is as expected for such a rarely climbed canyon: single bolts, mostly quite old. Mostly secure, but not every anchor is "good". Mostly very grippy, water very cold. After about 1/3 ther...
Return: Descend on the wide gravel bed and out to the right to the parking lot.

Parlitobel: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-15: At 1540m we left the path and took the trail that leads directly into the canyon without rappel.
2025-10-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Parlitobel L'accès est relativement facile a trouver, malgré les nombreux petits sentiers en forêt. Il y a deux entrées : l'une par un étroit...
2025-10-14: The anchoring is as expected for such a rarely climbed canyon: single bolts, mostly quite old. Mostly secure, but not every anchor is "good". Mostly very grippy, water very cold. After about 1/3 ther...
Access: We leave the A12 (Sargans-Chur) via the Bad Ragaz exit, drive through the center of Ragaz up to Pfäfers and into the Val Tamina. Passing the reservoir we reach the village of Vättis. Here we turn right and drive westwards into the Calfeisen valley and towards St. Martin to the Gigerwald reservoir. We drive over the top of the dam. From here on, the route is timed, so that one direction can only be taken in a 20-minute time window at a time. Continue along the southern shore of the lake through several tunnels (not suitable for large and wide vehicles!) to a parking lot at the exit of the road, still on the orographic right side of the Tamina reservoir tributary (1470m altitude). Here we park the car.
Return: Descend on the wide gravel bed and out to the right to the parking lot.

Parlitobel: Waypoint
Comment: Abzweig vom Pfad
Approach: We take the hiking trail away from the parking lot in the direction of the Sardona hut. Immediately we cross "our" stream and can thus judge the water flow. We walk about 300m and come to the foot of a meadow with a large boulder at the edge of the path (see ) A few meters after this marked boulder we follow a faint track that serpentines up the meadow. About 60m higher, at the eastern edge of the meadow (see red entry in ), a clearly recognizable path begins, which leads uphill in serpentines through the forest - partly wooden stairs. We follow this until we reach a tree with a sling (currently white Dyneema 5mm rope). Then traverse about 10m via traverese rope into the chute where it now has a ring anchor. From there rappel 50m into the canyon.

Parlitobel: Intermediate Canyon Exit
Comment: Notausstieg / Alternative Startmöglichkeit
Access: We leave the A12 (Sargans-Chur) via the Bad Ragaz exit, drive through the center of Ragaz up to Pfäfers and into the Val Tamina. Passing the reservoir we reach the village of Vättis. Here we turn right and drive westwards into the Calfeisen valley and towards St. Martin to the Gigerwald reservoir. We drive over the top of the dam. From here on, the route is timed, so that one direction can only be taken in a 20-minute time window at a time. Continue along the southern shore of the lake through several tunnels (not suitable for large and wide vehicles!) to a parking lot at the exit of the road, still on the orographic right side of the Tamina reservoir tributary (1470m altitude). Here we park the car.
Return: Descend on the wide gravel bed and out to the right to the parking lot.

Parlitobel: Waterlevel Checkpoint

Tenasses: Canyon Start
2025-06-07: DC R.A.S. concerning the anchors, the addition of the one from the trail is a very good initiative. Otherwise, the névés are still present (and dangerous). There are lots of logs and rockfalls clutter...
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Approach: From the farm, we climb up the meadow in a westerly direction on indistinct tracks and enter the forest at a metal fence crossing. We follow the now clear path (red and white markings), cross a steep mountain flank sloping down to the canyon and then stand in the streambed. If you also want to walk the upper part of the Tenasses, follow the stream up the other bank, cross a side ditch, then keep sharp right and follow the path to the Tenasses at 1500m.
Tour: Descent in mostly open streambed on grippy limestone in small-scale steps. Practically no running sections.

Tenasses: Canyon End
2025-06-07: DC R.A.S. concerning the anchors, the addition of the one from the trail is a very good initiative. Otherwise, the névés are still present (and dangerous). There are lots of logs and rockfalls clutter...
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Return: As soon as you meet red rock in the streambed, look for a suitable exit that leads us pathless and steeply up to the farm where our car is parked.

Tenasses: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-06-07: DC R.A.S. concerning the anchors, the addition of the one from the trail is a very good initiative. Otherwise, the névés are still present (and dangerous). There are lots of logs and rockfalls clutter...
2025-05-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tenasses DC- Encore beaucoup de neige par endroits ! On a posé un relais dans l'accès pour accéder au canyon (accès pédestre dangereux, névé r...
2024-10-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tenasses DC- und alle Haken iO; wunderschöne, sonnige Tour; der Ausstieg bei "rot" links hoch ist schon sehr schweinisch ;) kennt jemand den...
Access: From Chateau d'Oex in the Saane valley (975m above sea level), take the Route du Mont, then keep left at the last houses onto the Route du Clôt and drive up the northern slope above the village in long serpentines to the exit of the road at the hamlet of Les Planards (1325m above sea level). - Ask for permission to park.
Return: As soon as you meet red rock in the streambed, look for a suitable exit that leads us pathless and steeply up to the farm where our car is parked.

Tenasses: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Départ de la partie haute (descente)
Approach: From the farm, we climb up the meadow in a westerly direction on indistinct tracks and enter the forest at a metal fence crossing. We follow the now clear path (red and white markings), cross a steep mountain flank sloping down to the canyon and then stand in the streambed. If you also want to walk the upper part of the Tenasses, follow the stream up the other bank, cross a side ditch, then keep sharp right and follow the path to the Tenasses at 1500m.
Tour: Descent in mostly open streambed on grippy limestone in small-scale steps. Practically no running sections.

Röllbach (inferiore): Canyon End
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2023-08-12: Partly DIY market quality hooks. Almost exclusively only one hook. Partly in exciting places but out of the water. Upper part has its charm. After the water intake little worthwhile.
Return: Get off at the road bridge.

Röllbach (inferiore): Canyon Start
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2023-08-12: Partly DIY market quality hooks. Almost exclusively only one hook. Partly in exciting places but out of the water. Upper part has its charm. After the water intake little worthwhile.
Approach: From the car we walk past the two farmsteads down to Röllbach (entry - see Röllbach access in photo gallery).
Tour: Varied descent in a small canyon. Red flysch rock. Alternating running sections with some narrows. Up to the water catchment felt more aquatic than A3, then hardly any water and very much wood. Very water-loving drilled in, but due to the low height and the nature of the waterfalls usually no problem. Much can be downclimbed or bypassed. Emergency exit after the first gulched part no longer a problem and regularly possible. Many entanglements are unstable.

Röllbach (inferiore): Parking at Exit
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2023-08-12: Partly DIY market quality hooks. Almost exclusively only one hook. Partly in exciting places but out of the water. Upper part has its charm. After the water intake little worthwhile.
Access: We leave the A3 (Sargans-Zurich) via exit 49, Flums, drive through Flums and then up towards Kienberg. There we take the road down towards Chlevelau and park the car for the exit at the bridge over the Röllbach (see approach in photo gallery).\n\take the second car back and up to Kienberg and then on to the Geisswiese vacation home. About 50m after the junction of the access road to the vacation home, there is an access road to two farmsteads on the left. Near this junction we park our second car in a suitable place (see conversion in photo gallery).
Return: Get off at the road bridge.

Röllbach (inferiore): Parking at Entry
Access: We leave the A3 (Sargans-Zurich) via exit 49, Flums, drive through Flums and then up towards Kienberg. There we take the road down towards Chlevelau and park the car for the exit at the bridge over the Röllbach (see approach in photo gallery).\n\take the second car back and up to Kienberg and then on to the Geisswiese vacation home. About 50m after the junction of the access road to the vacation home, there is an access road to two farmsteads on the left. Near this junction we park our second car in a suitable place (see conversion in photo gallery).
Return: Get off at the road bridge.

Flem I - III: Canyon Start
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2025-10-19: One of the most beautiful canyons there is. Perfect amount of water in Flem I and Felm II, Flem III was sporty. Weather conditions were perfect. Several groups were on the way. We used the last oppor...
Comment: Flem I
Approach: Summer access: From the Startgels cable car station, take the hiking trail directly along the stream to Punt Desch (several bridges over Flem). At an altitude of around 1830m, the entry into the still open streambed opens up. Winter access: From the Startgels cable car station along the edge of the ski slope up to Punt Desch. Punt Desch is the Flem bridge between parts I and II (entry Flem II into the large pool 20m below the bridge from the right-hand side, in winter rope in directly upstream of the bridge if necessary, the anchor comes after the 1m jump orog. left).
Tour: Quickly we come to the beginning of the small-limbed and not very deep gorge. We climb and cling downwards in a polished stone structure, interrupted by some smaller rappels and swim sections. Also a forced siphon awaits us. We have to crawl under some rock arches. Then the narrow ganng opens and we come to Punt Desch, where we can either get out or follow the ascent of the second part.

Flem I - III: Canyon End
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Return: If we get off at the bridge, we orient ourselves on our approach route in the direction of the Startgels cable car station and drive down to the parking lot at the valley station.

Flem I - III: Intermediate Canyon Exit
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Comment: Flem II
Access: Take the FlemXpress cable car from Flims to Startgels. Alternatively, take the bus to Alp Nagens and walk down to Flem.
Return: If we get off at the bridge, we orient ourselves on our approach route in the direction of the Startgels cable car station and drive down to the parking lot at the valley station.

Flem IV - V: Canyon Start
2025-01-03: Currently a borderline amount of snow and ice in the canyon. Challenging winter conditions at the moment. Abalakov technique should work.
2023-12-15: With 1m of fresh snow, Flem I to III was not possible, so we did Flem IV to V instead. This works well even in snow and ice.
2019-10-05: Tour video: https://youtu.be/bamRMsJchb4?si=0refFehICPhcIx8c
Approach: Summer access: From the Startgels cable car station, take the hiking trail directly along the stream to Punt Desch (several bridges over Flem) Winter access: From the Startgels cable car station, walk down to the streambed.
Tour: Mostly walking passages, a few rewarding parts, but no comparison to Flem I to III.

Flem IV - V: Canyon End
2025-01-03: Currently a borderline amount of snow and ice in the canyon. Challenging winter conditions at the moment. Abalakov technique should work.
2023-12-15: With 1m of fresh snow, Flem I to III was not possible, so we did Flem IV to V instead. This works well even in snow and ice.
2019-10-05: Tour video: https://youtu.be/bamRMsJchb4?si=0refFehICPhcIx8c
Return: After the last rappel go to Foppa and take the train down or walk.

Morobbia: Canyon Start
Approach: From here down to the bridge below the dam. Get on here or anywhere on the next 300 m from the footpath that runs along the banks of the Morobbia.
Tour: River walk with many pools and quite at the exit the only (double) rappel. During an ascent in mid-July 2009, the 15m rappel was missing the screw and the lug (probably twisted out by water flow). Since the canyon is apparently no longer used commercially, take appropriate precautions for such surprises!

Morobbia: Canyon End
Return: At the bridge turn right and follow the path up to Pianezzo.

Morobbia: Alternative Canyon Start
Approach: From here down to the bridge below the dam. Get on here or anywhere on the next 300 m from the footpath that runs along the banks of the Morobbia.
Tour: River walk with many pools and quite at the exit the only (double) rappel. During an ascent in mid-July 2009, the 15m rappel was missing the screw and the lug (probably twisted out by water flow). Since the canyon is apparently no longer used commercially, take appropriate precautions for such surprises!

Morobbia: Parking at Entry
Access: We leave the A2 at the Bellinzona-Süd exit in the direction of Bellinzona (north) and after 1.6 km we come to Piazza Grande in the center of Gubiasco. From here, head east up Via Morobbia to Pianezzo (2.8 km). At the beginning of the village, before the 90 degree left-hand bend, Via Campagna turns off to the right. 200m further on - after the left-hand bend - we park the lower car. Take the second car back to the main road and continue uphill for 3.8 km towards Vellano. From the 4th left-hand serpentine (altitude 740 m above sea level) - before reaching the village of Vellano - a small road branches off to the right and leads down to the reservoir (640 m above sea level). There are also parking spaces for the upper vehicle here.
Return: At the bridge turn right and follow the path up to Pianezzo.

Morobbia: Parking at Exit
Access: We leave the A2 at the Bellinzona-Süd exit in the direction of Bellinzona (north) and after 1.6 km we come to Piazza Grande in the center of Gubiasco. From here, head east up Via Morobbia to Pianezzo (2.8 km). At the beginning of the village, before the 90 degree left-hand bend, Via Campagna turns off to the right. 200m further on - after the left-hand bend - we park the lower car. Take the second car back to the main road and continue uphill for 3.8 km towards Vellano. From the 4th left-hand serpentine (altitude 740 m above sea level) - before reaching the village of Vellano - a small road branches off to the right and leads down to the reservoir (640 m above sea level). There are also parking spaces for the upper vehicle here.
Return: At the bridge turn right and follow the path up to Pianezzo.

Barberine: Canyon Start
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Approach: Cross the bridge and continue to the hamlet of Barberine (about 1155 m a.s.l.) and a little later on a footpath towards "Barrage d'Emosson, 1931 m". At 1595 m a.s.l. a path branches off to the right (to the east) in a left bend in the direction of Le Chatelard, Firnhaut. It leads down to the stream.
Tour: The canyon on the national border is south-east facing and has two separate parts. After the narrow section, you exit to the right onto the ascent path and then re-enter further down before the 40 m rappel. The canyon is often used commercially. It is attractive because of the possible jumps in the first part, but above all because of the scenic ambience with fantastic views of the four-thousand-metre peaks around Argentiere and Chamonix. As the canyon lies below the Emosson reservoir, it is advisable to call the Centrale de Vallorcine (tel. 0450546064) before setting off - see also: http://www.emosson.ch/PublicDE/Securite.htm

Barberine: Canyon End
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Return: Turn right at the bridge and follow the trail up to Barberine and back to the car.

Barberine: Parking Entry and Exit
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Access: From Geneva on the A 40, then the N 205 to Chamonix (from the border 86 km).\nFrom there continue on the N 506 via Argentiere and Vallorcine in the direction of Martigny (Switzerland). 1.5 km after Vallorcine, turn left to the hamlet of Barberine. Before the bridge over the L'Eau Noire, there is a large parking lot on the right 50 m downhill. Park your vehicle here. Alternative approach from Switzerland: From Martigny in the Rhone Valley on the Route de la Forclaz (which starts at the south-western end of the town) towards Chamonix (France). After 21.5 km we cross the border into France. 400 m further on, turn right towards the hamlet of Barberine. Before the bridge over the L'Eau Noire, there is a large parking lot 50 m downhill on the right. Park your vehicle here.
Return: Turn right at the bridge and follow the trail up to Barberine and back to the car.

Grosse Melchaa: Canyon Start
2025-06-28: Very beautiful canyon, but with longer walking passages. A new anchor has been placed at the first rappel so that you no longer have to rappel directly in the water over the blockage. This point can a...
2024-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grosse Melchaa Aucune difficulté. Le parking de opencanyon (application) est plus juste que celui du livre. (Quelle: https://www.descente-cany...
2024-07-19: The anchor was missing at the first abseil point. It can be improvised using the blocked tree stands. However, rappelling over the blockage in the water at this point was not easy at this water level....
Approach: We take the path in the direction of ONO, between the houses and come at a solitary house to the wooded slope edge high above the Great Melchaa. Here a few meters to the left (north), the path then descends, first in a southerly, later in an easterly direction, to the river (entry).
Tour: River walk in a great canyon with some narrow key points that are dangerous when the water flow is above average (backflow).\nThe rope length is oversized so that you can "rope around" (handrail)at a narrow point and also install sufficiently long drift anchors (backpack).\nWater catchment in the upper reaches (flushing about every 2 weeks).\nIn view of the disproportionate water risk, caution is required.

Grosse Melchaa: Canyon End
2025-06-28: Very beautiful canyon, but with longer walking passages. A new anchor has been placed at the first rappel so that you no longer have to rappel directly in the water over the blockage. This point can a...
2024-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grosse Melchaa Aucune difficulté. Le parking de opencanyon (application) est plus juste que celui du livre. (Quelle: https://www.descente-cany...
2024-07-19: The anchor was missing at the first abseil point. It can be improvised using the blocked tree stands. However, rappelling over the blockage in the water at this point was not easy at this water level....
Return: As soon as a concrete structure becomes visible on the left at the end of a right turn of the river, up here onto a dirt road. Follow it downstream for about 1 km, then cross to the other bank and walk another 150 m to the car.

Grosse Melchaa: Parking at Entry
2025-06-28: Very beautiful canyon, but with longer walking passages. A new anchor has been placed at the first rappel so that you no longer have to rappel directly in the water over the blockage. This point can a...
2024-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Grosse Melchaa Aucune difficulté. Le parking de opencanyon (application) est plus juste que celui du livre. (Quelle: https://www.descente-cany...
2024-07-19: The anchor was missing at the first abseil point. It can be improvised using the blocked tree stands. However, rappelling over the blockage in the water at this point was not easy at this water level....
Access: From Lucerne on the A 2 southbound in the direction of St. Gotthard. After 8 km at the exit Interlaken, Sarnen on the A 8 and 12 km further in southern direction until exit 35 (Sarnen Süd). At the traffic circle, take the first exit to the right onto Militärstrasse 700m back in a NNO direction parallel to the highway. Here cross Flüelistraße and 100m further turn right onto Ennetriederweg. Pass under the highway and approach the Grosse Melchaa. On the bank turn left uphill to the edge of the forest. There park the lower car.\nWith the second car back to the Flüelistraße, on this to the left, over the highway away and on the Flüelistraße 3.3 km up to Flüeli. At the beginning of the village, after the right turn, park the second car (700 m above sea level).\nFrom the place where the Flüelistr. crosses the highway, a hiking trail also leads up, first to the "Hohe Brücke" over the Große Melchaa, from here 500 m on the road in direction SSW. At a detached house on the right of the road, turn left onto the field path, after 180 m you reach the high bank of the Melchaa and after another 350 m you come along the high bank in a southerly direction to the place where the path leads down into the riverbed.
Return: As soon as a concrete structure becomes visible on the left at the end of a right turn of the river, up here onto a dirt road. Follow it downstream for about 1 km, then cross to the other bank and walk another 150 m to the car.

Grosse Melchaa: Parking at Exit
Access: From Lucerne on the A 2 southbound in the direction of St. Gotthard. After 8 km at the exit Interlaken, Sarnen on the A 8 and 12 km further in southern direction until exit 35 (Sarnen Süd). At the traffic circle, take the first exit to the right onto Militärstrasse 700m back in a NNO direction parallel to the highway. Here cross Flüelistraße and 100m further turn right onto Ennetriederweg. Pass under the highway and approach the Grosse Melchaa. On the bank turn left uphill to the edge of the forest. There park the lower car.\nWith the second car back to the Flüelistraße, on this to the left, over the highway away and on the Flüelistraße 3.3 km up to Flüeli. At the beginning of the village, after the right turn, park the second car (700 m above sea level).\nFrom the place where the Flüelistr. crosses the highway, a hiking trail also leads up, first to the "Hohe Brücke" over the Große Melchaa, from here 500 m on the road in direction SSW. At a detached house on the right of the road, turn left onto the field path, after 180 m you reach the high bank of the Melchaa and after another 350 m you come along the high bank in a southerly direction to the place where the path leads down into the riverbed.
Return: As soon as a concrete structure becomes visible on the left at the end of a right turn of the river, up here onto a dirt road. Follow it downstream for about 1 km, then cross to the other bank and walk another 150 m to the car.

Brändbach: Canyon Start
Approach: Entry directly at the bridge, by rappeling from the railing.
Tour: 8 rappel; usually with poor water flow, because above water drainage. About 1 km above the entry is a dam - after long rains, if necessary, consult the power station. It is possible to install a Rappel Guidé at the 2 water-filled pools in the middle section. Emergency exit almost always possible. cf. also:

Brändbach: Canyon End
Comment: à droite vers parking aval par la piste ou à gauche vers le sentier à le haut (descente)
Return: After the last rappel point (R 10) descend about 100 m over boulder terrain until a path crosses the stream.\nHere (if there is only one car at the entry) turn left (east) slightly downhill to the farmstead and from there on a hiking trail back up to the bridge.

Brändbach: Parking at Exit
Comment: navette possible, mais pas necessaire (descente)
Access: From the A 3 freeway, take exit no. 45 (Weesen) at the western end of Lake Walen in a southerly direction via Oberurnen to Näfels (5 km from the freeway). At the western edge of the village take the Oberseestraße up the hill towards Obersee. The road passes after a little more than 3 km the Haslensee (no lake in the actual sense - rather a marshy clearing) and divides 1.4 km further at a small reservoir.\nHier turn right. If you have 2 cars at your disposal, park the first one 430 m after this turn at the roadside (here a path comes up to the road from below in northeastern direction).\nWith the other or the only car you turn right at the 3rd haipin bends(1,1 km after the reservoir) (actually you go straight on) and park 100 m further at the now following bridge.
Return: After the last rappel point (R 10) descend about 100 m over boulder terrain until a path crosses the stream.\nHere (if there is only one car at the entry) turn left (east) slightly downhill to the farmstead and from there on a hiking trail back up to the bridge.

Brändbach: Parking at Entry
Comment: navette possible, mais pas necessaire (descente)
Access: From the A 3 freeway, take exit no. 45 (Weesen) at the western end of Lake Walen in a southerly direction via Oberurnen to Näfels (5 km from the freeway). At the western edge of the village take the Oberseestraße up the hill towards Obersee. The road passes after a little more than 3 km the Haslensee (no lake in the actual sense - rather a marshy clearing) and divides 1.4 km further at a small reservoir.\nHier turn right. If you have 2 cars at your disposal, park the first one 430 m after this turn at the roadside (here a path comes up to the road from below in northeastern direction).\nWith the other or the only car you turn right at the 3rd haipin bends(1,1 km after the reservoir) (actually you go straight on) and park 100 m further at the now following bridge.
Return: After the last rappel point (R 10) descend about 100 m over boulder terrain until a path crosses the stream.\nHere (if there is only one car at the entry) turn left (east) slightly downhill to the farmstead and from there on a hiking trail back up to the bridge.

Fallenbach (Walensee): Canyon Start
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2025-09-14: Currently very good conditions with clear water.
2025-07-05: Very good grip, little wood, currently very good conditions.
Approach: Ascend about 100 m orographic left high bank of the Fallenbach. Then either rappel sideways from the tree into the canyon or continue along the canyon rim until you can downclimb into the canyon rim.
Tour: Runs, smaller rappel and downclimb to the confluence with the Rombach (beautiful cauldron). Then, after a few small steps, you reach the reservoir. Swim through it as soon as possible out to the right. At the dam wall you have to expect a suction effect. Caution is advised! Since 2012 swimming through the reservoir is prohibited. A permit can be purchased for 1000,- Swiss francs incl. instruction. Without a permit a fine is due.

Fallenbach (Walensee): Canyon End
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2025-09-14: Currently very good conditions with clear water.
2025-07-05: Very good grip, little wood, currently very good conditions.
Return: Swim through to the reservoir with permission: From the dam wall up the path to the right (direction W) for about 250 m and back to the hairpin bend where the car is parked. Swim through to the reservoir without a permit: About 30 m after the road bridge out to the right and follow the path to the parking lot about 5 min.

Fallenbach (Walensee): Parking at Entry
2025-09-23: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Fallenbach (integral) Entré a la passerelle à 749m d'altitude.Tronçon avec quasi tout équipé en fixe par les guides avec sauts et tobs.Très gl...
2025-09-14: Currently very good conditions with clear water.
2025-07-05: Very good grip, little wood, currently very good conditions.
Access: Leave the Chur-Zurich highway at the Weesen exit (no. 45) at the western exit of Lake Walen in the direction of Amden and drive up towards Amden. The road climbs along the rock. At the next leftward haipin bend, park the first car in the parking lot (9.6 km from the freeway). Continue with the second car up to Amden as far as the Fallenbach bridge at the exit of the village (another 2.7 km).
Return: Swim through to the reservoir with permission: From the dam wall up the path to the right (direction W) for about 250 m and back to the hairpin bend where the car is parked. Swim through to the reservoir without a permit: About 30 m after the road bridge out to the right and follow the path to the parking lot about 5 min.

Fallenbach (Walensee): Parking at Exit
Access: Leave the Chur-Zurich highway at the Weesen exit (no. 45) at the western exit of Lake Walen in the direction of Amden and drive up towards Amden. The road climbs along the rock. At the next leftward haipin bend, park the first car in the parking lot (9.6 km from the freeway). Continue with the second car up to Amden as far as the Fallenbach bridge at the exit of the village (another 2.7 km).
Return: Swim through to the reservoir with permission: From the dam wall up the path to the right (direction W) for about 250 m and back to the hairpin bend where the car is parked. Swim through to the reservoir without a permit: About 30 m after the road bridge out to the right and follow the path to the parking lot about 5 min.

Fallenbach (Walensee): Waypoint
Comment: Zusammenfluß mit Rombach
Approach: Ascend about 100 m orographic left high bank of the Fallenbach. Then either rappel sideways from the tree into the canyon or continue along the canyon rim until you can downclimb into the canyon rim.

Kleine Melchaa: Canyon Start
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2025-09-14: Still beautiful canyon. Everything top
2025-09-07: Relatively much wood. Very good grip. All anchors ok.
Approach: About 180m on the road back towards Sarnen, then at the signpost take the path on the right up through the forest to the forest road (610m above sea level). On the slope to the right and (in southeastern direction) to the bridge over the Kleine Melchaa. After the bridge, descend left into the streambed.
Tour: Barely interrupted rappel sequence in beautifully washed out canyon. No emergency exit possible. Some jumps and slides possible. Water drainage in the upper reaches (KW Lungern, tel. 0416665100).

Kleine Melchaa: Canyon End
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2025-09-14: Still beautiful canyon. Everything top
2025-09-07: Relatively much wood. Very good grip. All anchors ok.
Return: Before the slide brake, exit to the left and follow the road to the parking lot.

Kleine Melchaa: Parking Entry and Exit
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2025-09-14: Still beautiful canyon. Everything top
2025-09-07: Relatively much wood. Very good grip. All anchors ok.
Comment: Gebührenpflichtig, P&R Rail App zum Bezahlen
Access: From Lucerne on the A 2 southwards in the direction of St. Gotthard. After 8 km at the Interlaken, Sarnen exit onto the A 8 and 18.5 km further south to exit 33. Here leave the A 8 and take the 702 (Brünigstraße) for 1 km to the beginning of Giswil (490 m above sea level). Here park the car at a suitable place (2012 large construction site for the regulation of the discharge of the Kleine Melchaa).
Return: Before the slide brake, exit to the left and follow the road to the parking lot.

Kleine Melchaa: Waypoint
Comment: Hier den Pfad bergan nehmen.
Approach: About 180m on the road back towards Sarnen, then at the signpost take the path on the right up through the forest to the forest road (610m above sea level). On the slope to the right and (in southeastern direction) to the bridge over the Kleine Melchaa. After the bridge, descend left into the streambed.

Kleine Melchaa: Waypoint1
Comment: Weiter geradeaus (nach rechts schöner Aussichtspunkt)
Approach: About 180m on the road back towards Sarnen, then at the signpost take the path on the right up through the forest to the forest road (610m above sea level). On the slope to the right and (in southeastern direction) to the bridge over the Kleine Melchaa. After the bridge, descend left into the streambed.

Kleine Melchaa: Waypoint2
Comment: Nach rechts

Tschanonca: Canyon Start
Approach: Once in Bargis (1550m altitude), we follow the road over the Turnigla bridge and then take the track up to a hut at 1860m altitude (up to here without any problems, even with a mountain bike, which would then be ready again immediately on the exit). From here we take the path further uphill, cross the stream from the Surcruns canyon a little later and then ascend in serpentines, always staying on the orographic left side of the stream, initially to an altitude of around 2040m. Here the path forks. On the left, a branch walks towards the stream and crosses it on a bridge. If we walked here, we would reach the middle entry point at a bridge at an altitude of 2000m via an alpine pasture. However, if we have chosen the upper entry, we continue on the right branch up the orographic left hand of the Val Camutschera (as on the access to Surcruns). At an altitude of 2106m we come to a fork again. The access to Surcruns leads straight north uphill here, but we go left and cross the stream. At an altitude of 2170m we also come to an alpine pasture. Here we leave the path to the left and follow a track that descends slightly towards the streambed of the Aua Tschanonca. At a suitable point, we descend into the streambed without a path. If we only have the lower - more interesting - parts in mind for an ascent, an access option has already been described above. According to the available topo map, however, it is apparently also possible to ascend from the end of the valley on the orographic left slope of our canyon and thus reach the mentioned bridge at 2000m altitude at the access point for the lower part (see maps in photo gallery).
Tour: In the first part 6-8 smaller rappels, partly in the beam, plus downclimbs and also walking passages. The second part begins under the stone arch bridge with a few possible jumps and 4 smaller rappels before you reach the 75m drop which, together with the neighboring canyon that joins here, forms the "Cathedral of Bargis". After a changeover, there is still a 51m rappel. Then the descent comes to an exit.

Tschanonca: Canyon End
Return: First downstream, best along the left edge of the stream, then left out onto the path and down to Bargis

Tschanonca: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Same approach as to Lavadignas and Surcruns: From Chur we drive via Trins-Mulins to Flims. There we take the road to the right uphill towards Fidaz and Bargis almost at the beginning of the village. After passing Fidaz, we come to a large parking lot where we park our car (1245m altitude). We continue up to Bargis either by bus, by bike or on foot (about 1 hour). See also in photo gallery Lavadignas.
Return: First downstream, best along the left edge of the stream, then left out onto the path and down to Bargis

Tschanonca: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: D2 depart 2iême partie (descente)
Approach: Once in Bargis (1550m altitude), we follow the road over the Turnigla bridge and then take the track up to a hut at 1860m altitude (up to here without any problems, even with a mountain bike, which would then be ready again immediately on the exit). From here we take the path further uphill, cross the stream from the Surcruns canyon a little later and then ascend in serpentines, always staying on the orographic left side of the stream, initially to an altitude of around 2040m. Here the path forks. On the left, a branch walks towards the stream and crosses it on a bridge. If we walked here, we would reach the middle entry point at a bridge at an altitude of 2000m via an alpine pasture. However, if we have chosen the upper entry, we continue on the right branch up the orographic left hand of the Val Camutschera (as on the access to Surcruns). At an altitude of 2106m we come to a fork again. The access to Surcruns leads straight north uphill here, but we go left and cross the stream. At an altitude of 2170m we also come to an alpine pasture. Here we leave the path to the left and follow a track that descends slightly towards the streambed of the Aua Tschanonca. At a suitable point, we descend into the streambed without a path. If we only have the lower - more interesting - parts in mind for an ascent, an access option has already been described above. According to the available topo map, however, it is apparently also possible to ascend from the end of the valley on the orographic left slope of our canyon and thus reach the mentioned bridge at 2000m altitude at the access point for the lower part (see maps in photo gallery).
Tour: In the first part 6-8 smaller rappels, partly in the beam, plus downclimbs and also walking passages. The second part begins under the stone arch bridge with a few possible jumps and 4 smaller rappels before you reach the 75m drop which, together with the neighboring canyon that joins here, forms the "Cathedral of Bargis". After a changeover, there is still a 51m rappel. Then the descent comes to an exit.

Ambra (Inferiore): Canyon Start
Approach: In the middle of the dam, on the downstream side, you can see a tiny cottage. To the left of it there is a door in the wire fence. Here first on some steps down towards an old dilapidated stone bridge. To the left of it on the brick dam foundation to the exit of the foundation, then descend to the right over boulders to the deepest point. From here rope in.
Tour: Relatively short canyon with beautiful rappels. Problematic is that even in the event of a malfunction of the power plant, the not exactly little water from the upper Rierna is directed past the small reservoir into the canyon and that too automatically. This means a deadly and incalculable danger.

Ambra (Inferiore): Canyon End
Return: After the last waterfall, swim across the pool and climb along the left rock wall. Return to the car along the path.

Bordione (inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-17: Sewage flows into the stream near the bridge!!!!! Almost the whole group now has gastrointestinal problems! Report made to the municipality.
2024-08-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Bordione Tous equipement est en place. On est sorti au niveau du moulin avant la confluence. L'eau n'est pas très propre (Quelle: https://www...
Approach: After the bridge, follow the trail above the bus stop-->after the first switchback, a path leads down to the stream (700Hm)
Tour: The Loco is up to the first exit possibility (shovel turbine) rather short, but beautiful and entertaining --> you have overcome the first small steps of the canyon comes already the highest rappel point (about 50m) which is located after the road bridge --> the stand is very exposed and is reached by means of a rope traverse --> there follow 2 short rappel and a slide, before you stand in front of the beautifully polished narrows --> here no way around! (rappel directly in the water course) --> after that there are 2 nice pools and a rappel point, where you have an exit possibility after the 2nd pool on the left (fixed rope) --> if you don't get out here, you have another rappel point -->the last few meters are rappelled before you stand in front of the small self-built paddle wheel --> according to the info, the 2nd (lower) part is not worthwhile, so we got out here (at about 510Hm). (Exit 1) --> if you go further there are more exit possibilities. Exit 2: Before the 45 m drop into the Isorno, Exit 2: rappel into the Isorno.

Bordione (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-08-17: Sewage flows into the stream near the bridge!!!!! Almost the whole group now has gastrointestinal problems! Report made to the municipality.
2024-08-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Bordione Tous equipement est en place. On est sorti au niveau du moulin avant la confluence. L'eau n'est pas très propre (Quelle: https://www...
Comment: Exit 2
Return: Before the last 45 m drop into the Isorno, there is a small old mill on the left (Exit 2). From here, a dilapidated path leads steeply up to the village in 45 minutes. Another rappel option is to rappel down the last drop, then climb or swim approx. 600 m downstream in the Isorno to a footbridge and then climb up the path on the left. (Exit 3) Be careful at Exit 3 through the Isorno. The Isorno has an automatically controlled water intake (+41 91 756 66 15)

Bordione (inferiore): Alternative Canyon End
2025-08-17: Sewage flows into the stream near the bridge!!!!! Almost the whole group now has gastrointestinal problems! Report made to the municipality.
2024-08-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Bordione Tous equipement est en place. On est sorti au niveau du moulin avant la confluence. L'eau n'est pas très propre (Quelle: https://www...
Comment: Exit 1
Return: Before the last 45 m drop into the Isorno, there is a small old mill on the left (Exit 2). From here, a dilapidated path leads steeply up to the village in 45 minutes. Another rappel option is to rappel down the last drop, then climb or swim approx. 600 m downstream in the Isorno to a footbridge and then climb up the path on the left. (Exit 3) Be careful at Exit 3 through the Isorno. The Isorno has an automatically controlled water intake (+41 91 756 66 15)

Bordione (inferiore): Alternative Canyon End1
Comment: Exit 3
Return: Before the last 45 m drop into the Isorno, there is a small old mill on the left (Exit 2). From here, a dilapidated path leads steeply up to the village in 45 minutes. Another rappel option is to rappel down the last drop, then climb or swim approx. 600 m downstream in the Isorno to a footbridge and then climb up the path on the left. (Exit 3) Be careful at Exit 3 through the Isorno. The Isorno has an automatically controlled water intake (+41 91 756 66 15)

Bordione (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Biasca take the highway to Locarno --> take the exit to Lorcano Centovalli-Valle Maggia,-Onsernone--> continue towards Ponte Brolla at the bridge turn left over the Maggia to Onsernone--> at the exit of Cavigliano turn right on the winding mountain road to Loco--> at the end of Loco look for a parking place after the bridge (canyon) (few parking places available).

Bordione (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Valle del Carcale: Canyon Start
2025-05-02: All stands good. Otherwise always trees present
2024-09-28: Water level top, anchors are sufficient ;-) Still a lot of wood in the canyon.
2024-05-11: All good, some renovation work has been carried out on the stands. Some improvisation is still needed in various places. Dead chamois out of the water.
Approach: 20m further uphill on the road we turn right up a path that takes us to the municipal water reservoir. Continuing steeply uphill through the sparse forest, we reach a cross path and keep right. After a few meters, a path on the right descends to the lower entry. For the upper access, continue uphill until you reach another water reservoir at the top of a small hill. Beyond the hill, the trail enters the streambed. See trail map: http://www.swisscanyon.ch/canyons/cartine/carcale.jpg
Tour: In a forest canyon rich in vegetation, running trails alternate with waterfalls (about 15).

Valle del Carcale: Canyon End
2025-05-02: All stands good. Otherwise always trees present
2024-09-28: Water level top, anchors are sufficient ;-) Still a lot of wood in the canyon.
2024-05-11: All good, some renovation work has been carried out on the stands. Some improvisation is still needed in various places. Dead chamois out of the water.
Return: After the last waterfall (C25) in the stream out to the road and the car.

Valle del Carcale: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-05-02: All stands good. Otherwise always trees present
2024-09-28: Water level top, anchors are sufficient ;-) Still a lot of wood in the canyon.
2024-05-11: All good, some renovation work has been carried out on the stands. Some improvisation is still needed in various places. Dead chamois out of the water.
Access: Take the B13 from Locarno or from the opposite direction from Riazzino to Gordola. There we turn downhill into Via Gaggiole, after 350m turn left again into Via Mulini. Another 250m further on, before the bridge over the Carcale, we turn left into Via Cecchino. We now drive 230m and park the car near the hairpin bend - view of the final waterfall.
Return: After the last waterfall (C25) in the stream out to the road and the car.

Chilentobel: Canyon Start
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2025-12-06: No grödel required for access and in the canyon. Some ice on the highest rappel. Unfortunately more wood in the canyon.
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Chilentobel Très sympa avec ce débit, fait sur la route des Grisons. (Quelle:
Approach: Continue on the little road, which is now closed to motor traffic, until after approx. 500 m on the right a bridge leads over the Chrummfluebach. Beyond, the path leads uphill on the orographic left slope of the Chrummfluebach, which crosses the Chilentobel here. After about 45 minutes (from Besenbeiz) you reach a steel footbridge at a slide brake. Here you rope down into the brook.
Tour: In the first part quite open canyon; after entering the attractive narrow part can practically always jump or slide. However, it is sometimes inevitable that the first rappel and determine where to jump (!). Also suitable for beginners.

Chilentobel: Canyon End
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2025-12-06: No grödel required for access and in the canyon. Some ice on the highest rappel. Unfortunately more wood in the canyon.
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Chilentobel Très sympa avec ce débit, fait sur la route des Grisons. (Quelle:
Return: After the exit of the gulch, turn right before the bridge. After the tour I recommend the breaded "Plätzli" (in German: Schnitzel) in the Besenbeiz (I don't get any commission!).

Cholschlagerbach III: Canyon Start
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2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cholschlager Bach Tronçon 1 uniquement.Équipement ok.Très glissant.Pas fou fou! (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debi...
2025-01-26: There is no alternative entry above the parking lot. It's just a mess in the wood and only makes the slide longer. Hook placement strange up to the parking lot. After that the stream is OK. Best at th...
Approach: From the bridge (465m above sea level) on the field path heading SW towards the single house, passing it on the left, we come to a mule track in the forest, follow this 150 (route) meters uphill, then turn left onto a path that leads us further up the mountain. The path walks towards the Cholschlagerbach stream and we follow it up to the road and then join it above the road bridge. It is also possible to cross the Plonser and Tilser roads.
Tour: Varied, largely open, beautiful red sandstone, lots of downclimbing. There are also two walkable parts further up, but also a water catchment. Many emergency exits. see photos and video

Cholschlagerbach III: Canyon End
2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cholschlager Bach La partie 1 nous a suffit, quelques rappels et roche sympa quand même ! (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning...
2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cholschlager Bach Tronçon 1 uniquement.Équipement ok.Très glissant.Pas fou fou! (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debi...
2025-01-26: There is no alternative entry above the parking lot. It's just a mess in the wood and only makes the slide longer. Hook placement strange up to the parking lot. After that the stream is OK. Best at th...
Return: After reaching the bottom of the valley, turn left and take the approach path (past the house) back to the car.

Cholschlagerbach III: Parking Entry and Exit
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2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cholschlager Bach Tronçon 1 uniquement.Équipement ok.Très glissant.Pas fou fou! (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debi...
2025-01-26: There is no alternative entry above the parking lot. It's just a mess in the wood and only makes the slide longer. Hook placement strange up to the parking lot. After that the stream is OK. Best at th...
Access: We leave the highway no. 3 (Chur - Zurich) at the Sargans exit (no. 50) and drive towards the center of the village, finally on Wangserstrasse. Straight ahead past the central "Platz", we turn right into the next street - Bachstrasse - and drive along this (it continues into Plonserfeldstrasse, later Seezstrasse) for 3.1 km (from the start of Bachstrasse). Then turn left over the bridge and park your car.
Return: After reaching the bottom of the valley, turn left and take the approach path (past the house) back to the car.

Cholschlagerbach III: Alternative Canyon Start
Approach: From the bridge (465m above sea level) on the field path heading SW towards the single house, passing it on the left, we come to a mule track in the forest, follow this 150 (route) meters uphill, then turn left onto a path that leads us further up the mountain. The path walks towards the Cholschlagerbach stream and we follow it up to the road and then join it above the road bridge. It is also possible to cross the Plonser and Tilser roads.
Tour: Varied, largely open, beautiful red sandstone, lots of downclimbing. There are also two walkable parts further up, but also a water catchment. Many emergency exits. see photos and video

Chenau de l'Envers: Canyon Start
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Approach: From this homestead west to the canyon rim and then down a trail on the slope south to the creek. Entry by the bridge. Brunner/Betrisey in their book come to the same entry point from the other side of the stream (cf. there).
Tour: Pure rappel canyon with 15 rappel, no emergency exit.

Chenau de l'Envers: Canyon End
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Return: Before the stone bridge turn right out to the car.

Chenau de l'Envers: Parking at Entry
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Access: From Zurich on the A 1 in the direction of Bern. 70 km after the "Würrenlos" rest stop (on the western outskirts of Zurich), change from the A 1 to the A 5. Passing Solothurn and the northern end of Lake Biel near Bienne, we enter the Swiss Jura. 45.5 km after leaving the A 1 onto the A 5, we turn off the A 5 onto the "Route de Bienne" (No. 30) and drive via Sombeval and Corgemont to Cortebert (7.8 km from leaving the A 5).In the center of the town, we take "Les Cheseaux" south and cross the Suze River and the railroad. Take the second road to the left after the railroad crossing and then immediately to the right and we head for the slopes of the "Foret de l'Envers". 850 m after turning "Les Cheseaux" we turn right on the road that leads southwest to a stone bridge over the Chenau de l'Envers (550 m from the last turnoff) Here we park the lower car. \nWith the second one we go back to the junction and then uphill in the "Foret de l'Envers". From the junction we go uphill for 4.1 km, then we turn right at a sharp angle. Shortly through the forest we come to a large meadow area, pass the first homestead and park our upper car at the next homestead (1 km from the last junction - 1120 m above sea level).
Return: Before the stone bridge turn right out to the car.

Chenau de l'Envers: Parking at Exit
Access: From Zurich on the A 1 in the direction of Bern. 70 km after the "Würrenlos" rest stop (on the western outskirts of Zurich), change from the A 1 to the A 5. Passing Solothurn and the northern end of Lake Biel near Bienne, we enter the Swiss Jura. 45.5 km after leaving the A 1 onto the A 5, we turn off the A 5 onto the "Route de Bienne" (No. 30) and drive via Sombeval and Corgemont to Cortebert (7.8 km from leaving the A 5).In the center of the town, we take "Les Cheseaux" south and cross the Suze River and the railroad. Take the second road to the left after the railroad crossing and then immediately to the right and we head for the slopes of the "Foret de l'Envers". 850 m after turning "Les Cheseaux" we turn right on the road that leads southwest to a stone bridge over the Chenau de l'Envers (550 m from the last turnoff) Here we park the lower car. \nWith the second one we go back to the junction and then uphill in the "Foret de l'Envers". From the junction we go uphill for 4.1 km, then we turn right at a sharp angle. Shortly through the forest we come to a large meadow area, pass the first homestead and park our upper car at the next homestead (1 km from the last junction - 1120 m above sea level).
Return: Before the stone bridge turn right out to the car.

Gei (superiore): Canyon Start
2024-08-29: Nice descent in crystal clear water, many dives and two rappels. Stainless anchors C55 2dx and C40 1dx. Travel time 1h 30min. For the right bank approach, after Alpe Cortasgell we took the path to the...
Approach: From the little church (with fountain) at the Romanesque bridge (345 m a.s.l.) we climb up the orographic right slope (not the left one as in Gei inferiore!). We cross a water gully (no path!) and a few meters later we turn from the horizontal main path to the path on the right uphill. Near the canyon rim it goes steadily uphill. At 705 meters above sea level we reach the houses of Cortasell. Passing south of the first one, we go up on faint tracks for a few more meters until a path on the right (eastward) crosses into the slope and leads us to a house above the canyon (730 m a.s.l.). Passing behind the house (water tap), the trail descends into the canyon, steep and partly exposed, but clearly visible.
Tour: Apart from the two high rappel you can downclimb almost everything (at the big block it goes in with the water right below - see photo).

Gei (superiore): Canyon End
2024-08-29: Nice descent in crystal clear water, many dives and two rappels. Stainless anchors C55 2dx and C40 1dx. Travel time 1h 30min. For the right bank approach, after Alpe Cortasgell we took the path to the...
Return: Either exit via the access to the Gei inferiore and descend into the valley or better continue in the Gei inferiore and at the exit of the Gei inferiore (cf. its description!) after the arched bridge turn right to the starting point.

Gei (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2024-08-29: Nice descent in crystal clear water, many dives and two rappels. Stainless anchors C55 2dx and C40 1dx. Travel time 1h 30min. For the right bank approach, after Alpe Cortasgell we took the path to the...
Access: Via Locarno and Ascona and Ponte Brolla along the Maggia up to Gordevio. Park the car at the church in the old town center.
Return: Either exit via the access to the Gei inferiore and descend into the valley or better continue in the Gei inferiore and at the exit of the Gei inferiore (cf. its description!) after the arched bridge turn right to the starting point.

Gei (superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Val Grande (superiore): Canyon Start
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2025-08-14: Lukewarm water for 30-40 l/s. Weapons ok
Approach: Initially as for Val Gr. inferiore: from the parked car on the path continue upstream, keeping right through the property of a "collector" and on a bridge over the creek. After the bridge, go up on the tarred road. This crosses the Val Grande again. Where you reach some houses, you go up on a mule track under chestnut trees on the right towards Salvabella - apparently a kind of Calvary path. At a prominent bend to the left (520m a.s.l.), a path branches off to the right under trees, signifying the beginning of the descent to the entry to the lower part of Val Grande.\But we continue up the main path, passing the few houses of the hamlet of Dömna (60m a.s.l.) and at 765m a.s.l. we come to a fork in the path with a signpost: we follow the instruction "Cortascia, Chiegg" to the right and at 800m a.s.l. we reach the stone bridge over our stream - in front of it on the right a somewhat larger wayside shrine. To the left of the bridge, a chute leads down to the entry.
Tour: Arriving at the stone bridge (approx. 770m) you can immediately enjoy the wonderful view --> to make the descent into the stream before the bridge left safe, a rope should be set up on the railing approx. 15m --> then it starts immediately with the rappels in open terrain R4, C37, C25, R30, R26 --> over the next small steps you can slide or descend --> then follows a rappel left approx. 27m before it gets narrower --> in the narrow place is left approx. 5m rappel (large jammed tree) --> several uncomplicated rappels follow in between short walking passages and small climbs --> when you reach the large boulders you have the option of taking the emergency exit on the left --> after the rock arch there is an inflow on the left and a large clamping block with the key point C26 on the left (the arrival pool is narrow and turbulent - -> dangerous if there is a lot of water)-> dangerous if there is a lot of water) --> after this breathtaking place there is a small narrow passage --> the next abseils are no longer difficult --> in between there are always walking and downclimbs --> at the end of the superiore the terrain becomes flatter --> at an open point (slight left bend) you have an exit at approx. 450Hm right the exit.

Val Grande (superiore): Canyon End
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Return: At about 450Hm there is a steep exit or access from the canyon on the right --> once at the top, turn left and return to the trail that has already gone up --> follow it to the parking lot --> 2nd option: via Val Grande to the trail that has already gone up --> follow it to the parking lot --> 2nd option: descend via Val Grande inferiore (2-3h).

Tine de la Greffe: Canyon End
2024-05-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Greffe DC+, ça poussait bien dans la C15 (passage entre des troncs, attention au cheminement pendant le rappel et au risque de coincement de c...
Return: Follow the path along the left edge of the stream downhill until you meet the access path. Follow it back to the car.

Tine de la Greffe: Canyon Start
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Approach: see sketch:
Tour: Quickly you reach the gorge, several rappel to the canyon exit, where from the left the waterfalls of the Tine des Places cascade down. Now descend in the stream until you can exit on the left on a path.

Tine de la Greffe: Parking Entry and Exit
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Access: From the eastern shore of Lake Geneva - Montreux - up the Rhone valley in a southerly direction. After about 17 km on the N9/A9 you reach the Aigle exit (no. 17) and from here drive straight on in a westerly direction to Vionnaz (from the exit to the traffic circle in Vionnaz) for about 3 km. If you are coming down the Rhone, the Aigle exit is about 21.5 km south of Martigny on the Autoroute de Rhône. From the traffic circle in Vionnaz, drive 60 m towards the center of the village and then turn half-left after 60 m onto the Route de Torgon, which leads up to the village of the same name. We now drive uphill in the village. 250m after the first left-hand serpentine, we park the car below an old barn on the right-hand side of the road.
Return: Follow the path along the left edge of the stream downhill until you meet the access path. Follow it back to the car.

Tine de la Greffe: Waypoint
Comment: Startpunkt des Zustiegs-Weges
Approach: see sketch:

Mulitt: Canyon Start
2025-07-13: Partly slippery
2024-09-30: Got off after the railroad bridge ortog. right to the path up. Scenic way back about 5` to the PP.
2024-09-28: The second last chop has to be replaced !!!
Approach: Parking lot at the train station: Access is possible directly from Intragna via the hiking trail to Pila (45 min.). Alternative shuttle: From the parking lot, follow the hiking trail uphill from the hairpin bend and enter the stream at the bridge over the stream. The cable car has not been running since 2023; you could have taken it to the Pila middle station.
Tour: Sequence of medium-high rappels; some jumps are also possible. There are always opportunities to get off. In the lower third, near the houses, there is a section that is usually very slippery and sometimes disgusting, where there is always dirt to be found. However, the three final abseils towards Melezza are good again. C8 or right r8 S3 D3 t 1 R8 + 10 or d20 S5 D3 S4 T5 Exit right C5 & or total c 13 C5 R8 C 23 active R4 R5 Exit "privado" C 22 C20 C5 C5 C40 (actually c20 & c20 but the interim status must be reorganized) C18

Mulitt: Canyon End
2025-07-13: Partly slippery
2024-09-30: Got off after the railroad bridge ortog. right to the path up. Scenic way back about 5` to the PP.
2024-09-28: The second last chop has to be replaced !!!
Return: Either exit before the last (18m) rappel into the Melezza on the left or rappel down to the Melezza and climb up again directly on the left bank, following the path to the village. Approx. 30 min. Alternatively, get off further up at a steel door "Privado" (open lattice door with steel cables), follow a small mini-climb onto the road that leads to the village and back to the station.

Mulitt: Parking at Entry
2025-07-13: Partly slippery
2024-09-30: Got off after the railroad bridge ortog. right to the path up. Scenic way back about 5` to the PP.
2024-09-28: The second last chop has to be replaced !!!
Access: From Locarno in the direction of Centovalli to Intragna (8 km), park your car in the parking lot of the cable car (to Costa) (parking fee). Alternatively, you can also reach the summit by transferring vehicles (see Brunner, B. op. cit.).
Return: Either exit before the last (18m) rappel into the Melezza on the left or rappel down to the Melezza and climb up again directly on the left bank, following the path to the village. Approx. 30 min. Alternatively, get off further up at a steel door "Privado" (open lattice door with steel cables), follow a small mini-climb onto the road that leads to the village and back to the station.

Mulitt: Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: Ausstiegsparkplatz, wenn geshuttelt wird. Ansonsten ab hier zu Fuß.
Access: From Locarno in the direction of Centovalli to Intragna (8 km), park your car in the parking lot of the cable car (to Costa) (parking fee). Alternatively, you can also reach the summit by transferring vehicles (see Brunner, B. op. cit.).
Return: Either exit before the last (18m) rappel into the Melezza on the left or rappel down to the Melezza and climb up again directly on the left bank, following the path to the village. Approx. 30 min. Alternatively, get off further up at a steel door "Privado" (open lattice door with steel cables), follow a small mini-climb onto the road that leads to the village and back to the station.

Iragna (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Iragna (inférieur) Fait uniquement à partir du pont.Le débit malgré l'heure de pluie pendant la nuit ne m'a pas interpellé plus que ça. La mai...
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Approach: From the parking lot walk in the direction of the village center/bridge. Then left along the creek --> after the barrier you can see the last rappel (water level control) --> on the left side you pass the material ropeway --> hiking trail up past the back of the houses --> hiking trail goes over small stone bridge --> signposts --> small House --> stone steps with railing --> iron gate --> chapel --> leave hiking trail at the right bend at approx. 450Hm --> left narrow path down to the creek --> right past the rock (put on harness for rock) --> ahead to the tree --> from the tree 6m rappel (entry 420Hm).
Tour: From the beginning you already have a very impressive view --> the first small pool you can slide (depending on gravel or stones) --> then follows immediately the approx. 40m waterfall (very slippery and sharp edges). This place can also be rappelled left 45m (!) outside the water (reachable via rope traverse) --> two short slides (flat) --> C22m downclimb (can also be rappelled outside the water) --> downclimb --> stone bridge --> short rappel or jump (5m) --> narrow channel (! Slippery) --> downclimb right about 20m (final part can also be rappelled) --> downclimb --> 2m downclimb right --> jump 6m (or rappel) --> final waterfall about 15m (very slippery, sharp edge) --> depending on the depth of the gump the last 2 places can also be rappelled (also possibility to rappel).

Iragna (Inferiore): Canyon End
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2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Iragna (inférieur) DC+ Toujours aussi magnifique, R.A.SLe tob de 17 est démentiel ! Comme si on était dans un tub, pas violent mais bien pense...
Return: Exit directly at the starting point (who wants to jump a bit can do this at the end right of the rock (swimming possibility).

Iragna (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
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2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Iragna (inférieur) DC+ Toujours aussi magnifique, R.A.SLe tob de 17 est démentiel ! Comme si on était dans un tub, pas violent mais bien pense...
Access: From Biasca drive in the direction of Bellinzona. At the main road near Iragna turn right and park at the large parking lot at the beginning of the village (sports field).
Return: Exit directly at the starting point (who wants to jump a bit can do this at the end right of the rock (swimming possibility).

Iragna (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit1
Access: From Biasca drive in the direction of Bellinzona. At the main road near Iragna turn right and park at the large parking lot at the beginning of the village (sports field).
Return: Exit directly at the starting point (who wants to jump a bit can do this at the end right of the rock (swimming possibility).

Maggia: Canyon Start
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Approach: From the eastern exit of the parking lot we come to the former railroad bridge, cross the river on it and then descend left into the riverbed.
Tour: Entry is usually made by jumping from the left bank into the kettle below the waterfall. You should jump as far as possible in the direction of the far bank to avoid being swept left into the eddy. This is followed by alternating swimming sections, bypassing smaller steps and running sections in the flowing water. There are always opportunities to climb the rocks on both banks and make jumps of up to 20m. There are also several opportunities to get out, especially at the large lake, which awaits us after approx. 250m (from the start of the gorge). After the large lake, the canyon temporarily becomes quite narrow again. The "problem zone" comes about 150m after the large lake. Several siphons, watery debris and rocks blocking the way present us with certain difficulties in finding and overcoming the path. After that, calm waters await us again and in the following left-hand bend of the Maggia, where it widens again into a large bathing lake, we exit to the right onto the "sandy beach".

Maggia: Canyon End
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Return: From the exit we go up in direction NNW, crossing the railroad track and then turning right on the big road for about 500m until we can turn left again into Via ai Grotti. On this we come back to our parking place.

Maggia: Parking Entry and Exit
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Access: From Locarno in the direction of Intragna, Centovalli, Valle dMaggia we cross the Maggia next to the railroad track on the Ponte Brolla. After the bridge, the railroad and the road make a 90 degree left turn together. After this bend we turn right, cross the railroad and continue on Via ai Grotti for about 300 m until we reach the larger parking lot on the righthand side. Here we park our car.
Return: From the exit we go up in direction NNW, crossing the railroad track and then turning right on the big road for about 500m until we can turn left again into Via ai Grotti. On this we come back to our parking place.

Wengibach: Canyon Start
Approach: Continue on the road, past Vorderwengi (inn) to Mittlerwengi (2 small farmsteads on the left of the road) 1.7 km uphill. In the bend to the left, where the road leaves the edge of the forest, descend to the right over the free slope to the streambed, which is shallow here. A few meters downstream you come to the first waterfall.
Tour: Open waterfalls in conglomerate rock. It can still be walked when the surrounding canyons are carrying too much water.

Wengibach: Canyon End
Return: By the covered bridge where the car is, or before that, up the road to the right.

Wengibach: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From the highway N 3 Zurich-Chur we take the exit Bilten/Rotbrugg (No.43) - 5.5 km after the exit Weesen/Amden at the western end of the Walensee - in the direction of St. Gallen/Schänis and drive to Kaltbrunn-Steinenbrücke (7 km from the highway exit). Shortly after entering the village, turn right into Wengistraße. We now follow this road for 6.6 km until we cross the Wengibach on a covered bridge. We park the car here.
Return: By the covered bridge where the car is, or before that, up the road to the right.

Tine de Montbovon: Canyon Start
2024-08-11: This canyon is accessible without a rope and superiore for beginners, if you know the canyon there are jumps of up to 17 meters.
2022-07-29: Fun for beginners.
Approach: From the parking lot we cross the road bridge, take the small road to the left after the bridge and after a few meters we come to an iron staircase that leads us down to the riverbed.
Tour: At the beginning with moderate water flow in the water right past the rock, otherwise left down. Even before we are high up through under the footbridge, the "washing machine" (!) awaits us. Walking and swimming sections follow. Before the road bridge - left hand mostly Altholzverhau - exit to the right onto the bridge.

Tine de Montbovon: Canyon End
2024-08-11: This canyon is accessible without a rope and superiore for beginners, if you know the canyon there are jumps of up to 17 meters.
2022-07-29: Fun for beginners.
Return: Across the bridge in a westerly direction up to the big road and then left to the car.

Muota: Canyon Start
Approach: Southwards down to the dam wall of the Schlattli reservoir. Then rope in from the left side below the dam wall.
Tour: After the access by rappel below the dam wall river walk with some gradients. The 250m swimming stretch at the exit of the canyon mentioned in the Brunner/Betrisey book no longer exists (ascent July 2012) The reservoir has an automatic flushing system (Wernisberg power station Tel.:0418195070).

Muota: Canyon End
Return: At the Wernisberg hydroelectric power station, before the bridge, turn right.

Valle della Pesta: Canyon Start
2025-10-08: Okey trip, slippery in some places.
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Approach: Go back along the road for about 100 m and then turn right onto the footpath towards Peross. On steps go up the vineyard; then the path walks towards the stream incision. We open (and close) a door in the wire fence and about 30 m further on we turn right from the path onto a path that leads us into the streambed. If you have only 1 vehicle available, the access to the top starts directly at the parking lot (then 40 min.).
Tour: Sequence of easy rappels. Good to combine with the neighboring Cugnasco inferiore, Carcale or Tenero. Also feasible if other canyons have too much water flow.

Valle della Pesta: Canyon End
2025-10-08: Okey trip, slippery in some places.
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Return: After the last step, turn right out to the parking lot.

Valle della Pesta: Parking at Entry
2025-10-08: Okey trip, slippery in some places.
Comment: Wasserstand
Access: At the traffic circle at Locarno airport, where the 4-lane access road (coming from Bellinzona) to Locarno begins, head north towards the old Bellinzona-Locarno road. At the next traffic circle turn right onto this road and 850 m further on turn left to the school center in Riazzino. Turn right up the road in front of the school center and park the lower vehicle on the second parking level. Take a second vehicle back down, turn right at the school center and 330 m further on up the first road on the right. After two hairpin bends, you come to a crossroads which you follow to the right in the direction of Bugaro, Piandessio, Agarone. Before the bridge over the Pesta, we can park the second vehicle on the left.
Return: After the last step, turn right out to the parking lot.

Valle della Pesta: Parking at Exit
Access: At the traffic circle at Locarno airport, where the 4-lane access road (coming from Bellinzona) to Locarno begins, head north towards the old Bellinzona-Locarno road. At the next traffic circle turn right onto this road and 850 m further on turn left to the school center in Riazzino. Turn right up the road in front of the school center and park the lower vehicle on the second parking level. Take a second vehicle back down, turn right at the school center and 330 m further on up the first road on the right. After two hairpin bends, you come to a crossroads which you follow to the right in the direction of Bugaro, Piandessio, Agarone. Before the bridge over the Pesta, we can park the second vehicle on the left.
Return: After the last step, turn right out to the parking lot.

Pissot: Canyon Start
2023-06-02: The whole canyon goes without rappel.
Approach: We take the forest path that branches off from the tarred road at the southern exit of Parlplatz and follow it until a pathless descent to the right down to the river appears possible. A little further along the forest path (approx. 200m), a steep path leads down to the river. At the bottom you come to a trail that accompanies the Torneresse on the right bank. After about 5 minutes, the tracks change to the orographic left side of the river, where after another 7 minutes we reach the entry point at the large rocks in the middle of the river.
Tour: Initially still in open valley we soon come to narrowly cut chutes with small slides and jumps. Swimming passages are relatively rare. Finally, the narrowness widens again and we walk the last meters in a wide streambed.

Pissot: Canyon End
2023-06-02: The whole canyon goes without rappel.
Return: We take the path that leads out of the river on the right, cross a small marshy clearing and come to a meadow. At the left edge of the meadow we go up under trees, meet a hiking trail and follow it to the right to the farm, where our first parked car may be. If we don't have a car here, we climb up along the edge of the meadow to the road (B11) and follow this in a southerly direction to the car.

Pissot: Parking at Entry
2023-06-02: The whole canyon goes without rappel.
Access: From Château d'Oex in the Saane valley, we take the B11, Route des Mosses in the direction of Aigle (in the Rhône valley). We turn off the Grande Rue at the traffic circle and after 1.6 km reach the road junction at the hamlet of La Rosette. Here you can start a car transfer (not necessary and not necessarily worthwhile). To do this, turn right onto the road to Les moulins, Bulle. Continue slightly downhill for 500m and then turn left onto a narrow road that takes you south for another 600m to its exit at a farm. Park the car here in a suitable place for the exit. Take the second car back to the road junction at La Rosette. From here, continue on the B11 in a southerly direction - Aigle. The road now runs high up along the canyon rim. We drive 2.1 km from La Rosette, then we see a parking lot with a small road maintenance depot on the righthand side. This is where we park our - possibly second - car.
Return: We take the path that leads out of the river on the right, cross a small marshy clearing and come to a meadow. At the left edge of the meadow we go up under trees, meet a hiking trail and follow it to the right to the farm, where our first parked car may be. If we don't have a car here, we climb up along the edge of the meadow to the road (B11) and follow this in a southerly direction to the car.

Pissot: Parking at Exit
Access: From Château d'Oex in the Saane valley, we take the B11, Route des Mosses in the direction of Aigle (in the Rhône valley). We turn off the Grande Rue at the traffic circle and after 1.6 km reach the road junction at the hamlet of La Rosette. Here you can start a car transfer (not necessary and not necessarily worthwhile). To do this, turn right onto the road to Les moulins, Bulle. Continue slightly downhill for 500m and then turn left onto a narrow road that takes you south for another 600m to its exit at a farm. Park the car here in a suitable place for the exit. Take the second car back to the road junction at La Rosette. From here, continue on the B11 in a southerly direction - Aigle. The road now runs high up along the canyon rim. We drive 2.1 km from La Rosette, then we see a parking lot with a small road maintenance depot on the righthand side. This is where we park our - possibly second - car.
Return: We take the path that leads out of the river on the right, cross a small marshy clearing and come to a meadow. At the left edge of the meadow we go up under trees, meet a hiking trail and follow it to the right to the farm, where our first parked car may be. If we don't have a car here, we climb up along the edge of the meadow to the road (B11) and follow this in a southerly direction to the car.

Val Porta: Canyon Start
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Approach: Directly in front of the parking bay there are numerous signposts on a metal pole, including one to "Colletta". We follow it and in a few minutes we arrive at the bridge over the Torrente Molino on a quasi-horizontal path through vineyards (see separate description). Continue along the path, pass the chapel at the hamlet of Coletta (670 m altitude) and, on the path that now slopes slightly, reach an orographic left side stream of the Porta and in it, a few meters downhill, the entry to the Porta (645 m altitude).
Tour: Relatively unimpressive at first, the canyon gains in quality as you descend. Finally, it goes down to the reservoir in an attractive ambience. Drill hooks are present and in acceptable quality. Mostly, however, only simply drilled in. Partly there are possibilities to rappel outside the rappel. Since the canyon is quite wide, in the boulder sections sometimes some time is needed to find the anchors. Towards the exit you can rappel into a "grotto". Not unspectacular especially for beginners. Water level control at the entry (see picture).

Val Porta: Canyon End
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Return: To the right up the steep slope with a small climb (if you want to avoid the latter, there are also exits before, read in the book of Nizzola, but not easy to find). We come to a saddle and follow the path to the left uphill. We meet another path and we go up it first to the right, but at the first opportunity we go up again to the left. At the first left switchback outside the village of Vogorno we come back to the approach road (well, 550m a.s.l.). From here on the road or a shortcut footpath in a few minutes up to the car. Alternatively, exit at an old water intake. Here was a cairn on the right in 2023, then downclimb over rungs on the orographic right side. From the place you can see a piece ahead already an aluminum ladder that is installed "fixed". Climb over it. Afterwards, without a path (at least we did not find a clear path) upwards until you meet a path. Follow it to the left. One meets then at the exit of the bridge on the road and goes to the right or left (depending on the selected parking lot) back to the car.

Val Porta: Parking Entry and Exit
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Comment: Standardparkplatz
Access: We go up into the Verzasca Valley until Vogorno (495m above sea level). There we take the narrow road up to Costapiana. About 50 m after the second (outside the village) leftward haipin bend (620m a.s.l.) we park the car on the right in a small parking bay.
Return: To the right up the steep slope with a small climb (if you want to avoid the latter, there are also exits before, read in the book of Nizzola, but not easy to find). We come to a saddle and follow the path to the left uphill. We meet another path and we go up it first to the right, but at the first opportunity we go up again to the left. At the first left switchback outside the village of Vogorno we come back to the approach road (well, 550m a.s.l.). From here on the road or a shortcut footpath in a few minutes up to the car. Alternatively, exit at an old water intake. Here was a cairn on the right in 2023, then downclimb over rungs on the orographic right side. From the place you can see a piece ahead already an aluminum ladder that is installed "fixed". Climb over it. Afterwards, without a path (at least we did not find a clear path) upwards until you meet a path. Follow it to the left. One meets then at the exit of the bridge on the road and goes to the right or left (depending on the selected parking lot) back to the car.

Val Porta: Waterlevel Checkpoint

Val Porta: Parking Entry and Exit1
Comment: Parkmöglichkeit für große Fahrzeuge, z.b. Wohnmobil in der riesigen Ausweichbucht. Danach über die Brücke durch den Tunnel zum Ort.
Access: We go up into the Verzasca Valley until Vogorno (495m above sea level). There we take the narrow road up to Costapiana. About 50 m after the second (outside the village) leftward haipin bend (620m a.s.l.) we park the car on the right in a small parking bay.
Return: To the right up the steep slope with a small climb (if you want to avoid the latter, there are also exits before, read in the book of Nizzola, but not easy to find). We come to a saddle and follow the path to the left uphill. We meet another path and we go up it first to the right, but at the first opportunity we go up again to the left. At the first left switchback outside the village of Vogorno we come back to the approach road (well, 550m a.s.l.). From here on the road or a shortcut footpath in a few minutes up to the car. Alternatively, exit at an old water intake. Here was a cairn on the right in 2023, then downclimb over rungs on the orographic right side. From the place you can see a piece ahead already an aluminum ladder that is installed "fixed". Climb over it. Afterwards, without a path (at least we did not find a clear path) upwards until you meet a path. Follow it to the left. One meets then at the exit of the bridge on the road and goes to the right or left (depending on the selected parking lot) back to the car.

Progero (inferiore): Canyon Start
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Approach: From the parking lot, walk to Via Malcarne and check the water level at the bridge. Continue uphill to the right on "Via In Cimalloco". When the road divides, keep left "Al Sasso Grande", there is another parking lot on the right. The hiking trail begins just behind it, which you now follow. Above the houses, the path is marked with a blue arrow and wave signs. Turn left twice to reach the bridge.
Tour: The tour is scenically surprising due to the many palm trees that grow in the middle of the canyon. This is probably why Luca Nizzola named the canyon Ri delle Palme. The ground in the stream is very slippery! T3 C5 C12 Mc 4 C45 R6 C6 T3 S4 T3 Mc 3 C30 T2 T3 T4 C12 C16 C8 + C24 (stand around the corner, out of the water behind the corner) C17 C24 (t4)

Progero (inferiore): Canyon End
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Return: After the last slide with a fixed rope on the left, you have reached the exit of the canyon. Follow the stream to the right until you reach a small bridge, then turn right downhill to Via Cantonale and left back to the parking lot. Get out to the right and follow the path outside the private property to the bridge. Cross it and follow the road uphill to the car. Halfway through the tour, there is an exit option to the left to the ascent path on a path that crosses the stream.

Progero (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
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Comment: Ebenfalls Parkmöglichkeit
Hydrology: As some rappelling routes lead right through the waterline, it is essential to check the water level carefully before the tour! Checking the water level: If you leave the main Bellinzona-Locarno road in Gudo, turn right at the "Cottini" restaurant and continue in the direction of "Cantina Ramelli", you will cross our stream. The steps below the bridge may be flooded to a maximum height of 5 cm.

Progero (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: Parkplatz für Canyonisten, direkt unterhalb der Schule und dem Rathaus.
Access: From Bellinzona, take the country road on the right bank of the Ticino towards Tenero and Locarno. Cross the village of Sementina and about 3 km after Sementina turn off the main road to the right into the village of Gudo. Directly on the road you will find the parking lot below the community and school. Out of consideration for local residents, please only use this parking lot.
Return: After the last slide with a fixed rope on the left, you have reached the exit of the canyon. Follow the stream to the right until you reach a small bridge, then turn right downhill to Via Cantonale and left back to the parking lot. Get out to the right and follow the path outside the private property to the bridge. Cross it and follow the road uphill to the car. Halfway through the tour, there is an exit option to the left to the ascent path on a path that crosses the stream.

Ramaclé: Canyon End
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2024-09-22: Beautiful but short canyon with easy access and exit. Much is overgrown with moss and at the exit you end up directly on the beautiful Saane.
Return: We take the path along the river bank downstream. Later it pulls up to the road and we come so directly to the car.

Ramaclé: Canyon Start
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2024-09-22: Beautiful but short canyon with easy access and exit. Much is overgrown with moss and at the exit you end up directly on the beautiful Saane.
Comment: Départ de l\'affluent RD (descente)
Approach: Behind the pensioner's bench a path goes up the steep slope. We follow it and the yellow markings for a good 10 min. and then come across a track in the immediate vicinity of the stream. We cross the brook to the left and follow the tracks at the edge of the forest downhill. Thus, after re-entering the forest, we come to a bridge over the Braye, the right tributary of the Ramaclé.
Tour: We climb directly above the bridge into the stream. In the forest we descend in small steps. There follows a longer rappel into the Ramaclé gushing down from the left. The most beautiful rappel follows in a narrow chute, then under the road bridge and in several steps down to the Saane and the wooden footbridge on its bank.

Ramaclé: Parking Entry and Exit
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2024-09-22: Beautiful but short canyon with easy access and exit. Much is overgrown with moss and at the exit you end up directly on the beautiful Saane.
Access: From Château-d'Oex in the Saane valley, we head towards Gstaad. In the next village, Granges, we turn right towards Gerignoz. We drive through a tunnel and then cross the river Saane. We drive through the hamlet, keep straight on and pass the large parking lot of a cable car. The road now bends to the west and 240m after passing this parking lot we turn right onto a small road. Here there is a signpost to the "Cascades du Ramaclé". 2500m after this junction we reach the bridge over the Ramaclé and after another 300m we park our car on the area between the road and the edge of the forest (the path we will follow back up from the bottom right).
Return: We take the path along the river bank downstream. Later it pulls up to the road and we come so directly to the car.

Ramaclé: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Départ du canyon par ruisseau du Ramaclé (descente)
Approach: Behind the pensioner's bench a path goes up the steep slope. We follow it and the yellow markings for a good 10 min. and then come across a track in the immediate vicinity of the stream. We cross the brook to the left and follow the tracks at the edge of the forest downhill. Thus, after re-entering the forest, we come to a bridge over the Braye, the right tributary of the Ramaclé.
Tour: We climb directly above the bridge into the stream. In the forest we descend in small steps. There follows a longer rappel into the Ramaclé gushing down from the left. The most beautiful rappel follows in a narrow chute, then under the road bridge and in several steps down to the Saane and the wooden footbridge on its bank.

Rigiaa inf.: Canyon End
2023-06-22: All hooks ok. Except for the first rappel (12m) all others equipped with fixx ropes, many handrails, partly to get to the jumping places. After the bridge, the exit (to the right) is recommended when...
2022-05-29: my first canyon with a scratch on my face and falling into a pool
Return: After the 200 m - flat section at the level of the hamlet Äschi we cope with 2 rappel (10m u. 5m), then a 100 m - run and some more smaller steps. At the beginning of the next 150 m - run out to the right onto the road and to the car.

Rigiaa inf.: Alternative Canyon Start
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2022-05-29: my first canyon with a scratch on my face and falling into a pool
Comment: Départ 2 (passerelle) (descente)
Approach: On foot we continue on the road for about 200 m and then at the signpost take the meadow path that continues to climb in a westerly direction, along the high bank of the stream. It brings us to a footbridge over the Rigiaa - entry.\nYou can also "take" 3 rappel above the footbridge, but then you have to continue along the tarred road to the last farm, pass through the estate, then take the dirt road that bends to the west and on this, finally pathless, keep heading WSW to the stream.
Tour: " After a short entry route, downclimbs up to 12 m, small steps for downclimbing, small slides, some possibilities for jumping and beautiful green pools await us" (according to a commercial provider). He apparently takes the lower entry by the jetty.

Rigiaa inf.: Canyon Start
2023-06-22: All hooks ok. Except for the first rappel (12m) all others equipped with fixx ropes, many handrails, partly to get to the jumping places. After the bridge, the exit (to the right) is recommended when...
2022-05-29: my first canyon with a scratch on my face and falling into a pool
Comment: Départ 1 (alt 800m) par une sente de dernière ferme "Krabel" (fin de la route - alt 760m) (descente)
Approach: On foot we continue on the road for about 200 m and then at the signpost take the meadow path that continues to climb in a westerly direction, along the high bank of the stream. It brings us to a footbridge over the Rigiaa - entry.\nYou can also "take" 3 rappel above the footbridge, but then you have to continue along the tarred road to the last farm, pass through the estate, then take the dirt road that bends to the west and on this, finally pathless, keep heading WSW to the stream.
Tour: " After a short entry route, downclimbs up to 12 m, small steps for downclimbing, small slides, some possibilities for jumping and beautiful green pools await us" (according to a commercial provider). He apparently takes the lower entry by the jetty.

Rigiaa inf.: Parking at Exit
Access: On the highway A 4 from Zurich (exit 38) or on the A 3 and Bundesstr.8 coming from Sargans, turning in Sattel on the Steinerbergstrasse 553, we arrive in Goldau. Here we drive on the Rigiweg under the A 4 in SW direction and drive on the orographic right bank of the Rigiaa in the Schönebodenstrasse uphill. About 300 m after the highway underpass we park the lower car. With the second one we continue uphill for 1.4 km, then we park the car at the roadside next to an agricultural estate. Here there is regularly trouble with the residents, who call the access road a private road. So recommended to walk also this 1.4 km.
Return: After the 200 m - flat section at the level of the hamlet Äschi we cope with 2 rappel (10m u. 5m), then a 100 m - run and some more smaller steps. At the beginning of the next 150 m - run out to the right onto the road and to the car.

Rigiaa inf.: Parking at Entry
Access: On the highway A 4 from Zurich (exit 38) or on the A 3 and Bundesstr.8 coming from Sargans, turning in Sattel on the Steinerbergstrasse 553, we arrive in Goldau. Here we drive on the Rigiweg under the A 4 in SW direction and drive on the orographic right bank of the Rigiaa in the Schönebodenstrasse uphill. About 300 m after the highway underpass we park the lower car. With the second one we continue uphill for 1.4 km, then we park the car at the roadside next to an agricultural estate. Here there is regularly trouble with the residents, who call the access road a private road. So recommended to walk also this 1.4 km.
Return: After the 200 m - flat section at the level of the hamlet Äschi we cope with 2 rappel (10m u. 5m), then a 100 m - run and some more smaller steps. At the beginning of the next 150 m - run out to the right onto the road and to the car.

Rombach (superiore): Canyon Start
Approach: Continue on Durschlegistraße for 400 m in a northerly direction until you reach the bridge over the Rombach.
Tour: Soon narrow parts, a series of rappels (max. 18 m in the upper part), then more open with a final run to the bridge. Here we path to the right onto the bridge. (Entry/exit possible here). Alternatively, we can descend further down the Rombach inferiore (see there).

Rombach (superiore): Canyon End
Return: We cross the bridge and follow the path up to Amden if we only have 1 car. At a conversion we take the path down. It leads us to the car for the exit.

Rombach (superiore): Parking at Exit
Access: Leave the Chur-Zurich highway at exit 45 at the western exit of Lake Walen in the direction of Amden and drive up towards Amden. The road climbs along the rock. At the next leftward haipin bend, park the first car in the parking lot (9.6 km from the freeway). Take the second car further up to Amden (another 2.2 km). 240 m after crossing the Rombach (already at the beginning of the village of Amden) turn left into Durschlegistraße and immediately left again into the large parking lot.
Return: We cross the bridge and follow the path up to Amden if we only have 1 car. At a conversion we take the path down. It leads us to the car for the exit.

Rombach (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: in der Straßenkehre
Access: Leave the Chur-Zurich highway at exit 45 at the western exit of Lake Walen in the direction of Amden and drive up towards Amden. The road climbs along the rock. At the next leftward haipin bend, park the first car in the parking lot (9.6 km from the freeway). Take the second car further up to Amden (another 2.2 km). 240 m after crossing the Rombach (already at the beginning of the village of Amden) turn left into Durschlegistraße and immediately left again into the large parking lot.
Return: We cross the bridge and follow the path up to Amden if we only have 1 car. At a conversion we take the path down. It leads us to the car for the exit.

Rombach (inferior): Canyon Start
Approach: We now take the narrow road and follow it uphill in a NNO direction until we reach the bridge over the Rombach.
Tour: Entry below the bridge. Then walk, downclimb and rappel to the high waterfall. After a handrail to the anchor (very slippery), you can abseil for around 60 m if you have an appropriately long rope with you. Otherwise, you will have an exposed switcheroo about 30 m ahead of you, which you have to swing onto (to the left). From the changeover it is then about 40m to the bottom. Then you come to the Fallenbach and reach the dam after a few smaller steps. Swim through it and exit to the right as soon as possible.

Rombach (inferior): Canyon End
Return: From the dam wall, take the path on the right (direction W) up about 250 m and back to the hairpin bend where the car is parked. At the dam you have to expect suction effects. Caution is advised! Since 2012 swimming through the reservoir is prohibited. A permit can be purchased for 1000,- Swiss francs incl. instruction. Without a permit a fine is due.

Rombach (inferior): Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: in der Straßenkehre
Access: Leave the Chur-Zurich freeway at exit 45 at the western exit of Lake Walen in the direction of Amden and drive up towards Amden. The road goes up along the rock. At the next leftward haipin bend park the car in the parking lot (9.6 km from the highway).
Return: From the dam wall, take the path on the right (direction W) up about 250 m and back to the hairpin bend where the car is parked. At the dam you have to expect suction effects. Caution is advised! Since 2012 swimming through the reservoir is prohibited. A permit can be purchased for 1000,- Swiss francs incl. instruction. Without a permit a fine is due.

Tenero-Contra: Canyon Start
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Approach: From the church we follow the road going up to Contra 150 m and then turn right onto a footpath. This crosses the road again, then our stream (informative low view of the final waterfalls) and then goes up on the orographic. right side of the stream. In the process, it tangents twice more road serpentines (the second time a few meters on the road to the right) before it goes up in a fairly straight line. Where the view of the stream opens up on the righthand side, we find the access.
Tour: Sequence of rappels in a gorge in the settlement area. Can be attached to another tour to round off the day and combined with a visit to Locarno. Useful also when other streams have too high water flow. Nearby Carcale, Verzasca, Pesta and Cugnasco.

Tenero-Contra: Canyon End
2025-09-30: Contrary to the description in Eldorado Ticino, this is not just an alternative tour. Great ambience in jungle-like surroundings and great light conditions when the sun shines through the trees from m...
2025-08-15: Did the stream on a hot day with a low water level. Luckily it was shady 😁 the anchors were good. We got off at the last bridge before the last rappel. The stand there is attached to a tree trunk wit...
2025-07-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tenero AttentionUn des points de l'amarrage de la c18 bouge. Prévoir un marteau pour enfoncer le gougeon et une clé pour le refixer.Beau petit...
Return: After the final waterfall out onto the road and on it left to the church.

Tenero-Contra: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-30: Contrary to the description in Eldorado Ticino, this is not just an alternative tour. Great ambience in jungle-like surroundings and great light conditions when the sun shines through the trees from m...
2025-08-15: Did the stream on a hot day with a low water level. Luckily it was shady 😁 the anchors were good. We got off at the last bridge before the last rappel. The stand there is attached to a tree trunk wit...
2025-07-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Tenero AttentionUn des points de l'amarrage de la c18 bouge. Prévoir un marteau pour enfoncer le gougeon et une clé pour le refixer.Beau petit...
Access: From the 4-lane road that (coming from Bellinzona) runs towards Locarno, we turn off at the Tenero (Locarno) exit, turn left after the railroad underpass and after a right turn we come to a traffic circle, which we leave again in the original (northern) direction. Near the church that now towers in front of us, we look for a useful parking place.
Return: After the final waterfall out onto the road and on it left to the church.

Tenero-Contra: Waterlevel Checkpoint

Turnigla: Canyon Start
2026-02-23: In the upper part, the water is rather murky due to the warm temperature. No ice but rather slippery :-)
2026-01-31: Perfect conditions. No ice, which was a bit surprising for this time of year.
2025-12-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Turnigla Fairly low flow, did the integrale. All anchors in good condition. Some dodgy tree trunks hanging above the canyon that are likely to...
Approach: From the parking lot back across the road "Trin-Mulin" and beyond in the direction NNW up the forest road. We pass the turnoff to the water reservoir (entry lower part), later the mostly dry streambed of the Trimosa and finally reach the bridge over the Turnigla. A few meters above the bridge we climb from the orographic left bank.
Tour: Powerful stream in the upper part, which is generally easy to stay out of (see also above under "Characteristics"). Plenty of opportunity to jump. If you want to risk the lower parts, the ambience is impressive. Since mid-2009, the operators of the E-Werk with water tank have demanded that their facilities may no longer be entered in any way. This also applies to an integral inspection. Recently (Feb. 2010) there has also been talk of an allegedly imminent ban on accessing the gorge below the water catchment without any details being known (see: In the meantime, the ban on access and exit has become a reality. The Turnigla has 2 very different parts, as there is a water drainage into a water reservoir in the middle of the entire section. The upper part (highest rappel approx. 15m) has a relatively high water flow rate, which is where its specific difficulty lies. At one point, you have to leave the pool into which you abseil (10m) through a narrow chute into which all the water pours in a fairly concentrated manner from a height of around 9m - an unpleasant back massage even at "low water". There is a handrail in the vertical wall (to the left) as a workaround, but this must be equipped with the necessary rope independently (2008). A few jumps are possible in the upper section. After the water is drained (at about 960m above sea level), only a small amount of residual water usually remains in the streambed. Here, the ambience - blue-grey slate and blue-green coloration of the pools - is the focus of enjoyment. However, the danger of an unpredictable water supply hangs like the sword of Damocles over the lower parts, which would actually be suitable for beginners. Once each in 2007 and 2008, the author was surprised by a water supply, the second time due to faults in the electricity supply at the Mulin small power station (left at the exit). As both malfunctions could be rectified relatively quickly, we were only exposed to the swelling water for a relatively short time (10 - 20 minutes) and apparently only to the extent that the water drainage from the Turnigla itself no longer took place, i.e. we did not have more water than in the upper part. This would put the danger into perspective. However, a verbal inquiry with employees at the Mulin small power station on site revealed that the water reservoir is not only fed by the discharge from the Turnigla, but also by an additional spring directly from inside the mountain. Its flow rate is said to be up to 200 ltr/sec. The water discharge from the Turnigla adds at least 70 ltr/sec (at "low water"). If this entire volume of water is added to the lower parts - or even flushed out - everyone can imagine the consequences for those parts of the gorge that are surprised by the flood. Although there are always areas where you can climb up to slightly higher platforms, there is no escape route in either the upper or lower parts - only the possibility to get out when the water is drained.

Turnigla: Canyon End
2026-02-23: In the upper part, the water is rather murky due to the warm temperature. No ice but rather slippery :-)
2026-01-31: Perfect conditions. No ice, which was a bit surprising for this time of year.
2025-12-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Turnigla Fairly low flow, did the integrale. All anchors in good condition. Some dodgy tree trunks hanging above the canyon that are likely to...
Return: On exit at the water tank: via steel pins and wire rope handrail onto the concrete footbridge (rappeling left past the water intake directly to the concrete footbridge is also possible), shimmy around the metal grating, over the external water tank and down along the field path to the ascent path. Return to the vehicle along this path. On exit after the 2nd part: Exit left at the E-Werk, head south across the parking lot and then down the road in an easterly direction ("Trin") to the parked vehicle.

Turnigla: Parking Entry and Exit
2026-02-23: In the upper part, the water is rather murky due to the warm temperature. No ice but rather slippery :-)
2026-01-31: Perfect conditions. No ice, which was a bit surprising for this time of year.
2025-12-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Turnigla Fairly low flow, did the integrale. All anchors in good condition. Some dodgy tree trunks hanging above the canyon that are likely to...
Access: On the Swiss A 13 from Lake Constance southward to Chur. Continue in the direction of San Bernardino. 7 km after Chur-West leave the A 13 in the direction of Flims. 5 km after leaving the A 13 we pass through a tunnel. Immediately after its western exit turn right in the direction of "Trin-Mulin". Above the tunnel we go back about 100m and then turn right to Mulin. Immediately after this turnoff we see on the left below an area where we can park the vehicle.
Return: On exit at the water tank: via steel pins and wire rope handrail onto the concrete footbridge (rappeling left past the water intake directly to the concrete footbridge is also possible), shimmy around the metal grating, over the external water tank and down along the field path to the ascent path. Return to the vehicle along this path. On exit after the 2nd part: Exit left at the E-Werk, head south across the parking lot and then down the road in an easterly direction ("Trin") to the parked vehicle.

Turnigla: Waypoint
Comment: captage (descente)
Approach: From the parking lot back across the road "Trin-Mulin" and beyond in the direction NNW up the forest road. We pass the turnoff to the water reservoir (entry lower part), later the mostly dry streambed of the Trimosa and finally reach the bridge over the Turnigla. A few meters above the bridge we climb from the orographic left bank.

Verzasca (inferiore): Canyon End
Return: At the canyon exit after the road bridge, swim right across and out on the dirt road.

Verzasca (inferiore): Canyon Start
Approach: We walk over the top of the dam (475 m above sea level), past the bungee device, to the western slope of the Verzasca. There we take the path in a southerly direction, first downhill, then slightly uphill again. After 100 m on this path, we turn left onto a path downhill. At around 425 m above sea level, this path branches off. We continue downhill to the right. The path exits at a pylon/polder. A view of the dam wall opens up. We now head northwards into the chute (rappel if necessary), follow it downwards, cross an almost level step to the left (north-east), cross - somewhat precariously - the slope again approx. 30 m downwards and then stand by a stout but striking tree directly on the vertically sloping canyon rim. It is not quite 50 meters from the tree to the canyon (it makes sense to take 2 x 60 m of rope with you in case you reach the canyon rim at another point).
Tour: The somewhat different canyon, of which nothing was known from above until now. You can also walk up from the canyon exit, but then the walk is hardly worth it. When roping in and down in the canyon, the screams of the bungee jumpers - the overhanging dam wall is about 200 m high - echo through the canyon every 5 minutes.

Verzasca (inferiore): Parking at Entry
Comment: Zeitbegrenztes Parken max. 3h
Access: From the old Bellinzona-Locarno connection road, on the orographic left side of the Verzasca, go up towards the Verzasca Valley. Park the upper vehicle near the dam wall (slightly below the paid parking spaces with the parking time limited to 3 hours). \Park the lower vehicle in Tenero as close as possible to the canyon exit. You can get there by taking the old road (Bellinzona-Locarno) across the Verzasca in a westerly direction into Tenero, turning left at the first road and then immediately left again.
Return: At the canyon exit after the road bridge, swim right across and out on the dirt road.

Verzasca (inferiore): Parking at Exit
Access: From the old Bellinzona-Locarno connection road, on the orographic left side of the Verzasca, go up towards the Verzasca Valley. Park the upper vehicle near the dam wall (slightly below the paid parking spaces with the parking time limited to 3 hours). \Park the lower vehicle in Tenero as close as possible to the canyon exit. You can get there by taking the old road (Bellinzona-Locarno) across the Verzasca in a westerly direction into Tenero, turning left at the first road and then immediately left again.
Return: At the canyon exit after the road bridge, swim right across and out on the dirt road.

Vira: Canyon Start
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Vira A lot of walking on slippery rocks (Quelle:
2025-08-11: The last 6 rappels gone entry at the road bridge... brilliant family tour. Anchors all good
2024-08-13: Entry via side arm, lots of wood. From the confluence ok. Relatively good grip in the walking passages, somewhat slippery in the rappels.
Approach: From the car we first take the path in a southerly direction, then after the bridge we go downhill in an easterly direction to a single house on the edge of the slope ("Nebbia"-548 m above sea level). From here in a south-easterly direction on "path tracks" or pathless to the stream. You can also descend from the house on the edge of the slope and then rope in at the confluence of the Vira with the stream coming from the left.
Tour: Alternating rappel and possible jumps, Smooth terrain. Some unverified emergency exits. Climbing allowed only from May 1 to October 1.

Vira: Canyon End
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Vira A lot of walking on slippery rocks (Quelle:
2025-08-11: The last 6 rappels gone entry at the road bridge... brilliant family tour. Anchors all good
2024-08-13: Entry via side arm, lots of wood. From the confluence ok. Relatively good grip in the walking passages, somewhat slippery in the rappels.
Return: In Vira turn left out to the road.

Vira: Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Vira A lot of walking on slippery rocks (Quelle:
2025-08-11: The last 6 rappels gone entry at the road bridge... brilliant family tour. Anchors all good
2024-08-13: Entry via side arm, lots of wood. From the confluence ok. Relatively good grip in the walking passages, somewhat slippery in the rappels.

Vira: Parking at Exit
Access: We leave the A2 at the Bellinzona Sud exit and drive 7.8 km in the direction of Locarno. At the traffic circle in Quartino we do not take the first exit to Locarno, but the second one towards Vira, Gerra. After a while we drive along the south-eastern shore of Lake Maggiore and then we come to Vira (Gambarogno). Here we park the lower car. \nWith the second one (or the post bus - departure 08.35 - 2008) we leave the coastal road and go uphill towards Monti di Fosano. After 4.7 km, at the bend in the road where the road turns NNW coming from the NNO direction, park the car (altitude 640 m above sea level). Here is also a post bus stop ("Monti di Fosano-Monti").
Return: In Vira turn left out to the road.

Vira: Parking at Entry
Access: We leave the A2 at the Bellinzona Sud exit and drive 7.8 km in the direction of Locarno. At the traffic circle in Quartino we do not take the first exit to Locarno, but the second one towards Vira, Gerra. After a while we drive along the south-eastern shore of Lake Maggiore and then we come to Vira (Gambarogno). Here we park the lower car. \nWith the second one (or the post bus - departure 08.35 - 2008) we leave the coastal road and go uphill towards Monti di Fosano. After 4.7 km, at the bend in the road where the road turns NNW coming from the NNO direction, park the car (altitude 640 m above sea level). Here is also a post bus stop ("Monti di Fosano-Monti").
Return: In Vira turn left out to the road.

Zanaibach: Canyon Start
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Zanaibach Équipement en place, rajouté 1 seul point.Dans la 45, le point en sortie de vasque suspendue est massacré, tirer direct du haut.C23...
2024-11-07: Görsbach approx. 0.80m3/sec., the perfect amount of water for me. We set new anchors in two places in the lower part. In three places we went down improvised. Very beautiful incised canyon
2024-11-03: We could renew some anchors. However, some anchors are still borderline or missing (rappels from jams) From the high road bridge onwards, many animal remains in the canyon.
Approach: On the orographic right side of the canyon follow a hiking trail until you reach the other side of the canyon via a wooden bridge. After another 200m follow a thin path into the canyon and rappel about 25m from a tree into the streambed just before an erosion gully.
Tour: The abseil station for the highest waterfall (45m) is on the right behind the edge, belay anchors for traverse on the right in the corner. Further down, the abseiling points are lower but more aquatic. In 2014 there were many wedged trees in the area of the old bridge - downclimbing in the water is not easy. Information on current conditions can be obtained from Alphons Kühne: 7317 Valens, 081/3025044, 079/6603318

Zanaibach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Zanaibach Équipement en place, rajouté 1 seul point.Dans la 45, le point en sortie de vasque suspendue est massacré, tirer direct du haut.C23...
2024-11-07: Görsbach approx. 0.80m3/sec., the perfect amount of water for me. We set new anchors in two places in the lower part. In three places we went down improvised. Very beautiful incised canyon
2024-11-03: We could renew some anchors. However, some anchors are still borderline or missing (rappels from jams) From the high road bridge onwards, many animal remains in the canyon.
Comment: Waldparkplatz
Access: Eastern Switzerland, Bad Ragaz, Valens. Approx. 1 km after Valens the road leads over the Zanaibach. Sparse parking immediately before and after the bridge.
Return: Just before the road bridge, get off to the left over an overgrown steep slope.

Zanaibach: Canyon End
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Zanaibach Équipement en place, rajouté 1 seul point.Dans la 45, le point en sortie de vasque suspendue est massacré, tirer direct du haut.C23...
2024-11-07: Görsbach approx. 0.80m3/sec., the perfect amount of water for me. We set new anchors in two places in the lower part. In three places we went down improvised. Very beautiful incised canyon
2024-11-03: We could renew some anchors. However, some anchors are still borderline or missing (rappels from jams) From the high road bridge onwards, many animal remains in the canyon.
Return: Just before the road bridge, get off to the left over an overgrown steep slope.

Säntisthur: Canyon Start
2025-12-28: No running water. Some pools full of water and iced over. Ice thickness is not yet sustainable.
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Santisthur Très glissant et très froid... (Quelle:
2025-08-31: High water level, see reference picture. Water to the exit, many anchors replaced. Two places solved with floating bag. Chlostobel had approx. 0.59m³/s at entry.
Approach: From the parking lot in a northerly direction take the footpath "to the Thur waterfalls". First along the orographic left bank of the stream, but at the junction do not continue left in the streambed to the Thur waterfalls, but straight up. At the second group of houses, take the little road to the left (westward) and soon you will reach the bridge over the brook.
Tour: After the entry at the bridge, soon the first larger pool. This is followed by around 7 rappels up to a maximum of 13 m, which can often be jumped, in the canyon, which is not very deep. Then you come to the Thur waterfalls. If you want to rappel in the water channel, hang 2x30m of rope from the railing. In dry weather, however, you come to a so-called Marmita Trampa, from which an exit is not easy. It's better to go down a few steps and rope from the side 14 m directly to the belay above the last waterfall, thus bypassing the Marmita Trampa. Then you can also take 2x15 m of ropes with you. At the bottom, from the last pool, take the cemented iron brackets on the right up to the tourist path.

Säntisthur: Canyon End
2025-12-28: No running water. Some pools full of water and iced over. Ice thickness is not yet sustainable.
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Santisthur Très glissant et très froid... (Quelle:
2025-08-31: High water level, see reference picture. Water to the exit, many anchors replaced. Two places solved with floating bag. Chlostobel had approx. 0.59m³/s at entry.
Return: Before or after the final Thur waterfalls out on the trail and back to the car.

Säntisthur: Parking at Entry
2025-12-28: No running water. Some pools full of water and iced over. Ice thickness is not yet sustainable.
2025-09-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Santisthur Très glissant et très froid... (Quelle:
2025-08-31: High water level, see reference picture. Water to the exit, many anchors replaced. Two places solved with floating bag. Chlostobel had approx. 0.59m³/s at entry.
Access: Leave the Swiss highway St. Gallen - Sargans (- Chur) at the Haag exit and head west to Gams and from there in the direction of Zurich in serpentines up the mountain. At the top, you pass through the village of Wildhaus and a few kilometers further on you reach Unterwasser (about 17 km from the Haag freeway exit). If necessary, take the second car up to the bridge and park there.
Return: Before or after the final Thur waterfalls out on the trail and back to the car.

Säntisthur: Parking at Exit
Comment: navette possible (descente)
Access: Leave the Swiss highway St. Gallen - Sargans (- Chur) at the Haag exit and head west to Gams and from there in the direction of Zurich in serpentines up the mountain. At the top, you pass through the village of Wildhaus and a few kilometers further on you reach Unterwasser (about 17 km from the Haag freeway exit). If necessary, take the second car up to the bridge and park there.
Return: Before or after the final Thur waterfalls out on the trail and back to the car.

Lodrino (inferiore): Canyon Start
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Approach: From the upper parking lot, descend on the mentioned slope and where it makes a left turn, turn right onto a path that takes us down to the stream in 15 min (entry). If you have only 1 car, you can go up from Lodrino on a trail to Legri, then take the tarred road to the left to the upper parking area described. Access then about 1 hr. 15 min. in total.
Tour: The Lodrino is accessible without risk only after prolonged drought. If you look up into the narrows at the exit of the canyon (easily accessible from the orographic left side), you get at least an approximate impression of the situation. After some smaller slides and jumps, you are in front of the first real rappel point, a winding 15m channel. If the water level allows it, rappel 15m from the left, or cross to the right to the other exit of the pool and jump down 10m from there. After a few nice bends, you are in front of an almost vertical 11m slide. Dangerous rock bay on the left, keep right when surfacing. Can also be rappelled left. This is followed by an 8m rappel from anchors on the left and two narrow, winding rock canyons before the canyon widens considerably (pathless escape on the left). The second part of the gorge begins with a 7m slide and a 7m jump into a deep pool. This is followed by a very photogenic 9m rappel (Can also be jumped). The next, wild-looking 5m rappel either rappel in the water or bypass right on traverese rope. At the big rappel from two anchors on the right, rappel 5m (install rope traverse) to reach the actual belaystation on the left under the edge. Here it goes down 45m into a large pool. Here you can escape to the right. Pass the dam on the right and downclimb through the chaos of blocks. The last waterfall either rappel 37m from the right in the water jet, or traverse to the left over fixed ropes to a dry belaystation. Finally, rappel another 22m from the belaystation at the top right. Exit possible on a paved path after the 45m rappel. The chute at the beginning of the penultimate (37m) rappel can be avoided by rappelling out of the wire entanglement on the left above; but the turbulence down in the big pool cannot be avoided. Can be well connected with Lodrino med.

Lodrino (inferiore): Parking at Exit
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Comment: Parkplatz hinter Friedhof
Access: From the freeway junction (Gotthard/Bernardino) north of Bellinzona on the N 2 northwards. Shortly after passing through Cresciano, turn left and drive to the other side of the valley to Lodrino (approx. 12 km from the interchange). Enter the village (on the right) and after the bridge over the stream take the 3rd street on the left. Park your first car behind the cemetery (not at the storage hall) (do not use the parking spaces in front of the supermarket and under the trees in the center of the village). With the second car, drive north towards Iragna and after almost 2 km (from Lodrino), immediately after the houses of Rodaglio, at a commercial establishment (GPS coordinates: 46°19'02.46 "N / 8°58'19.70 "E ), just after an inconspicuous chapel, turn left onto a small road that takes us up to the houses of Legri (a fork to the right). - The road continues straight ahead until it ends in an open area (helipad) (or continues as a dirt road to the west). Park the second car here. The road to the upper parking lot is a private road with toll.
Return: After leaving the bottleneck left over the stone wall and gravel road back to the parking lot.

Lodrino (inferiore): Parking at Entry
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Comment: Parkplatz bei Hubschrauberlandeplatz
Access: From the freeway junction (Gotthard/Bernardino) north of Bellinzona on the N 2 northwards. Shortly after passing through Cresciano, turn left and drive to the other side of the valley to Lodrino (approx. 12 km from the interchange). Enter the village (on the right) and after the bridge over the stream take the 3rd street on the left. Park your first car behind the cemetery (not at the storage hall) (do not use the parking spaces in front of the supermarket and under the trees in the center of the village). With the second car, drive north towards Iragna and after almost 2 km (from Lodrino), immediately after the houses of Rodaglio, at a commercial establishment (GPS coordinates: 46°19'02.46 "N / 8°58'19.70 "E ), just after an inconspicuous chapel, turn left onto a small road that takes us up to the houses of Legri (a fork to the right). - The road continues straight ahead until it ends in an open area (helipad) (or continues as a dirt road to the west). Park the second car here. The road to the upper parking lot is a private road with toll.
Return: After leaving the bottleneck left over the stone wall and gravel road back to the parking lot.

Lodrino (inferiore): Canyon End
Return: After leaving the bottleneck left over the stone wall and gravel road back to the parking lot.

Lodrino (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
Hydrology: Can only be walked on without risk after prolonged dry spells Indicative measuring point, no direct measured value: Little: <150l/sec; Medium: 150-400l/sec; Much: 400-1000l/sec>; Too much: 1000l/sec

Navegna: Canyon Start
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Approach: From the road next to the chapel (north of it) few stairs down to the dam with old water drainage.
Tour: As Nizzola writes in his book, best to walk in spring or after rains. Relatively much deadwood in the canyon. Only before the road bridge at 467 m above sea level repeatedly good exit possibilities. From there on also - temporarily - slight odor nuisance. From the whole settlement that crosses the canyon, you see almost nothing except the road bridges.

Navegna: Canyon End
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Return: At 240 m a.s.l. (immediately after passing under the 4th road bridge, turn right out onto the footpath (beyond the footbridge on the left at the artificial stone wall modern fountain)and on the path in a southwesterly direction to the road and the car.

Navegna: Alternative Canyon Start
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2025-09-10: We did the trip after rain. Lot of trees in the canyon, okey canyon, probably better options available.
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Approach: From the road next to the chapel (north of it) few stairs down to the dam with old water drainage.
Tour: As Nizzola writes in his book, best to walk in spring or after rains. Relatively much deadwood in the canyon. Only before the road bridge at 467 m above sea level repeatedly good exit possibilities. From there on also - temporarily - slight odor nuisance. From the whole settlement that crosses the canyon, you see almost nothing except the road bridges.

Navegna: Parking at Entry
Access: From Locarno up to Minusio. Park the lower vehicle at the lower edge of Brione sopra Minusio (see map sketch in Nizzola's Eldorado Ticino, p. 291). With the second vehicle through Brione sopra Minusio in serpentines upwards. At the road bridge at 467 m a.s.l. water level checkable. Continue in the direction of Viona. At 700 m a.s.l., after a bend to the right (inn on the right, open chapel a little below on the left), you reach the stream. Here second vehicle in a suitable place (in Switzerland, only a few places are suitable - all "private") park.
Return: At 240 m a.s.l. (immediately after passing under the 4th road bridge, turn right out onto the footpath (beyond the footbridge on the left at the artificial stone wall modern fountain)and on the path in a southwesterly direction to the road and the car.

Navegna: Parking at Exit
Access: From Locarno up to Minusio. Park the lower vehicle at the lower edge of Brione sopra Minusio (see map sketch in Nizzola's Eldorado Ticino, p. 291). With the second vehicle through Brione sopra Minusio in serpentines upwards. At the road bridge at 467 m a.s.l. water level checkable. Continue in the direction of Viona. At 700 m a.s.l., after a bend to the right (inn on the right, open chapel a little below on the left), you reach the stream. Here second vehicle in a suitable place (in Switzerland, only a few places are suitable - all "private") park.
Return: At 240 m a.s.l. (immediately after passing under the 4th road bridge, turn right out onto the footpath (beyond the footbridge on the left at the artificial stone wall modern fountain)and on the path in a southwesterly direction to the road and the car.

Boggera (Superiore): Canyon Start
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Approach: Ascent options from the lower parking lot (2h) or via the toll road (for each vehicle and each entry: 10 CHF or EUR in coins, can mix CHF and EUR) to Censo and from there via a hiking trail (25 min). For description see literature/Swisstopo. Helicopter: After landing with the helicopter, you are left on a hiking trail past a suspension bridge to a water catchment where most of the water is drained. Don't get in too early: the uppermost, normally water-bearing part is not drilled.
Tour: Pay attention to the boiler in the middle part if it is not filled with water. Place a person in the previous fall and then in the kettle to check that the hand line is in position for exit. This person should be able to climb a rope if a retreat is required. The cauldron can be bypassed from the top of the previous abseil point. The entry is via the steep forest terrain --> once in the canyon, the first deep pools start immediately --> depending on the water level, most of the pools are jumpable --> the route continues continuously over beautiful granite rock --> the belays are well placed, but mostly only single pitons --> watch out for the sharp edges and the narrow crevasses (several rope remnants in various places already show unfortunate rappel maneuvers) --> from the middle there are several rappels that also increase in height --> however, there are always pools and downclimbs that require concentration and fitness --> in the lower part you can enjoy beautiful views from the rappels that offer up to 35m --> after the last rappel of approx. 18m (jump?!) you usually come back to civilization --> here is the exit (480Hm) or entry of the Boggera Inferiore --> either you follow the course of the gorge (see Boggera inferiore) or you take the hiking trail back to the parking lot in about 15min. Caution: There is a mousetrap in the middle part, if this depression does not contain water it is very difficult to get out again. Before roping in, make sure that there is no water or at least the handrail in the depression. If not, climb back up on the ropes and bypass the depression.

Boggera (Superiore): Parking at Exit
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Access: Approach Normal: On the road n.2 coming from the south, shortly after Honda dealer, turn right through an underpass of the railroad line, immediately after that turn right again on gravel road, still about 100m to the parking lot. At the level of the canyon exit there is also the railroad station "Stazione Osonga-Cresciano". Heli approach: From Biasca ri. Osogna --> 500m north before the road leading to Lodrino turn left and drive under the drawbridge --> continue to the right for about 200m until you reach the riding arena --> park the 1st car here --> take the 2nd car and drive to the Heli-TV station. The helicopter can carry 4 people --> the cost of the flight to the entry for the Boggera Superiore is 182CHF (about €135,-) --> very worthwhile!
Return: Leave the canyon at 480m on the left and return to the parking lot via the hiking trail in about 15 minutes, or do the lower part of the canyon (75 minutes).

Boggera (Superiore): Canyon End
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Return: Leave the canyon at 480m on the left and return to the parking lot via the hiking trail in about 15 minutes, or do the lower part of the canyon (75 minutes).

Boggera (Superiore): Parking at Entry
Access: Approach Normal: On the road n.2 coming from the south, shortly after Honda dealer, turn right through an underpass of the railroad line, immediately after that turn right again on gravel road, still about 100m to the parking lot. At the level of the canyon exit there is also the railroad station "Stazione Osonga-Cresciano". Heli approach: From Biasca ri. Osogna --> 500m north before the road leading to Lodrino turn left and drive under the drawbridge --> continue to the right for about 200m until you reach the riding arena --> park the 1st car here --> take the 2nd car and drive to the Heli-TV station. The helicopter can carry 4 people --> the cost of the flight to the entry for the Boggera Superiore is 182CHF (about €135,-) --> very worthwhile!
Return: Leave the canyon at 480m on the left and return to the parking lot via the hiking trail in about 15 minutes, or do the lower part of the canyon (75 minutes).

Iragna (Intermedio): Canyon End
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Return: Either before the last part turn left out onto the path and down along it, or later out onto the stone bridge if you don't want to go all the way to the exit of the second part.

Iragna (Intermedio): Canyon Start
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Approach: From the parking lot walk in the direction of the village center/bridge. Then left along the stream --> after the barrier you can see the last rappel (water level control) --> on the left side it goes past the material ropeway --> hiking trail up past the back of the houses --> hiking trail goes over small stone bridge --> signpost --> small house --> stone steps with railing --> iron gate --> chapel --> follow hiking trail until you leave approx. 510Hm --> left narrow trail down to the stream.
Tour: Wild and attractive canyon for experienced canyoneers. Walk with as little water as possible.\nAt the abseil point in the chute, which is about 15 m long and the end of which cannot be seen, be sure to traverse along the edge to the right to the intermediate level not yet visible from the first abseil point!\nIn general, the ascent of the lower part is connected.

Iragna (Intermedio): Parking Entry and Exit
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Access: From Biasca drive in the direction of Bellinzona. At the main road near Iragna turn right and park at the large parking lot at the beginning of the village (sports field).
Return: Either before the last part turn left out onto the path and down along it, or later out onto the stone bridge if you don't want to go all the way to the exit of the second part.

Iragna (Intermedio): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Lodrino (superiore) dx: Canyon Start
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Approach: From the parking lot (580 m a.s.l.) on an initially concrete path up to a meadow with a house. Here the path turns left and climbs only moderately high above the canyon to the steel bridge over the middle Lodrino (635 m a.s.l.). Now the path goes up in serpentines, passing the access to the middle Lodrino on the right. At about 800 m a.s.l. the path begins to slowly and steadily climb up the southern slope of the Lodrino into the long valley behind. Passing the former Alpe Dureda (890 m a.s.l.) we reach the side valley Val di Drosina (of Val Lodrino). Here the path turns WNW. At 1050 m a.s.l. a path on the right descends to a destroyed iron footbridge (entry).
Tour: After smaller rappels in a forest canyon we come to C 50, the only higher rappel. After that open riverbed with some narrower passages. The Lodrino sup. should only be climbed if the water level would also allow an ascent of the lower (and middle) part, since also in the L. sup. are narrow passages that are critical at increased water flow and are not yet secured for an appropriate ascent (2008).

Lodrino (superiore) dx: Parking Entry and Exit
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Comment: Parkplatz bei Hubschrauberlandeplatz, an der Straße nicht auf dem Schotter parken.
Access: From the highway junction (Gotthard/Bernardino) in the north of Bellinzona, head north on the N 2. Shortly after passing through Cresciano, turn left and drive to the other side of the valley to Lodrino (approx. 12 km from the highway junction). Drive into the village (right) and after the bridge over the stream take the 3rd road on the left. Park your first car in front of the cemetery (the parking spaces in front of the supermarket and under the trees in the center of the village should not be used). Take the second car north towards Iragna and after almost 2 km (from Lodrino) turn left immediately after the houses of Rodaglio at a business (GPS coordinates: 46°19'02.46 "N / 8°58'19.70 "E ) onto a small road that takes you up to the houses of Legri (a turn-off to the right). - Ignore the access road to the upper Iragna) Continue straight ahead on the small road until it exits onto an open area (helipad) (or continues as a dirt road in a westerly direction). Park the second car here.
Return: After a long walking passages, at the access to the Lodrino med. (7 m jump before the ramp with the high rappel), exit to the right and return on the ascent path. Of course, it is possible to add the middle part of the Lodrino and continue until the railroad bridge at the beginning of the lower part.

Lodrino (superiore) dx: Canyon End
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Return: After a long walking passages, at the access to the Lodrino med. (7 m jump before the ramp with the high rappel), exit to the right and return on the ascent path. Of course, it is possible to add the middle part of the Lodrino and continue until the railroad bridge at the beginning of the lower part.

Lodrino (superiore) dx: Waterlevel Checkpoint
Hydrology: Indicative measuring point, no direct measured value: Little: <150l/sec; Medium: 150-400l/sec; Much: 400-1000l/sec>; Too much: 1000l/sec

Lodrino (superiore) dx: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Val di Drosina SUP
Approach: From the parking lot (580 m a.s.l.) on an initially concrete path up to a meadow with a house. Here the path turns left and climbs only moderately high above the canyon to the steel bridge over the middle Lodrino (635 m a.s.l.). Now the path goes up in serpentines, passing the access to the middle Lodrino on the right. At about 800 m a.s.l. the path begins to slowly and steadily climb up the southern slope of the Lodrino into the long valley behind. Passing the former Alpe Dureda (890 m a.s.l.) we reach the side valley Val di Drosina (of Val Lodrino). Here the path turns WNW. At 1050 m a.s.l. a path on the right descends to a destroyed iron footbridge (entry).
Tour: After smaller rappels in a forest canyon we come to C 50, the only higher rappel. After that open riverbed with some narrower passages. The Lodrino sup. should only be climbed if the water level would also allow an ascent of the lower (and middle) part, since also in the L. sup. are narrow passages that are critical at increased water flow and are not yet secured for an appropriate ascent (2008).

Lodrino (intermedio): Canyon Start
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Approach: At the large open area (580Hm) a hiking path starts immediately to the right upwards --> follow this past the house and then without much difference in altitude along the canyon --> the path is exposed in some places and leads to the iron bridge that leads over the Lodrino --> cross the bridge and follow the hiking path to the third bend --> from here a very exposed path goes right next to the canyon to the stream (entry 650Hm). (approx. 30 minutes)
Tour: ! very dangerous if there is a lot of water! After the spectacular access you continue in the stream --> the first cascade is bypassed on the left (left tree for rappelling) --> the next point can usually be jumped after checking the depth and strength of the current (attention, you have to jump far forward, the place is already known to the Swiss air rescue (REGA) as a frequently frequented accident site!) --> immediately afterwards follows the highest rappel with 47m (here you can rappel spectacularly free-hanging on the left at the water or on the right, but with strong rope friction. ) --> from here the canyon runs deep --> further on you have several walking and small climbing passages --> jumps should always be controlled as the canyon changes a lot --> in the middle of the canyon there are short abseiling sections in the water course, which can be problematic at higher water levels --> the deep pools also often have a strong current and should not be underestimated --> at the end of the parts that have been rappelled there is a swimming passage --> from here you still have a walking passage and small climbs until the last rappel --> after the rappel you walk for a while through the now rather open streambed until you reach a bridge that runs only a few meters above the streambed (this is NOT the bridge known from the approach). The exit of the Lodrino intermedio is on the left bank of the bridge.

Lodrino (intermedio): Parking Entry and Exit
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Comment: Parkplatz bei Hubschrauberlandeplatz
Access: From the highway junction (Gotthard/Bernardino) in the north of Bellinzona, head north on the N 2. Shortly after passing through Cresciano, turn left and drive to the other side of the valley to Lodrino (approx. 12 km from the highway junction). Drive into the village (right) and after the bridge over the stream take the 3rd road on the left. Park your first car in front of the cemetery (the parking spaces in front of the supermarket and under the trees in the center of the village should not be used). Take the second car north towards Iragna and after almost 2 km (from Lodrino) turn left immediately after the houses of Rodaglio at a business (GPS coordinates: 46°19'02.46 "N / 8°58'19.70 "E ) onto a small road that takes you up to the houses of Legri (a turn-off to the right). - Ignore the access road to the upper Iragna) Continue straight ahead on the small road until it exits onto an open area (helipad) (or continues as a dirt road in a westerly direction). Do not park on the large gravel surface here, as this is a commercial helicopter take-off and landing site! There are no stopping signs for a reason!
Return: To the left of the bridge, you can climb over a large boulder onto the bridge. The path leads through the conspicuous intersection to the top left back to the car. (approx. 15 minutes)

Lodrino (intermedio): Canyon End
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Return: To the left of the bridge, you can climb over a large boulder onto the bridge. The path leads through the conspicuous intersection to the top left back to the car. (approx. 15 minutes)

Nala (Inferiore): Canyon Start
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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
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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
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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 ).

Froda (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-14: High abseils, some rock friction. Slippery. Nice views over the valley! Waterlevel low at the moment.
2025-08-15: Everything is tip top. If you leave from the lower parking lot at 10 a.m. in August, you are in the shade right up to the entry point. The inhabitant of the stone house at the access point asked us to...
Approach: Next to the final waterfall, turn right orographically up a small path. Cross the bridge and now orographically left on a marked path always close to the stream up to the vicinity of a house (Cantoi - 645 m a.s.l.). Here you climb to the foot of the high waterfall to the entry into the lowest part of the Froda (600 m above sea level).next to the final waterfall orographically right on a small path steeply up to the stone bridge. If you want a flatter, easier path, you can also start at the church in the village (Ciesa Pietro e Paolo) --> see Start Intermedio; from there in the direction of Santa Petronilla (= stone bridge). Now ascend orographically left on a marked path always close to the stream until near a house (Cantoi - 645 m a.s.l.) (here you could already descend to the stream if you want to skip the 70 /115 m sequence). Continue along the path until after a hairpin bend a path branches off to the left (approx. 790m); follow this for a few more minutes until you reach the stream at 770m.
Tour: If you are looking for a very vertically demanding canyon, this is the right place for you --> work carefully with the rope and always give enough rope (some of the edges are very sharp) --> essentially you have a breathtaking view throughout the canyon --> be careful in the lower part (after the stone bridge) --> danger of falling rocks due to rope retrival or bathers.

Froda (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-14: High abseils, some rock friction. Slippery. Nice views over the valley! Waterlevel low at the moment.
2025-08-15: Everything is tip top. If you leave from the lower parking lot at 10 a.m. in August, you are in the shade right up to the entry point. The inhabitant of the stone house at the access point asked us to...
Return: Turn right (watch out for barriers!) approx. 400m to the car.

Froda (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-14: High abseils, some rock friction. Slippery. Nice views over the valley! Waterlevel low at the moment.
2025-08-15: Everything is tip top. If you leave from the lower parking lot at 10 a.m. in August, you are in the shade right up to the entry point. The inhabitant of the stone house at the access point asked us to...
Access: Drive from the Biasca highway exit to the center of Biasca and park your car behind the train station (see coordinates)
Return: Turn right (watch out for barriers!) approx. 400m to the car.

Riale di Censo: Canyon Start
2025-10-23: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Censo Bon canyon en temps de pluie, nombreux échappatoires. Le t20 du départ passe en partant juste après la cassure mais il faut amortir à la...
2025-09-18: Super nice and varied canyon with sun. Stands all in order and easy to reach. The two high slides are rappelled the first few meters. The toll gate for the Hochshutteln only accepts coins (2 or 1 €, C...
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Censo DC On a fait la partie basse seulement cette fois ci, départ après le pontTob de départ top, on touche un peu le mur en fasse quand on s...
Approach: From the parking lot, a path leads eastwards into the forest. On the ascent we meet a hiking trail coming from the right, which we follow further uphill. About halfway up, we cross the Riale di Censo and continue uphill in a northerly direction. We then come to a road, which we follow to the right until we reach the stream (entry). Alternatively, take the car to the upper parking lot and from there directly into the stream. The toll road costs 10 francs or euros per vehicle. Payable in coins only! Please park the lower car on the grass verge, not on the tarred section towards the campsite.
Tour: 14 - 16 rappel. Possibly sometimes problems with the rope retrival (eg at the C65 - transfer 50m/15m)). The final rappel (C40) into the chute can be avoided by rappelling over the wall on the right. The jump that is marked in the topographic view at Nizzola no longer exists.

Riale di Censo: Canyon End
2025-10-23: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Censo Bon canyon en temps de pluie, nombreux échappatoires. Le t20 du départ passe en partant juste après la cassure mais il faut amortir à la...
2025-09-18: Super nice and varied canyon with sun. Stands all in order and easy to reach. The two high slides are rappelled the first few meters. The toll gate for the Hochshutteln only accepts coins (2 or 1 €, C...
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Censo DC On a fait la partie basse seulement cette fois ci, départ après le pontTob de départ top, on touche un peu le mur en fasse quand on s...
Return: After the boulder climb at the exit of the canyon left out to the car.

Riale di Censo: Parking at Exit
2025-10-23: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Censo Bon canyon en temps de pluie, nombreux échappatoires. Le t20 du départ passe en partant juste après la cassure mais il faut amortir à la...
2025-09-18: Super nice and varied canyon with sun. Stands all in order and easy to reach. The two high slides are rappelled the first few meters. The toll gate for the Hochshutteln only accepts coins (2 or 1 €, C...
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Censo DC On a fait la partie basse seulement cette fois ci, départ après le pontTob de départ top, on touche un peu le mur en fasse quand on s...
Access: From the highway junction (Gotthard/Bernardino) north of Bellinzona, head north on the N 2 via Claro to Scubiago (5.5 km). In Scubiago, turn right off the N 2 just before the bridge over the Riale di Censo and after about 350 m you reach the stream again. Here you can park your car (on the other side of the bridge is the "Al Censo" campsite) and you can also take a second car via Claro on a toll road (10 CHF - 2025) to the entry point.
Return: After the boulder climb at the exit of the canyon left out to the car.

Riale di Censo: Intermediate Canyon Exit
Comment: Einstieg in den unteren Schluchtabschnitt
Access: From the highway junction (Gotthard/Bernardino) north of Bellinzona, head north on the N 2 via Claro to Scubiago (5.5 km). In Scubiago, turn right off the N 2 just before the bridge over the Riale di Censo and after about 350 m you reach the stream again. Here you can park your car (on the other side of the bridge is the "Al Censo" campsite) and you can also take a second car via Claro on a toll road (10 CHF - 2025) to the entry point.
Return: After the boulder climb at the exit of the canyon left out to the car.

Riale di Censo: Parking at Entry
Access: From the highway junction (Gotthard/Bernardino) north of Bellinzona, head north on the N 2 via Claro to Scubiago (5.5 km). In Scubiago, turn right off the N 2 just before the bridge over the Riale di Censo and after about 350 m you reach the stream again. Here you can park your car (on the other side of the bridge is the "Al Censo" campsite) and you can also take a second car via Claro on a toll road (10 CHF - 2025) to the entry point.

Riale di Censo: Waterlevel Checkpoint

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;

Feschelbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-12: Super clean water. No waste in the canyon. Yahoo’ 😌 Ankers are glued. And all rappels have numbers. Top equiped. Entry from the bridge at the top. And from the exit you can walk up, approx 30min. T...
2025-09-16: Enter on RG down hand lines next to the climbing area, one 25m rap in. A few dead animals, but over a beautiful canyon with a really fun slide in the middle that can be repeated many times
2025-08-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Feschelbach Equipement ok. Relativement glissant. Pas mal de nouveaux déchets sous le pont ainsi qu'un animal mort. Les sauts et toboggans hab...
Approach: From the bridge we climb (2-3 smaller rappel) on clear tracks down to the streambed.\n\nShould we have only 1 car, we can ascend to the bridge on the orographic right side of the stream (50 min).
Tour: Many smaller rappels, see topographic views

Feschelbach: Canyon End
2025-10-12: Super clean water. No waste in the canyon. Yahoo’ 😌 Ankers are glued. And all rappels have numbers. Top equiped. Entry from the bridge at the top. And from the exit you can walk up, approx 30min. T...
2025-09-16: Enter on RG down hand lines next to the climbing area, one 25m rap in. A few dead animals, but over a beautiful canyon with a really fun slide in the middle that can be repeated many times
2025-08-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Feschelbach Equipement ok. Relativement glissant. Pas mal de nouveaux déchets sous le pont ainsi qu'un animal mort. Les sauts et toboggans hab...
Return: Out of the canyon directly to the car.

Jolibach: Canyon Start
2025-09-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Jolibach DC- première partie et deuxième partie complètement a sec du coup on est sorti a la réchappe.On reviendra avec plus d'eau.Très joli c...
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Jolibach Bolts are present… 1.2hrs down canyon (Quelle:
2025-09-16: Not much water, 1hr 20 descent, can be car shuffled, could have done with out a wetsuit, bum deep in places
Approach: From the parking lot in Niedergesteln we take the path along the orographic left slope of the Jolibach - past the church - up to the "suspension bridge". From this we rope down into the canyon (16m).
Tour: Super narrow, mostly in the stream, no slides or possible jumps.

Jolibach: Canyon End
2025-09-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Jolibach DC- première partie et deuxième partie complètement a sec du coup on est sorti a la réchappe.On reviendra avec plus d'eau.Très joli c...
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Jolibach Bolts are present… 1.2hrs down canyon (Quelle:
2025-09-16: Not much water, 1hr 20 descent, can be car shuffled, could have done with out a wetsuit, bum deep in places
Return: Before the bridge left out and right to the car.

Jolibach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Jolibach DC- première partie et deuxième partie complètement a sec du coup on est sorti a la réchappe.On reviendra avec plus d'eau.Très joli c...
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Jolibach Bolts are present… 1.2hrs down canyon (Quelle:
2025-09-16: Not much water, 1hr 20 descent, can be car shuffled, could have done with out a wetsuit, bum deep in places
Access: From Visp in the Rhône valley 6.8 km (from the bridge over the Vispa) Rhône down, then turn right and cross the Rhône to Niedergesteln. There on the parking orographic. right of the canyon exit of the Jolibach parking lot (see also Google aerial photo in photo gallery).\nCar transfer would be possible.
Return: Before the bridge left out and right to the car.

Eau Froide: Canyon Start
2025-10-11: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide DC-Amarrages OK (Quelle:
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide Descendu de nuit en mode afterwork. Equipement ok. (Quelle:
2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide RAS (Quelle:
Approach: The path with destination of the hut "Tête Ronde" (1160m altitude) begins on the orographic. right bank of the stream and is marked with red arrows. It goes up in many serpentines. At 810m altitude the path crosses the stream. Here you can enter if you want to walk only the more interesting lower part. Otherwise, it continues upwards until 1100m altitude. Then we leave the path and head north towards the streambed.
Tour: See topographic view, photos and video.

Eau Froide: Alternative Canyon End
2025-10-11: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide DC-Amarrages OK (Quelle:
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide Descendu de nuit en mode afterwork. Equipement ok. (Quelle:
2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide RAS (Quelle:
Comment: Hier rechts hinaus und den Zustiegsweg suchen. Auf diesem absteigen.
Return: At the end of the descent you can climb out of the streambed once to the right - not difficult - look for the access path and descend on it. Alternatively, you can downclimb a bit laboriously in the streambed, which is covered with boulders, until you reach the houses of Roche.

Eau Froide: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-11: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide DC-Amarrages OK (Quelle:
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide Descendu de nuit en mode afterwork. Equipement ok. (Quelle:
2025-08-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eau Froide RAS (Quelle:
Access: We leave the Rhone Valley highway at the east end of Lake Geneva via the Villeneuve exit. It goes to Roche and we park our car near the slope and stream (see approach on Google aerial photo).
Return: At the end of the descent you can climb out of the streambed once to the right - not difficult - look for the access path and descend on it. Alternatively, you can downclimb a bit laboriously in the streambed, which is covered with boulders, until you reach the houses of Roche.

Eau Froide: Canyon End
Comment: Durch das Bachbett bis ins Tal
Return: At the end of the descent you can climb out of the streambed once to the right - not difficult - look for the access path and descend on it. Alternatively, you can downclimb a bit laboriously in the streambed, which is covered with boulders, until you reach the houses of Roche.

Raspille: Canyon Start
2025-08-11: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Raspille Ai effectué la partie grande cascade sortie par la tyrolienne le bas est apparemment interdit (sortie dans le bois de fynge).le bois...
2025-07-25: Extremely low, meditative flow
2025-01-26: Good conditions, little ice. Out after high waterfall.
Approach: From the car at the edge of the vineyard terraces above the canyon up, through the forest and then east down into the streambed.
Tour: Just over 20 rappels. Since not continuously cut, some emergency exit possibilities (mostly to the left). Some possible jumps. After the 34m rappel, the canyon becomes less attractive.

Raspille: Canyon End
2025-08-11: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Raspille Ai effectué la partie grande cascade sortie par la tyrolienne le bas est apparemment interdit (sortie dans le bois de fynge).le bois...
2025-07-25: Extremely low, meditative flow
2025-01-26: Good conditions, little ice. Out after high waterfall.
Return: Before the bridge, go out to the left, then over the bridge and to the car (up to the right).

Raspille: Parking at Entry
2025-08-11: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Raspille Ai effectué la partie grande cascade sortie par la tyrolienne le bas est apparemment interdit (sortie dans le bois de fynge).le bois...
2025-07-25: Extremely low, meditative flow
2025-01-26: Good conditions, little ice. Out after high waterfall.
Access: We leave the highway via the exit "Sierre-est" and drive to the exit of the Raspille east of the village of Miège (see Google aerial photo in photo gallery and map sections under "other maps"). We park our car here and it would be possible to transfer (1 km).
Return: Before the bridge, go out to the left, then over the bridge and to the car (up to the right).

Raspille: Parking at Exit
Access: We leave the highway via the exit "Sierre-est" and drive to the exit of the Raspille east of the village of Miège (see Google aerial photo in photo gallery and map sections under "other maps"). We park our car here and it would be possible to transfer (1 km).
Return: Before the bridge, go out to the left, then over the bridge and to the car (up to the right).

Raspille: Alternative Canyon End
Comment: Sortie de la partie Haute du canyon par une petite via ferrata (descente)

Rogne: Canyon Start
2025-08-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rogne Débit correcte grace au orrages des jours passé. Eau claire contrairement à la Morge qui était toute brune. (Quelle: https://www.descent...
2025-08-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rogne Petit filet +In combination with Morge after very nice. (Quelle:
2025-08-16: In combination with Morge afterwards, pretty little canyon.
Approach: The entry can be made at the road bridge; then you have to descend about 400m in the stream before it gets interesting.\nAlternatively, take the track that leads directly from the parking lot down the slope. Then, keeping to the right, we come to a rappel that drops directly to the bottom of the gorge (30m).
Tour: At the entry at the bridge (960m altitude) first a longer run, past some car wrecks. Then 11 rappel, also jump and slides. The tour ends at the exit into the Morge.

Rogne: Canyon End
2025-08-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rogne Débit correcte grace au orrages des jours passé. Eau claire contrairement à la Morge qui était toute brune. (Quelle: https://www.descent...
2025-08-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rogne Petit filet +In combination with Morge after very nice. (Quelle:
2025-08-16: In combination with Morge afterwards, pretty little canyon.
Return: A small path leads up the left slope to the road (handrails)

Rogne: Alternative Canyon Start
2025-08-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rogne Débit correcte grace au orrages des jours passé. Eau claire contrairement à la Morge qui était toute brune. (Quelle: https://www.descent...
2025-08-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rogne Petit filet +In combination with Morge after very nice. (Quelle:
2025-08-16: In combination with Morge afterwards, pretty little canyon.
Comment: D1 pont (descente)
Approach: The entry can be made at the road bridge; then you have to descend about 400m in the stream before it gets interesting.\nAlternatively, take the track that leads directly from the parking lot down the slope. Then, keeping to the right, we come to a rappel that drops directly to the bottom of the gorge (30m).
Tour: At the entry at the bridge (960m altitude) first a longer run, past some car wrecks. Then 11 rappel, also jump and slides. The tour ends at the exit into the Morge.

Rogne: Alternative Canyon Start1
Comment: D2 (par rappel - 20m - vers le lit) (descente)
Approach: The entry can be made at the road bridge; then you have to descend about 400m in the stream before it gets interesting.\nAlternatively, take the track that leads directly from the parking lot down the slope. Then, keeping to the right, we come to a rappel that drops directly to the bottom of the gorge (30m).
Tour: At the entry at the bridge (960m altitude) first a longer run, past some car wrecks. Then 11 rappel, also jump and slides. The tour ends at the exit into the Morge.

Rogne: Parking at Entry
Access: We leave the A9 at Sion (whether exit Conthy, Sion-ovest or Sion-est) and take the road up to the Sanetsch reservoir. After a few switchbacks, we pass through Chandolin. A few meters after leaving the village, we see the church of Notre Dame des Corbelins on the left of the road. From here it is then another 1.6 km to the parking lot for the lower car, visible as such (see Google aerial photo).\n\nWith the second we continue uphill and after about 2 km cross the Morge on the Pont du Diable (905m altitude) and after another 1.6 km meet the road coming up from Erde, Daillon. On the right we would continue towards Sanetsch. We turn left here and park our car for the access 550m further on in the large parking lot on the left of the road.\n\nThe access can also be made via the orographic right slope side of the Morge (Erde, Daillon).
Return: A small path leads up the left slope to the road (handrails)

Salentse: Canyon Start
2025-08-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salentse Approche par la via ferrata en 1h, énormément de troncs dans le canyon, ça glisse un peu prudence... Équipement ok quelques monopoint...
2025-07-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salentse Dans la double cascade ça tapait un petit peu. La déviation pourrait être changée : sangle boucle 150 cm. Le reste RAS. (Quelle: http...
2024-09-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salentse DC +. accès via fe, bcp de monde prévoir de partir un peu tot. un chamois mort à l aplomb de la passerelle. très sympa avec ce débit....
Approach: Access best via the Via Ferrata "Farinetta" from Saillon, cf.: and https://youtu.be/YXBdYyVH7jA\n\nAccess according to the book by Brunner/Betrisey seems no longer possible because the municipality has closed the tunnel.
Tour: Several different parts, some narrowly cut, see topographic view and photos. Exit at the thermal spring.

Salentse: Canyon End
2025-08-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salentse Approche par la via ferrata en 1h, énormément de troncs dans le canyon, ça glisse un peu prudence... Équipement ok quelques monopoint...
2025-07-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salentse Dans la double cascade ça tapait un petit peu. La déviation pourrait être changée : sangle boucle 150 cm. Le reste RAS. (Quelle: http...
2024-09-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salentse DC +. accès via fe, bcp de monde prévoir de partir un peu tot. un chamois mort à l aplomb de la passerelle. très sympa avec ce débit....
Return: Downhill along the stream to the parking lot.

Triege: Canyon Start
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Triège Canyon parcouru à 6 en 2 heures.Débit Correct ++Prenez une poulie, si vous souhaitez " esquiver ", le 1er toboggan sous la tyrolienne.A...
2025-08-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Triège Equipement ok. Les sauts et tobogans habituels passent bien. Eau très fraîche par rapport à La Tinde. Débit correct + voire gros débit...
2024-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Triège DC++ et monopoint douteux un peu avant la fin qui tournait dans le vide sinon RAS (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/c...
Approach: We take the path that enters the valley of the Triège and then - before reaching the bridge - where the path rises again, we descend the path to the stream where we can rope down(E).
Tour: 11 rappel, some slide and possible jumps, until we end the tour with a jump into the pool in front of the dam (A). Attention: During our ascent on 15.09.2020 - the local provider no longer goes the canyon! - the exit was much more difficult (eg doors in the tunnel locked), see photo album and video

Triege: Canyon End
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Triège Canyon parcouru à 6 en 2 heures.Débit Correct ++Prenez une poulie, si vous souhaitez " esquiver ", le 1er toboggan sous la tyrolienne.A...
2025-08-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Triège Equipement ok. Les sauts et tobogans habituels passent bien. Eau très fraîche par rapport à La Tinde. Débit correct + voire gros débit...
2024-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Triège DC++ et monopoint douteux un peu avant la fin qui tournait dans le vide sinon RAS (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/c...
Return: At the top of the metal walkway we go right through the tunnel (if door is not blocked!) to Le Tretien and from there on the road to the car.

Saufla (aval): Canyon Start
2025-12-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Saufla Aval Saufla 3 et 4un peu de neige pour l'approche. un peu De la glace sur les bords du canyon Partie 3 un vrai bijou 4 bien moin foufou...
2025-12-14: Anchorages in order. Very cold water. Superb outing
2025-10-19: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Saufla Aval Quelques points en plus.Aucun souci avec ce débit (Quelle:
Approach: We take the path that leads south along the orographic left bank of the Saufla (Roc Coupé, Cascade de la Saufla). First relatively flat along, it then goes away from the stream and up in switchbacks. We arrive at an alp. at 1440m. Here we leave the path and continue in a southerly direction across the meadows towards the coppice. Before this we turn right and go straight down to the entry.\n \nIf we were to continue up the path from the alpine pasture, we would come directly to the entry to the lower part of the Saufla Amont (b) - cf. description Saufla Amont.
Tour: In part c) mostly rappeling in the beam, no emergency exits, in part d) exits (at the beginning)

Saufla (aval): Canyon End
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2025-12-14: Anchorages in order. Very cold water. Superb outing
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Return: After the last waterfall (20m) turn right out onto the trail or down the creek and get off at the footbridge.

Saufla (aval): Parking Entry and Exit
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2025-12-14: Anchorages in order. Very cold water. Superb outing
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Access: We leave the Autoroute du Rhône between Martigny and Lake Geneva via the Saint-Triphon exit. Via Monthey we go up the valley of the Vièze to Champéry. Continue towards the cable car and Camping du Grand Paradis. After the second stream crossing (this is already the Saufla) we turn left and go directly along the stream (Route de Barme). 650m further on, we turn left onto a forest road. From here another 550m, then we park our car in the hikers' parking lot before the bridge over the Saufla.
Return: After the last waterfall (20m) turn right out onto the trail or down the creek and get off at the footbridge.

Saufla (amont): Canyon Start
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Approach: We take the path to the Chalet de Bonavau at 1550m altitude. In the process we cross several times a dirt road that ends at 1440m altitude. From Bonavau we continue up to Pas d'Encel, increasingly steep. At almost 1800m altitude we cross the Saufla on a pedestrian bridge. Between the bridge and the dam wall about 100m away we climb.
Tour: The Saufla Amont is divided into two parts a) and b). The first part - Le Pas d'Encel - is a narrow and incised canyon with a 70m waterfall (Several variants possible: c70; R10,R45,R20; r50,r20) The second part, set back about 200m from the first, is short and limited to a 25m rappel and the Cascade de la Sauffla with a drop of 50m. Between both parts crosses a hiking trail.

Saufla (amont): Canyon End
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Return: After the Cascade de la Sauffla (1400m altitude) out to the right and up to the trail. There right, cross the Saufla between subsection a) and b) and via the Chalet de Bonavau back down to the car.

Saufla (amont): Parking Entry and Exit
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Access: We leave the Autoroute du Rhône between Martigny and Lake Geneva via the Saint-Triphon exit. Via Monthey we go up the valley of the Vièze to Champéry. Continue towards the cable car and Camping du Grand Paradis. After the second stream crossing (this is already the Saufla) go left and directly along the stream (Route de Barme). 650m further on, a forest road branches off to the left, leading to the parking area for the ascent of the Saufla Aval. But we stay on the Route de Barme and continue for another 800m. Before the next stream, we park where signposted hiking trails ("Bonavau") begin (1150m altitude).
Return: After the Cascade de la Sauffla (1400m altitude) out to the right and up to the trail. There right, cross the Saufla between subsection a) and b) and via the Chalet de Bonavau back down to the car.

Courset aval/inf.: Canyon Start
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2025-06-09: If everything else has plenty of water, you can do the small forest gorge.
Approach: We take the path on the orographic left slope and reach a wide cirque in the ascent. Here we descend a track on sight into the streambed (cf. map section at carto.net).
Tour: A few meters downstream we come to the first rappel. 16 more follow. No jumps or slides. After the 28m rappel and a small 5m step the tour is over (see topographic view).

Courset aval/inf.: Canyon End
2026-03-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Courset (inférieur) Partie inf. Les amarrages sont là. Mais un brochage serait l'idéal.... (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/...
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2025-06-09: If everything else has plenty of water, you can do the small forest gorge.
Return: The wide gravel bed of the stream sth 50m down. Before the slide brake left out to the car.

Courset aval/inf.: Parking Entry and Exit
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2025-06-09: If everything else has plenty of water, you can do the small forest gorge.
Access: We leave the Rhône Valley freeway at the St.-Maurice exit and head northeast through the hamlet of Lavey Morcles directly to the exit (see maps and Google aerial photo at carto.net).
Return: The wide gravel bed of the stream sth 50m down. Before the slide brake left out to the car.

La Marive: Canyon End
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2022-06-15: Not special but great to have done the canyon, plus the rappel from the bridge is great.
Return: On the road to the left to the car.

La Marive: Alternative Canyon Start
2024-07-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon La Marive Joli encaissement, malheureusement rempli d'embâcles... (Quelle:
2024-07-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon La Marive Équipement ok. Débit correct +. Beaucoup de bois mais ne gênant pas la progression. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyon...
2022-06-15: Not special but great to have done the canyon, plus the rappel from the bridge is great.
Comment: Passerelle au dessus du canyon (entrée possible) (descente)
Approach: A few meters further on the road we come to a suspension bridge over the Marive. Here we can rope down into the stream with 2x50m of rope. Alternatively, we go up along the stream for about 150m. There opens a comfortable access on foot.
Tour: Some smaller rappel (4 in total), in between short walking passages not without charm (stratified limestone). A few meters after the view of the chapel on the opposite slope on the right opens, left up to the road.

La Marive: Canyon Start
2024-07-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon La Marive Joli encaissement, malheureusement rempli d'embâcles... (Quelle:
2024-07-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon La Marive Équipement ok. Débit correct +. Beaucoup de bois mais ne gênant pas la progression. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyon...
2022-06-15: Not special but great to have done the canyon, plus the rappel from the bridge is great.
Comment: E1 - sans rappel (descente)
Approach: A few meters further on the road we come to a suspension bridge over the Marive. Here we can rope down into the stream with 2x50m of rope. Alternatively, we go up along the stream for about 150m. There opens a comfortable access on foot.
Tour: Some smaller rappel (4 in total), in between short walking passages not without charm (stratified limestone). A few meters after the view of the chapel on the opposite slope on the right opens, left up to the road.

La Marive: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: We arrive on the A12 (Fribourg - Vevey) and leave it via the Bulle exit. We bypass the city to the west and take the road to the south, direction Chateau-d'Oex. We pass Grandvillard and come to Abeuve 15.5 km after the traffic circle at the highway exit. Before the first industrial buildings on the right, we turn right and 900m further we reach a large square above the Marive. Here we park our car without interfering with any work that may be going on in the wood yard (for the approach, see the photo gallery on carto.net).
Return: On the road to the left to the car.

Dala: Canyon Start
2025-11-23: First mooring to be replaced (our perfo broke down). Otherwise all ok. On ice
2025-01-18: Dala 4 for breakfast. Some ice cream but doable
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Approach: From parking lot P to entry E see map 1 and entry I aerial photo in photo gallery.
Tour: In the Dala amont 2 spatially separated canyon sections. Section I only about 200m long, but narrow and deep cut. Then about 1300m run in open streambed to the beginning of part II. Here some rappel with a sporty touch. After canyon opening again about 500m run, then exit A on the trail by the bridge (see aerial photos).

Dala: Canyon End
2025-11-23: First mooring to be replaced (our perfo broke down). Otherwise all ok. On ice
2025-01-18: Dala 4 for breakfast. Some ice cream but doable
2024-11-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Dala amont (I+II) La partie 1 et 2 ont pu être ré-équipées partiellement mais il reste quelque portions de désescalade peu agréables car la pa...
Return: The path along the right bank of the Dala down to Leukerbad and the parking lot.

Dala: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-23: First mooring to be replaced (our perfo broke down). Otherwise all ok. On ice
2025-01-18: Dala 4 for breakfast. Some ice cream but doable
2024-11-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Dala amont (I+II) La partie 1 et 2 ont pu être ré-équipées partiellement mais il reste quelque portions de désescalade peu agréables car la pa...
Access: Leave the "9" in the Rhône valley at Leuk and drive up to Leukerbad. Park your car in the parking lot at the Dala bridge at the northern end of the village (parking fee!). See approach and map of Leukerbad in photo gallery.
Return: The path along the right bank of the Dala down to Leukerbad and the parking lot.

Dala: Alternative Canyon End
Comment: Im Bach weiter bis hier, dann orographisch links auf den Wanderweg und zum Auto.
Return: The path along the right bank of the Dala down to Leukerbad and the parking lot.

Klein Montbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Un bon débit. Mais qui ne pose pas de problème.Pour info, le toboggan de la vasque suspendue avant la C12 peut s'éviter par une MC...
2025-09-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Intéressant petit canyon. Quelques passages ludiques et une belle ambiance. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/cany...
2025-08-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Tout passe, effectivement une corde en effiloché reste à remplacer, environ 12 m. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyonin...
Approach: To the entry would be 1.5 km on the road. From the car a few meters up the road, then left a shortcut trail that leads back to the road. The road walks towards the canyon rim. There are 2 tunnels. At the exit of the 2nd tunnel left down into the streambed.
Tour: 12 rappel, see topographic view, some slides, nice double step at the exit. Still a few meters downstream, then exit to the left.

Klein Montbach: Canyon End
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Un bon débit. Mais qui ne pose pas de problème.Pour info, le toboggan de la vasque suspendue avant la C12 peut s'éviter par une MC...
2025-09-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Intéressant petit canyon. Quelques passages ludiques et une belle ambiance. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/cany...
2025-08-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Tout passe, effectivement une corde en effiloché reste à remplacer, environ 12 m. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyonin...
Return: Left up to the car in the hairpin bend.

Klein Montbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Un bon débit. Mais qui ne pose pas de problème.Pour info, le toboggan de la vasque suspendue avant la C12 peut s'éviter par une MC...
2025-09-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Intéressant petit canyon. Quelques passages ludiques et une belle ambiance. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/cany...
2025-08-10: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Petit Mont Tout passe, effectivement une corde en effiloché reste à remplacer, environ 12 m. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyonin...
Comment: ohne den Verkehr zu behindern
Access: We leave the A12 (fribourg - Vevey) via the Bulle exit, bypass the city to the west and set course for the Jaun pass. At the hamlet of Im Fang we turn right, cross the Jaunbach and head for Schänis. 2.8 km after crossing the stream we come to a hairpin bend to the right and park our car here (for the approach see Google aerial photo in the photo gallery).
Return: Left up to the car in the hairpin bend.

Val Molino (Inferiore): Canyon Start
Approach: Directly in front of the parking bay there are numerous signposts on a metal pole, including one to "Colletta". We follow it and in a few minutes we arrive at the bridge over the Torrente Molino on a quasi-horizontal path through vineyards.
Tour: First in open terrain over smaller rappels downhill, then later over somewhat longer rappels down into the Val Porta. In the watery Riale della Porta, the descent to the reservoir is attractive.

Val Molino (Inferiore): Canyon End
Return: To the right up the steep slope with a small climb (if you want to avoid the latter, there are also exits before, read in the book of Nizzola, but not easy to find). We come to a saddle and follow the path to the left uphill. We meet another path and we go up it first to the right, but at the first opportunity we go up again to the left. At the first left-hand bend outside the village of Vogorno we come back to the approach road (well, 550m above sea level). From here on the road or a shortcut footpath in a few minutes up to the car.

Val Molino (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: We go up into the Verzasca Valley until Vogorno (495m above sea level). There we take the narrow road up to Costapiana. About 50 m after the second (outside the village) leftward haipin bend (620m a.s.l.) we park the car on the right in a small parking bay.
Return: To the right up the steep slope with a small climb (if you want to avoid the latter, there are also exits before, read in the book of Nizzola, but not easy to find). We come to a saddle and follow the path to the left uphill. We meet another path and we go up it first to the right, but at the first opportunity we go up again to the left. At the first left-hand bend outside the village of Vogorno we come back to the approach road (well, 550m above sea level). From here on the road or a shortcut footpath in a few minutes up to the car.

Radeinbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Radeinbach Je ne pense pas que le Radeinbach soit un "débit correct".Quoi qu'il en soit, c'est une excursion incroyablement belle, mais à ne p...
2025-10-17: Cool canyon, extremely long and sporty tour. The cable car access is also very nice. Climbed in at 0.7°C air temperature. We had a drill with us, but didn't use it - always found something. The quali...
2025-10-02: Cool canyon, not so exciting at the beginning, but in the middle part it goes off, and also longer than expected. We rappelled once from wood, otherwise anchors were available, even if they were somet...
Approach: We now take the cable car up the mountain. The cable car is in operation from May 15th to October 15th from 07.30 am. Phone contact via +41(0)794483851. At the top (1585m altitude) we take the Wen to the houses of Grasplon (1630m altitude) and on to the hamlet of Hütten (1780m altitude). At an altitude of 1860m, the hiking trail forks and we keep left down to the stream (entry).
Tour: In the open streambed we descend to an altitude of 1650m; then the canyoning descent begins with downclimbs, slides and rappels. Around 65 rappels await us, no rappel higher than 30m. Only in the upper section are 2 emergency exits open. It is not always possible to avoid rappels in the beam. Towards the exit of the tour, however, you will often find alternative options (next to or in the beam). Before a bridge, we exit to the right onto a path.

Radeinbach: Canyon End
2025-10-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Radeinbach Je ne pense pas que le Radeinbach soit un "débit correct".Quoi qu'il en soit, c'est une excursion incroyablement belle, mais à ne p...
2025-10-17: Cool canyon, extremely long and sporty tour. The cable car access is also very nice. Climbed in at 0.7°C air temperature. We had a drill with us, but didn't use it - always found something. The quali...
2025-10-02: Cool canyon, not so exciting at the beginning, but in the middle part it goes off, and also longer than expected. We rappelled once from wood, otherwise anchors were available, even if they were somet...
Return: Down the path to the bottom station of the mountain railroad.

Radeinbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Radeinbach Je ne pense pas que le Radeinbach soit un "débit correct".Quoi qu'il en soit, c'est une excursion incroyablement belle, mais à ne p...
2025-10-17: Cool canyon, extremely long and sporty tour. The cable car access is also very nice. Climbed in at 0.7°C air temperature. We had a drill with us, but didn't use it - always found something. The quali...
2025-10-02: Cool canyon, not so exciting at the beginning, but in the middle part it goes off, and also longer than expected. We rappelled once from wood, otherwise anchors were available, even if they were somet...
Comment: Talstation Vättnerbergbahn
Access: We leave the A12 (Sargans-Chur) via the Bad Ragaz exit, drive through the center of Ragaz up to Pfäfers and into the Val Tamina. Passing the reservoir we turn right before the village of Vättis to the valley station of the Vättnerberg cable car. Here we park our car.
Return: Down the path to the bottom station of the mountain railroad.

Radeinbach: Waypoint
Comment: Bergstation Vättnerbergbahn
Approach: We now take the cable car up the mountain. The cable car is in operation from May 15th to October 15th from 07.30 am. Phone contact via +41(0)794483851. At the top (1585m altitude) we take the Wen to the houses of Grasplon (1630m altitude) and on to the hamlet of Hütten (1780m altitude). At an altitude of 1860m, the hiking trail forks and we keep left down to the stream (entry).

Schilstobel: Canyon Start
Approach: At the next left turn we take the forest path to the right in the direction of "Frohe Aussicht". Cross the first meadow and on the second meadow turn right to the stream (entry - see access in photo gallery).
Tour: First we overcome a boulder barrier and then walk in initially open streambed, until the stream narrows. Only a few rappels, plus downclimb in an impressive canyon in red porphyry. Exit at the road bridge to the right.

Schilstobel: Canyon End
Return: A few meters to the lower car.

Schilstobel: Parking at Entry
Access: We leave the A3 (Sargans-Zurich) via exit 49, Flums and drive straight on through Flums until we reach the large factory building on the left at the end of the village (Spinnerei Spörri). Here we find parking facilities on both sides of the mountain road.\n\once we have parked one car here for the exit, we take the second car off the mountain road to the right onto Kleinbergstraße and up to the hamlet of Portels. After the houses of Portels we take a left, then a right serpentine. Before the next left serpentine we can park our car on the right for the access (see approach and implementation in photo gallery).
Return: A few meters to the lower car.

Schilstobel: Parking at Exit
Access: We leave the A3 (Sargans-Zurich) via exit 49, Flums and drive straight on through Flums until we reach the large factory building on the left at the end of the village (Spinnerei Spörri). Here we find parking facilities on both sides of the mountain road.\n\once we have parked one car here for the exit, we take the second car off the mountain road to the right onto Kleinbergstraße and up to the hamlet of Portels. After the houses of Portels we take a left, then a right serpentine. Before the next left serpentine we can park our car on the right for the access (see approach and implementation in photo gallery).
Return: A few meters to the lower car.

Valcosenz: Canyon Start
2025-09-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valcosenz Dc+Navette possible!Descente en rappel depuis le chemin puis sur le brise crue.Bon plan de replis après les pluies.Court mais sympat...
2025-07-12: Unfortunately full of wood. Otherwise it could be nice. Anchors all ok
2024-09-08: Lots of wood in the canyon.
Comment: vom Steig senkrecht in das Bachbett abseilen
Approach: From the ravine we take a path that leads up in a westerly direction to a forest road, which we follow in a southerly direction to a water reservoir. Then we follow a trail that first runs toward the canyon, then moves upstream along its orographic left high bank. Before the trail and the river make a 90 degree bend to the south, we rope down from a tree about 20m into the canyon (see map sketch in photo gallery). From the alternative parking lot, go up the road in a northerly direction. After about 100m turn left from the road at a sharp angle onto a narrow road that leads to a water reservoir. Behind the reservoir begins a path that goes into the canyon. The path is now carved into the vertical rock face. We now look for an anchor on the right side of the wall at head height, from which we can rope about 15m into the streambed directly above the masonry step (alternatively from a tree).
Tour: A few rappels in an attractive ambience await us. Many passages are mastered by climbing down. Emergency exits would be searched in vain. Exit at the dam wall to the left. see photo album and video

Valcosenz: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valcosenz Dc+Navette possible!Descente en rappel depuis le chemin puis sur le brise crue.Bon plan de replis après les pluies.Court mais sympat...
2025-07-12: Unfortunately full of wood. Otherwise it could be nice. Anchors all ok
2024-09-08: Lots of wood in the canyon.
Comment: nahe am Ausstieg
Access: We leave the A13 (Sargans-Chur) via exit 15 - Zizers - and drive to the village Untervaz. We head for the road "Bachtobel" and park our car here at a suitable place (see approach in photo gallery).
Return: Quickly we get to the road where our car is (not verified; the descriptions draw an exit to the other side of the creek). Out in front of the slide brake on the right and up. Keeping right on the embankment to the car.

Valcosenz: Parking Entry and Exit1
2025-09-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valcosenz Dc+Navette possible!Descente en rappel depuis le chemin puis sur le brise crue.Bon plan de replis après les pluies.Court mais sympat...
2025-07-12: Unfortunately full of wood. Otherwise it could be nice. Anchors all ok
2024-09-08: Lots of wood in the canyon.
Comment: Alternativparkplatz
Access: We leave the A13 (Sargans-Chur) via exit 15 - Zizers - and drive to the village Untervaz. We head for the road "Bachtobel" and park our car here at a suitable place (see approach in photo gallery).
Return: Quickly we get to the road where our car is (not verified; the descriptions draw an exit to the other side of the creek). Out in front of the slide brake on the right and up. Keeping right on the embankment to the car.

Valcosenz: Canyon End
Comment: Vor der Geschiebebremse rechts hinaus
Return: Quickly we get to the road where our car is (not verified; the descriptions draw an exit to the other side of the creek). Out in front of the slide brake on the right and up. Keeping right on the embankment to the car.

Lavadignas: Canyon Start
2025-10-18: Entry at approx. 2120 m. From the alp at 2002 m there was biofilm on the rock and it became slippery. Some of the anchors are old and had to be tightened in some places, but are basically in good cond...
2024-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Lavandignas Magnifique canyon. Fait que la partie 1 et 2. Du coup beaucoup de marche pour peu de canyon. Mais ça en valait la peine. Soleil à...
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Approach: Once in Bargis (1550m altitude), we follow the road over the Turnigla bridge and then take the dirt road up to the right. At an altitude of 1870m, the trail crosses to the western side of the stream (entry to the lower parts) and climbs up to an altitude of 2000m. Here the path leads back to the eastern side of the stream (entry to the middle part) to an alpine pasture. For entry to the upper part, continue uphill on the orographic left slope of the Turnigla. At an altitude of 2130m at the latest (possibly even further down) we then enter the upper part.
Tour: Small rappels and downclimbs in a canyon that is not very deep. In the third part, the stream then notches deeper and we come across parts where the canyon is briefly "capped". Where the gorge exits, we climb out to the right above a path.

Lavadignas: Canyon End
2025-10-18: Entry at approx. 2120 m. From the alp at 2002 m there was biofilm on the rock and it became slippery. Some of the anchors are old and had to be tightened in some places, but are basically in good cond...
2024-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Lavandignas Magnifique canyon. Fait que la partie 1 et 2. Du coup beaucoup de marche pour peu de canyon. Mais ça en valait la peine. Soleil à...
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Return: We follow the tracks downhill and quickly reach Bargis.

Lavadignas: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-18: Entry at approx. 2120 m. From the alp at 2002 m there was biofilm on the rock and it became slippery. Some of the anchors are old and had to be tightened in some places, but are basically in good cond...
2024-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Lavandignas Magnifique canyon. Fait que la partie 1 et 2. Du coup beaucoup de marche pour peu de canyon. Mais ça en valait la peine. Soleil à...
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Access: From Chur we drive via Trins-Mulins to Flims. At the beginning of the village we take the road on the right up towards Fidaz and Bargis. After passing Fidaz, we come to a large parking lot where we park our car (1245 m altitude) and continue up to Bargis either by bus, by bike or on foot (about 1 hour).
Return: We follow the tracks downhill and quickly reach Bargis.

Saxetbach (oberer): Canyon Start
2024-08-09: All anchors in good order. Very slippery in places.
2023-08-19: All hooks ok. C20 and C30 are now double drilled. The water pressure at the C20 was already quite strong. All other rappels were no problem at this water level. Water level, see pictures.
Approach: We continue along the road and after 350m we come to a place where a road branches off to the right. We follow it, after the long right turn we take the hiking trail up to the left and at the top we meet the road again. It brings us immediately to a farm. Here we now walk about 100m along the path to the east, directly towards the streambed. Shortly before reaching the streambed, take the grassed dirt road to the left and follow it for about 150m until you reach the bank of the Saxetbach (entry).
Tour: After a few meters in the open streambed, the canyon begins. Already the second waterfall (C20) can be unpleasant even with average water flow in midsummer, because rappel in the stream can not be avoided. A C15, a C30 and finally a C18 follow. Then the descent is already over and we leave the streambed to the left onto the road.

Saxetbach (oberer): Canyon End
2024-08-09: All anchors in good order. Very slippery in places.
2023-08-19: All hooks ok. C20 and C30 are now double drilled. The water pressure at the C20 was already quite strong. All other rappels were no problem at this water level. Water level, see pictures.
Return: The approach back to the car.

Saxetbach (mittlerer): Canyon Start
2025-06-30: Fun aquatic canyon with some turbulent beautiful slides. Aquatic experience should be brought along. I once set a drift anchor because a pool looked very turbulent The first big slide works, the seco...
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Approach: Entry from the orographic right bank at the saw (water wheel) above the road bridge.
Tour: First about 70m run, then a sequence of washed out pools with slides. Then two 8m steps, which can be slid or jumped still previous exploration. After a few more pools, the canyon exits.

Saxetbach (mittlerer): Canyon End
2025-06-30: Fun aquatic canyon with some turbulent beautiful slides. Aquatic experience should be brought along. I once set a drift anchor because a pool looked very turbulent The first big slide works, the seco...
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Return: Exit to the left with fixed ropes, then the path back to the bridge.

Saxetbach (mittlerer): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-06-30: Fun aquatic canyon with some turbulent beautiful slides. Aquatic experience should be brought along. I once set a drift anchor because a pool looked very turbulent The first big slide works, the seco...
2025-06-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Saxetbach médian Très bien équipé avec relais / mains courantes. Très sympa pour de l'initiation ou pour s'y remettre :-) 1h en prenant vraime...
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Comment: östlich der Brücke
Access: We leave the A8 coming from Bern at Interlaken via exit 25 - Wilderswil. We drive south, through Wilderswil and up to Saxeten. A few meters before the village we cross the Saxetbach in a right turn. Before or after the bridge we can park our car on the right side of the road.
Return: Exit to the left with fixed ropes, then the path back to the bridge.

Grimsel: Canyon Start
2025-08-24: Everything OK, freshly rinsed 2 weeks ago
2025-08-09: Water completely cloudy from sediment. Some slippery spots. All installations in good condition. The canyon is heavily used commercially.
2025-07-06: Short pleasure but good for practicing. Can be done several times as it's only a 10-minute access on foot.
Approach: From the parking lot, cross the road in the direction of the old road bridge. From there a narrow path leads up to the bend with the upper parking possibility. Recommendation would be if necessary to shutteln only the material and konditionswache and to park all vehicles below, because the parking possibility in the bend is not large and not optimal. From there you follow the road to the east until you find after about 200m on the right the abseiling point over the slab wall down into the Aare.
Tour: First the entry from the road over the gneiss slabs down into the riverbed. Then walking, downclimb, some jump and slide possibilities. Key points: "hole" and "block jump". Shortly before the exit there is a zipline (steel rope). By means of tandem, pulley or steel carabiner you can go up to over the pool and thus avoid the also possible risky technical jump.

Grimsel: Canyon End
2025-08-24: Everything OK, freshly rinsed 2 weeks ago
2025-08-09: Water completely cloudy from sediment. Some slippery spots. All installations in good condition. The canyon is heavily used commercially.
2025-07-06: Short pleasure but good for practicing. Can be done several times as it's only a 10-minute access on foot.
Return: After the road bridges left out to the car.

Grimsel: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-24: Everything OK, freshly rinsed 2 weeks ago
2025-08-09: Water completely cloudy from sediment. Some slippery spots. All installations in good condition. The canyon is heavily used commercially.
2025-07-06: Short pleasure but good for practicing. Can be done several times as it's only a 10-minute access on foot.
Access: Either from the direction of Bern, Interlaken or from the direction of Lucerne, Sarnen to Meiringen in the Aare valley. From here we take the road to the Grimsel Pass. After about 14 km (from Meiringen) we pass through the village of Guttannen. 4.9 km further on we pass the entrance to the E-Werk (with compressed air drill monument). From here it is another 2 km to the bridge over the Aare, where the exit from the canyon is. Parking spaces can be found a good 70m before on the left. It is recommended to use the parking spaces on the left side of the road.
Return: After the road bridges left out to the car.

Grimsel: Parking at Entry
Comment: OK zum shutteln von Material und kontitionsschwachen. Parken besser unten.
Access: Either from the direction of Bern, Interlaken or from the direction of Lucerne, Sarnen to Meiringen in the Aare valley. From here we take the road to the Grimsel Pass. After about 14 km (from Meiringen) we pass through the village of Guttannen. 4.9 km further on we pass the entrance to the E-Werk (with compressed air drill monument). From here it is another 2 km to the bridge over the Aare, where the exit from the canyon is. Parking spaces can be found a good 70m before on the left. It is recommended to use the parking spaces on the left side of the road.
Return: After the road bridges left out to the car.

Latterbach: Canyon Start
Approach: After the left turn we continue on the road. It describes a right turn and we dive into the forest. At the next leftward haipin bend (940m altitude) we take the trail that leaves in a northeasterly direction. After about 400 meters of trail, the path swings half-left into the slope above the canyons. Here we go straight on indistinct tracks and thus reach the stream at 1030m altitude (entry E).
Tour: First 3 smaller rappel, then a double step with 25m and 32m. Finally, 3 smaller steps follow. If there is deadwood in the abseil channels or at their base, the resulting hazard potential increases disproportionately with increasing water flow.

Latterbach: Canyon End
Return: After opening the canyon, exit to the right onto the path, descend it to the cross-country ski trail and turn right on it to the car.

Ual Ault Vorab: Canyon Start
2025-10-18: Access by e-bike from Laax Murschetg via the road to Alp Sogn Martin is recommended (we rode from the Prau Giosch parking lot in Flims via the piste and downhill route, which was very steep). Depot of...
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2025-10-15: Extremely beautiful canyon. Very impressive rock formations. A bit like Segnes in miniature. We hardly had any running water, but the water was extremely cold at around 1°C. In the first part there...
Approach: From the inn we go down again a few meters on the approach road and then turn right (1940m altitude) on a slope that leads us via Alpe Mughels (2000m altitude) to another alp on Sogn Martin. There the exit ends (1985m altitude). We now take a trail that goes up the slope in a northwesterly direction. At about 2110m altitude, we leave the path and keep going in an exactly westerly direction towards "our" stream, which we reach at 2170m altitude. Here it is easy to climb into the creek and we deposit here at least the ropes for the 46m rappel. Until then, a 20m rope is sufficient. Also the backpacks should be packed here and possibly reduced so that the many narrow passages can be mastered without major problems. Thus "relieved" we climb now on the orographic left edge of the canyon upwards. We cross a hiking trail (2230m altitude) and further up we meet a hiking trail that crosses the stream to the left here (2320m altitude). Above the bridge we enter the gravel bed of the stream, where then also immediately begins the gorge.
Tour: We pinch off through narrow chutes, squeeze through rock crevices following the meanders of the stream and crawl under rock arches. Where we meet our rope depot, the descent becomes more attractive, but also more technically demanding. Below the 46m rappel, a series of smaller steps awaits us until the tour ends at the confluence with the Ual Draus.

Ual Ault Vorab: Canyon End
2025-10-18: Access by e-bike from Laax Murschetg via the road to Alp Sogn Martin is recommended (we rode from the Prau Giosch parking lot in Flims via the piste and downhill route, which was very steep). Depot of...
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2025-10-15: Extremely beautiful canyon. Very impressive rock formations. A bit like Segnes in miniature. We hardly had any running water, but the water was extremely cold at around 1°C. In the first part there...
Return: We follow the Ual Draus downstream and after a good 20 minutes come across a path that has just crossed the stream. We initially head ONE, stay left at a fork and come up to the alp where we reached the exit of the slope on the approach (1985m altitude). From here, take the approach path back to the Alp Nagens shuttle bus stop. Alternatively, instead of heading towards Alp Nagens, follow the signs to Plaun and from there along the piste to the road. The last bus from Alp Nagens to Laax stops at the "Plaun junction" at around 17:05

Ual Ault Vorab: Waypoint
2025-10-18: Access by e-bike from Laax Murschetg via the road to Alp Sogn Martin is recommended (we rode from the Prau Giosch parking lot in Flims via the piste and downhill route, which was very steep). Depot of...
2025-10-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ual Ault Vorab Bus Alp Nagens, accès en pantalon néoprène en raison de la température. On laisse les cordes et on marche jusqu'au départ. La p...
2025-10-15: Extremely beautiful canyon. Very impressive rock formations. A bit like Segnes in miniature. We hardly had any running water, but the water was extremely cold at around 1°C. In the first part there...
Comment: Bushaltestelle Alp Nagens
Approach: From the inn we go down again a few meters on the approach road and then turn right (1940m altitude) on a slope that leads us via Alpe Mughels (2000m altitude) to another alp on Sogn Martin. There the exit ends (1985m altitude). We now take a trail that goes up the slope in a northwesterly direction. At about 2110m altitude, we leave the path and keep going in an exactly westerly direction towards "our" stream, which we reach at 2170m altitude. Here it is easy to climb into the creek and we deposit here at least the ropes for the 46m rappel. Until then, a 20m rope is sufficient. Also the backpacks should be packed here and possibly reduced so that the many narrow passages can be mastered without major problems. Thus "relieved" we climb now on the orographic left edge of the canyon upwards. We cross a hiking trail (2230m altitude) and further up we meet a hiking trail that crosses the stream to the left here (2320m altitude). Above the bridge we enter the gravel bed of the stream, where then also immediately begins the gorge.

Ual Ault Vorab: Waypoint1
Comment: Mughels (alt 1998m)
Approach: From the inn we go down again a few meters on the approach road and then turn right (1940m altitude) on a slope that leads us via Alpe Mughels (2000m altitude) to another alp on Sogn Martin. There the exit ends (1985m altitude). We now take a trail that goes up the slope in a northwesterly direction. At about 2110m altitude, we leave the path and keep going in an exactly westerly direction towards "our" stream, which we reach at 2170m altitude. Here it is easy to climb into the creek and we deposit here at least the ropes for the 46m rappel. Until then, a 20m rope is sufficient. Also the backpacks should be packed here and possibly reduced so that the many narrow passages can be mastered without major problems. Thus "relieved" we climb now on the orographic left edge of the canyon upwards. We cross a hiking trail (2230m altitude) and further up we meet a hiking trail that crosses the stream to the left here (2320m altitude). Above the bridge we enter the gravel bed of the stream, where then also immediately begins the gorge.

Ual Ault Vorab: Waypoint2
Comment: Sogn Martin (alt 1984m)

Ual Ault Vorab: Intermediate Canyon Exit
Comment: Rucksack und Seildepot, Auch Einstiegs-/Ausstiegsmöglichkeit
Access: We are coming from Chur on the A18. At the end of the highway, we turn right towards Flims, Laax, Disentis. We drive around Flims in the tunnel and then turn right before the water reservoir into the Laax parking lot at the foot of the mountain railroads. From here we take the Postbus up to Alp Nagens (1970m). Runs Mon - Sun between 8.00 and 17.00 from Laax Bergbahnen to the Nagens mountain station 6 times a day. Last descent: Alp Nagens 17.00 hrs.
Return: We follow the Ual Draus downstream and after a good 20 minutes come across a path that has just crossed the stream. We initially head ONE, stay left at a fork and come up to the alp where we reached the exit of the slope on the approach (1985m altitude). From here, take the approach path back to the Alp Nagens shuttle bus stop. Alternatively, instead of heading towards Alp Nagens, follow the signs to Plaun and from there along the piste to the road. The last bus from Alp Nagens to Laax stops at the "Plaun junction" at around 17:05

Ual Ault Vorab: Waypoint3
Comment: Brücke Rückweg - ab hier dem Wanderweg Richtung Osten folgen

Comment: Plaun - Optionaler Wegpunkt für den Rückweg

Comment: Bushaltestelle Abzweig Plaun (Fahrplan vorher prüfen!)

Feissi: Canyon Start
2025-10-24: Rather high water level after three days of rain totaling approx. 40 mm and the first snow at the top. Rather slippery to walk, but doable. Lots of trees and slippery, loose wood in the canyon. Anchor...
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Approach: From parking lot P (at the Feissibach) we take the slope along the stream upwards. It ends in the streambed below the final waterfalls. Further on, a path leads steeply up in serpentines. It joins a trail coming from the right and now goes directly towards the creek and the canyon. There (about 100 meters after this crossroads), where it makes a hairpin bend to the right (840m altitude), we leave the path and climb directly about 30m up the canyon rim (orange markings on the trees). We come to a tree adorned with a cross in orange. From here we rope into the canyon (about 15m) - "E2".
Tour: Barely interrupted sequence of waterfalls in beautifully washed out rock, a total of about 10 rappels, several of them over 2 steps.

Feissi: Canyon End
2025-10-24: Rather high water level after three days of rain totaling approx. 40 mm and the first snow at the top. Rather slippery to walk, but doable. Lots of trees and slippery, loose wood in the canyon. Anchor...
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Return: After the final waterfall turn left out onto the dirt road and in a few minutes back to the car.

Feissi: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-24: Rather high water level after three days of rain totaling approx. 40 mm and the first snow at the top. Rather slippery to walk, but doable. Lots of trees and slippery, loose wood in the canyon. Anchor...
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Access: Coming from Bern we leave the A6 via exit 17 - Thun Süd. First we go through Almendingen, then via Amsoldingen and Höfen to Oberstockach. Continue in the direction of Niederstockach. 700m after the 90 degree bend in Oberstockach we turn right onto Almendstrasse and pass the Bruni firewood sawmill. 400m after the turn off from the main road we turn left at the junction and after another 350m we meet directly "our" brook. Here we park our car at a suitable place. If there are problems with this parking place or the access here, we can park our car in Niederstockach at the Gasthof zum Stockhorn - "P alternatively" - and then walk here first.
Return: After the final waterfall turn left out onto the dirt road and in a few minutes back to the car.

Feissi: Waterlevel Checkpoint

Sanetsch: Canyon Start
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2025-06-21: All stands good, easy access, after the spring the water gets very cold. We made a few jumps. In part 3, there were 2 rope clamps. Very beautiful canyon
Comment: D 2 (depart la partie 2) (descente)
Approach: From the exit of the mountain station we first walk about 40m in a northerly direction, then the wide path swings to the NE, we walk past a house located to the north of the path and continue to follow the path, which now swings to the OSE. About 100m further we meet the path coming up from the valley station. Here (2035m a.s.l.) it is decided whether to take the entry to the 2nd part or only to the 3rd part. If one wants to enter to the 2nd part, one leaves the said path after a few meters and follows the inconspicuous path that descends in the hollow on the left towards NW. The path becomes clearer, circles a ridge and then keeps heading SW towards the stream. Cross the stream, which is not incised here, and follow the path on the far bank, which keeps almost parallel to the streambed but is essentially horizontal. After a prominent boulder, you then go down to the right, i.e. in a northerly direction, into the streambed, which you reach immediately at the first rappel (1925m a.s.l.). If you want to limit the ascent to the actual canyon and enter directly at the beginning of the 3rd part, follow the path in the direction of Gsteig and the valley station further down.it runs parallel to the slope for quite a while, but then rapidly reduces height in many serpentines. At the exit of the serpentine section (at about 1870m above sea level), the path begins to describe a long right-hand bend. At about 1830m a.s.l. the path starts to walk downhill again in many serpentines. At this point (1830m a.s.l.) we leave this path and continue straight ahead in direction WNW. Our new path walks below the steep slope (Fluh), moves, partly a bit exposed ,around a Gländenase and leads us over a pasture area to the hut with the name Brapire (sheep pen). We follow the path past the hut for a few meters, but then turn off from it in the direction of SW and walk without a path on sight down to the stream. Downstream you can already see the beginning of the gorge (1780m a.s.l.). To the Brapire hut and thus to the beginning of the 3rd part you can also climb directly from the valley station over the footbridge at the end of the canyon. The corresponding route description can be found in the book "Canyoning Tours Switzerland" by Brunner/Bétrisey, Tour 18, page 142. This means that only the 3rd part is described in more detail in this book.
Tour: In the 2 parts at the beginning usually no or only low water flow. Nevertheless, possible jumps into deep pools. In the big mess after the rappels in the 1st part, a powerful karst spring rises at the left foot of the slope, which brings correspondingly cold water into the stream. The canyon proper is the 3rd part. Here, too, there are jumps and slides. At the end of the gorge at the wooden hut under the wall on the left exit possibility, but the further descent to the railingless footbridge is recommended.

Sanetsch: Canyon End
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2025-06-21: All stands good, easy access, after the spring the water gets very cold. We made a few jumps. In part 3, there were 2 rope clamps. Very beautiful canyon
Comment: sortie vers droite chez passarelle (sentier) (descente)
Return: At the wooden footbridge without railings (1595m a.s.l.) we climb out to the right onto the path, which first leads us slightly uphill along the wall out of the cut in the terrain and then steeply downhill. You then meet the path that goes up from the valley station to the Sanetschsee lake. Follow this downhill to the valley station.\n

Sanetsch: Canyon Start1
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2025-06-21: All stands good, easy access, after the spring the water gets very cold. We made a few jumps. In part 3, there were 2 rope clamps. Very beautiful canyon
Comment: D 3 (depart pour la partie 3/debut partie 3; alt. 1800m) (descente)
Approach: From the exit of the mountain station we first walk about 40m in a northerly direction, then the wide path swings to the NE, we walk past a house located to the north of the path and continue to follow the path, which now swings to the OSE. About 100m further we meet the path coming up from the valley station. Here (2035m a.s.l.) it is decided whether to take the entry to the 2nd part or only to the 3rd part. If one wants to enter to the 2nd part, one leaves the said path after a few meters and follows the inconspicuous path that descends in the hollow on the left towards NW. The path becomes clearer, circles a ridge and then keeps heading SW towards the stream. Cross the stream, which is not incised here, and follow the path on the far bank, which keeps almost parallel to the streambed but is essentially horizontal. After a prominent boulder, you then go down to the right, i.e. in a northerly direction, into the streambed, which you reach immediately at the first rappel (1925m a.s.l.). If you want to limit the ascent to the actual canyon and enter directly at the beginning of the 3rd part, follow the path in the direction of Gsteig and the valley station further down.it runs parallel to the slope for quite a while, but then rapidly reduces height in many serpentines. At the exit of the serpentine section (at about 1870m above sea level), the path begins to describe a long right-hand bend. At about 1830m a.s.l. the path starts to walk downhill again in many serpentines. At this point (1830m a.s.l.) we leave this path and continue straight ahead in direction WNW. Our new path walks below the steep slope (Fluh), moves, partly a bit exposed ,around a Gländenase and leads us over a pasture area to the hut with the name Brapire (sheep pen). We follow the path past the hut for a few meters, but then turn off from it in the direction of SW and walk without a path on sight down to the stream. Downstream you can already see the beginning of the gorge (1780m a.s.l.). To the Brapire hut and thus to the beginning of the 3rd part you can also climb directly from the valley station over the footbridge at the end of the canyon. The corresponding route description can be found in the book "Canyoning Tours Switzerland" by Brunner/Bétrisey, Tour 18, page 142. This means that only the 3rd part is described in more detail in this book.
Tour: In the 2 parts at the beginning usually no or only low water flow. Nevertheless, possible jumps into deep pools. In the big mess after the rappels in the 1st part, a powerful karst spring rises at the left foot of the slope, which brings correspondingly cold water into the stream. The canyon proper is the 3rd part. Here, too, there are jumps and slides. At the end of the gorge at the wooden hut under the wall on the left exit possibility, but the further descent to the railingless footbridge is recommended.

Sanetsch: Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: parking telepherique (descente)
Access: Access from the Saanen valley (Gstaad): From Gstaad/Saanen we drive about 11 km in southern direction to Gsteig. Approximately in the center of the village we follow the signpost to the Sanetsch cable car and turn half-left into the Innergsteigstraße/the Wallisgässli. After 1.6 km from here we reach the valley station of the cable car (Innergsteig) and park our car here. The cable car now takes us up to the top station in a little more than 10 minutes. The cabin offers 6 seats and runs during the season (second half of June until about mid-October) "as needed", a maximum of five times per hour. In 2015, the price for the uphill ride was 15 CHF. For pensioners - like me - the price is reduced, although no corresponding notice was ascertainable. Access from the Rhone Valley: From Sion/Sitten, a post bus runs up to the Sanetschsee (2033m above sea level). The road is relatively narrow already in the lower part. With your own car it is better to take the road from Conthey (south of Sion) via Erde and Daillon. After Daillon you meet the road coming up from Sion (1030m above sea level - 10.5 km from Conthey here). The road continues on mostly one lane, in between through a 800m long tunnel up to the Col du Sanetsch (2251m a.s.l. - 26 km from Conthey) and beyond down to the Sanetsch lake (Lac de Sénin), at the exit of which one parks the car a bit above the lake at the Auberge du Sanetsch (31.5 km from Conthey). From here you can see the top station of the cable car to the NE, where the access begins.
Return: At the wooden footbridge without railings (1595m a.s.l.) we climb out to the right onto the path, which first leads us slightly uphill along the wall out of the cut in the terrain and then steeply downhill. You then meet the path that goes up from the valley station to the Sanetschsee lake. Follow this downhill to the valley station.\n

Sanetsch: Parking Entry and Exit1
Comment: Accès par la vallée du Rhône (Sion); en été, une ligne d\'autocar postal relie Sion au lac (descente)
Access: Access from the Saanen valley (Gstaad): From Gstaad/Saanen we drive about 11 km in southern direction to Gsteig. Approximately in the center of the village we follow the signpost to the Sanetsch cable car and turn half-left into the Innergsteigstraße/the Wallisgässli. After 1.6 km from here we reach the valley station of the cable car (Innergsteig) and park our car here. The cable car now takes us up to the top station in a little more than 10 minutes. The cabin offers 6 seats and runs during the season (second half of June until about mid-October) "as needed", a maximum of five times per hour. In 2015, the price for the uphill ride was 15 CHF. For pensioners - like me - the price is reduced, although no corresponding notice was ascertainable. Access from the Rhone Valley: From Sion/Sitten, a post bus runs up to the Sanetschsee (2033m above sea level). The road is relatively narrow already in the lower part. With your own car it is better to take the road from Conthey (south of Sion) via Erde and Daillon. After Daillon you meet the road coming up from Sion (1030m above sea level - 10.5 km from Conthey here). The road continues on mostly one lane, in between through a 800m long tunnel up to the Col du Sanetsch (2251m a.s.l. - 26 km from Conthey) and beyond down to the Sanetsch lake (Lac de Sénin), at the exit of which one parks the car a bit above the lake at the Auberge du Sanetsch (31.5 km from Conthey). From here you can see the top station of the cable car to the NE, where the access begins.
Return: At the wooden footbridge without railings (1595m a.s.l.) we climb out to the right onto the path, which first leads us slightly uphill along the wall out of the cut in the terrain and then steeply downhill. You then meet the path that goes up from the valley station to the Sanetschsee lake. Follow this downhill to the valley station.\n

Sanetsch: Waypoint
Comment: 1 debut sentier vers depart 2 (descente)
Approach: From the exit of the mountain station we first walk about 40m in a northerly direction, then the wide path swings to the NE, we walk past a house located to the north of the path and continue to follow the path, which now swings to the OSE. About 100m further we meet the path coming up from the valley station. Here (2035m a.s.l.) it is decided whether to take the entry to the 2nd part or only to the 3rd part. If one wants to enter to the 2nd part, one leaves the said path after a few meters and follows the inconspicuous path that descends in the hollow on the left towards NW. The path becomes clearer, circles a ridge and then keeps heading SW towards the stream. Cross the stream, which is not incised here, and follow the path on the far bank, which keeps almost parallel to the streambed but is essentially horizontal. After a prominent boulder, you then go down to the right, i.e. in a northerly direction, into the streambed, which you reach immediately at the first rappel (1925m a.s.l.). If you want to limit the ascent to the actual canyon and enter directly at the beginning of the 3rd part, follow the path in the direction of Gsteig and the valley station further down.it runs parallel to the slope for quite a while, but then rapidly reduces height in many serpentines. At the exit of the serpentine section (at about 1870m above sea level), the path begins to describe a long right-hand bend. At about 1830m a.s.l. the path starts to walk downhill again in many serpentines. At this point (1830m a.s.l.) we leave this path and continue straight ahead in direction WNW. Our new path walks below the steep slope (Fluh), moves, partly a bit exposed ,around a Gländenase and leads us over a pasture area to the hut with the name Brapire (sheep pen). We follow the path past the hut for a few meters, but then turn off from it in the direction of SW and walk without a path on sight down to the stream. Downstream you can already see the beginning of the gorge (1780m a.s.l.). To the Brapire hut and thus to the beginning of the 3rd part you can also climb directly from the valley station over the footbridge at the end of the canyon. The corresponding route description can be found in the book "Canyoning Tours Switzerland" by Brunner/Bétrisey, Tour 18, page 142. This means that only the 3rd part is described in more detail in this book.

Sanetsch: Waypoint1
Comment: 2 sentier vers depart 2 (descente)

Sanetsch: Waypoint2
Comment: 3 taverser Saane pour depart 2 (descente)

Sanetsch: Waypoint3
Comment: 4 continuer la sente pour depart 2 et descendre la vers le lit d\'eau après le rocher grand (descente)

Comment: le canyon est sur le parcours de cette rivière mythique "rüstigraben" (descente)

Burgfälle: Canyon Start
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Approach: We cross the Saane and follow the hiking trail to the castle falls. After a good 700 meters of trail we arrive at our later exit point (1250m altitude). We continue our ascent along the stream. Several times it is crossed and allows us to assess the water flow. You can now enter at about 1400m altitude (above the 4th creek crossing, before the trail leaves the creek) - so Swiss Alps - Canyoning - Alpes Suisses. Emmanuel Belut - Laurence Boyé - Thomas Guigon, 2015 or one continues to climb un'd traverses after emerging from the forest in the direction NNO again towards the stream, where one then enters at 1450m altitude - so http://www.swestcanyon.ch/Canyons/Burgfalle/Burgfalle.htm
Tour: Sequence of about 15 rappels (from the top), which continuously follow each other. At an altitude of 1250m exit to the approach path.

Burgfälle: Canyon End
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Return: Back down the approach path and down to the car.

Pez Grisch: Canyon Start
Approach: We take the slope in northwestern direction uphill. After 1100m, a track on the left goes off, after 2400m we are at the entry E2 (2365m altitude). If we want to enter at E1, we continue on the slope until a side slope turns off to the right. Follow it over the first stream to the entry E1 (2445m altitude).
Tour: Not very deep canyon, a narrow section follows the previous one. From E2 then the more interesting section. Sometimes the view to the sky is blocked. Finally, the canyon dives completely underground. Here we get off. For Caver here would be an activity field.

Pez Grisch: Canyon End
Return: Either uphill to the spur slope and the approach trail or pathless downhill in the chute and then to the inn at the water reservoir.\nThen take the shuttle bus back down to Laax.

Schwanderbach: Canyon Start
2025-08-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schwanderbach Mise à l'eau compliquée, en passant par le tuyau sous le pont ...Beaucoup de branches et d'arbres dans la première partie du can...
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2025-04-27: Enough water, but easily doable.
Approach: Beyond the bridge the hiking trail begins. After about 35 minutes we come across a road again, walk on it for about 200m to the left and then follow the path uphill again.\n\nIf we want to walk only the lower - more interesting - part, we continue on the road to the left to the bridge and get on there.\n\nIf we continue climbing, however, we come across a road again. Turning left, we come to two bridges. At the second (northwestern) bridge we get on (E).
Tour: In the first part, 8-10 rappels and a longer walk to the first road bridge await us. Then another longer walk and downclimb before reaching the most interesting part, a vertical with 5-7 rappel. After another vertical gorge part (8m-25m-12m) we descend in the stream to the road bridge.

Schwanderbach: Canyon End
2025-08-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schwanderbach Mise à l'eau compliquée, en passant par le tuyau sous le pont ...Beaucoup de branches et d'arbres dans la première partie du can...
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2025-04-27: Enough water, but easily doable.
Return: Pass under the road bridge and then right out to the car.

Rosenlaui (oberer): Canyon Start
2025-10-08: All hoes are in order. Water level very low.
2024-10-20: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rosenlaui (supérieur) L’équipement était optimal, avec quelques points supplémentaires ajoutés par rapport au topo, bien que tout soit resté e...
2022-10-30: A few very nice rappels, but also a few difficult places to downclimb. But magnificent surroundings up there.
Approach: We take the hiking trail to Engelhornhütte. At 1487m we do not cross the Rosenlauischlucht, but follow the path on the orographic left side of the stream further up. Arrived at about 1870m altitude we keep about 200m horizontally to the left (OSO) and reach the entry.
Tour: Relatively open at first, repeated running sections and downclimbs. A more vertical part after two side tributaries leads to another running section. Up to here 5 rappels, regularly over several steps. Then the gorge develops in depth, another 10-12 rappels before the gulch ends. Then some more downclimbing until we finally reach the wide gravel bed.

Rosenlaui (oberer): Canyon End
2025-10-08: All hoes are in order. Water level very low.
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2022-10-30: A few very nice rappels, but also a few difficult places to downclimb. But magnificent surroundings up there.
Return: Here then left out onto the access path and down this to the car.

Eistlenbach: Canyon Start
2025-09-06: Only upper part done. Anchor still OK, for higher water levels an anchor for MC would be helpful in some places. Access to the bridge rd done, then as in the topographic view.
2023-11-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eistlenbach All anchors ok. Because of the snow, we had some troubles to find the path after crossing the field at approx. 1000 meters. The la...
Approach: see map in photo gallery
Tour: In the first more vertical part, 5 rappels (17-12-21-8-30), then down the creek for about 200m before exiting to the right at the bridge onto the trail. This downhill on the right slope of the stream. Before the narrowing and the 32m high slide brake we climb back into the streambed. After rappelling over the slide brake, 4 more small rappels await us in the impressive gorge. Afterwards we walk about 50m in the off. Streambed downhill and then climb out at the bridge right on the path.

Eistlenbach: Canyon End
2025-09-06: Only upper part done. Anchor still OK, for higher water levels an anchor for MC would be helpful in some places. Access to the bridge rd done, then as in the topographic view.
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Return: The path leads down the right bank of the stream and us to the car.

Eistlenbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-06: Only upper part done. Anchor still OK, for higher water levels an anchor for MC would be helpful in some places. Access to the bridge rd done, then as in the topographic view.
2023-11-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Eistlenbach All anchors ok. Because of the snow, we had some troubles to find the path after crossing the field at approx. 1000 meters. The la...
Access: We leave the A8 (Bern - Interlaken) via exit 29 - Brienz, cross the river Aareand turn right 600m further on the museum road to Hofstetten. We later take the Dorfstraße through the center of the village and at its exit we come to Hintere Gasse. Turn left here. Hintere Gasse finds its extension in Stipfigasse and we leave the houses behind us. Across a meadow (a barn on the left) we go towards the edge of the forest. There we turn right at the first building and after about 250m we come to a parking lot for hikers directly at the Eistlenbach. Here we park our car (P - see approach in photo gallery).
Return: The path leads down the right bank of the stream and us to the car.

Rosenlaui (unterer): Canyon Start
2025-11-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rosenlaui (inférieur) 30cm Snow and Ice in the Canyon. We recommend light crampons.Take chains with you for the ascent (Quelle: https://www.de...
2025-11-22: There is about 30cm of snow. Grödel poles are required for access and canyons. All stands are easily accessible despite the ice. It was fun 😜 Take chains with you for the ascent.
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Approach: We take the hiking trail to Engelhornhütte. At 1487m altitude we cross the Rosenlauischlucht to its orographic. right canyon rim. The trail walks towards a large rock where we then enter the canyon.
Tour: From a tree we rope from the canyon rim into the streambed, which is still wide here. Then the rappels begin, 12 in all. Deeper and deeper the streambed digs itself in. At the same time, the canyon becomes darker. It ends with a 28m waterfall. In the now again wide streambed downward, to the next streambed confluence from the left, before the right bend of our stream (see photos and videos).

Rosenlaui (unterer): Canyon End
2025-11-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rosenlaui (inférieur) 30cm Snow and Ice in the Canyon. We recommend light crampons.Take chains with you for the ascent (Quelle: https://www.de...
2025-11-22: There is about 30cm of snow. Grödel poles are required for access and canyons. All stands are easily accessible despite the ice. It was fun 😜 Take chains with you for the ascent.
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Return: Here left up towards the restaurant and on the hiking trail back down to the car.

Rosenlaui (unterer): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Rosenlaui (inférieur) 30cm Snow and Ice in the Canyon. We recommend light crampons.Take chains with you for the ascent (Quelle: https://www.de...
2025-11-22: There is about 30cm of snow. Grödel poles are required for access and canyons. All stands are easily accessible despite the ice. It was fun 😜 Take chains with you for the ascent.
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Access: From Bern, Interlaken or from Lucerne, Sarnen we come to Meiringen in the Aare valley. We now drive in the direction of the Grimsel Pass and after a good 2 km turn right onto the Scheidegg road to Rosenlaui in the Reichenbach valley. After the hamlet of Zwirgi we have to "feed" a toll machine. We continue to the Hotel Rosenlaui and park our car about 300m further on in the parking lot for the tourist walk in the Rosenlaui Gorge (1360m altitude - see approach in photo gallery).
Return: Here left up towards the restaurant and on the hiking trail back down to the car.

Schwarze Lütschine: Canyon Start
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2022-12-03: The access is definitely part of the adventure, almost more difficult than the canyon itself.
Approach: First down the little road "Im Brand" in eastern direction, then over the Briggbach and on the hiking trail towards Schwarze Lütschine. Up the wooden steps we come to the restaurant (1375m altitude). From here we continue in southeastern direction to the canyon rim. Here you have the possibility to rope directly into the canyon (approx. 50m). Alternatively, cross the canyon on the steel ropes (for the bridge suspended here in summer) (pulley - 12mm - useful). and climb up the other side, as far as the glacier has cleared the stream.
Tour: At the beginning only a little cut brings us a C15 deeper down. The next drop brings us then in 2 steps or directly over 20m further down. Later a C18 and at the exit a C10 with some smaller steps for downclimbing. Again in the open gravel bed we have reached the exit of the tour.

Schwarze Lütschine: Canyon End
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2022-12-03: The access is definitely part of the adventure, almost more difficult than the canyon itself.
Return: At a suitable point, turn right onto the approach path and follow it back to the car.

Schwarze Lütschine: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-15: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schwarze Lütschine Enchainé après Trummelbach V. Nous n'avons pas traversé le cable par manque de temps, mais il semble encore en état correct...
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2022-12-03: The access is definitely part of the adventure, almost more difficult than the canyon itself.
Access: From Bern or Lucerne to Interlaken. There we leave the A8 via exit 25 - Wilderswil - to the south and then drive to Grindelwald and further towards Große Scheidegg. At the Hotel Wetterhorn (1230m altitude) we park our car on the large parking lot.
Return: At a suitable point, turn right onto the approach path and follow it back to the car.

Trümmelbach V: Canyon Start
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2025-12-13: Perfect conditions. No grödel necessary. Rock fall on the 7th rappel, but no problems.
2025-11-23: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach V There's already quite a bit of ice. Still beautiful and just about manageable without crampons, but already a bit of a chore. Ta...
Approach: On the road 25min back in the direction of the canyon (a post bus leaves every 30min), before you reach the tourist parking lot at the restaurant turn right onto an access road and continue on the hiking trail in the direction of Wengen. We come after many, partly secured serpentines to the bridge over the Trümmelbach (entry).
Tour: Just over 20 rappels in a mostly gloomy atmosphere, sometimes in complete darkness. Anchors mostly only monopoint. At the highest waterfall there is an intermediate belay after about 35m RG behind the wall at head height. Important! Letter of intent from October 2017 between Kaspar von Almen AG and the Swiss Mountain Guide Association SBV. The most important points: Canyoning is only permitted outside the operating and opening hours of the von Almen AG facility! The von Almen AG facility is generally closed from November 15 to December 15 and from January 10 to March 15. Canyoning is permitted during these periods by prior arrangement. Tours can only be arranged by telephone in advance on +41 33 855 32 32. This number provides information about the specific opening times and work on the gorge facilities. The paths, footbridges, bridges and tunnels of von Almen AG may not be used. Emergency situations are reserved. The exit from the canyon is only possible on the left-hand side of the stream (direction of flow) after the last waterfall. The replacement of abseiling hooks is permitted. New installations may only be installed with the consent of von Almen AG. The canyon is rated v5a5V and is therefore reserved for very experienced canyoneers! Von Almen AG accepts no liability for accidents in connection with canyoning. We ask all canyoneers to adhere strictly to the above points! In the event of non-compliance by individual persons, von Almen AG reserves the right to terminate the declaration of intent and to prohibit canyoning in the canyon. Camping and parking in the area of the Trümmelbach Falls is prohibited. Canyoneers are requested to use the parking lot at the cable car before Stechelberg!

Trümmelbach V: Parking Entry and Exit
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2025-12-13: Perfect conditions. No grödel necessary. Rock fall on the 7th rappel, but no problems.
2025-11-23: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach V There's already quite a bit of ice. Still beautiful and just about manageable without crampons, but already a bit of a chore. Ta...
Comment: Parkplatz bei Stechelberg Seilbahn
Access: Coming from Bern we leave the A8 via exit 25 - Wilderswil and take the road south to Lauterbrunnen.\nFrom there we continue towards Stechelberg. 3.3 km (calculated from the train station, parking garage) after Lauterbrunnen we come to the large parking lots at the restaurant Trümmelbach. Please do NOT park here, but continue for about 2km until you reach the large parking lots of the Stechelberg cable car on the left.
Return: Where we reach the wide streambed, out left and along the edge of the forest to the access path. Take this back to the road and continue to the car

Trümmelbach V: Canyon End
2025-12-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach V Top conditions. (Quelle:
2025-12-13: Perfect conditions. No grödel necessary. Rock fall on the 7th rappel, but no problems.
2025-11-23: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach V There's already quite a bit of ice. Still beautiful and just about manageable without crampons, but already a bit of a chore. Ta...
Return: Where we reach the wide streambed, out left and along the edge of the forest to the access path. Take this back to the road and continue to the car

Gries: Canyon Start
2025-12-20: No ice, neither in the access nor in the canyon. Superiore conditions. Unfortunately, an excavator above the stream has clouded the water.
2025-11-14: All good, sporty water level. No ice. Some fixed ropes could be replaced.
2021-11-05: High volume of water but doable. Hooks in good condition, but in one place so extremely icy that we could not use them.
Approach: Descend into the streambed above the bridge.
Tour: Rappel right from a tree with a sling, cross the pool and climb left to the next anchor. Rappel 12m and carefully pass the tree trunk to reach the next 14m rappel. After short walking passages the canyon opens for a moment before a 35m rappel into the dark cathedral. Intermediate position possible after 25m on the right. In December 2016, here were many tree trunks that were thrown into the gorge during forestry work. The next rappel can be rappelled from the left or from the right. Climbing to the right anchor is technically difficult (V+). Another 12m rappel brings you back out into the open. The anchor for the 27m high Pochtenfall is located behind the right edge and is reached by a wide straddle step. After a short walking passages follows the short second gorge with two low rappels and a waterfall from the left. Walk 100m before the last gorge section of the Hexenkessel begins. After the bridge, jump 3m or go around to the left, then carefully downclimb to the downclimb anchor on the right above a 5m step. Climb the ropes to the right onto the small ledge under the overhang and rappel 18m into the pool under the Hexenkessel. From now on only downclimb and jump in a beautiful gorge.

Gries: Parking at Exit
2025-12-20: No ice, neither in the access nor in the canyon. Superiore conditions. Unfortunately, an excavator above the stream has clouded the water.
2025-11-14: All good, sporty water level. No ice. Some fixed ropes could be replaced.
2021-11-05: High volume of water but doable. Hooks in good condition, but in one place so extremely icy that we could not use them.
Comment: Gebührenpflichtiger Parkplatz
Access: Take the A6 to Spiez, then turn off towards Adelboden. In Reichenbach, turn left and follow the road uphill to Kiental. Continue in the direction of Griesalp. Parking exit: After crossing the wide valley floor at Tschingelsee, park in the paid parking lot (2016: 2 Chf, change machine for francs available) Parking entry: Follow the steep road uphill over several hairpin bends until a road branches off to the left towards Pochtenalp. There are small parking spaces near the bridge.
Return: Cross to the right to the parking lot

Gries: Parking at Entry
2025-12-20: No ice, neither in the access nor in the canyon. Superiore conditions. Unfortunately, an excavator above the stream has clouded the water.
2025-11-14: All good, sporty water level. No ice. Some fixed ropes could be replaced.
2021-11-05: High volume of water but doable. Hooks in good condition, but in one place so extremely icy that we could not use them.
Comment: Parkmöglichkeiten im Bereich der Brücke
Access: Take the A6 to Spiez, then turn off towards Adelboden. In Reichenbach, turn left and follow the road uphill to Kiental. Continue in the direction of Griesalp. Parking exit: After crossing the wide valley floor at Tschingelsee, park in the paid parking lot (2016: 2 Chf, change machine for francs available) Parking entry: Follow the steep road uphill over several hairpin bends until a road branches off to the left towards Pochtenalp. There are small parking spaces near the bridge.
Return: Cross to the right to the parking lot

Gries: Canyon End
Return: Cross to the right to the parking lot

Gamchi: Canyon Start
2025-11-08: Access partly icy, entry via left arm. Very good conditions in the canyon - little ice.
2025-11-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gamchi Snowline around 1850m with 0-degree limit at 3000m. Some snow and ice during approach (see photos). Doable without crampons but with so...
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Comment: Rechter Ast
Approach: Follow the road as far as a snack station, from here cross an alpine path through steep terrain to the flat Gamchiboden. The rest of the ascent crosses rocky terrain and is secured with wire ropes in places. At around 2000m, the hiking trail climbs to the left to reach the glacier meadows above. Here, branch off to the right onto a very unclear path that crosses the crumbly slope directly to the entry (cairns). If you want to walk the main branch of the gorge, you can enter at the first gorge about 90m above the bridge, otherwise walk about 100m to the east to reach the left branch of the gorge. In winter, the bridges over the gorge are dismantled. The access crosses many small watercourses that are completely frozen over in winter. Crampons and ice axes are then necessary.
Tour: Main branch: First downclimb on the orographic right canyon rim just above the beginning of the gorge, then downclimb and rappel in the narrow gorge where the left branch joins (here three rappels). In open terrain with not easy downclimbs to a break above the gorge. From the rock platform on the left 20m rappel, then from the anchor on the right under a large clamping block. The rappel points for the 60m rappel are on the left. If the water level is too high for a direct rappel, there is a difficult to reach intermediate stand after a few meters on the left. From here several rappels in complete darkness before the gorge ends with a long, narrow corridor.

Gamchi: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-08: Access partly icy, entry via left arm. Very good conditions in the canyon - little ice.
2025-11-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gamchi Snowline around 1850m with 0-degree limit at 3000m. Some snow and ice during approach (see photos). Doable without crampons but with so...
2025-11-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gamchi Magnifique canyon avec un encaissement et des étroitures splendides, Pas de glace pour l’instant avec cette température. Débit idéal. L...
Comment: Gebührenpflichtiger Parkplatz Griesalp
Access: Take the A6 to Spiez, then turn off towards Adelboden. In Reichenbach, turn left and follow the road uphill to Kiental. Continue to the exit of the public road at the Griesalp parking lot (2016: 2 Chf, change machine for francs available)
Return: Turn right onto the trail and return to the car as for the access.

Gamchi: Canyon End
2025-11-08: Access partly icy, entry via left arm. Very good conditions in the canyon - little ice.
2025-11-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gamchi Snowline around 1850m with 0-degree limit at 3000m. Some snow and ice during approach (see photos). Doable without crampons but with so...
2025-11-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gamchi Magnifique canyon avec un encaissement et des étroitures splendides, Pas de glace pour l’instant avec cette température. Débit idéal. L...
Return: Turn right onto the trail and return to the car as for the access.

Gamchi: Canyon Start1
Comment: Linker Ast
Approach: Follow the road as far as a snack station, from here cross an alpine path through steep terrain to the flat Gamchiboden. The rest of the ascent crosses rocky terrain and is secured with wire ropes in places. At around 2000m, the hiking trail climbs to the left to reach the glacier meadows above. Here, branch off to the right onto a very unclear path that crosses the crumbly slope directly to the entry (cairns). If you want to walk the main branch of the gorge, you can enter at the first gorge about 90m above the bridge, otherwise walk about 100m to the east to reach the left branch of the gorge. In winter, the bridges over the gorge are dismantled. The access crosses many small watercourses that are completely frozen over in winter. Crampons and ice axes are then necessary.
Tour: Main branch: First downclimb on the orographic right canyon rim just above the beginning of the gorge, then downclimb and rappel in the narrow gorge where the left branch joins (here three rappels). In open terrain with not easy downclimbs to a break above the gorge. From the rock platform on the left 20m rappel, then from the anchor on the right under a large clamping block. The rappel points for the 60m rappel are on the left. If the water level is too high for a direct rappel, there is a difficult to reach intermediate stand after a few meters on the left. From here several rappels in complete darkness before the gorge ends with a long, narrow corridor.

Gamchi: Parking Entry and Exit1
Access: Take the A6 to Spiez, then turn off towards Adelboden. In Reichenbach, turn left and follow the road uphill to Kiental. Continue to the exit of the public road at the Griesalp parking lot (2016: 2 Chf, change machine for francs available)
Return: Turn right onto the trail and return to the car as for the access.

Gamchi: Waypoint
Comment: Entrée dans le collecteur (descente)
Approach: Follow the road as far as a snack station, from here cross an alpine path through steep terrain to the flat Gamchiboden. The rest of the ascent crosses rocky terrain and is secured with wire ropes in places. At around 2000m, the hiking trail climbs to the left to reach the glacier meadows above. Here, branch off to the right onto a very unclear path that crosses the crumbly slope directly to the entry (cairns). If you want to walk the main branch of the gorge, you can enter at the first gorge about 90m above the bridge, otherwise walk about 100m to the east to reach the left branch of the gorge. In winter, the bridges over the gorge are dismantled. The access crosses many small watercourses that are completely frozen over in winter. Crampons and ice axes are then necessary.

Gamchi: Waypoint1
Comment: Puit de lumière (descente)

Nala (Intermedio): Canyon Start
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (intermédiaire) « Accès » en hélicoptère à 7h40. Le matin, il fait encore assez frais, l'eau est très froide, en particulier dans les b...
2025-10-06: Followed up with the helicopter and then climbed the middle and lower parts. Anchoring in the middle part is inadequate, in the lower part mostly excellent (with a few exceptions). Approx. 6 hours in...
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (intermédiaire) DC -Amarrages bon (juste un des 2 points de la goulotte tourne) à changer Sympa pour compléter la partie inf et belle m...
Approach: Walk along the path above the parking lot towards the river and descend to the large final basin. Check the water flow, then cross the riverbed to the south and hike along the narrow mountain road to the beginning of the trail to Pönt and Valle di Osogna. After the steep climb to Pönt, the trail flattens out and then enters the Valle di Osogna. At the bridge at 839m the entry starts.
Tour: Between C27 and C19 danger of falling rocks. Highlight of the part is the very narrow cut C23. If the water level is too high for tour participants, one must go through and below set up a rope ferry (then at least 35m of rope required, anchors are available).

Nala (Intermedio): Canyon End
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (intermédiaire) « Accès » en hélicoptère à 7h40. Le matin, il fait encore assez frais, l'eau est très froide, en particulier dans les b...
2025-10-06: Followed up with the helicopter and then climbed the middle and lower parts. Anchoring in the middle part is inadequate, in the lower part mostly excellent (with a few exceptions). Approx. 6 hours in...
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (intermédiaire) DC -Amarrages bon (juste un des 2 points de la goulotte tourne) à changer Sympa pour compléter la partie inf et belle m...
Return: Either exit to the right at the beginning of the Nala inferiore and go down the path to Osogna or continue down the Nala inferiore to its exit (see under "Nala inferiore").

Nala (Intermedio): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-06: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (intermédiaire) « Accès » en hélicoptère à 7h40. Le matin, il fait encore assez frais, l'eau est très froide, en particulier dans les b...
2025-10-06: Followed up with the helicopter and then climbed the middle and lower parts. Anchoring in the middle part is inadequate, in the lower part mostly excellent (with a few exceptions). Approx. 6 hours in...
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (intermédiaire) DC -Amarrages bon (juste un des 2 points de la goulotte tourne) à changer Sympa pour compléter la partie inf et belle m...
Access: As for Nala inferiore: from the freeway junction north of Bellinzona, take the N2 towards Biasca. Via Claro and Cresciano we arrive to Osogna (11,4 km from freeway to the bridge over the Nala). After the bridge over the Nala, drive up to the cemetery and leave the car there.
Return: Either exit to the right at the beginning of the Nala inferiore and go down the path to Osogna or continue down the Nala inferiore to its exit (see under "Nala inferiore").

Boggera (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) RAS. Équipement ok mais plus pensé pour sauter ou passer en tob. Ça glisse (moins que dans Iragna). L’eau est bien froid...
2025-10-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) Petit DC.Glissant.Le parking habituel ne semble plus autorisé. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/can...
2025-10-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) Divertidisimo!!!! (Quelle:
Approach: Walk along the sidewalk along the road, 50 m north of the pizzeria over the guardrail to the Ticino. Follow the river down to the mouth of the Boggera. Then follow the watercourse of the Boggera, under the bridges to the gravel bank and the exit of the Boggera. Approx. 100m left before the stream there is a hiking trail upwards --> with a steep ascent you quickly gain altitude --> after a good 15min. you cross the stream for the first time (warning sign) --> to walk the lower part of the canyon you still have to walk up the hiking trail for approx. 480Hm --> then enter the stream on the left.
Tour: The tour is one of the most beautiful and best known canyons in the area and is therefore also very popular --> but if you make a canyoning vacation in Switzerland, this scenic breathtaking canyon should not be missed --> to put it in a nutshell, the canyon offers everything a casual canyoning tour should have --> there are many jumps, slides and rappel in every shape and height --> you should be careful only at the sharp edges --> even with a lot of water is caution --> to avoid long waiting times, it is recommended to leave early.

Boggera (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) RAS. Équipement ok mais plus pensé pour sauter ou passer en tob. Ça glisse (moins que dans Iragna). L’eau est bien froid...
2025-10-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) Petit DC.Glissant.Le parking habituel ne semble plus autorisé. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/can...
2025-10-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) Divertidisimo!!!! (Quelle:
Access: From Lucarno --> ri. Biasca --> at the village of Osogna-Cresciano drive to the train station. Opposite the pizzeria behind the noise barrier right next to the SBB building (north of the building). Here you can also change your clothes in the parking lot without any problems and protected from view (if no train is passing by ;-)). Large parking lot for about 20 cars. Watch out for the glass roof in front of the building when driving in with high vehicles. After the winter, the SBB building is used as a changing room during the annual night-time The SBB building is used as a changing room and starting point for the workers after the winter. It is never busy during the day. Please do not park in the designated parking spaces of the pizzeria. Parking lot 2: 2.) South of the old Osogna-Cresciano train station on the plateau. Only space for approx. 5 cars here. Please make sure that the car trailer with the rafts of the local canyoning & rafting company remains accessible at all times.
Return: As with access back to the car.

Boggera (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) RAS. Équipement ok mais plus pensé pour sauter ou passer en tob. Ça glisse (moins que dans Iragna). L’eau est bien froid...
2025-10-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) Petit DC.Glissant.Le parking habituel ne semble plus autorisé. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/can...
2025-10-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cresciano (inferieur) Divertidisimo!!!! (Quelle:
Return: As with access back to the car.

Boggera (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Boggera (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit1
Comment: Parkmöglichkeit für 5 PKW
Access: From Lucarno --> ri. Biasca --> at the village of Osogna-Cresciano drive to the train station. Opposite the pizzeria behind the noise barrier right next to the SBB building (north of the building). Here you can also change your clothes in the parking lot without any problems and protected from view (if no train is passing by ;-)). Large parking lot for about 20 cars. Watch out for the glass roof in front of the building when driving in with high vehicles. After the winter, the SBB building is used as a changing room during the annual night-time The SBB building is used as a changing room and starting point for the workers after the winter. It is never busy during the day. Please do not park in the designated parking spaces of the pizzeria. Parking lot 2: 2.) South of the old Osogna-Cresciano train station on the plateau. Only space for approx. 5 cars here. Please make sure that the car trailer with the rafts of the local canyoning & rafting company remains accessible at all times.
Return: As with access back to the car.

Valle del Salto : Canyon Start
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salto C’est long… beaucoup de marche et de nage!8h20 voiture à voiture. (Quelle:
2025-09-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salto A lot of swimming and walking on slippery rocks (Quelle:
2025-09-08: Way too long way too much swimming for me
Approach: !!!Attention the entry (Start 2) is on private property, the owners have no joy with us!!!! From the parking lot, go straight across the small meadow past the house (left) --> at the 1st signpost on the right along the stone wall --> follow Steineren Weg (first check the water level at the 65m waterfall. To do this, go behind the houses on the right via the small path to the exit) --> after checking the water level, continue up the stone steps through the iron gate --> at the next signpost turn right towards Giro V. del Salto --> then there is a fork in the path --> below the house continue right (stone signpost Maggia) --> follow the path slightly downhill to signpost 3 --> here continue left towards Giro V. Salto --> after a short time there are 2 houses (the house on the right has collapsed) (approx. 460m) --> behind the collapsed house go through high ferns to a large tree where there is an abseiling point (2 ropes around a branch with a ring) --> approx. 450m (alternative entry to the shortened descent. The access takes about 30 minutes) If we decide on the access at the water catchment, we continue on the path to there (about 90 min. additional). However, we can also take the path on the orographic left side of the valley to this destination. To do this, we do not go left at signpost 3, but right, cross the Rio Salto on a stone bridge and then take the path to the left at the chapel. This also takes us to the entry point at the water catchment in about the same time.
Tour: Start the tour below the water catchment at 745m with a jump into the large pool. This is followed by a long walk, with lots of downclimbing and swimming. After about 80 minutes we come to the 12m slide highlight, 30 minutes later we stand above the elongated pool, into which those who prefer the short version rope. Here is the description of the following last part of the ascent: Arriving at the Baum abseil point (approx. 450m), you rope approx. 45m into the narrow part of the canyon (Attention: make sure to wet the rope beforehand) --> on arrival you stand in hip-deep water --> a swimming passage with a small clamping block in the water follows --> at the exit of the swimming passage there is a small abort which you can first rappel down 11m and jump 7m (stand high up , traverese rope possible) --> after the canyons the canyon opens briefly (several large boulders) before it goes to the next narrow swimming passage (here a large tree root stretches and forms a small siphon) --> this point can be easily climbed over --> another short swimming passage until you are almost below the stone bridge --> at this point there is a bolt on the left which can make walking in the approx. 15m long chute --> below the huge clamping block you can climb approx. 4m can be jumped into deep pools --> short swim to the large boulders where the canyon opens up again --> after the last downclimbs you reach the final waterfall of 65m on the left --> to reach the belay safely, a traversese rope should be set up --> the excellent belay is on the left at head height above the chute (in the middle of the 65m waterfall there is a bolt on the right) --> a 70m rope is recommended for pulling off in large canyons (very nice rappel), It is better to tie a 30m rope to it to be able to pull off outside the pool. --> An emergency exit is left before the final waterfall. You can exit via the water drainage channel above the final waterfall. You can also deposit a 70 m rappel rope in the final waterfall during access. In this way, you can avoid having to change in the vertical. Our time requirement for this last part is about 200 minutes.

Valle del Salto : Canyon End
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salto C’est long… beaucoup de marche et de nage!8h20 voiture à voiture. (Quelle:
2025-09-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salto A lot of swimming and walking on slippery rocks (Quelle:
2025-09-08: Way too long way too much swimming for me
Return: After the large pool at an altitude of approx. 330 m, descend to the right over concrete steps --> the hiking trail leads to the small grape field --> then ascend briefly to the right until you are back at the parking lot.

Valle del Salto : Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salto C’est long… beaucoup de marche et de nage!8h20 voiture à voiture. (Quelle:
2025-09-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Salto A lot of swimming and walking on slippery rocks (Quelle:
2025-09-08: Way too long way too much swimming for me
Access: From Locarno --> ri Maggiatal --> main road to the village of Maggia --> at the small shopping center turn right up the road to the church --> turn left over the bridge --> after the S-bend or church take the first road (AI Busgian) to the right --> follow the dead end to the exit --> parking lot at approx. 310Hm (see map).
Return: After the large pool at an altitude of approx. 330 m, descend to the right over concrete steps --> the hiking trail leads to the small grape field --> then ascend briefly to the right until you are back at the parking lot.

Valle del Salto : Waterlevel Checkpoint
Hydrology: Tel. contact Società Elettrica Sopracenerina, www.SES.ch: Tel. 091/7569301 Highest point in the catchment area: 2360m 70% meadows and forest 30% rocks

Valle del Salto : Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Start vom Baum, Abseiler in Engstelle
Approach: !!!Attention the entry (Start 2) is on private property, the owners have no joy with us!!!! From the parking lot, go straight across the small meadow past the house (left) --> at the 1st signpost on the right along the stone wall --> follow Steineren Weg (first check the water level at the 65m waterfall. To do this, go behind the houses on the right via the small path to the exit) --> after checking the water level, continue up the stone steps through the iron gate --> at the next signpost turn right towards Giro V. del Salto --> then there is a fork in the path --> below the house continue right (stone signpost Maggia) --> follow the path slightly downhill to signpost 3 --> here continue left towards Giro V. Salto --> after a short time there are 2 houses (the house on the right has collapsed) (approx. 460m) --> behind the collapsed house go through high ferns to a large tree where there is an abseiling point (2 ropes around a branch with a ring) --> approx. 450m (alternative entry to the shortened descent. The access takes about 30 minutes) If we decide on the access at the water catchment, we continue on the path to there (about 90 min. additional). However, we can also take the path on the orographic left side of the valley to this destination. To do this, we do not go left at signpost 3, but right, cross the Rio Salto on a stone bridge and then take the path to the left at the chapel. This also takes us to the entry point at the water catchment in about the same time.
Tour: Start the tour below the water catchment at 745m with a jump into the large pool. This is followed by a long walk, with lots of downclimbing and swimming. After about 80 minutes we come to the 12m slide highlight, 30 minutes later we stand above the elongated pool, into which those who prefer the short version rope. Here is the description of the following last part of the ascent: Arriving at the Baum abseil point (approx. 450m), you rope approx. 45m into the narrow part of the canyon (Attention: make sure to wet the rope beforehand) --> on arrival you stand in hip-deep water --> a swimming passage with a small clamping block in the water follows --> at the exit of the swimming passage there is a small abort which you can first rappel down 11m and jump 7m (stand high up , traverese rope possible) --> after the canyons the canyon opens briefly (several large boulders) before it goes to the next narrow swimming passage (here a large tree root stretches and forms a small siphon) --> this point can be easily climbed over --> another short swimming passage until you are almost below the stone bridge --> at this point there is a bolt on the left which can make walking in the approx. 15m long chute --> below the huge clamping block you can climb approx. 4m can be jumped into deep pools --> short swim to the large boulders where the canyon opens up again --> after the last downclimbs you reach the final waterfall of 65m on the left --> to reach the belay safely, a traversese rope should be set up --> the excellent belay is on the left at head height above the chute (in the middle of the 65m waterfall there is a bolt on the right) --> a 70m rope is recommended for pulling off in large canyons (very nice rappel), It is better to tie a 30m rope to it to be able to pull off outside the pool. --> An emergency exit is left before the final waterfall. You can exit via the water drainage channel above the final waterfall. You can also deposit a 70 m rappel rope in the final waterfall during access. In this way, you can avoid having to change in the vertical. Our time requirement for this last part is about 200 minutes.

Valle del Salto : Alternative Canyon Start1
Comment: Seiteneinstieg über Trockenbach nach Baumgartner/Br. Zim. (25m Baumabseiler)
Approach: !!!Attention the entry (Start 2) is on private property, the owners have no joy with us!!!! From the parking lot, go straight across the small meadow past the house (left) --> at the 1st signpost on the right along the stone wall --> follow Steineren Weg (first check the water level at the 65m waterfall. To do this, go behind the houses on the right via the small path to the exit) --> after checking the water level, continue up the stone steps through the iron gate --> at the next signpost turn right towards Giro V. del Salto --> then there is a fork in the path --> below the house continue right (stone signpost Maggia) --> follow the path slightly downhill to signpost 3 --> here continue left towards Giro V. Salto --> after a short time there are 2 houses (the house on the right has collapsed) (approx. 460m) --> behind the collapsed house go through high ferns to a large tree where there is an abseiling point (2 ropes around a branch with a ring) --> approx. 450m (alternative entry to the shortened descent. The access takes about 30 minutes) If we decide on the access at the water catchment, we continue on the path to there (about 90 min. additional). However, we can also take the path on the orographic left side of the valley to this destination. To do this, we do not go left at signpost 3, but right, cross the Rio Salto on a stone bridge and then take the path to the left at the chapel. This also takes us to the entry point at the water catchment in about the same time.
Tour: Start the tour below the water catchment at 745m with a jump into the large pool. This is followed by a long walk, with lots of downclimbing and swimming. After about 80 minutes we come to the 12m slide highlight, 30 minutes later we stand above the elongated pool, into which those who prefer the short version rope. Here is the description of the following last part of the ascent: Arriving at the Baum abseil point (approx. 450m), you rope approx. 45m into the narrow part of the canyon (Attention: make sure to wet the rope beforehand) --> on arrival you stand in hip-deep water --> a swimming passage with a small clamping block in the water follows --> at the exit of the swimming passage there is a small abort which you can first rappel down 11m and jump 7m (stand high up , traverese rope possible) --> after the canyons the canyon opens briefly (several large boulders) before it goes to the next narrow swimming passage (here a large tree root stretches and forms a small siphon) --> this point can be easily climbed over --> another short swimming passage until you are almost below the stone bridge --> at this point there is a bolt on the left which can make walking in the approx. 15m long chute --> below the huge clamping block you can climb approx. 4m can be jumped into deep pools --> short swim to the large boulders where the canyon opens up again --> after the last downclimbs you reach the final waterfall of 65m on the left --> to reach the belay safely, a traversese rope should be set up --> the excellent belay is on the left at head height above the chute (in the middle of the 65m waterfall there is a bolt on the right) --> a 70m rope is recommended for pulling off in large canyons (very nice rappel), It is better to tie a 30m rope to it to be able to pull off outside the pool. --> An emergency exit is left before the final waterfall. You can exit via the water drainage channel above the final waterfall. You can also deposit a 70 m rappel rope in the final waterfall during access. In this way, you can avoid having to change in the vertical. Our time requirement for this last part is about 200 minutes.

Nala (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) (Quelle:
2025-09-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) Fait l'intégrale, peu d'eau dans le sup mais vasques pleines, DC+ dans l'inter et l'inf. Magnifique. Beaucoup de monopoints...
2025-07-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) DC. Fait en intégrale à 2 en 9h avec marche d'approche. Très belle descente, on se fait bien arroser dans la 50m. Pas compr...
Comment: Bitte nicht am Friedhof umziehen. Ausgewiesenen Parkplatz nutzen.
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: Either get off at the bridge and go back down the access path or continue in the Nala Intermedio (see there).

Nala (Superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) (Quelle:
2025-09-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) Fait l'intégrale, peu d'eau dans le sup mais vasques pleines, DC+ dans l'inter et l'inf. Magnifique. Beaucoup de monopoints...
2025-07-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) DC. Fait en intégrale à 2 en 9h avec marche d'approche. Très belle descente, on se fait bien arroser dans la 50m. Pas compr...
Comment: Auch darauf achten wie weiter der Strahl herauskommt. Bei hohem Wasserstand schießt das Wasser in einem recht schmalen Strahl heraus.
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 ).

Nala (Superiore): Canyon Start
2025-09-12: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) (Quelle:
2025-09-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) Fait l'intégrale, peu d'eau dans le sup mais vasques pleines, DC+ dans l'inter et l'inf. Magnifique. Beaucoup de monopoints...
2025-07-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Osogna (supérieur) DC. Fait en intégrale à 2 en 9h avec marche d'approche. Très belle descente, on se fait bien arroser dans la 50m. Pas compr...
Approach: On foot: Walk along the road above the parking lot towards the river and descend to the large terminal basin. Check the water flow, then cross the riverbed to the south and hike along the narrow mountain road to the start of the path to Pönt and Valle di Osogna. After the steep ascent to Pönt, the path becomes flatter and then enters the Valle di Osogna. From bridge 839, the path climbs again. At stone bridge 950, carefully check the water level in the basin below (this can become a trap). Climb the steep steps and at 1060 meters take the less visible path on your left down into the valley to the river and the outlet of the diversion channel. Helicopter: From the helipad, first go up to the houses I Cassin di Carli. There we take the hiking trail to the right. After the last houses, the path descends along a ridge. At an altitude of 1060m, we take the not very clearly recognizable path to the right. It leads us down to the entry at the outlet of the drainage channel.
Tour: The upper part starts after the water intake and accordingly carries little water. The water is generally quite cold. Many slides that need to be well checked out. There are also some possible jumps.

Nala (Superiore): Canyon End
Return: Either get off at the bridge and go back down the access path or continue in the Nala Intermedio (see there).

Nala (Superiore): Helipad

Corippo: Canyon Start
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2024-08-30: Accessible from the mill. All slides doable.
Approach: We hike through the village to its western exit. Here we take the path that leads us up to the hamlet of Costa (750 m above sea level). We follow it further in a south-westerly direction (hamlet of Orxino). We descend to the streambed where the entry point is.
Tour: 2 parts: upper A. rappel and jump, lower A. jump and slide. Exit or access before the lower part at the old water drainage (540 m above sea level).

Corippo: Canyon End
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2024-08-30: Accessible from the mill. All slides doable.
Return: Depending on the water level in the reservoir, the exit is either a slide into the water or a rappel followed by a jump into the water of the Verzasca reservoir. Then you swim to the other bank and climb up to the road. However, if you have left the car in Corippo, climb up to the left immediately before the reservoir (when it is completely full, at the mouth of the stream into the reservoir). Through the bushes you reach an old path that you follow up to the village of Bassa Corippo. The exit up to the right outlined by Nizzola in his book Eldorado Ticino involves some exposed ridge climbing at the beginning and is not verified.

Corippo: Alternative Canyon Start
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2024-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Corippo DC-On a mis les cagoules sur la partie inf. On a shunté le T20 final pour ne pas avoir à nager dans le lac en sortant rive gauche. (Q...
2024-08-30: Accessible from the mill. All slides doable.
Comment: Inferiore
Approach: We hike through the village to its western exit. Here we take the path that leads us up to the hamlet of Costa (750 m above sea level). We follow it further in a south-westerly direction (hamlet of Orxino). We descend to the streambed where the entry point is.
Tour: 2 parts: upper A. rappel and jump, lower A. jump and slide. Exit or access before the lower part at the old water drainage (540 m above sea level).

Corippo: Parking at Exit
Comment: Zweites Auto hier, dann muss man durch den See schwimmen.
Access: Coming from the highway exit Bellinzona Süd, cross the river Ticino, pass Locarno airport and then straight on at the traffic circle to the T-junction. Turn left here and follow the signs into the Verzasca Valley via Gordola, past the dam, along the reservoir to Vogorno (11.3 km from the crossing of the Ticino). From the center of Vogorno (church of San Antonio) we cycle another 2.4 km along the reservoir and then turn left onto the road to Bassa Corippo (560 m above sea level). With a bit of luck, we will find a place to park the car before Bassa Corippo.
Return: Depending on the water level in the reservoir, the exit is either a slide into the water or a rappel followed by a jump into the water of the Verzasca reservoir. Then you swim to the other bank and climb up to the road. However, if you have left the car in Corippo, climb up to the left immediately before the reservoir (when it is completely full, at the mouth of the stream into the reservoir). Through the bushes you reach an old path that you follow up to the village of Bassa Corippo. The exit up to the right outlined by Nizzola in his book Eldorado Ticino involves some exposed ridge climbing at the beginning and is not verified.

Corippo: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Coming from the highway exit Bellinzona Süd, cross the river Ticino, pass Locarno airport and then straight on at the traffic circle to the T-junction. Turn left here and follow the signs into the Verzasca Valley via Gordola, past the dam, along the reservoir to Vogorno (11.3 km from the crossing of the Ticino). From the center of Vogorno (church of San Antonio) we cycle another 2.4 km along the reservoir and then turn left onto the road to Bassa Corippo (560 m above sea level). With a bit of luck, we will find a place to park the car before Bassa Corippo.
Return: Depending on the water level in the reservoir, the exit is either a slide into the water or a rappel followed by a jump into the water of the Verzasca reservoir. Then you swim to the other bank and climb up to the road. However, if you have left the car in Corippo, climb up to the left immediately before the reservoir (when it is completely full, at the mouth of the stream into the reservoir). Through the bushes you reach an old path that you follow up to the village of Bassa Corippo. The exit up to the right outlined by Nizzola in his book Eldorado Ticino involves some exposed ridge climbing at the beginning and is not verified.

Talberggrabe: Canyon Start
2025-08-19: Top anchoring Lots of wood in the canyon
2025-08-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Talberggrabe 30' d'approche et 2h30 de descente malgré nos 2 cordes pour 2 personnes.Désescalades techniques.Utilisation d'une fausse fourche...
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Approach: We cross the two bridges and continue uphill along the road. First we walk about 150m to the southwest, then - after a hairpin bend - to the NNE and cross the Buuschebach stream on an airy bridge, later heading north along the canyon. We leave the forest and keep left across the adjoining meadow down to the stream (entry - see map). \n\nThere is also the option of avoiding the "approach" in the open streambed and roping in from the canyon rim via a tree at the start of the gorge at a footbridge that crosses the canyon here (see Spanish topographic view and corresponding approach sketch). But then you need 2x30m of ropes.
Tour: The first step is a walk and downclimb (see above for side access). This is followed by a series of steps with smaller rappels. Towards the exit of the gorge there is a lot of dead wood in the stream. See also photos and video.

Talberggrabe: Canyon End
2025-08-19: Top anchoring Lots of wood in the canyon
2025-08-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Talberggrabe 30' d'approche et 2h30 de descente malgré nos 2 cordes pour 2 personnes.Désescalades techniques.Utilisation d'une fausse fourche...
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Return: After the bridge, turn left up to the road and the car.

Isitalerbach: Canyon Start
2024-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Isenthal No information of the powerstation. Uncool dudes. Awesome conditions (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debit/...
2024-08-24: Jumps were feasible.
2024-08-23: Slightly slippery, otherwise tip-top
Approach: At the bridge, take the steps down into the stream.
Tour: Very nice tight cut at the top, then more open from the 2nd third onwards, tiring downclimb towards the exit.

Isitalerbach: Canyon End
2024-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Isenthal No information of the powerstation. Uncool dudes. Awesome conditions (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debit/...
2024-08-24: Jumps were feasible.
2024-08-23: Slightly slippery, otherwise tip-top
Return: Walk all the way out along the stream, under the road bridge, then right up to the road and the parking lot.

Isitalerbach: Parking at Exit
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2024-08-24: Jumps were feasible.
2024-08-23: Slightly slippery, otherwise tip-top
Access: From Altdorf to Isenthal (paid parking lot); from the parking lot steep and winding up to the bridge over the stream (700 m above sea level) - pay attention to the time regulation of the driveway! Parking at the woodpile.
Return: Walk all the way out along the stream, under the road bridge, then right up to the road and the parking lot.

Isitalerbach: Parking at Entry
Access: From Altdorf to Isenthal (paid parking lot); from the parking lot steep and winding up to the bridge over the stream (700 m above sea level) - pay attention to the time regulation of the driveway! Parking at the woodpile.
Return: Walk all the way out along the stream, under the road bridge, then right up to the road and the parking lot.

Gei (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gei Conditions assez fraîches et niveau d'eau assez sportif, certains bassins tournent vigoureusement. L'avant-dernière cascade est le point f...
2025-10-05: Last part of the access very exposed in places. Beautiful canyon. Mostly only single pitons. Quite cold water at this time of year.
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Approach: From the parking lot (church) at the stone bridge check the water level --> continue through the small wooden gate --> continue left past the house, up the rock steps --> below the small chapel follow the hiking trail (marked with blue waves and arrow) always to the left --> in a bend follow the hunters path slightly downhill --> over Zulaufbach again steeply uphill to a clearing with rocks on the ground --> at approx. 515Hm follow the path through steep terrain (fixed ropes) to the stream --> get in 480Hm.
Tour: At the entry there is a slide (right slide!) or C12 --> immediately followed by the next slide with 8m or C13 --> after that there are several pools and many abseiling points which can usually be jumped (depending on the water level) --> in the last third there are the higher abseiling points 20m, 45m, 30m --> the 45m can also be abseiled right. The 45m can also be rappelled over 3 trees or you can rappel in the water until after 45m there is a traverse to the 14m jump (rappeling from the tree is also possible) --> now follow an 8m and 30m rappel --> the last pools can be mastered with the rope or (jumping!).

Gei (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gei Conditions assez fraîches et niveau d'eau assez sportif, certains bassins tournent vigoureusement. L'avant-dernière cascade est le point f...
2025-10-05: Last part of the access very exposed in places. Beautiful canyon. Mostly only single pitons. Quite cold water at this time of year.
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Return: Exit right directly at the church (parking lot).

Gei (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-05: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gei Conditions assez fraîches et niveau d'eau assez sportif, certains bassins tournent vigoureusement. L'avant-dernière cascade est le point f...
2025-10-05: Last part of the access very exposed in places. Beautiful canyon. Mostly only single pitons. Quite cold water at this time of year.
2025-09-11: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gei Équipement ras, dc++ (Quelle:
Access: From Locarno --> up to Gordevio --> after the tunnel before the 2nd bridge at the house with the blue roof up on the right --> past the soccer field --> left over the bridge --> right over cobblestones to the church with fountain --> park here.
Return: Exit right directly at the church (parking lot).

Gei (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Ambra (superiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ambra (supérieur) Parcouru à 10 en 5H00. Magnifique canyon, eau turquoise. Pour l'approche, après le hameau de Cassinon, passez le près, et en...
2025-07-31: Mostly grippy rock, all pools free
2025-07-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ambra (supérieur) Fait en 2h à 3.Attention si vous commencez du 2eme pont un gros arbre est présent et bien planté dans la 1ere virgule / tobb...
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the hiking trail behind the fountain towards Cassinone --> the hiking trail goes gently uphill --> you pass several mountain huts before the path goes slightly downhill again --> you cross a stone bridge --> then it goes up again --> at the fork in the path turn left down to the 2nd stone bridge which is located in front of the abandoned Cassinone group of houses --> after the houses keep left and follow the steep forest path with orange markings to the stream at approx. 850Hm.
Tour: The entry is at approx. 850Hm --> after a few meters there is an inlet and the first of many slippery downclimbs --> the canyon is very flat with only a few rappels that can be abseiled or jumped --> if the access were a little shorter and the walking passages between the canyons not so long, this would be a nice entry tour --> due to the amount of water, however, the pools at the abseiling points should not be underestimated --> the canyon is more of a jumping and hiking canyon -- at the end there are several pools one after the other with partly turbulent pools before it goes over another walking passages to a large pool in front of the weir -- exit at approx.620Hm.

Ambra (superiore): Canyon End
2025-08-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ambra (supérieur) Parcouru à 10 en 5H00. Magnifique canyon, eau turquoise. Pour l'approche, après le hameau de Cassinon, passez le près, et en...
2025-07-31: Mostly grippy rock, all pools free
2025-07-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ambra (supérieur) Fait en 2h à 3.Attention si vous commencez du 2eme pont un gros arbre est présent et bien planté dans la 1ere virgule / tobb...
Return: At the last large pool (approx. 620m) before the weir system you get off on the left --> the area should not actually be entered, but the fishermen and canyoneers do not take it too seriously (hole in the fence) --> on the left side of the pool it takes a few minutes to get back to the road or parking lot.

Ambra (superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-08-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ambra (supérieur) Parcouru à 10 en 5H00. Magnifique canyon, eau turquoise. Pour l'approche, après le hameau de Cassinon, passez le près, et en...
2025-07-31: Mostly grippy rock, all pools free
2025-07-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ambra (supérieur) Fait en 2h à 3.Attention si vous commencez du 2eme pont un gros arbre est présent et bien planté dans la 1ere virgule / tobb...

Ambra (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Biasca --> ri. Personico --> take the first road on the right past the houses until you reach the mountain road above the village --> from here take the serpentines to Val d'Ambra until you reach a parking lot with a fountain (200m further on is a dam wall).
Return: At the last large pool (approx. 620m) before the weir system you get off on the left --> the area should not actually be entered, but the fishermen and canyoneers do not take it too seriously (hole in the fence) --> on the left side of the pool it takes a few minutes to get back to the road or parking lot.

Ronentobel: Canyon Start
2025-10-17: 5 new anchors set
2024-09-21: Stand was newly set up during the last rappel.
2024-08-06: Rapid links partly to be replaced as heavily corroded. Some downclimbs are tricky without anchors. Can certainly be supplemented here and there. Last place had improvised belay. Piton came during the...
Approach: We walk along the road, which is closed to through traffic, for 300m and come to the bridge over the Ronentobel. Here we descend into the stream (entry).
Tour: A series of rappels in a narrow canyon lies ahead of us. In between, downclimbs are the order of the day. There are also walking passages. There may be a lack of belays in places.

Ronentobel: Canyon End
2025-10-17: 5 new anchors set
2024-09-21: Stand was newly set up during the last rappel.
2024-08-06: Rapid links partly to be replaced as heavily corroded. Some downclimbs are tricky without anchors. Can certainly be supplemented here and there. Last place had improvised belay. Piton came during the...
Return: At the confluence with the Furnerbach, the actual canyoning tour comes to an exit. This is followed by a long walk back down the Furnerbach. At the gravel works, turn right onto the dirt road and continue to the car at the bottom.

Ronentobel: Parking at Entry
2025-10-17: 5 new anchors set
2024-09-21: Stand was newly set up during the last rappel.
2024-08-06: Rapid links partly to be replaced as heavily corroded. Some downclimbs are tricky without anchors. Can certainly be supplemented here and there. Last place had improvised belay. Piton came during the...
Access: We leave the A13 (St. Gallen-Chur) at exit 14 "Landquart" and take the "28" towards Davos. Almost 15 km after leaving the highway, we turn right to Pragg-Jenaz. Where the Furnerbach reaches this village, we park the car for the exit (see approach in photo gallery).\n\nWith the second car we drive up to Furna and on to Hintersberg (signposted). There we follow the wooden signpost "Alp Lerch". We drive to a road junction where a prohibition sign prevents us from continuing. Here we park the car for access (see realization in photo gallery).\n\n
Return: At the confluence with the Furnerbach, the actual canyoning tour comes to an exit. This is followed by a long walk back down the Furnerbach. At the gravel works, turn right onto the dirt road and continue to the car at the bottom.

Ronentobel: Parking at Exit
Access: We leave the A13 (St. Gallen-Chur) at exit 14 "Landquart" and take the "28" towards Davos. Almost 15 km after leaving the highway, we turn right to Pragg-Jenaz. Where the Furnerbach reaches this village, we park the car for the exit (see approach in photo gallery).\n\nWith the second car we drive up to Furna and on to Hintersberg (signposted). There we follow the wooden signpost "Alp Lerch". We drive to a road junction where a prohibition sign prevents us from continuing. Here we park the car for access (see realization in photo gallery).\n\n
Return: At the confluence with the Furnerbach, the actual canyoning tour comes to an exit. This is followed by a long walk back down the Furnerbach. At the gravel works, turn right onto the dirt road and continue to the car at the bottom.

Ronentobel: Waypoint
Comment: Bon restaurant qui soutient le Canyoning dans Ronentobel. (descente)
Approach: We walk along the road, which is closed to through traffic, for 300m and come to the bridge over the Ronentobel. Here we descend into the stream (entry).

Hüribach: Canyon End
2025-06-22: Water temperature 12 degrees, extremely slippery in places, stands OK, fixed ropes just OK. Cool tour 😁
2024-11-02: Information hydroelectric power plant: 0418194999
2024-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Hüribach L’équipement est devenu vraiment limite! mérite un rééquipement (Quelle:
Return: Before reaching the houses, turn right and cross the meadow to the car below.

Hüribach: Canyon Start
2025-06-22: Water temperature 12 degrees, extremely slippery in places, stands OK, fixed ropes just OK. Cool tour 😁
2024-11-02: Information hydroelectric power plant: 0418194999
2024-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Hüribach L’équipement est devenu vraiment limite! mérite un rééquipement (Quelle:
Approach: Directly from the bridge.
Tour: The jump pools shown in the topographic view may be gravelled, so check carefully! After the spring floods, anchors may also be damaged or knocked out. It can also happen that (as in the Zanaibach, for example) rocks under the anchor are washed away and the anchor is no longer accessible or only accessible with difficulty. Depending on the water level, the specified time for the descent in the canyon can be reduced to around 2.5 hours.

Hüribach: Parking at Entry
2025-06-22: Water temperature 12 degrees, extremely slippery in places, stands OK, fixed ropes just OK. Cool tour 😁
2024-11-02: Information hydroelectric power plant: 0418194999
2024-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Hüribach L’équipement est devenu vraiment limite! mérite un rééquipement (Quelle:
Access: From the village of Schwyz (in the canton of the same name) to the east of Lake Lucerne, we ride uphill along the Muota to Muotathal. We cross the village and reach the district of Hinterthal at its exit. Here the road bends sharply to the left and crosses the Muota. However, we drive straight ahead before the bridge (an inn on the left-hand side of the stream) and park the lower car in a suitable place.\n\nWith the second car, we turn right at the inn in the direction of "Hürital". The steeply ascending road crosses the Hüribach at 730m above sea level, continues uphill in a long serpentine to cross the Hüribach again. Park the second car here.\n\nIf you only have 1 car available, take the hiking trail that leads up the orographic right side of the Hüribach (approx. 1 hour).
Return: Before reaching the houses, turn right and cross the meadow to the car below.

Hüribach: Parking at Exit
Access: From the village of Schwyz (in the canton of the same name) to the east of Lake Lucerne, we ride uphill along the Muota to Muotathal. We cross the village and reach the district of Hinterthal at its exit. Here the road bends sharply to the left and crosses the Muota. However, we drive straight ahead before the bridge (an inn on the left-hand side of the stream) and park the lower car in a suitable place.\n\nWith the second car, we turn right at the inn in the direction of "Hürital". The steeply ascending road crosses the Hüribach at 730m above sea level, continues uphill in a long serpentine to cross the Hüribach again. Park the second car here.\n\nIf you only have 1 car available, take the hiking trail that leads up the orographic right side of the Hüribach (approx. 1 hour).
Return: Before reaching the houses, turn right and cross the meadow to the car below.

Hüribach: Intermediate Canyon Exit
Comment: echappatoire ou deuxieme entrée (descente)
Access: From the village of Schwyz (in the canton of the same name) to the east of Lake Lucerne, we ride uphill along the Muota to Muotathal. We cross the village and reach the district of Hinterthal at its exit. Here the road bends sharply to the left and crosses the Muota. However, we drive straight ahead before the bridge (an inn on the left-hand side of the stream) and park the lower car in a suitable place.\n\nWith the second car, we turn right at the inn in the direction of "Hürital". The steeply ascending road crosses the Hüribach at 730m above sea level, continues uphill in a long serpentine to cross the Hüribach again. Park the second car here.\n\nIf you only have 1 car available, take the hiking trail that leads up the orographic right side of the Hüribach (approx. 1 hour).

Choleregrabe: Canyon Start
Approach: From the car straight down into the stream.
Tour: 15 rappels, no possible jumps, but always an opportunity for an emergency exit. Exit at the second bridge on the hiking trail.

Choleregrabe: Canyon End
Return: On the hiking trail back up to the car.

Choleregrabe: Parking at Exit
Access: From Thun, we drive up towards Heiligenschwendi. At altitude 775, the road crosses "our" stream. A few meters before, we park our car at the sawmill (see approach in photo gallery and map).\n\nIt would theoretically be possible, but not "worth it".
Return: On the hiking trail back up to the car.

Choleregrabe: Parking at Entry
Access: From Thun, we drive up towards Heiligenschwendi. At altitude 775, the road crosses "our" stream. A few meters before, we park our car at the sawmill (see approach in photo gallery and map).\n\nIt would theoretically be possible, but not "worth it".
Return: On the hiking trail back up to the car.

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.

Buuschebach: Canyon Start
Approach: From P1 take the hiking trail down to the bridge (entry).
Tour: First several hundred meters in the open streambed before the stream gorges. After about half of the total distance, about 6 smaller rappels follow to the exit of the canyon. There can be dangerous situations at the intake pumps if the water flow is high enough (e.g. due to dead wood). Access to several anchors is also not easy in some places. For this reason, it is advisable to make the ascent at the end of summer/beginning of fall, when there is less water. Before the inflow of the Morgetebach stream, we pass a water drain. It feeds the turbine of a small power station that used to supply electricity to the now demolished Weissenburgbad hotel building. It is still in operation today.

Buuschebach: Canyon End
Return: At the confluence with the Morgetebach stream coming from the right, turn right (890m altitude) onto the hiking trail. We ignore a second bridge over the Buuschebach and always keep left at the following forks. At a house, we step onto a meadow, then keep left towards a stream and, after crossing it, climb 80 meters uphill to the road, where we turn right to our (possibly lower) car at P. With the alternative route (car for the exit in Weissenburgberg - P2), the descent remains the same until the second bridge. At the first junction, we also keep left (to the right would be the meagre remains of the former Weissenburgbad). At the next fork, however, we would keep right and - keeping left at the beginning of the meadow - come directly to the car at P2 (see map)

Ladral: Canyon Start
2023-08-12: Actually, only the part above the bridge from the approach and the abseils afterwards are worthwhile. Much seems to have collapsed and it is also not really beautiful.
Approach: We climb up the orographic right-hand slope without a path until we reach a path coming up from the left at an altitude of around 1900m. We cross "our" stream at an altitude of around 2000m by following it uphill to the right. Now follow the stream uphill without a path to the entry point at 2040m.
Tour: A total of about 20 rappels, whereby the lower, more indented part seems more interesting.

Ladral: Canyon End
2023-08-12: Actually, only the part above the bridge from the approach and the abseils afterwards are worthwhile. Much seems to have collapsed and it is also not really beautiful.
Return: Where the streambed widens, turn right at a suitable point and cross the meadow to the car.

Meienreuss (inferiore): Canyon Start
Approach: From the exit of the avalanche gallery, we walk back 270 m and then take the footpath that leads down to a wooden footbridge over the Meienreuss. Below the path, we climb into the streambed.
Tour: Partly laborious downclimbing of the granite blocks, but several possible jumps. Attractive ambience.

Meienreuss (inferiore): Canyon End
Return: After passing under 3 bridges, we come to 3 bridges again at the exit of the canyon. After the third (old road) bridge, turn right up to the car.

Meienreuss (inferiore): Parking at Entry
Access: On the A 2 or A 4 highway in the direction of St. Gotthard. The two highways walk together at the south-eastern end of Lake Lucerne (about 2 km north-west of the municipality of Altdorf). From here you drive another 55.5 km towards the Gotthard and then leave the A 2 at the Wassen exit.\nTurn left here onto the old Gotthard road, drive under the A 2 and 600 m after the underpass park your car in front of the old bridge over the Meienreuss.\nReturn with a second vehicle and drive into the center of the village of Wassen. About 100 m after the center (and 1.5 km from the lower car) we turn right onto the Sustenstraße, which takes us up towards Meiental. 2.5 km after the turn-off in Wassen, we come out of a long avalanche gallery and park the second car here at the roadside (parking bay).
Return: After passing under 3 bridges, we come to 3 bridges again at the exit of the canyon. After the third (old road) bridge, turn right up to the car.

Meienreuss (inferiore): Parking at Exit
Access: On the A 2 or A 4 highway in the direction of St. Gotthard. The two highways walk together at the south-eastern end of Lake Lucerne (about 2 km north-west of the municipality of Altdorf). From here you drive another 55.5 km towards the Gotthard and then leave the A 2 at the Wassen exit.\nTurn left here onto the old Gotthard road, drive under the A 2 and 600 m after the underpass park your car in front of the old bridge over the Meienreuss.\nReturn with a second vehicle and drive into the center of the village of Wassen. About 100 m after the center (and 1.5 km from the lower car) we turn right onto the Sustenstraße, which takes us up towards Meiental. 2.5 km after the turn-off in Wassen, we come out of a long avalanche gallery and park the second car here at the roadside (parking bay).
Return: After passing under 3 bridges, we come to 3 bridges again at the exit of the canyon. After the third (old road) bridge, turn right up to the car.

Chli Schliere: Canyon Start
2026-01-02: Very icy. Stones in the main stream slippery. Crampons or at least grötel obligatory.
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Approach: From the car at the turning area near the barn (730 m above sea level), take the horizontal hiking trail in a westerly direction until you reach the streambed at the bridge - finally descending in serpentines. If you only have 1 car available, drive as far up the orographic right bank as possible, finally along a gravel road to the indicated parking lot. At the exit of the gravel road, follow the path on the orographic right bank for just under an hour to the entry point at the bridge.
Tour: So-called fun canyon; but when the water level is high, it is not always easy to swim out of some of the eddies. Be careful when jumping (Harakiri) into the third pool (S 3). Be sure to check the pool below the water surface as there is a rock that is invisible due to the turbidity of the water. Possible jumps are on the far right of the rock face, as there is a large rock under the waterfall in the remaining area. At the 6th pool (C4/S3) you can jump and slide down the wall on the so-called jumpslide. Heavily frequented commercially, especially in summer and at weekends. The flow rate should not exceed 400l/s! When it rains, the level paths extremely quickly.

Chli Schliere: Canyon End
2026-01-02: Very icy. Stones in the main stream slippery. Crampons or at least grötel obligatory.
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Return: At the exit of the canyon at the first slide brake, turn right onto the path and continue to the car.

Chli Schliere: Parking Entry and Exit
2026-01-02: Very icy. Stones in the main stream slippery. Crampons or at least grötel obligatory.
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Comment: Parkplatz für Zu- und Ausstieg oder Parkplatz für unteres Auto beim Shuttle
Access: Via Lucerne; about 20 km southwards then turn right off the highway in the direction of Interlaken, Sarnen. Approx. 3 km later, turn off again towards Alpnach. At the beginning of the village you cross the Chli Schliere on a bridge. Immediately after the bridge, turn right onto the dam road and follow the orographic right bank of the Chli Schliere upstream as far as you can (approx. 3 km to the Kehrplatz). Description Shuttle: There is also a driveway on the orographic right side of the Chli Schliere up to the hamlet of Moosmatt (825 m a.s.l.) From here, largely horizontal access via footpath to the bridge (commercial practice).\nWith a second car, return a good 2 km along the access road. At the bridge, change to the other side of the stream and - initially along the banks of the Chli Schliere again - continue uphill in (6) serpentines until you reach a barn with a turning area after 3.2 km (from the bridge).
Return: At the exit of the canyon at the first slide brake, turn right onto the path and continue to the car.

Chli Schliere: Parking at Entry
Comment: Parkplatz für oberes Auto bei Shuttle
Access: Via Lucerne; about 20 km southwards then turn right off the highway in the direction of Interlaken, Sarnen. Approx. 3 km later, turn off again towards Alpnach. At the beginning of the village you cross the Chli Schliere on a bridge. Immediately after the bridge, turn right onto the dam road and follow the orographic right bank of the Chli Schliere upstream as far as you can (approx. 3 km to the Kehrplatz). Description Shuttle: There is also a driveway on the orographic right side of the Chli Schliere up to the hamlet of Moosmatt (825 m a.s.l.) From here, largely horizontal access via footpath to the bridge (commercial practice).\nWith a second car, return a good 2 km along the access road. At the bridge, change to the other side of the stream and - initially along the banks of the Chli Schliere again - continue uphill in (6) serpentines until you reach a barn with a turning area after 3.2 km (from the bridge).
Return: At the exit of the canyon at the first slide brake, turn right onto the path and continue to the car.

Chli Schliere: Parking at Entry1
Comment: Alternativer Parkplatz für oberes Auto. Rücksichtsvoll parken!
Access: Via Lucerne; about 20 km southwards then turn right off the highway in the direction of Interlaken, Sarnen. Approx. 3 km later, turn off again towards Alpnach. At the beginning of the village you cross the Chli Schliere on a bridge. Immediately after the bridge, turn right onto the dam road and follow the orographic right bank of the Chli Schliere upstream as far as you can (approx. 3 km to the Kehrplatz). Description Shuttle: There is also a driveway on the orographic right side of the Chli Schliere up to the hamlet of Moosmatt (825 m a.s.l.) From here, largely horizontal access via footpath to the bridge (commercial practice).\nWith a second car, return a good 2 km along the access road. At the bridge, change to the other side of the stream and - initially along the banks of the Chli Schliere again - continue uphill in (6) serpentines until you reach a barn with a turning area after 3.2 km (from the bridge).

Furbach (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-10-20: Beautiful autumn colours and unexpectedly also some sun in the canyon. Cool waterfalls, though many indicators of heavy floods with debris, also avalanches. Currently the water is black/brown/grey and...
2022-10-09: Very mystical in the fog, especially the 60 steps when you can't see down.
Approach: From the bottom, we first take the hiking trail up to Obbortberg and continue from there, initially in a southerly direction, until the trail turns into the valley of the Furbach and finally crosses it. This is where we take the path.
Tour: The descent begins with a 60m step, which can be broken about halfway down if necessary. This is followed by 20 more rappels before you reach the canyon exit. Now descend in the stream to the concrete sill. Exit to the right here.

Furbach (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-10-20: Beautiful autumn colours and unexpectedly also some sun in the canyon. Cool waterfalls, though many indicators of heavy floods with debris, also avalanches. Currently the water is black/brown/grey and...
2022-10-09: Very mystical in the fog, especially the 60 steps when you can't see down.
Return: Turn right along the Furbach down to the road bridge and the car.

Furbach (Inferiore): Parking at Entry
2025-10-20: Beautiful autumn colours and unexpectedly also some sun in the canyon. Cool waterfalls, though many indicators of heavy floods with debris, also avalanches. Currently the water is black/brown/grey and...
2022-10-09: Very mystical in the fog, especially the 60 steps when you can't see down.
Access: We leave the A3 (Sargans-Zurich) at exit 44 (Nieruernen) in the direction of Glarus. We drive on the B17 via Glarus to Linthal. There we turn left in the 90 degree right-hand bend onto the village road in the direction of "Tierfeld". We now drive 4.1 km in a southerly direction and come to a point where the Auenstrasse bends slightly to the right. Continue straight on here and after a good 100 m you will cross the Furbach stream. After the stream, we can park our car on the left (see approach in photo gallery).\n\nIf we have a second car available, we can use it to drive up to Gasthaus Obbortberg (1060m altitude - see conversion in photo gallery)
Return: Turn right along the Furbach down to the road bridge and the car.

Furbach (Inferiore): Parking at Exit
Access: We leave the A3 (Sargans-Zurich) at exit 44 (Nieruernen) in the direction of Glarus. We drive on the B17 via Glarus to Linthal. There we turn left in the 90 degree right-hand bend onto the village road in the direction of "Tierfeld". We now drive 4.1 km in a southerly direction and come to a point where the Auenstrasse bends slightly to the right. Continue straight on here and after a good 100 m you will cross the Furbach stream. After the stream, we can park our car on the left (see approach in photo gallery).\n\nIf we have a second car available, we can use it to drive up to Gasthaus Obbortberg (1060m altitude - see conversion in photo gallery)
Return: Turn right along the Furbach down to the road bridge and the car.

Malvaglia - Orino (Superiore): Canyon Start
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Approach: From the parking lot at the two bridges (825m), follow the mountain road for about 150m until you reach an inconspicuous, very steep path on the left (partly fixed ropes), which soon leads down to the stream (790m).
Tour: In contrast to the more aquatic and technical lower section, the upper part of the Malvaglia is very entertaining and offers canyoneers several opportunities to jump, slide or rappel. This part is also often done commercially or as an alternative when other canyons have too much water. With the exception of a few places, there is usually no need for ropes. The siphon (clamping block) at the end of the Malvaglia superiore can be easily climbed over using fixed ropes and is usually not a problem. After the siphon there is a part with boulder terrain and a small 3m jump.

Malvaglia - Orino (Superiore): Canyon End
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Return: To get out of the canyon before the lower part (Malvaglia inferiore), look out for a steep path on the left side of the canyon by the water pipes. This path then leads up to the stone bridge. !!!Attention!!! From the stone bridge the lower part begins (2x50m rappels necessary! See Malvaglia inferiore). From the stone bridge turn left back to the parking lot (shuttle car) at the houses of Tagnugna.

Malvaglia - Orino (Superiore): Parking at Exit
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Access: From Biasca, drive north to the village of Malvaglia (second entrance). There are small parking facilities for the shuttle car right by the bridge (only necessary if you do the upper and lower part or lower part of the gate). In the village (approx. 100m before the stream) a mountain road branches off quite high up to the houses of Tagnugna (signs Val Malvaglia and Pontirone). After a few hairpin bends, at 591m there is a sharp right-hand bend with a bench and parking for 3-4 cars. This is the parking exit (shuttle car) for the upper part of the canyon. With the second car, continue up to the two bridges (wooden and stone) at Malvaglia/Chiesa at 825m. There is parking for several cars directly in front of the wooden bridge. (Alternatively, you can hike up to the entry via a hiking trail (Ponte Laù, Pontei, Sciarcel) on the orographic right side of the gorge for approx. 1.5 hours from the exit bridge/bend at Tagnugna where the car is parked).
Return: To get out of the canyon before the lower part (Malvaglia inferiore), look out for a steep path on the left side of the canyon by the water pipes. This path then leads up to the stone bridge. !!!Attention!!! From the stone bridge the lower part begins (2x50m rappels necessary! See Malvaglia inferiore). From the stone bridge turn left back to the parking lot (shuttle car) at the houses of Tagnugna.

Malvaglia - Orino (Superiore): Parking at Entry
Access: From Biasca, drive north to the village of Malvaglia (second entrance). There are small parking facilities for the shuttle car right by the bridge (only necessary if you do the upper and lower part or lower part of the gate). In the village (approx. 100m before the stream) a mountain road branches off quite high up to the houses of Tagnugna (signs Val Malvaglia and Pontirone). After a few hairpin bends, at 591m there is a sharp right-hand bend with a bench and parking for 3-4 cars. This is the parking exit (shuttle car) for the upper part of the canyon. With the second car, continue up to the two bridges (wooden and stone) at Malvaglia/Chiesa at 825m. There is parking for several cars directly in front of the wooden bridge. (Alternatively, you can hike up to the entry via a hiking trail (Ponte Laù, Pontei, Sciarcel) on the orographic right side of the gorge for approx. 1.5 hours from the exit bridge/bend at Tagnugna where the car is parked).
Return: To get out of the canyon before the lower part (Malvaglia inferiore), look out for a steep path on the left side of the canyon by the water pipes. This path then leads up to the stone bridge. !!!Attention!!! From the stone bridge the lower part begins (2x50m rappels necessary! See Malvaglia inferiore). From the stone bridge turn left back to the parking lot (shuttle car) at the houses of Tagnugna.

Malvaglia - Orino (Superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Malvaglia - Orino (Superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint1

Alteinbach: Canyon Start
2022-06-25: First ascent by Timo & Christoph. Drilled with single rings, double at the main fall.

Alteinbach: Canyon End
2022-06-25: First ascent by Timo & Christoph. Drilled with single rings, double at the main fall.

Alteinbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2022-06-25: First ascent by Timo & Christoph. Drilled with single rings, double at the main fall.
Comment: Übernachtungsverbot. Wird morgends kontrolliert!

Moleno (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Moleno (Superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Moleno (Superiore): Canyon End

Moleno (Superiore): Canyon Start

Val Tomè (superiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-14: All anchors available. The canyon is a bit slippery
2024-09-13: Anchors in good condition. Water level is normal at the moment. It was a cold but good trip.
Approach: Climb up the already visible hiking trail next to the stream --> you can also take a shortcut and ascend directly --> after a short time you will come to a wooden bridge --> cross this --> follow the path uphill to the right until you reach a rock slide at approx. 1030 m above sea level. Enter the stream at this point.
Tour: Water oak canyon to mid-summer with some forced sections. The key point is the c45 right at the beginning of the parts of the gorge.

Val Tomè (superiore): Canyon End
2025-08-14: All anchors available. The canyon is a bit slippery
2024-09-13: Anchors in good condition. Water level is normal at the moment. It was a cold but good trip.
Return: As a rule, you take the inferior part with you, as this is very short. After reaching the bridge from which you checked the water level, get out of the stream. From there back to the car.

Val Tomè (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-14: All anchors available. The canyon is a bit slippery
2024-09-13: Anchors in good condition. Water level is normal at the moment. It was a cold but good trip.
Access: From Locarno drive first ri. Maggia valley --> follow the road until the village Broglio --> directly at the end of the village there is a sign with the inscription Fusio 10km + bus stop Somprei where on the right a small road branches off --> drive down this road, cross the bridge --> further turn left and follow the gravel road past the stone houses until the next bridge at about 700Hm --> park here (exit).
Return: As a rule, you take the inferior part with you, as this is very short. After reaching the bridge from which you checked the water level, get out of the stream. From there back to the car.

Val Tomè (superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Chiggiogna - Froda: Canyon Start
2024-05-12: At the penultimate belaystation of the canyon (C50) there is now an intermediate belaystation on the left side of the river after approx. 40m (2 anchors with stainless steel ring). This makes it easie...
Approach: Relatively quick and easy on foot from Fusnengo. Follow the old mule track (Vecchia Mulattiera) and turn right at the crossroads next to point 802 onto the flat path towards the stream. The canyon begins at the steel bridge. The upper parts of the canyon may not have been drilled yet. Entry here would be at the bridge at 1074 hm.
Tour: First flat and easy, then increasingly vertical. A quick succession of rappels.

Chiggiogna - Froda: Canyon End
2024-05-12: At the penultimate belaystation of the canyon (C50) there is now an intermediate belaystation on the left side of the river after approx. 40m (2 anchors with stainless steel ring). This makes it easie...
Return: At the bridge where the water level was checked orographically right out of the stream to the road, follow this to the right to the car.

Chiggiogna - Froda: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-05-12: At the penultimate belaystation of the canyon (C50) there is now an intermediate belaystation on the left side of the river after approx. 40m (2 anchors with stainless steel ring). This makes it easie...
Access: Take the Faido highway exit. Take the main road towards Faido and turn right at point 706 towards the campsite. From there continue to the last waterfall. There are no suitable parking spaces near the canyon, so ask for permission before parking your car. Alternatively, park on the main road.
Return: At the bridge where the water level was checked orographically right out of the stream to the road, follow this to the right to the car.

Progero (superiore): Canyon Start
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Approach: From the parking lot, walk to Via Malcarne and check the water level at the bridge. Continue uphill to the right on "Via In Cimalloco". When the road divides, keep left "Al Sasso Grande", there is another parking lot on the right. The hiking trail begins just behind it, which you now follow. Above the houses, the path is marked with a blue arrow and wave signs. Turn left twice to reach the bridge. After the bridge, keep right until you come to a path again, which you follow to the right. After a further 100 m, turn off onto a closed-off path. Follow this for about 5 minutes, then take the marked path down to the right within sight of the stream to the entry point.
Tour: Mainly less vertical tour, without any cruxes. Despite the open character of the canyon, only a few emergency exits are obvious.

Progero (superiore): Canyon End
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Return: Get off at the bridge that marks the entry to the lower part and descend the way you came up.

Progero (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
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Comment: Parkplatz für Canyonisten, direkt unterhalb der Schule und dem Rathaus
Access: From Bellinzona, take the country road on the right bank of the Ticino towards Tenero and Locarno. Cross the village of Sementina and about 3 km after Sementina turn off the main road to the right into the village of Gudo. Directly on the road you will find the parking lot below the community and school. Out of consideration for local residents, please only use this parking lot.
Return: Get off at the bridge that marks the entry to the lower part and descend the way you came up.

Progero (superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Ticinetto (intermedio): Canyon Start
2025-10-17: First abseil: Two bolts, river left. The line’s wet — obviously — but you can dodge most of the waterfall if you sneak underneath it. Then a big dive to cross the main flow and the eddy. The first per...
2024-08-08: Walked into the canyon from the waterfall you can see from the parking lot. On the 1st and 2nd descent we were able to find the anchor points well. At the 3rd we could not find an anchor point, we did...
Approach: From the car directly to the stream in just a few minutes.
Tour: Short tour with an extremely large amount of water and a "catapult slide" with a considerable kicker. Despite the short length of the tour, great caution is required due to the large amount of water. The canyon is just half a meter wide at its narrowest point in this part.

Ticinetto (intermedio): Canyon End
2025-10-17: First abseil: Two bolts, river left. The line’s wet — obviously — but you can dodge most of the waterfall if you sneak underneath it. Then a big dive to cross the main flow and the eddy. The first per...
2024-08-08: Walked into the canyon from the waterfall you can see from the parking lot. On the 1st and 2nd descent we were able to find the anchor points well. At the 3rd we could not find an anchor point, we did...
Return: Orographically left out of the stream after approx. 300m left up to the road, on the road back to the car.

Ticinetto (intermedio): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-17: First abseil: Two bolts, river left. The line’s wet — obviously — but you can dodge most of the waterfall if you sneak underneath it. Then a big dive to cross the main flow and the eddy. The first per...
2024-08-08: Walked into the canyon from the waterfall you can see from the parking lot. On the 1st and 2nd descent we were able to find the anchor points well. At the 3rd we could not find an anchor point, we did...
Access: From Lavorgo in the direction of Chrionico, turn off into the "Valle dei Chironico" in the direction of "Rive". Park the car at the exit of the road.
Return: Orographically left out of the stream after approx. 300m left up to the road, on the road back to the car.

Ticinetto (intermedio): Waterlevel Checkpoint
Comment: Direkt am ersten Abseiler C25

Usedi (Inferiore): Parking at Exit
2025-08-24: Very slippery and rather too cold for a 2/3 neo.
2025-08-24: quite slippery
2025-08-01: The canyon has very beautiful parts.
Access: From Biasca follow the A2 towards Gotthard and take the first exit again. From there, continue on Via S. Gottardo until shortly before Lavorgo, where you turn off towards Chironico. Follow the road to Grumo until you reach the bridge over the Va d'Usèdi. Park your car here.
Return: Before the bridge orogarphically right out of the stream you are directly at the car.

Usedi (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-08-24: Very slippery and rather too cold for a 2/3 neo.
2025-08-24: quite slippery
2025-08-01: The canyon has very beautiful parts.
Return: Before the bridge orogarphically right out of the stream you are directly at the car.

Usedi (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-24: Very slippery and rather too cold for a 2/3 neo.
2025-08-24: quite slippery
2025-08-01: The canyon has very beautiful parts.
Comment: Bei dem Felsrutsch in die Schlucht einsteigen.
Approach: Two paths branch off near the bridge, one to the river, one uphill. We choose the uphill path. We follow this up to 890 m altitude. Follow the path that crosses into the valley. No further uphill. This junction is difficult to recognize. Follow the path to the landslide. Enter the stream here.
Tour: 11 watery rappels that can be very challenging at medium to high water levels. There are several small slides. The rappels are interrupted by running sections.

Usedi (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Cramosina (inferiore): Canyon Start
Approach: From the car, follow the road northwards until a path branches off after a few houses and heads steadily uphill towards Catto. After a few meters the path winds very steeply in serpentines up the slope. After the hairpin bends, the path climbs only slightly along the slope and no longer steeply uphill through Catto to a bridge that spans the Cramosina. After the bridge, descend steeply to the left in a small arc to the stream.
Tour: Sequence of five high abseils. Can only be climbed when dry. Emergency exit after the first c60 orographic right. Best done after heavy rain so that everything is washed out.

Cramosina (inferiore): Canyon End
Return: From the stream approx. 100 m to the road/car.

Cramosina (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Biasca in the direction of "Val Leventina". Direction Bodio, in Bodio direction Giornico. Approx. half a kilometer after the railroad bridge, cross the river on the left. Cross a second bridge, then turn right. Take the next left under the highway and park a little further on the right.
Return: From the stream approx. 100 m to the road/car.

Cramosina (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Cramosina (inferiore): Waypoint
Comment: Hier dem Weg bergan folgen.
Approach: From the car, follow the road northwards until a path branches off after a few houses and heads steadily uphill towards Catto. After a few meters the path winds very steeply in serpentines up the slope. After the hairpin bends, the path climbs only slightly along the slope and no longer steeply uphill through Catto to a bridge that spans the Cramosina. After the bridge, descend steeply to the left in a small arc to the stream.

Cramosina (inferiore): Waypoint1
Comment: Hier nicht mehr weiter bergan, nur noch leicht aufsteigend dem Hang folgen.
Approach: From the car, follow the road northwards until a path branches off after a few houses and heads steadily uphill towards Catto. After a few meters the path winds very steeply in serpentines up the slope. After the hairpin bends, the path climbs only slightly along the slope and no longer steeply uphill through Catto to a bridge that spans the Cramosina. After the bridge, descend steeply to the left in a small arc to the stream.

Val Marcri (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2024-05-17: Everything ok
Access: From Biasca on the main road 2 in the direction of Pollegio. After Pollegio, take the third exit over the highway at the traffic circle, then take a sharp right. Follow the signs for Bodio through Personico. At the end of Personico, take a sharp left and follow this road uphill. Park the car at bend 502.
Return: At the bridge from the stream directly to the car.

Val Marcri (inferiore): Canyon Start
2024-05-17: Everything ok
Approach: From the car, head north. After two hairpin bends, follow the path towards the river. Continue up a few hairpin bends until you reach the stream below the water catchment.
Tour: Good practice canyon with more or less vertical abseils. No walking passages worth mentioning. No major difficulties.

Val Marcri (inferiore): Canyon End
2024-05-17: Everything ok
Return: At the bridge from the stream directly to the car.

Val Marcri (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Aldiréi (inferiore): Canyon Start
2024-05-30: Wonderful verticality! Best to take 2x100m ropes with you to skip intermediate stands. Beautiful access. Best done when there is too much water everywhere else.
2024-05-30: There was good water flow from below, ... a good time to go through here We roped through the first and third longer ledges. On the second we used the intermediate belay after about 30m. Stands so fa...
Approach: From the church, follow the hairpin bends uphill to the Santa Peronilla chapel. Shortly before the chapel, you cross the Ri della Froda. Follow the path slightly uphill towards Motta until you reach the Aldirei/Canyon Start waypoint. The canyon begins about 100m after the houses of Aldirèi at the bridge over the stream.
Tour: The tour consists of several small and three large rappels, all with intermediate stands built in the water. Good rope technique is required. Pure rappel canyon. Very little water in summer // stagnant pools.

Aldiréi (inferiore): Canyon End
2024-05-30: Wonderful verticality! Best to take 2x100m ropes with you to skip intermediate stands. Beautiful access. Best done when there is too much water everywhere else.
2024-05-30: There was good water flow from below, ... a good time to go through here We roped through the first and third longer ledges. On the second we used the intermediate belay after about 30m. Stands so fa...
Return: After the third large waterfall another small R15, then follow the pledge on the left side of the stream to the road where the car is parked.

Aldiréi (inferiore): Parking at Exit
2024-05-30: Wonderful verticality! Best to take 2x100m ropes with you to skip intermediate stands. Beautiful access. Best done when there is too much water everywhere else.
2024-05-30: There was good water flow from below, ... a good time to go through here We roped through the first and third longer ledges. On the second we used the intermediate belay after about 30m. Stands so fa...
Access: On leaving Biasca, turn left in the direction of Osogna under the railroad tracks. Turn left there and leave the car after approx. 300 m. From here, there is a small path on the right towards the stream and the water level checkpoint. Move after checking the water level. Take the approach road back through Biasca towards the train station. At the traffic circle after the station, head east towards the church of San Carlo and park the second car here.
Return: After the third large waterfall another small R15, then follow the pledge on the left side of the stream to the road where the car is parked.

Aldiréi (inferiore): Parking at Entry
Access: On leaving Biasca, turn left in the direction of Osogna under the railroad tracks. Turn left there and leave the car after approx. 300 m. From here, there is a small path on the right towards the stream and the water level checkpoint. Move after checking the water level. Take the approach road back through Biasca towards the train station. At the traffic circle after the station, head east towards the church of San Carlo and park the second car here.
Return: After the third large waterfall another small R15, then follow the pledge on the left side of the stream to the road where the car is parked.

Aldiréi (inferiore): Waypoint
Comment: Santa Petronilla
Approach: From the church, follow the hairpin bends uphill to the Santa Peronilla chapel. Shortly before the chapel, you cross the Ri della Froda. Follow the path slightly uphill towards Motta until you reach the Aldirei/Canyon Start waypoint. The canyon begins about 100m after the houses of Aldirèi at the bridge over the stream.

Aldiréi (inferiore): Waypoint1
Comment: Motta
Approach: From the church, follow the hairpin bends uphill to the Santa Peronilla chapel. Shortly before the chapel, you cross the Ri della Froda. Follow the path slightly uphill towards Motta until you reach the Aldirei/Canyon Start waypoint. The canyon begins about 100m after the houses of Aldirèi at the bridge over the stream.

Aldiréi (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
Hydrology: Relatively quickly feasible again after rain.

Valle di Gnosca: Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-09-07: Lots of walking, but it has a couple nice abseils
2024-09-09: Entry rather difficult to find, after that everything is great. Rather slippery, sporty water level. Anchor points mostly double.

Valle di Gnosca: Parking at Exit
2025-09-07: Lots of walking, but it has a couple nice abseils
2024-09-09: Entry rather difficult to find, after that everything is great. Rather slippery, sporty water level. Anchor points mostly double.
Access: From Biasca head south/Bellinzona on the B2 to Claro. In Claro, take the third exit at the traffic circle in the direction of Gnosca. After crossing the Ticino and the highway, turn right towards Gnosca. At the entrance to Gnosca, turn half left into Via Valerenche. Follow the road for about 200 meters until you reach a bridge. Park the lower car here and check the water level. Please do not change in the village!
Return: Out of the stream onto the road and left to the car.

Valle di Gnosca: Canyon End
2025-09-07: Lots of walking, but it has a couple nice abseils
2024-09-09: Entry rather difficult to find, after that everything is great. Rather slippery, sporty water level. Anchor points mostly double.
Return: Out of the stream onto the road and left to the car.

Valle di Gnosca: Parking at Entry
Access: From Biasca head south/Bellinzona on the B2 to Claro. In Claro, take the third exit at the traffic circle in the direction of Gnosca. After crossing the Ticino and the highway, turn right towards Gnosca. At the entrance to Gnosca, turn half left into Via Valerenche. Follow the road for about 200 meters until you reach a bridge. Park the lower car here and check the water level. Please do not change in the village!
Return: Out of the stream onto the road and left to the car.

Valle di Gnosca: Canyon Start
Approach: By car: Pay the toll at the town hall, or at the Orello or Lessy restaurant. 10 CHF. Follow the toll road towards Mondella as far as the hairpin bend before point 774 at approx. 760 m above sea level. Park your car here and follow the barely visible path into the valley. On foot: Back from the bridge, keep left and follow the Spontoi road, then turn left and follow the hiking trail. Keep left at the junction, cross briefly, then continue uphill. Once over the toll road, a second time over the toll road. When you reach the road for the third time, follow the road to the next bend at an altitude of approx. 760 m. From there, follow the barely visible path into the valley.
Tour: Rappels, slides and jumps alternate with a few running sections. After the last large double step, which is divided into 2x 25 m with an intermediate stand, there is a 500 m running section, which can be bypassed on the right on a path. This is followed by three more steep sections // jumps.

Val Sementina (inferiore): Parking at Exit
2025-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sementina (inférieur) Done at night with full moon out. Very beautiful on the 90m rappel!! (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/...
2025-08-10: Done at full moon, cool thing to rappel almost 100m at night without a headlamp.
2024-09-14: Anchors ok, in the 90 extreme cable pull especially in the upper range (without brake stage), short nice canyon
Access: From Bellinzona, take the road on the right bank of the Ticino towards Tenero and Locarno. You pass through the village of Sementina. Cross the Sementina here. Immediately after the bridge, turn right and park at the side of the road.
Return: Walk in the stream for about 30 minutes.

Val Sementina (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sementina (inférieur) Done at night with full moon out. Very beautiful on the 90m rappel!! (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/...
2025-08-10: Done at full moon, cool thing to rappel almost 100m at night without a headlamp.
2024-09-14: Anchors ok, in the 90 extreme cable pull especially in the upper range (without brake stage), short nice canyon
Return: Walk in the stream for about 30 minutes.

Val Sementina (inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-09-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sementina (inférieur) Done at night with full moon out. Very beautiful on the 90m rappel!! (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/...
2025-08-10: Done at full moon, cool thing to rappel almost 100m at night without a headlamp.
2024-09-14: Anchors ok, in the 90 extreme cable pull especially in the upper range (without brake stage), short nice canyon
Approach: Take the car back over the bridge and take the first road to the left. At the exit of the short road, follow the road directly to the left. At the next junction, keep left again and after three hairpin bends continue straight on for a short distance until you see a large house on the right (probably a water supply)
Tour: Two mini rappels, then c90. Directly after this you can ascend again orographically to the left to make another passage. Caution: there is a sharp edge in the C90.

Val Sementina (inferiore): Parking at Entry
Access: From Bellinzona, take the road on the right bank of the Ticino towards Tenero and Locarno. You pass through the village of Sementina. Cross the Sementina here. Immediately after the bridge, turn right and park at the side of the road.
Return: Walk in the stream for about 30 minutes.

Val Sementina (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Val Cugnolo: Canyon End
2025-10-03: Nice sunny tour without much walking. Plenty of water, no problems.
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Return: Turn left out of the stream back to the car.

Val Cugnolo: Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-10-03: Nice sunny tour without much walking. Plenty of water, no problems.
2025-09-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnolo (Quelle:
2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnolo Pas majeur mais dépanne bien quand tous est en crue. (Quelle:

Val Cugnolo: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-03: Nice sunny tour without much walking. Plenty of water, no problems.
2025-09-28: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnolo (Quelle:
2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cugnolo Pas majeur mais dépanne bien quand tous est en crue. (Quelle:
Access: From Bellinzona, take the country road on the right bank of the Ticino towards Tenero and Locarno. Cross the village of Sementina and approx. 3 km after Sementina turn off the main road to the right into the village of Gudo. Park on the right-hand side of the road 300 m after the turn-off from the main road.
Return: Turn left out of the stream back to the car.

Val Cugnolo: Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the road up to the right in front of the church and follow the path until you reach the road. Continue to the right here. After approx. 100 m, follow the path uphill to the left until you reach the road again. Continue to the left until you reach the stream.
Tour: Absolutely rainy tour, almost always possible, whether heavy rain or melting snow. Sequence of rappels up to max. 30 m. Some of the stands were a bit wobbly (as of 2021) and some of the trees with slings were questionable. Not recommended after periods of drought.

Trodo: Waterlevel Checkpoint

Trodo: Parking at Exit
Access: We leave the A2 at the Bellinzona Süd exit and drive 7.8 km in the direction of Locarno. At the traffic circle in Quartino, do not take the first exit to Locarno, but the second exit in the direction of Quartino. Park at the bridge over the Trodo in Quartino.
Return: From the stream directly to the car.

Trodo: Canyon End
Return: From the stream directly to the car.

Trodo: Parking at Entry
Access: We leave the A2 at the Bellinzona Süd exit and drive 7.8 km in the direction of Locarno. At the traffic circle in Quartino, do not take the first exit to Locarno, but the second exit in the direction of Quartino. Park at the bridge over the Trodo in Quartino.
Return: From the stream directly to the car.

Trodo: Canyon Start
Approach: Either transfer by car or walk up the "Strada Romana" in the direction of Monte Ceneri. If you change from Quartino to Cadenazzo by car. Then turn right towards "Passo del Monte Ceneri". When you reach Monte Ceneri, turn right until you see the "No entry" signs and park there. Then continue steeply uphill on foot, after three hairpin bends no longer uphill but along a rather overgrown path slightly downhill into the valley. At the exit, follow the path steeply down to the stream.
Tour: Please exercise ABSOLUTE caution, military exercises are taking place in the area. There is a possibility of unexploded shells. In any case, stay in the streambed and keep your eyes open. Very long canyon with smaller rappels, some slides and jumps interspersed with longer running sections.

Riale di Val Mött (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-07-31: Everything tip top, just a bit slippery. Sharp edge at the 2nd belay from the first high rappel.
2024-07-28: Good grip in most of the most important places. But also very slippery in places. All anchors, jumps and slides are good.

Riale di Val Mött (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-07-31: Everything tip top, just a bit slippery. Sharp edge at the 2nd belay from the first high rappel.
2024-07-28: Good grip in most of the most important places. But also very slippery in places. All anchors, jumps and slides are good.
Access: Coming from the highway exit Bellinzona Süd, cross the river Ticino, pass Locarno airport and then straight on at the traffic circle to the T-junction. Turn left here and follow the signs into the Verzasca Valley via Gordola, past the dam, along the reservoir to Vogorno (11.3 km from the crossing of the Ticino). From Vogorno, continue along the reservoir to Lavertezzo and from there towards Brione. Here continue in the direction of Gerra. At the exit of the houses of Gerra we park near the bridge.
Return: At the bridge, turn right and follow the path to the large bridge. Cross the bridge to the car.

Riale di Val Mött (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-07-31: Everything tip top, just a bit slippery. Sharp edge at the 2nd belay from the first high rappel.
2024-07-28: Good grip in most of the most important places. But also very slippery in places. All anchors, jumps and slides are good.
Return: At the bridge, turn right and follow the path to the large bridge. Cross the bridge to the car.

Riale di Val Mött (inferiore): Canyon Start
Approach: Cross the bridge to the right and keep left at the fork (not the first junction to the left, only shortly afterwards). After 300 m, the path winds steeply uphill and then less steeply into the valley. At 1150m the path crosses the stream. Get in here.
Tour: Quite a challenging tour with high rappels and a T15, as well as two approx. 50 m high rappels. Partly very incised with narrow forced passages. Critical at medium/high water levels.

Val d'Efra: Alternative Canyon Start
2025-08-02: Everything was okay, rather grippy at the beginning, increasingly slippery towards the exit.
2025-07-18: All the necessary anchors were there and in order... Sometimes you had to look for them... We got in at 1500m...
2024-08-14: Water level high at the CP after the thunderstorm the evening before, but falling during the ascent. Entry at 1280 hM. Access to there 50 min. Anchor ok, partly something to look for. Relatively long...
Approach: From the bridge, follow the road for approx. 50 m. A path goes uphill to the right between the houses. Follow this and turn right when it reaches the exit of a road. At the next junction, take the path on the right, which is less steep and enters the valley. Follow the path for a good 90 minutes until you reach Chignö/Chignolo (1360 m). Alternative start a little earlier at approx. 1260m before the steep ascent directly into the river bed.
Tour: Very long tour with some interesting sections, some of which are slippery. The lower parts are also partly slippery at higher abseiling points. Check out well. Very open character. Emergency exit possible at almost any time, except in the last section where it is cut in.

Val d'Efra: Canyon Start
2025-08-02: Everything was okay, rather grippy at the beginning, increasingly slippery towards the exit.
2025-07-18: All the necessary anchors were there and in order... Sometimes you had to look for them... We got in at 1500m...
2024-08-14: Water level high at the CP after the thunderstorm the evening before, but falling during the ascent. Entry at 1280 hM. Access to there 50 min. Anchor ok, partly something to look for. Relatively long...
Approach: From the bridge, follow the road for approx. 50 m. A path goes uphill to the right between the houses. Follow this and turn right when it reaches the exit of a road. At the next junction, take the path on the right, which is less steep and enters the valley. Follow the path for a good 90 minutes until you reach Chignö/Chignolo (1360 m). Alternative start a little earlier at approx. 1260m before the steep ascent directly into the river bed.
Tour: Very long tour with some interesting sections, some of which are slippery. The lower parts are also partly slippery at higher abseiling points. Check out well. Very open character. Emergency exit possible at almost any time, except in the last section where it is cut in.

Val d'Efra: Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-08-02: Everything was okay, rather grippy at the beginning, increasingly slippery towards the exit.
2025-07-18: All the necessary anchors were there and in order... Sometimes you had to look for them... We got in at 1500m...
2024-08-14: Water level high at the CP after the thunderstorm the evening before, but falling during the ascent. Entry at 1280 hM. Access to there 50 min. Anchor ok, partly something to look for. Relatively long...

Val d'Efra: Canyon End
Return: Get off at the bridge. You are directly at the car.

Val d'Efra: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Coming from the highway exit Bellinzona Süd, cross the river Ticino, pass Locarno airport and then straight on at the traffic circle to the T-junction. Turn left here and follow the signs into the Verzasca Valley via Gordola, past the dam, along the reservoir to Vogorno (11.3 km from the crossing of the Ticino). From Vogorno we continue along the reservoir to Lavertezzo and from there towards Brione. Here continue towards Gerra and then Frasco as far as the bridge over the Riale d'Efra.
Return: Get off at the bridge. You are directly at the car.

Soladino (inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-09-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Soladino (inférieur) Équipement ras. Sec, hors les vasques qui sont en eau mais pas croupie. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyonin...
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the path to the left through the Maggia. Keep to the slope, then follow the signpost to the Alzasca hut and follow the path to the bridge. This is the entry point, climb up to the water intake and check the water level. Do not enter if the water is already overflowing or the drain is blocked.
Tour: An approx. 200 m high wall with several small steps, mostly without water due to water catchment

Soladino (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-09-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Soladino (inférieur) Équipement ras. Sec, hors les vasques qui sont en eau mais pas croupie. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyonin...
Return: Exit the stream on the left and follow the path through the stream back to the car.

Soladino (inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-09-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Soladino (inférieur) Équipement ras. Sec, hors les vasques qui sont en eau mais pas croupie. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyonin...

Soladino (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Locarno, drive into the beautiful Maggia Valley --> take the main road through several small villages (watch out for speed cameras!) until you reach the village of Someo. In the village of Riveo, take the first real road "la Geira" to the left. Park at the exit of the road (theoretically you can also drive through the Maggia with a 4x4).
Return: Exit the stream on the left and follow the path through the stream back to the car.

Soladino (superiore): Waypoint
2025-08-16: Descended twice this week, first by a Hispanic group and yesterday by an Italian group.
2024-09-04: Wow it's really a creek not to be missed, of course it's difficult there arebalong some bottlenecks to face in opposition between the walls to avoid the flow channeling too strongly... passage waterfa...
Comment: Kreuzung
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the path to the left through the Maggia. Keep to the slope, then follow the signpost to the Alzasca hut and follow the path to the bridge. This is the entry point, before climbing up to the water catchment and checking the water level in the stream. Return to the path and continue steeply uphill. At the waypoint (crossroads), follow the left-hand path which crosses the valley less steeply. Waypoint 2 is a bridge over the stream. At waypoint 3 (Häußer) turn right downhill towards the stream (keep slightly left).

Soladino (superiore): Waypoint1
2025-08-16: Descended twice this week, first by a Hispanic group and yesterday by an Italian group.
2024-09-04: Wow it's really a creek not to be missed, of course it's difficult there arebalong some bottlenecks to face in opposition between the walls to avoid the flow channeling too strongly... passage waterfa...
Comment: Brücke
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the path to the left through the Maggia. Keep to the slope, then follow the signpost to the Alzasca hut and follow the path to the bridge. This is the entry point, before climbing up to the water catchment and checking the water level in the stream. Return to the path and continue steeply uphill. At the waypoint (crossroads), follow the left-hand path which crosses the valley less steeply. Waypoint 2 is a bridge over the stream. At waypoint 3 (Häußer) turn right downhill towards the stream (keep slightly left).

Soladino (superiore): Waypoint2
2025-08-16: Descended twice this week, first by a Hispanic group and yesterday by an Italian group.
2024-09-04: Wow it's really a creek not to be missed, of course it's difficult there arebalong some bottlenecks to face in opposition between the walls to avoid the flow channeling too strongly... passage waterfa...
Comment: Häuser
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the path to the left through the Maggia. Keep to the slope, then follow the signpost to the Alzasca hut and follow the path to the bridge. This is the entry point, before climbing up to the water catchment and checking the water level in the stream. Return to the path and continue steeply uphill. At the waypoint (crossroads), follow the left-hand path which crosses the valley less steeply. Waypoint 2 is a bridge over the stream. At waypoint 3 (Häußer) turn right downhill towards the stream (keep slightly left).

Soladino (superiore): Canyon Start
Tour: Water level should be low for this tour. Do not enter if rain is in the forecast. Waterfalls, slides and jumps, everything a good tour needs. No easy emergency exits. The narrowest narrow section after approx. 2/3 of the tour can be bypassed on the left, but you should not rely on this alternative (for this, climb the R6 which is the entry to the narrow section and bypass it on the left).

Soladino (superiore): Canyon End
Return: Get out at the water intake on the left and follow the path into the valley, cross the Maggia and return to the car.

Soladino (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Locarno, drive into the beautiful Maggia Valley --> take the main road through several small villages (watch out for speed cameras!) until you reach the village of Someo. In the village of Riveo, take the first real road "la Geira" to the left. Park at the exit of the road (theoretically you can also drive through the Maggia with a 4x4).
Return: Get out at the water intake on the left and follow the path into the valley, cross the Maggia and return to the car.

Soladino (superiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint

Val Serenello (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Serenello Eau très froide, rocher magnifique, extrêmement impressionnant même sous l'eau. L'énorme racine d'arbre dans le dernier tiers se pas...
2025-10-08: Very beautiful canyon. Worthwhile and recommended. Very good rope run at the 40m final waterfall when using the two chains on the right (top as a feeder, the second one directly behind the edge) Larg...
2025-09-11: Beautiful canyon, could be even longer (that's why we went to Val Cocco afterwards). The jump into the Maggia at the end is also a cool thing.
Access: From Locarno drive first towards the Maggia valley --> follow the road to the village of Bignasco --> there follow the signs to Brontallo. Drive past the exit to Brontallo for approx. 900m. A hiking trail crosses the road here. We park the car here.
Return: A little way down the Maggia BEFORE the bridge on the opposite bank, take a small path to the bridge. Then turn right to the car.

Val Serenello (Inferiore): Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-10-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Serenello Eau très froide, rocher magnifique, extrêmement impressionnant même sous l'eau. L'énorme racine d'arbre dans le dernier tiers se pas...
2025-10-08: Very beautiful canyon. Worthwhile and recommended. Very good rope run at the 40m final waterfall when using the two chains on the right (top as a feeder, the second one directly behind the edge) Larg...
2025-09-11: Beautiful canyon, could be even longer (that's why we went to Val Cocco afterwards). The jump into the Maggia at the end is also a cool thing.
Comment: Man sieht den Schlusswasserfall über die Maggia hinweg.
Hydrology: Important (no alternative route before the lower part of the large waterfall).

Val Serenello (Inferiore): Waypoint
2025-10-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Serenello Eau très froide, rocher magnifique, extrêmement impressionnant même sous l'eau. L'énorme racine d'arbre dans le dernier tiers se pas...
2025-10-08: Very beautiful canyon. Worthwhile and recommended. Very good rope run at the 40m final waterfall when using the two chains on the right (top as a feeder, the second one directly behind the edge) Larg...
2025-09-11: Beautiful canyon, could be even longer (that's why we went to Val Cocco afterwards). The jump into the Maggia at the end is also a cool thing.
Comment: Hier nach rechts, weg vom Bach.
Approach: From the car, follow the path downhill to the bridge over the Maggia. Cross the Maggia and keep right on the opposite side (path from the stream). At the next junction, keep left again towards the stream. Cross the stream and you will soon come to a path where you keep to the right and head towards the village of "Pianello". In the village, keep right towards the stream and cross into the valley slightly downhill until you reach the streambed.

Val Serenello (Inferiore): Waypoint1
Comment: Hier nach links, zum Bach.
Approach: From the car, follow the path downhill to the bridge over the Maggia. Cross the Maggia and keep right on the opposite side (path from the stream). At the next junction, keep left again towards the stream. Cross the stream and you will soon come to a path where you keep to the right and head towards the village of "Pianello". In the village, keep right towards the stream and cross into the valley slightly downhill until you reach the streambed.

Val Serenello (Inferiore): Waypoint2
Comment: Von hier zum Bach einqueren
Approach: From the car, follow the path downhill to the bridge over the Maggia. Cross the Maggia and keep right on the opposite side (path from the stream). At the next junction, keep left again towards the stream. Cross the stream and you will soon come to a path where you keep to the right and head towards the village of "Pianello". In the village, keep right towards the stream and cross into the valley slightly downhill until you reach the streambed.

Val Serenello (Inferiore): Canyon Start
Tour: Short canyon with medium rappels, not too technical a few small jumps. Very nice geography.

Val Serenello (Inferiore): Canyon End
Return: A little way down the Maggia BEFORE the bridge on the opposite bank, take a small path to the bridge. Then turn right to the car.

Val Serenello (Inferiore): Waypoint3
Comment: Aus dem Wasser, rechtsseitig hoch zum Weg.

Cholschlagerbach I: Parking at Entry
2025-10-16: Anchors bent in places and unusually placed, water temperature 7 degrees. Problem-free trip. Very nice to look at with the colorful foliage at the moment.
2025-09-27: Very scenic canyon, with the moss-covered red rocks. Looks bombastic. Did the first and second part. With the high water level, the rappel, which was almost exclusively in the water, was a cold challe...
Access: See map
Return: After the exit at the road bridge (926m old) follow the road 450m to the east until you reach the car (for the exit).

Cholschlagerbach I: Parking at Exit
2025-10-16: Anchors bent in places and unusually placed, water temperature 7 degrees. Problem-free trip. Very nice to look at with the colorful foliage at the moment.
2025-09-27: Very scenic canyon, with the moss-covered red rocks. Looks bombastic. Did the first and second part. With the high water level, the rappel, which was almost exclusively in the water, was a cold challe...
Access: See map
Return: After the exit at the road bridge (926m old) follow the road 450m to the east until you reach the car (for the exit).

Cholschlagerbach I: Canyon Start
2025-10-16: Anchors bent in places and unusually placed, water temperature 7 degrees. Problem-free trip. Very nice to look at with the colorful foliage at the moment.
2025-09-27: Very scenic canyon, with the moss-covered red rocks. Looks bombastic. Did the first and second part. With the high water level, the rappel, which was almost exclusively in the water, was a cold challe...
Comment: unterhalb der Wasserfassung
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the road southwards for a few meters to the bridge. Before the bridge, take the footpath to the right, initially along the stream, to the bridge over the Cholschlagerbach. Either get in here (Baumgartner, Brunner, Betrisey) or walk up the eastern bank a little further and then enter the stream at a suitable point.
Tour: see photos and video

Cholschlagerbach I: Canyon End
Return: After the exit at the road bridge (926m old) follow the road 450m to the east until you reach the car (for the exit).

Meisibach: Canyon Start
2025-10-06: Entry at approx. 950 m.a.s.l. and exit at 800 m.a.s.l. at the bridge. The anchors are old but all ok, except for the third last step before the bridge. We couldn't find an anchor there and downclimbed...
2025-03-27: We only walked the lower part. We climbed from the road bridge, orographic left through the forest. Actually very nice rappels, but very slippery throughout and also a lot of wood in the canyon.
Approach: You can also ascend from the exit, pathless in the forest and only do the lower part, e.g. to practice with beginners.

Meisibach: Canyon End
2025-10-06: Entry at approx. 950 m.a.s.l. and exit at 800 m.a.s.l. at the bridge. The anchors are old but all ok, except for the third last step before the bridge. We couldn't find an anchor there and downclimbed...
2025-03-27: We only walked the lower part. We climbed from the road bridge, orographic left through the forest. Actually very nice rappels, but very slippery throughout and also a lot of wood in the canyon.
Return: At the bridge from the stream directly to the car.

Meisibach: Parking at Exit
2025-10-06: Entry at approx. 950 m.a.s.l. and exit at 800 m.a.s.l. at the bridge. The anchors are old but all ok, except for the third last step before the bridge. We couldn't find an anchor there and downclimbed...
2025-03-27: We only walked the lower part. We climbed from the road bridge, orographic left through the forest. Actually very nice rappels, but very slippery throughout and also a lot of wood in the canyon.

Meisibach: Parking at Entry

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...

Val Tür: Canyon Start
2025-12-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür RAS (Quelle:
2025-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür 11h drive up 12h30 start, 14h finish, 14h30 hitchhike back up to our car up with a friendly local. All anchors ok. Apparently a new an...
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür Soit nous avons raté le crochet au sol à gauche de la deuxième cascade lors de notre dernière descente, soit il a été remplacé.Neige à...
Approach: Follow the hiking trail towards Talein (signs), past a large meadow. At the exit of the meadow near a building, follow the hiking trail to the right down to the river. The path crosses the river and follows it to the first slide brake. Get in here.
Tour: Five rappels, 2 of them at barrages, some rather small slides. Also geologically beautiful canyon, with crystalline, metamorphic rocks (gneiss / crystalline overburden). The highlight is the c110 separated into two steps of 30 and 80 meters.

Val Tür: Parking at Exit
2025-12-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür RAS (Quelle:
2025-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür 11h drive up 12h30 start, 14h finish, 14h30 hitchhike back up to our car up with a friendly local. All anchors ok. Apparently a new an...
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür Soit nous avons raté le crochet au sol à gauche de la deuxième cascade lors de notre dernière descente, soit il a été remplacé.Neige à...
Access: A13 exit 15 (Zizers) or exit 16 (Chur Nord). Continue to Trimmis. Variant without changing parking spaces: Continue in the direction of Says to Valtanna. Variant without parking / public transport: Parking near Trimmis Platz. Park 1 car there. Continue by 2 cars or by bus in the direction of Says to Valtanna.
Return: Leave the canyon at Mühlenweg. A few meters to Trimmis Platz. If no second vehicle is available and there is no bus in the near future, it is best for the car driver without equipment to follow the road back towards Says in about 25 minutes on foot.

Val Tür: Parking at Entry
2025-12-14: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür RAS (Quelle:
2025-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür 11h drive up 12h30 start, 14h finish, 14h30 hitchhike back up to our car up with a friendly local. All anchors ok. Apparently a new an...
2025-10-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Val Tür Soit nous avons raté le crochet au sol à gauche de la deuxième cascade lors de notre dernière descente, soit il a été remplacé.Neige à...
Access: A13 exit 15 (Zizers) or exit 16 (Chur Nord). Continue to Trimmis. Variant without changing parking spaces: Continue in the direction of Says to Valtanna. Variant without parking / public transport: Parking near Trimmis Platz. Park 1 car there. Continue by 2 cars or by bus in the direction of Says to Valtanna.
Return: Leave the canyon at Mühlenweg. A few meters to Trimmis Platz. If no second vehicle is available and there is no bus in the near future, it is best for the car driver without equipment to follow the road back towards Says in about 25 minutes on foot.

Val Tür: Canyon End
Return: Leave the canyon at Mühlenweg. A few meters to Trimmis Platz. If no second vehicle is available and there is no bus in the near future, it is best for the car driver without equipment to follow the road back towards Says in about 25 minutes on foot.

Val Tür: Parking at Exit1
Comment: Alternative
Access: A13 exit 15 (Zizers) or exit 16 (Chur Nord). Continue to Trimmis. Variant without changing parking spaces: Continue in the direction of Says to Valtanna. Variant without parking / public transport: Parking near Trimmis Platz. Park 1 car there. Continue by 2 cars or by bus in the direction of Says to Valtanna.

Valmola: Parking at Entry
2025-10-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valmola Un véritable fossé rempli de bois, dans lequel les habitants sont parfaitement en droit de jeter leurs déchets de jardin et autres dét...
2025-10-16: Anchoring good throughout. We had a rope jam on a tree. It is a good idea to bring some old ropes with you and set up a stand on the tree. Very scenic in the fall.
2025-10-16: Compared to our visit 2 years ago, the "wow" effect of that time was missing. In 2023 we admired the rock, today we were more disgusted by the garbage and the stinking water, also because of a dead an...
Access: Leave the A13 at Zizers (exit 15). Continue to Trimmis and park 1 car there. Take the 2nd car in the direction of Says. Park in Valtanna
Return: A few minutes' walk to Trimmis.

Valmola: Canyon Start
2025-10-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valmola Un véritable fossé rempli de bois, dans lequel les habitants sont parfaitement en droit de jeter leurs déchets de jardin et autres dét...
2025-10-16: Anchoring good throughout. We had a rope jam on a tree. It is a good idea to bring some old ropes with you and set up a stand on the tree. Very scenic in the fall.
2025-10-16: Compared to our visit 2 years ago, the "wow" effect of that time was missing. In 2023 we admired the rock, today we were more disgusted by the garbage and the stinking water, also because of a dead an...
Approach: A few meters from the road down to the boulder barrier
Tour: The c60 is divided into two parts, 20 and 40 meters. The stand is at risk and you should not rely on the presence of safety devices.

Valmola: Parking at Exit
2025-10-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valmola Un véritable fossé rempli de bois, dans lequel les habitants sont parfaitement en droit de jeter leurs déchets de jardin et autres dét...
2025-10-16: Anchoring good throughout. We had a rope jam on a tree. It is a good idea to bring some old ropes with you and set up a stand on the tree. Very scenic in the fall.
2025-10-16: Compared to our visit 2 years ago, the "wow" effect of that time was missing. In 2023 we admired the rock, today we were more disgusted by the garbage and the stinking water, also because of a dead an...
Access: Leave the A13 at Zizers (exit 15). Continue to Trimmis and park 1 car there. Take the 2nd car in the direction of Says. Park in Valtanna
Return: A few minutes' walk to Trimmis.

Valmola: Canyon End
Return: A few minutes' walk to Trimmis.

Valmola: Parking at Exit1
Comment: Alternative Parkplätze Ausstieg
Access: Leave the A13 at Zizers (exit 15). Continue to Trimmis and park 1 car there. Take the 2nd car in the direction of Says. Park in Valtanna

Chrüzbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-26: Nice short canyon with a long abseil. Beautiful rock 🤗
2025-09-06: All stands io. Access the last 50 meters pathless.
2023-09-24: Made at the end of a busy weekend.
Access: Shortly before Vättis, turn right and then park at the Parweisch junction.
Return: At the exit you are practically back at the parking lot.

Chrüzbach: Canyon End
2025-09-26: Nice short canyon with a long abseil. Beautiful rock 🤗
2025-09-06: All stands io. Access the last 50 meters pathless.
2023-09-24: Made at the end of a busy weekend.
Return: At the exit you are practically back at the parking lot.

Chrüzbach: Canyon Start
2025-09-26: Nice short canyon with a long abseil. Beautiful rock 🤗
2025-09-06: All stands io. Access the last 50 meters pathless.
2023-09-24: Made at the end of a busy weekend.
Approach: Orographically to the right a hiking trail goes up, the last few meters have to be made through the steep forest.
Tour: Short canyon, but can be quite sporty after the rain.

Bettbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-04-13: Many anchors and possible ways in the wall. We added one redundant anchor on a nose in the middle of the wall because it seems to be the logical way.

Bettbach: Canyon End
2024-04-13: Many anchors and possible ways in the wall. We added one redundant anchor on a nose in the middle of the wall because it seems to be the logical way.

Bettbach: Canyon Start
2024-04-13: Many anchors and possible ways in the wall. We added one redundant anchor on a nose in the middle of the wall because it seems to be the logical way.
Tour: Three small rappels, then a c31, then c170 divided into 3 parts max 65m. Take your climbing gear with you.

Choltalbach (superiore): Canyon Start
2025-06-29: As the lower part (Inferiore) unfortunately still has too much water at the moment, we did the upper parts. A few jumps were possible, but the 12 m jump was covered in gravel. The siphon at the exit i...
Tour: Not as incised as the lower part, therefore less susceptible to a lot of water. Often wood behind the waterfalls. The beautiful parts are interrupted by some walking passages. But they are definitely fun.

Choltalbach (superiore): Canyon End
2025-06-29: As the lower part (Inferiore) unfortunately still has too much water at the moment, we did the upper parts. A few jumps were possible, but the 12 m jump was covered in gravel. The siphon at the exit i...
Return: At the exit of the canyon, climb out to the left and return to the car.

Choltalbach (superiore): Parking at Exit
2025-06-29: As the lower part (Inferiore) unfortunately still has too much water at the moment, we did the upper parts. A few jumps were possible, but the 12 m jump was covered in gravel. The siphon at the exit i...
Return: At the exit of the canyon, climb out to the left and return to the car.

Choltalbach (superiore): Parking at Entry
Return: At the exit of the canyon, climb out to the left and return to the car.

Valegg della Rozzera: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-05-24: Beautiful as always. Surprisingly little water.
2024-06-24: Committed today. Stands tip top. We got off at the bridge and then entered the Valleg del Pian. Wonderful tour for vertical fans.
2024-06-01: Vertical and sunny at the top, then long slopes, unfortunately shady and slippery at the bottom in the forest
Access: Coming from Locarno, turn into Valle Verzasca in Gordola and follow the road to Lavertezzo, passing through Motta (small bar on the left). Shortly afterwards you cross the stream and reach the parking lot on the left behind a second stream (June 2023 CHF 5/day).
Return: After the last rappel, turn left onto the meadows and then right along the road back to the parking lot.

Valegg della Rozzera: Canyon Start
2025-05-24: Beautiful as always. Surprisingly little water.
2024-06-24: Committed today. Stands tip top. We got off at the bridge and then entered the Valleg del Pian. Wonderful tour for vertical fans.
2024-06-01: Vertical and sunny at the top, then long slopes, unfortunately shady and slippery at the bottom in the forest
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the road back towards Motta. A staircase and an access road to a meadow appear on the left, which you follow. At the edge of the forest, a small path branches off to the left (blue markings from RIC 2018, arrow with wavy lines). Follow the path over the stream and turn right uphill in front of a dilapidated cottage (blue marker slightly set back). The path becomes increasingly steeper the higher you go. For the last 10 minutes, the path is exposed and follows the canyon rim. A few meters are secured with a thin wire rope. Shortly afterwards, you reach rocky ground and find yourself at the entry point by a small pool with a view.
Tour: Right at the start, you reach a 200 m high wall, which ramps out in easy steps and smaller ledges towards the exit. This is followed by many abseils and the trees line the descent.

Valegg della Rozzera: Canyon End
2025-05-24: Beautiful as always. Surprisingly little water.
2024-06-24: Committed today. Stands tip top. We got off at the bridge and then entered the Valleg del Pian. Wonderful tour for vertical fans.
2024-06-01: Vertical and sunny at the top, then long slopes, unfortunately shady and slippery at the bottom in the forest
Return: After the last rappel, turn left onto the meadows and then right along the road back to the parking lot.

Valegg dell Pian: Canyon Start
2025-09-06: Better grip than expected. After the rain yesterday (30mm) and the last time the canyon was in superiore conditions.
2025-05-30: Always very slippery in the water, but it goes well. The water is already very warm here.
2025-05-26: Quite slippery in the water, most of it can be walked on dry. Beautiful clear pools at the top, becoming darker at the bottom.
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the road back towards Motta. A staircase and an access road to a meadow appear on the left, which you follow. At the edge of the forest, a small path branches off to the left (blue markings from RIC 2018, arrow with wavy lines). First you cross the Vallegg della Rozzera, after about 10 minutes you reach a small, picturesque settlement, at the exit of which a path leads to Cortasc, another small settlement. Here you look for the path between the houses to the stream, which you reach after about 10 minutes.
Tour: The tour begins with small steps and some slippery spots. When you reach the lower houses again, it becomes open and sunny and the rappels higher.

Valegiom: Canyon Start
2025-09-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valegióm DC. Belle découverte pour ce canyon qui enchaîne les rappels. Parcouru avec le CAF Grenoble Oisans.Estimé à V4A2II (Quelle: https://w...
2024-07-27: We wanted to do something less well known in the area and this is x not bad at all, a few weapons issues and rock a bit slippery but overall tour worthwhile
2023-06-20: Not easy to find the way there...
Approach: From the parking lot, return to Lavertezzo and cross the Verzasca over the famous stone bridge. Turn right immediately after the bridge and follow the path along the river. After about 5 minutes, re-enter the forest and turn left. You quickly gain height on very faint tracks and head towards the stream (Swissmaps on your cell phone is very helpful here, also for the further course). After crossing the stream, stay on the path for a short while and turn left at the first opportunity. The first few meters are steep but recognizable. After that, look for tracks (here you are sometimes far away from Swissmaps). Cut trees and branches point the way. (You get the feeling that you are moving far away from the canyon). On the map, the house Mött Coa, 985 m, is indicated. Behind the little house, look for a water pipe that first leads steeply upwards, where you will find better tracks again. Follow the pipeline to the stream.
Tour: The first rappel is over a tree or you can orographically go around the first step on the right via a small path. The rappels take place in an open environment and are mostly ramps, only in the lower part after the path does it get steeper. The canyon is suitable in spring when there is still some water in the canyon.

Valegiom: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valegióm DC. Belle découverte pour ce canyon qui enchaîne les rappels. Parcouru avec le CAF Grenoble Oisans.Estimé à V4A2II (Quelle: https://w...
2024-07-27: We wanted to do something less well known in the area and this is x not bad at all, a few weapons issues and rock a bit slippery but overall tour worthwhile
2023-06-20: Not easy to find the way there...
Comment: kostenpflichtig
Access: From Locarno to Gordola and from there turn off into Valle Verzasca. Follow the road to Lavertezzo and park shortly after the village in the paid parking lot on the left-hand side. (The other parking lots directly at the bridge only have a maximum duration of 3 hours!)
Return: With the last rappel, follow the path on the right back to the bridge (and jump from it) or swim (at low water!!!) to the other side and you are quickly back at the parking lot, which is on the right.

Valegiom: Waypoint
2025-09-26: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Valegióm DC. Belle découverte pour ce canyon qui enchaîne les rappels. Parcouru avec le CAF Grenoble Oisans.Estimé à V4A2II (Quelle: https://w...
2024-07-27: We wanted to do something less well known in the area and this is x not bad at all, a few weapons issues and rock a bit slippery but overall tour worthwhile
2023-06-20: Not easy to find the way there...
Comment: Bachüberquerung
Approach: From the parking lot, return to Lavertezzo and cross the Verzasca over the famous stone bridge. Turn right immediately after the bridge and follow the path along the river. After about 5 minutes, re-enter the forest and turn left. You quickly gain height on very faint tracks and head towards the stream (Swissmaps on your cell phone is very helpful here, also for the further course). After crossing the stream, stay on the path for a short while and turn left at the first opportunity. The first few meters are steep but recognizable. After that, look for tracks (here you are sometimes far away from Swissmaps). Cut trees and branches point the way. (You get the feeling that you are moving far away from the canyon). On the map, the house Mött Coa, 985 m, is indicated. Behind the little house, look for a water pipe that first leads steeply upwards, where you will find better tracks again. Follow the pipeline to the stream.

Val Pianca: Canyon Start
2024-05-31: Mostly quite grippy, but very slippery in a few places. Sufficient anchors available but a few additional anchors could be added. The access is not easy to find. At the ruins at 1154m, a tree has fa...
2023-05-20: A relatively high water level for this time of year.
2023-05-20: For this canyon rather high water level.
Approach: From the parking lot, the hiking trail to Val Porta and Odro starts, which you follow past a chapel to Colletta, where the path to Odro branches off, which you then follow steeply. Up to an altitude of 1154 m, to the right of a ruin, there is a small path marked in blue. Follow these markings until you reach a stream that actually leads down to the canyon.
Tour: The tour starts with lots of rappels in a very open environment. It rarely gets difficult; towards the exit, the stream becomes a canyon. You end up directly on the hiking trail.

Val Pianca: Waypoint
2024-05-31: Mostly quite grippy, but very slippery in a few places. Sufficient anchors available but a few additional anchors could be added. The access is not easy to find. At the ruins at 1154m, a tree has fa...
2023-05-20: A relatively high water level for this time of year.
2023-05-20: For this canyon rather high water level.
Comment: Bei Ruine Weg verlassen, blaue Markierungen
Approach: From the parking lot, the hiking trail to Val Porta and Odro starts, which you follow past a chapel to Colletta, where the path to Odro branches off, which you then follow steeply. Up to an altitude of 1154 m, to the right of a ruin, there is a small path marked in blue. Follow these markings until you reach a stream that actually leads down to the canyon.

Val Pianca: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-05-31: Mostly quite grippy, but very slippery in a few places. Sufficient anchors available but a few additional anchors could be added. The access is not easy to find. At the ruins at 1154m, a tree has fa...
2023-05-20: A relatively high water level for this time of year.
2023-05-20: For this canyon rather high water level.
Comment: Platz für 4-5 Fahrzeuge
Access: From Locarno to Gordola and from there turn off into Valle Verzasca and follow the road to Vogorno.
Return: Follow the hiking trail at almost the same altitude for 20-25 minutes back to the parking lot.

Sulzbach: Canyon Start
2025-12-20: From around 11:00, the whole canyon is still beautifully sunny despite the very depth of the sun. bachab Advendscanyoning
2025-10-18: Second round, we took out many fixed ropes, rusty quicklinks and replaced with inox quicklinks + rings instead, doubled a few anchors, removed one or two that was badly placed (hollow rock or too near...
2025-10-15: Nice surprise. Especially a few abseils, we chose the active lines, but from on top you don't know what to expect really. Drilled a few anchors, even chose to change some lines. The first one, for exa...

Sulzbach: Parking at Exit
2025-12-20: From around 11:00, the whole canyon is still beautifully sunny despite the very depth of the sun. bachab Advendscanyoning
2025-10-18: Second round, we took out many fixed ropes, rusty quicklinks and replaced with inox quicklinks + rings instead, doubled a few anchors, removed one or two that was badly placed (hollow rock or too near...
2025-10-15: Nice surprise. Especially a few abseils, we chose the active lines, but from on top you don't know what to expect really. Drilled a few anchors, even chose to change some lines. The first one, for exa...

Sulzbach: Canyon End
2025-12-20: From around 11:00, the whole canyon is still beautifully sunny despite the very depth of the sun. bachab Advendscanyoning
2025-10-18: Second round, we took out many fixed ropes, rusty quicklinks and replaced with inox quicklinks + rings instead, doubled a few anchors, removed one or two that was badly placed (hollow rock or too near...
2025-10-15: Nice surprise. Especially a few abseils, we chose the active lines, but from on top you don't know what to expect really. Drilled a few anchors, even chose to change some lines. The first one, for exa...

Sulzbach: Parking at Entry

Ri di Chignöö: Canyon Start
2023-06-24: Worthwhile if you already know a lot about Ticino
2023-06-24: For higher rappels always double stands.
Approach: An unmarked path starts from the parking lot and quickly gains altitude. At a beautiful chapel, turn right at the crossroads. Turn left at the next crossroads (signs are difficult to read). The path is difficult to see through the houses because the foliage obscures the path. After a long, straight stretch, you walk up the stairs at the canyon rim and then easily reach the stream.
Tour: The first rappels follow shortly after the path crosses the stream. Many varied rappels follow and you reach a more open part that ends in a high step (150 m). A more wooded area follows, which leads to a 45 m waterfall and the final wall. Holzinger & Guignon recommend 70 m of ropes.

Ri di Chignöö: Canyon End
2023-06-24: Worthwhile if you already know a lot about Ticino
2023-06-24: For higher rappels always double stands.
Return: Stay in the streambed until the bridge and then follow the path for 20 minutes to the parking lot.

Ri di Chignöö: Parking Entry and Exit
2023-06-24: Worthwhile if you already know a lot about Ticino
2023-06-24: For higher rappels always double stands.
Access: Coming from Locarno, drive to Bignasco and turn left after the bottleneck and before the Bavona. After approx. 200 m you will find 3 parking spaces on the left opposite a construction company.
Return: Stay in the streambed until the bridge and then follow the path for 20 minutes to the parking lot.

Walenbach: Canyon End
2022-10-08: Positively surprised, have added 4-5 anchors, some downclimbs would have been quite exposed.
Return: Leave RD to get back onto the path and then onto the road.

Walenbach: Canyon Start
2022-10-08: Positively surprised, have added 4-5 anchors, some downclimbs would have been quite exposed.
Approach: 1h on the closed road, 30 min up the mountain (see waypoint.
Tour: Attention! Apparently, manual and automatic flushing takes place almost daily. Be sure to report this to the power plant operator! Note on descente-canyon.com: "4 km2 large catchment area with firn, but a water intake 200 m before the start of the canyon takes almost the entire flow. This water extraction is manual, the desilting takes place about once a week during the snowmelt and only occasionally thereafter. The safest way to enter the canyon seems to be to leave a note at the water extraction point stating the day you enter the canyon, the time and any other information you find useful, and to remove the note after your descent. This way, the people making the entry will be informed." A pleasant little canyon in the undergrowth. First some small obstacles to get to the two large waterfalls C30 and C25. Then you find a very nice little indentation, then a few more waterfalls and it's the final C18.

Walenbach: Waypoint
2022-10-08: Positively surprised, have added 4-5 anchors, some downclimbs would have been quite exposed.
Comment: Start steiler Zustieg
Approach: 1h on the closed road, 30 min up the mountain (see waypoint.

Walenbach: Waypoint1
Comment: Brücke über den Walenbach
Approach: 1h on the closed road, 30 min up the mountain (see waypoint.

Walenbach: Parking Entry and Exit
Return: Leave RD to get back onto the path and then onto the road.

Dundel: Canyon Start

Dundel: Parking at Entry

Dundel: Parking at Exit

Dundel: Canyon End

Sittliserbach: Canyon Start
2025-08-17: beautifull scenery, bolting OK, use the first stream to avoid a few downclimbs
2025-08-17: Started at the first stream, on the first AN is now also an Bolt (CL).
2024-07-09: As described, it is a pure rappel canyon, if you can speak of canyoning at all ;-) Three new anchors set. Some of the existing anchors have been damaged by falling rocks. The cable car now costs 7.- p...
Approach: With cable car, every 30 min. 7 CHF per person.

Sittliserbach: Canyon End
2025-08-17: beautifull scenery, bolting OK, use the first stream to avoid a few downclimbs
2025-08-17: Started at the first stream, on the first AN is now also an Bolt (CL).
2024-07-09: As described, it is a pure rappel canyon, if you can speak of canyoning at all ;-) Three new anchors set. Some of the existing anchors have been damaged by falling rocks. The cable car now costs 7.- p...

Sittliserbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-17: beautifull scenery, bolting OK, use the first stream to avoid a few downclimbs
2025-08-17: Started at the first stream, on the first AN is now also an Bolt (CL).
2024-07-09: As described, it is a pure rappel canyon, if you can speak of canyoning at all ;-) Three new anchors set. Some of the existing anchors have been damaged by falling rocks. The cable car now costs 7.- p...

Gorezmettlen: Canyon Start

Gorezmettlen: Canyon End

Gorezmettlen: Parking Entry and Exit

Secklisbach: Canyon Start
Tour: Some jump and slides. C35 has an intermediate score.

Secklisbach: Parking at Entry

Secklisbach: Canyon End

Secklisbach: Parking at Exit

Hundsbach (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-24: A great canyon with some beautiful spots, especially in the lower half. In the upper third there are currently many small to medium-sized trees that have been felled and dumped in the canyon. It was q...
2024-09-07: Super nice photogenic canyon. Not very slippery. Water level unproblematic. Good anchoring.
2024-08-11: Always beautiful, unfortunately quite slippery

Hundsbach (inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-24: A great canyon with some beautiful spots, especially in the lower half. In the upper third there are currently many small to medium-sized trees that have been felled and dumped in the canyon. It was q...
2024-09-07: Super nice photogenic canyon. Not very slippery. Water level unproblematic. Good anchoring.
2024-08-11: Always beautiful, unfortunately quite slippery
Comment: ggf. höherer Start möglich. Wegloser Aufstieg orographisch rechts.

Hundsbach (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-08-24: A great canyon with some beautiful spots, especially in the lower half. In the upper third there are currently many small to medium-sized trees that have been felled and dumped in the canyon. It was q...
2024-09-07: Super nice photogenic canyon. Not very slippery. Water level unproblematic. Good anchoring.
2024-08-11: Always beautiful, unfortunately quite slippery

Schrähbach: Canyon Start
2025-12-14: Everything OK.
2025-12-11: No ice and very little snow in the canyon. As the stands are drilled close to the water in many places, some nuts were loose. Otherwise good conditions at the moment.
2025-05-01: Slippery affair in summer temperatures. All stands available.

Schrähbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-12-14: Everything OK.
2025-12-11: No ice and very little snow in the canyon. As the stands are drilled close to the water in many places, some nuts were loose. Otherwise good conditions at the moment.
2025-05-01: Slippery affair in summer temperatures. All stands available.

Schrähbach: Canyon End
2025-12-14: Everything OK.
2025-12-11: No ice and very little snow in the canyon. As the stands are drilled close to the water in many places, some nuts were loose. Otherwise good conditions at the moment.
2025-05-01: Slippery affair in summer temperatures. All stands available.

Rätschtalerbach: Canyon Start
2024-07-15: Duplicate entry-please delete
2024-07-15: A good alternative if the Mouta or Hüribach carry too much water. Three new plates placed.
Tour: Stay centered in the c50.

Rätschtalerbach: Canyon End
2024-07-15: Duplicate entry-please delete
2024-07-15: A good alternative if the Mouta or Hüribach carry too much water. Three new plates placed.

Rätschtalerbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-07-15: Duplicate entry-please delete
2024-07-15: A good alternative if the Mouta or Hüribach carry too much water. Three new plates placed.

Muota (superiore): Canyon Start
2025-07-06: All anchoring tip top We bypassed most of the downclimb in the forest and rappelled once on the tree (AN). On the exit we walked along the river to the bridge and then climbed out. Picture of the c16...

Muota (superiore): Canyon End
2025-07-06: All anchoring tip top We bypassed most of the downclimb in the forest and rappelled once on the tree (AN). On the exit we walked along the river to the bridge and then climbed out. Picture of the c16...

Muota (superiore): Parking at Exit
2025-07-06: All anchoring tip top We bypassed most of the downclimb in the forest and rappelled once on the tree (AN). On the exit we walked along the river to the bridge and then climbed out. Picture of the c16...

Muota (superiore): Parking at Entry

Chloterlibach : Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Schwyz, drive in the direction of Ibergereggpass. Park 750m after the windstock restaurant in the hairpin bend (alt. 915m).
Return: From the hay hut, head up along the edge of the forest along the RD canyon to the bridge of part 2. Cross it and stay on the hiking trail that leads up to the bridge (910 m above sea level) and take the path on the left back to the parking lot. To continue with the CHLINGENTOBEL canyon, cross the bridge that begins part 2, continue on the path and then turn right onto a path that goes over a hut and up the CHLINGENTOBEL stream in the forest. Descend as best you can to the mountain stream.

Chloterlibach : Canyon Start
Approach: The canyon begins at the bridge on the road below the parking lot. So at best, path down to the mountain stream or walk around it on the road.
Tour: Canyon, which consists of two smaller parts. The first part starts at the bridge (alt. 890m) and exits at the bridge (alt. 850m) and is 160m long. Several small obstacles are lined up in a small indentation. There is a nice T5. After this part, you leave RD and walk along the edge of the forest along the stream and get back into the water at the bridge (alt. 815m) for the second part. This second part is less well equipped, consisting of waterfalls of greater height. A first C25, AN wide RG, then a chute AN RD leading to a high RD relay for a final C30. Another 2-3 jumps and you arrive at the top of a large slab (60-80m?) which is slightly hollowed out. You can descend this slab using AN RD or leave RD on the path leading to a hay hut. Numerous escape routes possible. 3.5 km2 catchment area with wetlands. Possible from spring and quickly after rainfall.

Chloterlibach : Canyon End
Return: From the hay hut, head up along the edge of the forest along the RD canyon to the bridge of part 2. Cross it and stay on the hiking trail that leads up to the bridge (910 m above sea level) and take the path on the left back to the parking lot. To continue with the CHLINGENTOBEL canyon, cross the bridge that begins part 2, continue on the path and then turn right onto a path that goes over a hut and up the CHLINGENTOBEL stream in the forest. Descend as best you can to the mountain stream.

Riemenstaldner Bach: Canyon Start
2025-09-08: All anchors ok. No anchor to be found on the last C5 AN on the left. Good grip. In the walking passages a few unstable wooden obstructions. Exit via the inlet rd (climb 100 m up the streambed) after t...
2025-07-06: All anchors that were there were tip top... No anchor found on the last c5... We then rappelled down the tree (AN). Very grippy when walking Exit in the streambed up to the hiking trail then follow...

Riemenstaldner Bach: Canyon End
2025-09-08: All anchors ok. No anchor to be found on the last C5 AN on the left. Good grip. In the walking passages a few unstable wooden obstructions. Exit via the inlet rd (climb 100 m up the streambed) after t...
2025-07-06: All anchors that were there were tip top... No anchor found on the last c5... We then rappelled down the tree (AN). Very grippy when walking Exit in the streambed up to the hiking trail then follow...
Return: Follow the tributary up to the hiking trail, past the chapel to the parking lot.

Riemenstaldner Bach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-08: All anchors ok. No anchor to be found on the last C5 AN on the left. Good grip. In the walking passages a few unstable wooden obstructions. Exit via the inlet rd (climb 100 m up the streambed) after t...
2025-07-06: All anchors that were there were tip top... No anchor found on the last c5... We then rappelled down the tree (AN). Very grippy when walking Exit in the streambed up to the hiking trail then follow...
Return: Follow the tributary up to the hiking trail, past the chapel to the parking lot.

Winterbach: Canyon Start

Winterbach: Canyon End

Winterbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Brunnibach: Canyon Start
2024-10-31: Water level very sporty. The upper parts are sparsely equipped. We had to jump or go around some of them. The upper parts are also very slippery. Perfect for lying on your mouth. The lowest vertical...
Tour: The descent consists of small indentations with many small obstacles, including numerous slides and jumps of up to 10 m in height. There are several natural arches. You can easily get out between the individual indentations and find your way back. After the indentation below the chalets of Hinterbalm, you have to take the path to the right again to bypass a 200 m high boulder pile and reach the last waterfalls. In a final gulch, you line up 6 abseils from 15 to 60 meters. The waterfalls are nice, with depths, geysers... Three more small slides and the descent is done! Apart from the redemption of the last stunts, you can get out of the redemptions very regularly. Aquatic: The canyon is fed by 2 glaciers and a large watershed, so wait for the cool temperatures of fall to consider the descent. Be sure to bring your climbing gear: First time gear to add, we did a lot of de-escalating, jumping (up to 8-10 meters) or sliding without setting a point at certain obstacles.

Brunnibach: Canyon End
2024-10-31: Water level very sporty. The upper parts are sparsely equipped. We had to jump or go around some of them. The upper parts are also very slippery. Perfect for lying on your mouth. The lowest vertical...

Brunnibach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-10-31: Water level very sporty. The upper parts are sparsely equipped. We had to jump or go around some of them. The upper parts are also very slippery. Perfect for lying on your mouth. The lowest vertical...
Access: From the parking lot with the Alpintaxi (+41 79 271 81 57). Book at least two days in advance.

Brunnibach: Waypoint
Comment: Bis hierhin mit dem Alpintaxi.

Chärstelenbach: Canyon Start
2025-11-10: Access by the new cut. Approach in 3h somewhat exposed, important that there is no snow-ice on the walls. One of the climbing sections has a grade of 5+, 6a (fixed rope). Inside the canyon the obstruc...
2024-11-01: Upper part: You can easily get through under the avalanche snow. Watch out for falling rocks from the side. Access via the rocks orograghically to the right. If you take the access described in the bo...
Approach: New! A new access was tested in 2024, which saves almost 300-400 meters in altitude. It now goes past the Hüfisee (T4, marked with dots up to the lake), and then up a rock band onto the slabs north of the canyon (some scrambling, and a short climb, which now has a 30m fixed rope hanging in it). Details on the photos. From there just go down the tributary to the confluence with the glacier water. Right there is also the first rappel. Old access : Walk up the valley towards the village of Guferen, cross the bed of the Chärstelenbach stream and follow the path on the right bank of the Chärstelenbach stream towards the village of Blindensee. Cross the stream there to switch to the left bank and follow the path towards Hüfihütte. At an altitude of around 2,200 m, you reach the glacier by descending through a couloir and then over limestone slabs to reach the left bank of the glacier at an altitude of around 2,020 m. Follow the left edge of the glacier to about 1985 meters. Go into the hole on the left bank of the glacier to reach the watercourse and the start of the canyon. Allow 1 hour for the approach to cross the glacier and walk along the limestone slabs on the right bank, then rappel down one of the 80 meters as you dispense with the upper part below the glacier!!!!
Tour: First indentation under the glacier with about 10 waterfalls. After leaving the first indentation, you reach the Hüfisee on the left, follow it on the left and reach the second incised part with about 6 to 7 obstacles (alt. 1670m) Commitment A big commitment! No way out except after the first notch at the level of the Hüfisee. 1st committed part because under the glacier with the potential risk of the canyon being blocked by ice and 2nd committed part because of a considerable amount of water! Period/water character Autumnal canyon to be done when temperatures drop in altitude but before the first snow to facilitate the long approach and reduce the risk of avalanches and glacier crossings. Notes The uphill section has been opened up using caving techniques (fixed ropes) to allow you to turn back. Be careful and vigilant when you set off! Icefalls and falling rocks could block this part of the canyon!

Chärstelenbach: Canyon End
2025-11-10: Access by the new cut. Approach in 3h somewhat exposed, important that there is no snow-ice on the walls. One of the climbing sections has a grade of 5+, 6a (fixed rope). Inside the canyon the obstruc...
2024-11-01: Upper part: You can easily get through under the avalanche snow. Watch out for falling rocks from the side. Access via the rocks orograghically to the right. If you take the access described in the bo...
Return: At the exit of the second inlet in the Griesboden district, walk along the watercourse and reach the Riedbödmer district. Walk along the left bank and after about 10 minutes you will reach the approach path and follow it to Guferen and/or Bristen.

Chärstelenbach: Waypoint
2025-11-10: Access by the new cut. Approach in 3h somewhat exposed, important that there is no snow-ice on the walls. One of the climbing sections has a grade of 5+, 6a (fixed rope). Inside the canyon the obstruc...
2024-11-01: Upper part: You can easily get through under the avalanche snow. Watch out for falling rocks from the side. Access via the rocks orograghically to the right. If you take the access described in the bo...
Comment: Abseiler zum Gletscher
Approach: New! A new access was tested in 2024, which saves almost 300-400 meters in altitude. It now goes past the Hüfisee (T4, marked with dots up to the lake), and then up a rock band onto the slabs north of the canyon (some scrambling, and a short climb, which now has a 30m fixed rope hanging in it). Details on the photos. From there just go down the tributary to the confluence with the glacier water. Right there is also the first rappel. Old access : Walk up the valley towards the village of Guferen, cross the bed of the Chärstelenbach stream and follow the path on the right bank of the Chärstelenbach stream towards the village of Blindensee. Cross the stream there to switch to the left bank and follow the path towards Hüfihütte. At an altitude of around 2,200 m, you reach the glacier by descending through a couloir and then over limestone slabs to reach the left bank of the glacier at an altitude of around 2,020 m. Follow the left edge of the glacier to about 1985 meters. Go into the hole on the left bank of the glacier to reach the watercourse and the start of the canyon. Allow 1 hour for the approach to cross the glacier and walk along the limestone slabs on the right bank, then rappel down one of the 80 meters as you dispense with the upper part below the glacier!!!!

Chärstelenbach: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Take the highway from Lucerne in the direction of Gotthard and exit at Amsteg. Cross the village and turn left up the small road through the Maderanertal valley to the village of Bristen. Cross the village and park in the cable car parking spaces. An Alpine cab shuttle is available to shorten the journey from Bristen to Guferen (approx. 2 hours) (road closed to traffic). The price is CHF 100 and the Alpentaxi can only take 6 people! Otherwise it is also possible by bike (400m).
Return: At the exit of the second inlet in the Griesboden district, walk along the watercourse and reach the Riedbödmer district. Walk along the left bank and after about 10 minutes you will reach the approach path and follow it to Guferen and/or Bristen.

Chärstelenbach: Waypoint1
Comment: Bis hierhin mit dem Alpintaxi.
Approach: New! A new access was tested in 2024, which saves almost 300-400 meters in altitude. It now goes past the Hüfisee (T4, marked with dots up to the lake), and then up a rock band onto the slabs north of the canyon (some scrambling, and a short climb, which now has a 30m fixed rope hanging in it). Details on the photos. From there just go down the tributary to the confluence with the glacier water. Right there is also the first rappel. Old access : Walk up the valley towards the village of Guferen, cross the bed of the Chärstelenbach stream and follow the path on the right bank of the Chärstelenbach stream towards the village of Blindensee. Cross the stream there to switch to the left bank and follow the path towards Hüfihütte. At an altitude of around 2,200 m, you reach the glacier by descending through a couloir and then over limestone slabs to reach the left bank of the glacier at an altitude of around 2,020 m. Follow the left edge of the glacier to about 1985 meters. Go into the hole on the left bank of the glacier to reach the watercourse and the start of the canyon. Allow 1 hour for the approach to cross the glacier and walk along the limestone slabs on the right bank, then rappel down one of the 80 meters as you dispense with the upper part below the glacier!!!!

Rohrbach: Canyon Start
Tour: Description in the links.

Rohrbach: Canyon End

Rohrbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Ri di Dentro: Parking Entry and Exit

Ri di Dentro: Canyon End

Ri di Dentro: Canyon Start
Tour: c50 can be rappelled dry on the right (r20, r38). Some high jumps up to 18 m possible.

Dongia (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Dongia (superiore): Canyon End

Dongia (superiore): Canyon Start
Approach: Entry a little below the crossing of the path with the stream.
Tour: Call Ofima for the lower part! Topographic view on canyon.ch

Dongia (inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-31: Very sunny tour. Recommended after rainfall or in spring. Today it was almost too hot 😅
2025-05-01: Access will probably be officially permitted again from 9.5.2025. Water drainage renewed and no longer fully automatic. Signs will be installed as soon as possible.... Call Ofima!
2025-05-01: All installations ok. The description is WRONG! This canyon is allowed now!
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the hiking trail to Stabbio. After about an hour, the trail becomes noticeably flat and turns right. Here a path with faint tracks branches off to the stream.

Dongia (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-08-31: Very sunny tour. Recommended after rainfall or in spring. Today it was almost too hot 😅
2025-05-01: Access will probably be officially permitted again from 9.5.2025. Water drainage renewed and no longer fully automatic. Signs will be installed as soon as possible.... Call Ofima!
2025-05-01: All installations ok. The description is WRONG! This canyon is allowed now!
Return: After the last rappel, climb down a few more blocks. Then left up onto the meadows, down towards the house, right in front of the house until you reach the road.

Ruisseau de Vaux: Canyon Start
Tour: A lot can be downclimbed on the c60.

Ruisseau de Vaux: Canyon End

Ruisseau de Vaux: Parking Entry and Exit

Mühlebach: Canyon Start
2024-08-17: Unfortunately, there is almost no water flowing. In combination with the Steinibach in Balsthal, quite ok in gray weather.
2024-04-02: The C55, can be subdivided (35/20), stands io.

Mühlebach: Canyon End
2024-08-17: Unfortunately, there is almost no water flowing. In combination with the Steinibach in Balsthal, quite ok in gray weather.
2024-04-02: The C55, can be subdivided (35/20), stands io.

Mühlebach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-08-17: Unfortunately, there is almost no water flowing. In combination with the Steinibach in Balsthal, quite ok in gray weather.
2024-04-02: The C55, can be subdivided (35/20), stands io.

Steinenbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-25: Nice compact, mini-canyon, perfect flow, to do after rain or to train beginners indeed. The combo with climbing on Holzflueh is also very recommended. Orientation of the canyon is south east, so it lo...
2024-08-17: Unfortunately there is almost no water flowing. In combination with the Mülibach near Welschenrohr and in gray weather, it's okay.
2024-04-02: Parking lot: oberbergweg there are about 4 parking spaces shortly after the beginning of the forest, after that there is a driving ban. Possibility near the church blue zone. The canyon is very short...

Steinenbach: Canyon End
2025-10-25: Nice compact, mini-canyon, perfect flow, to do after rain or to train beginners indeed. The combo with climbing on Holzflueh is also very recommended. Orientation of the canyon is south east, so it lo...
2024-08-17: Unfortunately there is almost no water flowing. In combination with the Mülibach near Welschenrohr and in gray weather, it's okay.
2024-04-02: Parking lot: oberbergweg there are about 4 parking spaces shortly after the beginning of the forest, after that there is a driving ban. Possibility near the church blue zone. The canyon is very short...

Steinenbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-25: Nice compact, mini-canyon, perfect flow, to do after rain or to train beginners indeed. The combo with climbing on Holzflueh is also very recommended. Orientation of the canyon is south east, so it lo...
2024-08-17: Unfortunately there is almost no water flowing. In combination with the Mülibach near Welschenrohr and in gray weather, it's okay.
2024-04-02: Parking lot: oberbergweg there are about 4 parking spaces shortly after the beginning of the forest, after that there is a driving ban. Possibility near the church blue zone. The canyon is very short...

Le Pichoux: Canyon Start

Le Pichoux: Canyon End

Le Pichoux: Parking Entry and Exit

Le Pichoux: Alternative Canyon End

Siggern: Canyon Start

Siggern: Canyon End

Siggern: Parking Entry and Exit

Gschlifbach: Canyon Start

Gschlifbach: Canyon End

Gschlifbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Chlingentobel: Parking Entry and Exit
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Palanggenbach: Canyon Start

Palanggenbach: Parking at Entry

Palanggenbach: Parking at Exit

Palanggenbach: Canyon End

Taubach: Canyon Start

Taubach: Canyon End

Etzlibach : Canyon Start
v5 a5 IV | 45min/0min/2min | ⭐ | 55m
Approach: On foot: Take a path that runs along the right bank of the stream and along a meadow, then up some switchbacks to the forest before joining a wide path and passing a small farm. You pass the hamlet and stay on the main path, which initially climbs and then flattens out. At the first small canyon and when you see the stream, you descend and reach it at the foot of a small waterfall in the boulders (45 minutes, a little longer with snow!).
Tour: Hydrology: There is no lack of water! As this route has to be covered in winter conditions, there is ice. It is better to have too much material than too little! Nevertheless, the current is quite strong and there may be backwaters // rollers in some catch basins. Watch out for the ice barriers... The last waterfall can cause difficulties if the current is too strong, but could be re-equipped on the right bank, which would allow a greater flow. A loophole on the right bank, before C9, tricky ascent through a canyon (see description). Occasionally on the left bank when the rock face retreats, but it is somewhat exposed. After C9 there is no way out. Commitment: Very pronounced! Blame the ice, the huge water catchment area, the hanging icicles and the wintry and therefore cold conditions. It seems to be a good precaution not to take too many people with you.

Etzlibach : Parking Entry and Exit
v5 a5 IV | 45min/0min/2min | ⭐ | 55m
Access: Leave the highway in Lucerne and head towards Gotthard in Amsteg. Cross this village and turn left up the small road through the Maderanertal valley. The serpentines in tunnels are already a curiosity... Cross the village of Bristen, a first bridge, then turn right to cross the river again on a small bridge. Stay on the main road for 500 m and you will find the parking lot on the right just after another small bridge over the Etzlibach, where you can measure the amount of water (small artificial waterfall above the dam). Do not park in front of the timber loading traffic circle.
Return: A final small slide (4 m) ends the canyon. Path 10 meters up to the meadows, at the exit of which is the parking lot!

Etzlibach : Canyon End
v5 a5 IV | 45min/0min/2min | ⭐ | 55m
Return: A final small slide (4 m) ends the canyon. Path 10 meters up to the meadows, at the exit of which is the parking lot!

Intschialpbach: Canyon Start

Intschialpbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Intschialpbach: Canyon End

Widibach: Canyon Start
Tour: Possibly Regenbach? Small catchment area.

Widibach: Parking at Entry

Widibach: Canyon End

Widibach: Parking at Exit
Comment: Nicht geprüft.

Chessiloch : Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot, head towards Chessiloch, then on towards Stäldili. The path gains height as it runs along the canyon on the right. If you overlook the stream above the inlet, you can reach it by descending as far as possible. It is possible to continue on the path to descend 2-3 more waterfalls into the Seebebach, but they are not very interesting and add another hike in the river and 20-30 minutes of approach time. At a clearing at an altitude of 1300 m, descend as best you can to the Seebebach.
Tour: A series of small abseils in a beautiful wide gulch. Commitment No obvious loophole, but very short redemption. Period/water character Large catchment area, plus there are swamps upstream that act like swims and feed the creek continuously even days after rain. Wait for a dry period before considering the canyon. The equipment available is not optimal for very large volumes of water.

Chessiloch : Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Flühli, turn left towards Glaubenbielen Pass and follow the signs to Chessiloch. Park at the exit of the road.
Return: Leave the park at the footbridges and hairpin bends back to the parking lot via the hiking trail.

Chessiloch : Canyon End
Return: Leave the park at the footbridges and hairpin bends back to the parking lot via the hiking trail.

Goldbach: Canyon Start

Goldbach: Canyon End

Goldbach: Parking at Entry

Seeblibach: Canyon Start

Seeblibach: Parking Entry and Exit

Seeblibach: Canyon End

Gornerbach: Canyon Start
Approach: Go back a few dozen meters to pass under the railroad bridge and climb the stairs. Back on the tarmac, turn left to find the rest of the path, which also leads up steps. You reach asphalt again and keep left to reach the departure of the cable car. Now follow the tracks. Soon you will find a nice path that winds along the pressure pipe until you reach a small chapel. From here, continue along the funicular and then beyond the terminus on a beautiful path. Soon you will find a beautiful path that branches off to the left and joins the Gornerbach a few minutes later.
Tour: In many places it should be possible to leave the streambed, except at the abseiling points. There is no swimming on this section, but there are some watered rappels that can be dangerous if the water level is high, especially after you cross the small wooden bridge before the C30. Please keep a low profile at this stage of the walk as the trail is a place of "gathering".... The first part of the trail can be walked even if the current is strong, but the very slippery rock must make this part very acrobatic! The rest should be avoided as the pool drops off to the right between the 30 and the 17 abseil, not to mention the abseil itself, which is watered plenty when the water level is normal. July to October, depending on snow conditions, seems to be a good time. Partly slippery downclimb without anchors.

Gornerbach: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From the small town of Amsteg in the canton of Uri, take the old road (Gotthardstrasse) for 6.8 kilometers up the valley in the direction of Gotthard. Turn right at the crossroads and drive 160 meters in the direction of Gurtnellen on the village road. After crossing the bridge over the valley, keep left towards the metal factory. Park in the large parking lot on the left-hand side (end of the road).

Gornerbach: Canyon End

Arnau: Canyon Start

Arnau: Canyon End

Arnau: Parking Entry and Exit

Rossfalleschlucht: Parking Entry and Exit

Rossfalleschlucht: Canyon Start

Rossfalleschlucht: Canyon End

Rossfalleschlucht: Waypoint

Meienreuss (superiore): Canyon Start

Meienreuss (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Return: Turn left at the bridge. Shuttle possible, but hardly worthwhile.

Meienreuss (superiore): Canyon End
Return: Turn left at the bridge. Shuttle possible, but hardly worthwhile.

Kernalpbach (inferiore): Canyon Start
2024-10-06: Good big to very big flow. We added an RG point to avoid the suspended basin in the C12+C30 sequence.
2024-09-07: All anchors ok, but you have to search a bit. Below the C70 the anchors are RD behind a large block (not rg as in the topographic view). Very rewarding canyon! Don't be fooled by the amount of water...
2024-02-04: Phenomenal scenic views. Today with fog in the valley that cleared during the day. Impressive rappel. Absolutely delightful. Anchors OK where you would expect two anchors. No chain anchors. The upper...
Approach: Take the Diegisbalm self-service cable car to the middle station (first stop). From there, follow the road on foot to the left along the dirt track to the stream.
Tour: Before that, there is always more water due to tributaries, but with little influence on the seriousness. The crux has no more water than you see at the start. The crux is an intermediate pool after 10 meters of rappel in a narrow chute. The pool is relatively small and turns even at normal water levels. The first climber must be belayed to the edge of the pool to get to the double belay for the following high rappel. Before the highest rappel into the collector, there is an intermediate stand after approx. 5 meters directly below the edge. From there it is about 20 meters along the rock and then 50 meters free hanging. Water catchment before the last 3 rappels.

Kernalpbach (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2024-10-06: Good big to very big flow. We added an RG point to avoid the suspended basin in the C12+C30 sequence.
2024-09-07: All anchors ok, but you have to search a bit. Below the C70 the anchors are RD behind a large block (not rg as in the topographic view). Very rewarding canyon! Don't be fooled by the amount of water...
2024-02-04: Phenomenal scenic views. Today with fog in the valley that cleared during the day. Impressive rappel. Absolutely delightful. Anchors OK where you would expect two anchors. No chain anchors. The upper...
Return: After the last rappel, climb out of the stream to the right and back to the road. From there, turn left back to the car.

Kernalpbach (inferiore): Canyon End
2024-10-06: Good big to very big flow. We added an RG point to avoid the suspended basin in the C12+C30 sequence.
2024-09-07: All anchors ok, but you have to search a bit. Below the C70 the anchors are RD behind a large block (not rg as in the topographic view). Very rewarding canyon! Don't be fooled by the amount of water...
2024-02-04: Phenomenal scenic views. Today with fog in the valley that cleared during the day. Impressive rappel. Absolutely delightful. Anchors OK where you would expect two anchors. No chain anchors. The upper...
Return: After the last rappel, climb out of the stream to the right and back to the road. From there, turn left back to the car.

Rotihalten: Canyon Start

Rotihalten: Parking Entry and Exit
Return: Turn left at the bridge on the way back to the car.

Rotihalten: Canyon End
Return: Turn left at the bridge on the way back to the car.

Fritersbach: Canyon Start
2022-06-11: To complete the day in the sector after Wangeschliere and Chli Schliere. Not exceptional, but a nice sequence in the sunshine.

Fritersbach: Canyon End
2022-06-11: To complete the day in the sector after Wangeschliere and Chli Schliere. Not exceptional, but a nice sequence in the sunshine.

Fritersbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2022-06-11: To complete the day in the sector after Wangeschliere and Chli Schliere. Not exceptional, but a nice sequence in the sunshine.

Kernalpbach (superiore): Canyon Start
2024-02-04: Lots of wood in the canyon. Strenuous climbing over boulders. A few attractive single pitches. Good for warming up for the lower part.
Approach: Take the Diegisbalm self-service cable car to the middle station (first stop). From there, follow the road on foot to the right around the first hairpin bend and follow the path further uphill. Leave the road at a sharp right-hand bend and follow the marked hiking trail steeply uphill towards Diegisbalm Oberalp. The path is steep, then flat, then steep again, then flat, when the path bends to the right again and goes steeply uphill, follow the path straight ahead until you reach the stream. Abseil into the canyon from a tree.
Tour: The upper parts of the Kernalpbach are characterized by open, medium-high rappels. There is a lot of wood in the canyon. The rappels are medium-high up to approx. 30 m. A good preparation for the lower section.

Kernalpbach (superiore): Canyon End
2024-02-04: Lots of wood in the canyon. Strenuous climbing over boulders. A few attractive single pitches. Good for warming up for the lower part.
Comment: (Start inferiore)
Return: Exit to the left to the cable car on a clearly visible path that crosses the stream // descend the mountain on foot. Alternatively, descend through the inferior part into the valley.

Kernalpbach (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2024-02-04: Lots of wood in the canyon. Strenuous climbing over boulders. A few attractive single pitches. Good for warming up for the lower part.
Return: Exit to the left to the cable car on a clearly visible path that crosses the stream // descend the mountain on foot. Alternatively, descend through the inferior part into the valley.

Hundsbach (superiore): Canyon Start

Hundsbach (superiore): Canyon End

Hundsbach (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Wängenschliere: Canyon Start
2025-07-12: Main running canyon in the streambed About 3 cool rappels Not really worthwhile, compared to the lower part "chli Schliere" which has many super cool slides and can be called a real canyon.
2025-06-24: Similar experience to the trip on 19.06. We walked from the lower Chli Schliere parking lot. River Right to the Chli Schliere entry and then over the bridge to the other side. Here a hiking trail is...
2025-06-19: Very slippery, anchors are in good condition except for C18 we improvised with a tree. (see picture)
Tour: Level measurement: Level should be below 400l/s.

Wängenschliere: Canyon End
2025-07-12: Main running canyon in the streambed About 3 cool rappels Not really worthwhile, compared to the lower part "chli Schliere" which has many super cool slides and can be called a real canyon.
2025-06-24: Similar experience to the trip on 19.06. We walked from the lower Chli Schliere parking lot. River Right to the Chli Schliere entry and then over the bridge to the other side. Here a hiking trail is...
2025-06-19: Very slippery, anchors are in good condition except for C18 we improvised with a tree. (see picture)
Return: It is best to continue through the Chli Schliere, otherwise orographically left out of the stream, following the hiking trail steeply uphill to the lower car.

Wängenschliere: Parking at Entry
2025-07-12: Main running canyon in the streambed About 3 cool rappels Not really worthwhile, compared to the lower part "chli Schliere" which has many super cool slides and can be called a real canyon.
2025-06-24: Similar experience to the trip on 19.06. We walked from the lower Chli Schliere parking lot. River Right to the Chli Schliere entry and then over the bridge to the other side. Here a hiking trail is...
2025-06-19: Very slippery, anchors are in good condition except for C18 we improvised with a tree. (see picture)
Return: It is best to continue through the Chli Schliere, otherwise orographically left out of the stream, following the hiking trail steeply uphill to the lower car.

Wängenschliere: Parking at Exit
Return: It is best to continue through the Chli Schliere, otherwise orographically left out of the stream, following the hiking trail steeply uphill to the lower car.

Älggibach: Canyon Start
Tour: From the normal start, you quickly reach an approx. 200 m high ramp. Then a few downclimbs and another ramp, followed by an 80 m high waterfall. The exit of the tour is then quickly reached and you return to the asphalt road via the forest road on the right. Ice climbers probably use the anchors here more often!

Älggibach: Canyon End
Return: Follow the forest road to the right up to 1138 m. From there, follow the ropes upwards until you reach the access road again at 1399 m.

Älggibach: Parking at Entry
Access: From Widi on Lake Sarnen, follow the signpost to the center of Switzerland. At altitude 1578, in a left-hand bend just after the exit of the forest, an unpaved path turns off to the right. There is space to park here. You can also see the stream from here.
Return: Follow the forest road to the right up to 1138 m. From there, follow the ropes upwards until you reach the access road again at 1399 m.

Älggibach: Parking at Exit
Access: From Widi on Lake Sarnen, follow the signpost to the center of Switzerland. At altitude 1578, in a left-hand bend just after the exit of the forest, an unpaved path turns off to the right. There is space to park here. You can also see the stream from here.
Return: Follow the forest road to the right up to 1138 m. From there, follow the ropes upwards until you reach the access road again at 1399 m.

Älggibach: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Einstieg auf 1710 m, 2 zusätzliche Abseiler, dann 15 min zum normalen Einstieg.
Tour: From the normal start, you quickly reach an approx. 200 m high ramp. Then a few downclimbs and another ramp, followed by an 80 m high waterfall. The exit of the tour is then quickly reached and you return to the asphalt road via the forest road on the right. Ice climbers probably use the anchors here more often!

Lauibach: Canyon Start
2025-10-19: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Lauibach (Quelle:
Approach: 2 solutions from the parking lot: -Either take a mini-shuttle and take the cable car to the Turren cable car. From the cable car, take the path that branches off the road, 500 m further on and then (1570 m above sea level) take the path to the left and descend on the hiking trail to the altitude of 1310 m above sea level. From there, descend as best you can to the stream. At the exit, it can be useful to rappel down a tree to reach the streambed. Approach 40-50 min without shuttle bus or cable car. -Either take the hiking trail, which crosses the stream after 50 m and then climbs up in serpentines to the right. Ascend to an altitude of 1310 m. From there, descend as best you can to reach the stream. At the exit, it may be useful to rappel down a tree to reach the streambed. (535 m difference in altitude approx. 1h30-2h).
Tour: The canyon starts with some waterfalls, then you come to a nice C25 in a half tube, another C8, a small T2 and you are at the top of the C140. We descended from a tree from RG (sling created). A length of 40 m leads to a relay offset to RG (better rock quality and you avoid falling rocks). From there we moved directly down with a length of 105 m, but it would be possible to drill a relay to avoid friction at -20/25 m. Rappels of the rope not complicated. The lower part of the descent (the last 50 m) is done in the water when the wind pushes the waterfall in that direction. No easy escape routes, water is avoidable.

Lauibach: Canyon End
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Return: Further in the streambed at best (30-40min) blocks.... You find 2-3 quite nice passages that you have de-escalated, then you leave the creek at the footbridge, the car is 50m away.

Lauibach: Parking at Entry
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Access: On the Brünigpass road in Lucerne, take the Lungern exit and head towards Turren Bahn (Industriestrasse). At the large parking lot, turn left into the 1.4 km long studenstrasse, which runs on the right-hand side of the river.
Return: Further in the streambed at best (30-40min) blocks.... You find 2-3 quite nice passages that you have de-escalated, then you leave the creek at the footbridge, the car is 50m away.

Lauibach: Parking at Exit
Access: On the Brünigpass road in Lucerne, take the Lungern exit and head towards Turren Bahn (Industriestrasse). At the large parking lot, turn left into the 1.4 km long studenstrasse, which runs on the right-hand side of the river.
Return: Further in the streambed at best (30-40min) blocks.... You find 2-3 quite nice passages that you have de-escalated, then you leave the creek at the footbridge, the car is 50m away.

Fellibach: Canyon Start
Tour: Description can be seen in the links.

Fellibach: Canyon End

Fellibach: Parking Entry and Exit

Leitschachbach: Canyon Start
Approach: Either on foot, or by cable car, then shuttle necessary. https://intschi.arnisee.ch/

Leitschachbach: Canyon End

Leitschachbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Sulzbach (Uri): Canyon Start

Sulzbach (Uri): Canyon End

Sulzbach (Uri): Parking Entry and Exit

Holdenbach: Canyon Start
Approach: Take the cable car to the top in comfort.

Holdenbach: Canyon End

Holdenbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Gigental: Canyon Start

Gigental: Canyon End

Gigental: Parking Entry and Exit

Chlitalerbach: Canyon Start
Approach: shuttle possible

Chlitalerbach: Canyon End

Chlitalerbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Innenbach: Canyon Start

Innenbach: Canyon End

Innenbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Altibach: Canyon Start

Altibach: Canyon End

Altibach: Parking at Entry

Altibach: Parking at Exit

Staubbach: Canyon Start
2025-07-05: All anchors in good condition. Some older rope around trees for the earlier abseils that could be changed but still ok condition. After the big abseil 175m the bolts can be found 10m approx to the l...
2025-03-10: The further down you get, the more slippery it becomes. Then very slippery at the bottom. As the bridge over the Waldemme is currently occupied by a construction site, we recommend the alternative exi...
2023-10-29: Approach to the entrance to Rest. Fruttegg. The gorge is also passable when there is more water, as you can avoid almost everywhere in the forest. Before the ascent, be sure to check the water level a...
Approach: From near the "Fruttegg-Beizli" it is only a few minutes on the road to the marked entry point
Tour: Forest gorge with beautiful, mostly short but sometimes wet abseiling sections. A little narrower at the top, the further down you go, the more open the canyon becomes. Some downclimbs.

Staubbach: Canyon End
2025-07-05: All anchors in good condition. Some older rope around trees for the earlier abseils that could be changed but still ok condition. After the big abseil 175m the bolts can be found 10m approx to the l...
2025-03-10: The further down you get, the more slippery it becomes. Then very slippery at the bottom. As the bridge over the Waldemme is currently occupied by a construction site, we recommend the alternative exi...
2023-10-29: Approach to the entrance to Rest. Fruttegg. The gorge is also passable when there is more water, as you can avoid almost everywhere in the forest. Before the ascent, be sure to check the water level a...
Return: Either exit at the bridge over the Staubbach and head straight to the car, then skip the last two rappels and the part in/near the Waldemme. Or just to the exit and through the Waldemme to the exit. In both cases only a few minutes.

Staubbach: Parking at Entry
2025-07-05: All anchors in good condition. Some older rope around trees for the earlier abseils that could be changed but still ok condition. After the big abseil 175m the bolts can be found 10m approx to the l...
2025-03-10: The further down you get, the more slippery it becomes. Then very slippery at the bottom. As the bridge over the Waldemme is currently occupied by a construction site, we recommend the alternative exi...
2023-10-29: Approach to the entrance to Rest. Fruttegg. The gorge is also passable when there is more water, as you can avoid almost everywhere in the forest. Before the ascent, be sure to check the water level a...
Access: From Schüpfheim, follow the road south to Sörenberg until you reach the exit parking lot. Alternatively, drive to the parking lot after the bridge over the Staubbach (644'071.51, 196'958.08) and park a car there.
Return: Either exit at the bridge over the Staubbach and head straight to the car, then skip the last two rappels and the part in/near the Waldemme. Or just to the exit and through the Waldemme to the exit. In both cases only a few minutes.

Staubbach: Parking at Exit
Access: From Schüpfheim, follow the road south to Sörenberg until you reach the exit parking lot. Alternatively, drive to the parking lot after the bridge over the Staubbach (644'071.51, 196'958.08) and park a car there.
Return: Either exit at the bridge over the Staubbach and head straight to the car, then skip the last two rappels and the part in/near the Waldemme. Or just to the exit and through the Waldemme to the exit. In both cases only a few minutes.

Staubbach: Parking lot Alternative access
Comment: Nach der Brücke links parkieren
Access: From Schüpfheim, follow the road south to Sörenberg until you reach the exit parking lot. Alternatively, drive to the parking lot after the bridge over the Staubbach (644'071.51, 196'958.08) and park a car there.

Gross Chessel: Canyon Start
Tour: First make Gross Chessel, exit to the right at the confluence and follow the gravel road upwards, then Chli Schessel.

Gross Chessel: Parking Entry and Exit

Gross Chessel: Canyon End

Chli Chessel: Canyon Start

Chli Chessel: Canyon End

Chli Chessel: Parking Entry and Exit

Gorges du Chauderon: Canyon Start
2022-09-08: I did it once because I live nearby, the lower passage is nice but very short.
Approach: There is a hiking trail along the canyon. If you want to start at the top, enter at 810m, otherwise at P. 537
Tour: Two parts with about 4 rappels each, in between a very long walking passage where it is best to return to the hiking trail. Upper part hardly worthwhile. In the lower part there is sometimes a 5m jump.

Gorges du Chauderon: Parking Entry and Exit
2022-09-08: I did it once because I live nearby, the lower passage is nice but very short.
Access: Park at the bottom in Montreux, unless you also want to do the upper part.
Return: You can get back quickly via the hiking trail.

Gorges du Chauderon: Canyon End
2022-09-08: I did it once because I live nearby, the lower passage is nice but very short.
Return: You can get back quickly via the hiking trail.

Torrent des Chatelard: Canyon Start
Approach: Without a path from below, or from La Tine - Village Devant on foot over the mountain, which would be much further.

Torrent des Chatelard: Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: Nicht verifziert. Entlang der Straße parken.

Torrent des Chatelard: Canyon End

Mérils: Canyon Start
2025-05-18: We did a short tour at night, in the middle you can downclimb a new C5 through a tunnel. We jumped in the red rock at the exit, but it's not particularly deep.
2024-09-01: The exit after the red rocks on the left is fine, at the top you can park in the bends. You can even balance over a tree trunk.
2024-06-09: Everything OK. Some trees but not problematic for the progression. Some garbage (rest of cars ?). We exit directly on the left after the last waterfall, when the rocks are becoming red. Steep and not...
Tour: Nice canyon, similar to Tenasses or Leyvra, but shorter and more incised. Has quite a bit of wood in it, but hardly bothersome.

Mérils: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-05-18: We did a short tour at night, in the middle you can downclimb a new C5 through a tunnel. We jumped in the red rock at the exit, but it's not particularly deep.
2024-09-01: The exit after the red rocks on the left is fine, at the top you can park in the bends. You can even balance over a tree trunk.
2024-06-09: Everything OK. Some trees but not problematic for the progression. Some garbage (rest of cars ?). We exit directly on the left after the last waterfall, when the rocks are becoming red. Steep and not...

Mérils: Canyon End
2025-05-18: We did a short tour at night, in the middle you can downclimb a new C5 through a tunnel. We jumped in the red rock at the exit, but it's not particularly deep.
2024-09-01: The exit after the red rocks on the left is fine, at the top you can park in the bends. You can even balance over a tree trunk.
2024-06-09: Everything OK. Some trees but not problematic for the progression. Some garbage (rest of cars ?). We exit directly on the left after the last waterfall, when the rocks are becoming red. Steep and not...

Hongrin: Canyon Start
2025-06-20: RAS, however I know that the canyon is covered by guides, but I think it would be good to replace or remove the fixed ropes that are not very fresh.
2024-07-14: A real river. Super with children! It has an MC for some difficult sections.
Approach: From there you will hear the Hongrin River. You are 150 meters from the river on the right. Cross the forest as far as possible to enter the canyon.
Tour: A horizontal, rather wide canyon lined with fir trees. A playful descent with interesting water movements. Several possible emergency exits in RG. The Hongrin has its source at Lac Lioson 1848m. Nival regime. The natural catchment area of the Hongrin is 81.8 km2.

Hongrin: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-06-20: RAS, however I know that the canyon is covered by guides, but I think it would be good to replace or remove the fixed ropes that are not very fresh.
2024-07-14: A real river. Super with children! It has an MC for some difficult sections.
Access: From Aigle, drive in the direction of Châteaux-d'Oex. In the municipality of La Lécherette, follow the direction (signs) Hongrin. Continue on the road to the military barracks. You can park 200 m after a no-driving sign.
Return: Leave RG, 50 m after the hole in the block chaos (siphon). Path as straight as possible up through the forest 100 m until you come to a road that will take you back to the car in 10 min.

Hongrin: Canyon End
2025-06-20: RAS, however I know that the canyon is covered by guides, but I think it would be good to replace or remove the fixed ropes that are not very fresh.
2024-07-14: A real river. Super with children! It has an MC for some difficult sections.
Return: Leave RG, 50 m after the hole in the block chaos (siphon). Path as straight as possible up through the forest 100 m until you come to a road that will take you back to the car in 10 min.

Torrent d' Ayerne: Canyon Start
2025-05-18: What an unattractive ditch. You walk down almost everything on boring slabs.
Approach: From Le P amont (note: private property, but starting point of a trail...) a path leads to a bridge. Starting point
Tour: After the large abseiling point, there is another slide (not much ground and a good right-hand slide) at the height of the first footbridge.

Torrent d' Ayerne: Parking at Entry
2025-05-18: What an unattractive ditch. You walk down almost everything on boring slabs.
Return: RD exit at the height of the second bridge.

Torrent d' Ayerne: Canyon End
2025-05-18: What an unattractive ditch. You walk down almost everything on boring slabs.
Return: RD exit at the height of the second bridge.

Torrent d' Ayerne: Parking at Exit
Comment: Nicht verifziert.
Return: RD exit at the height of the second bridge.

Dar: Canyon Start
2025-05-18: Nice tour, in the morning still comfortable water level, in the evening then sporty water level (snow melt).
Approach: The hiking trail goes up directly at the col, then take the turn-off to the right after the hollow.
Tour: Smaller gulches with 2-3 waterfalls followed by the C90, then another slab before the rock gets very light and makes nice pools.

Dar: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-05-18: Nice tour, in the morning still comfortable water level, in the evening then sporty water level (snow melt).
Access: Park at the col du Pillon.
Return: Turn right onto the hiking trail.

Dar: Canyon End
2025-05-18: Nice tour, in the morning still comfortable water level, in the evening then sporty water level (snow melt).
Return: Turn right onto the hiking trail.

Avançon de Torgon: Canyon Start
Approach: When you park at the bottom, take the hiking trail up 500 meters in altitude towards Torgon (not always marked red and white) until you reach the large waterfall at the top (1h-1h20). Beware of the ascent with steep passages, but secured with chains. When you park at the top, descend on the hiking trail (15-20 min.).
Tour: 2 small obstacles of 6-8m, then the large waterfall of 120-150m After the snow melts and until the first snow. The descent consists of a single large, sloping waterfall from which you have a magnificent view of the entire Rhône valley, which you should do for the view alone (see photos). No info on equipment (canyon not climbed, only seen), but there is a monopoint (new) on a block in the RG above the big waterfall and a harness (to be changed) on a tree in the RG at -20m, after that? But possibility to set slightly different points as the waterfall is not vertical. Shuttle possible, but long. Descent that can round off a day after Tine de Mayen and Tine de la Greffe.

Avançon de Torgon: Parking at Exit
Access: Access either from above by parking in the direction of Torgon, or from below by parking after 500m Vouvry at the exit of the road to the landfill on the right.
Return: Depending on where you parked, you either descend or ascend after regaining an RG hiking trail.

Avançon de Torgon: Parking at Entry
Access: Access either from above by parking in the direction of Torgon, or from below by parking after 500m Vouvry at the exit of the road to the landfill on the right.
Return: Depending on where you parked, you either descend or ascend after regaining an RG hiking trail.

Avançon de Torgon: Canyon End
Return: Depending on where you parked, you either descend or ascend after regaining an RG hiking trail.

Tine des Places: Canyon Start
Tour: A very small, not deep canyon with only three waterfalls, one of which is 12 m high. This hike is an addition to the Tine de la Greffe, but before it. Beautiful setting. March to October, depending on the snowmelt.

Tine des Places: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: At the exit from Vionnaz in the direction of Torgon, leave the car in the first hairpin bend (parking lot in the hairpin bend). Same access as for Tine de la Greffe
Return: At the confluence with the Tine de la greffe, follow the torrent via an RG path that leads back to the car in 5 minutes.

Tine de Troistorrent: Canyon Start
v4 a4 III | 5min/0min/0min | ⭐ | m

Tine de Troistorrent: Canyon End
v4 a4 III | 5min/0min/0min | ⭐ | m
Comment: Zusammenfluss mit der Vièze, nicht verifiziertes Ende

Tine de Troistorrent: Parking at Exit
v4 a4 III | 5min/0min/0min | ⭐ | m

Tine de Troistorrent: Parking at Entry
Comment: nicht verifziert.

Torrent du Crétian: Canyon Start
Approach: Possibly shuttle possible.
Tour: A little involved "forest" canyon that includes a series of waterfalls with heights between 6 and 24 meters. The final sequence is aesthetically pleasing in a beautifully formed rock. However, the abseils are rather impractical and have poor friction for the most part. Possibility to get out of the water at any time. Numerous escape routes below the road in the RG

Torrent du Crétian: Parking Entry and Exit
Return: From the stream, follow the road to the left until the first junction, here turn left into Chemin d'Amont le Nant. After a few meters, turn right onto the hiking trail and follow it uphill to the road. Turn left here to the car.

Torrent du Crétian: Canyon End
Return: From the stream, follow the road to the left until the first junction, here turn left into Chemin d'Amont le Nant. After a few meters, turn right onto the hiking trail and follow it uphill to the road. Turn left here to the car.

Torrent des Crêtés: Canyon Start
2025-11-14: Good water level, also good grip for walking. However, there is a rappel where the stand has slid backwards and pulling off the rope is very difficult. At the big rappel there is a sharp edge after 1...
2022-09-16: Have set 4-5 new anchors. With the water level it gets pretty wild in the short parts below the road.
Approach: The hiking trail crosses the stream at an altitude of 1487m, from where you walk a few meters back down to the entry point.
Tour: The upper part is quite steep and very continuous, unfortunately almost a bit too short. Then it goes flat for a long time until you cross the road where you parked, and then there is another short but beautiful part with 4 rappels.

Torrent des Crêtés: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-14: Good water level, also good grip for walking. However, there is a rappel where the stand has slid backwards and pulling off the rope is very difficult. At the big rappel there is a sharp edge after 1...
2022-09-16: Have set 4-5 new anchors. With the water level it gets pretty wild in the short parts below the road.
Access: The best place to park is where the road crosses the stream, at 1150m. So that the superiore is above it, and the short inferiore below it.
Return: After the tour, it's a 15-minute walk back up to the car.

Torrent des Crêtés: Canyon End
2025-11-14: Good water level, also good grip for walking. However, there is a rappel where the stand has slid backwards and pulling off the rope is very difficult. At the big rappel there is a sharp edge after 1...
2022-09-16: Have set 4-5 new anchors. With the water level it gets pretty wild in the short parts below the road.
Return: After the tour, it's a 15-minute walk back up to the car.

Torrent des Crêtés (inferiore): Canyon Start

Torrent des Crêtés (inferiore): Canyon End

Torrent des Crêtés (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Torrent de Chavalet: Canyon Start
2025-11-09: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Chavalet (Quelle:
Approach: You can walk into the water directly from the road. For the part above the road, take a footpath 30m to the right in the direction of Champéry, this path leads away from the torrent, turn right at the first crossroads and walk back to the torrent at an altitude of 1040m.
Tour: Not very deep and interrupted canyon. For the part above the road, there is a pretty waterfall at the beginning, but this is followed by a fairly long part with hikes and de-escalations in slippery boulders. After passing under the Champéry road (at this point you can enter the canyon), the stream flows under 2 pretty bridges. These bridges overlook an area with small slides carved out of beautiful rock. After that, the creek gets deeper and offers a series of beautiful waterfalls. Watch the water level, however, as the catch basins of these waterfalls are narrow and can cause dangerous water movement. Emergency exits: You can get out of the water at any time and avoid obstacles in the RG if necessary.

Torrent de Chavalet: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-09: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Chavalet (Quelle:
Access: On the road towards Champéry, you cross the canyon 1km before the village in a left-hand bend. Park in a space 50m to the left after the hairpin bend.
Return: After the last obstacle, a path in RG leads along the canyon, return to the car in 10 minutes.

Torrent de Chavalet: Canyon End
2025-11-09: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Chavalet (Quelle:
Return: After the last obstacle, a path in RG leads along the canyon, return to the car in 10 minutes.

Vièze: Canyon Start
Approach: Possible transfer by car. Otherwise take the road up.
Tour: Description: Emergency exits: Hydrology: Notes:

Vièze: Parking Entry and Exit
Return: Go straight to the car at the bridge.

Vièze: Canyon End
Return: Go straight to the car at the bridge.

Mauvoisin: Parking at Exit
2025-10-01: Probably the most rewarding canyon of the unrewarding ones, or vice versa, I can't decide. Rewarding because the rappels are very cool, unrewarding because there are simply too many 100m blocks betwe...
Access: You can park at the top by the soccer pitch.
Return: At the bridge out to the car, which should be in the village parking lot.

Mauvoisin: Canyon Start
2025-10-01: Probably the most rewarding canyon of the unrewarding ones, or vice versa, I can't decide. Rewarding because the rappels are very cool, unrewarding because there are simply too many 100m blocks betwe...
Approach: Long walk or about 20 minutes if you are shuttling. Attention, only walk past the shooting range when there is no shooting.
Tour: Again and again beautiful places that are interrupted by blocks. Anchors were re-drilled in October 2025, but some places cannot be protected well, so it is better to have some climbing gear with you.

Mauvoisin: Canyon End
2025-10-01: Probably the most rewarding canyon of the unrewarding ones, or vice versa, I can't decide. Rewarding because the rappels are very cool, unrewarding because there are simply too many 100m blocks betwe...
Return: At the bridge out to the car, which should be in the village parking lot.

Mauvoisin: Parking at Entry
Access: You can park at the top by the soccer pitch.
Return: At the bridge out to the car, which should be in the village parking lot.

Rovana (superiore): Canyon Start

Rovana (superiore): Canyon End

Rovana (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Rovana (superiore): Parking at Exit

Usedi (superiore): Canyon Start
2024-08-15: Canyon still snow-covered with lots of névé. We'll probably have to wait at least another 2-3 weeks... Otherwise, the equipment is still in place. It's possible to bypass the very high abseils at the...
2022-07-05: We went in the day after a storm, and arrived at the start of the Inferiore pretty battered (bloody hands just from holding the ropes). Certainly more fun with less water. But otherwise a great experi...
Approach: Follow the hiking trail up to A Garnei and then take the only path that leads down into the valley. The trail is sometimes quite overgrown. At p. 1794 the path crosses a stream, which is the start of the tour.
Tour: At the beginning there are many long slabs where you often have to look for the anchors. After that, the rappels become narrow, without the canyon being cut much. Later, a few tributaries from the right, and more and more a grandiose canyon.

Usedi (superiore): Parking at Entry
2024-08-15: Canyon still snow-covered with lots of névé. We'll probably have to wait at least another 2-3 weeks... Otherwise, the equipment is still in place. It's possible to bypass the very high abseils at the...
2022-07-05: We went in the day after a storm, and arrived at the start of the Inferiore pretty battered (bloody hands just from holding the ropes). Certainly more fun with less water. But otherwise a great experi...
Access: Pass Chironico and park at Grumo.
Return: Orographically take the entry of the Inferiore on the right, or continue with inferiore to the road.

Usedi (superiore): Parking at Exit
2024-08-15: Canyon still snow-covered with lots of névé. We'll probably have to wait at least another 2-3 weeks... Otherwise, the equipment is still in place. It's possible to bypass the very high abseils at the...
2022-07-05: We went in the day after a storm, and arrived at the start of the Inferiore pretty battered (bloody hands just from holding the ropes). Certainly more fun with less water. But otherwise a great experi...
Access: Pass Chironico and park at Grumo.
Return: Orographically take the entry of the Inferiore on the right, or continue with inferiore to the road.

Usedi (superiore): Canyon End
Return: Orographically take the entry of the Inferiore on the right, or continue with inferiore to the road.

Cramosina (superiore): Canyon Start
2024-09-13: Protection ok, note water level, rappel in quite strong water level

Cramosina (superiore): Canyon End
2024-09-13: Protection ok, note water level, rappel in quite strong water level
Return: Turn left at the bridge and follow the path into the valley. Alternatively, take the inferior part.

Cramosina (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2024-09-13: Protection ok, note water level, rappel in quite strong water level
Return: Turn left at the bridge and follow the path into the valley. Alternatively, take the inferior part.

Aldiréi (superiore): Canyon Start
2025-05-25: Access via Compiett hut with overnight stay. Fantastic. Canyon unfortunately got a few fat trees. Still ok though. 6 hours for four without dawdling... long part
Approach: Ideally with an overnight stay at Cabanna Cava. From there, ascend briefly to the Forcarella di Cava and then descend to the entry point (approx. 1h).
Tour: The entire tour with inferiore has 66 rappels and is the tour with the most vertical meters in Switzerland. In spring-like conditions, there may still be snow in places!

Aldiréi (superiore): Canyon End
2025-05-25: Access via Compiett hut with overnight stay. Fantastic. Canyon unfortunately got a few fat trees. Still ok though. 6 hours for four without dawdling... long part
Return: It is best to do the inferior part as well, otherwise get off at the entry to Inferiore and take the hiking trail back to the car. If you want to do the last big waterfall at Inveriore, you need longer ropes than recommended!

Aldiréi (superiore): Parking at Exit
2025-05-25: Access via Compiett hut with overnight stay. Fantastic. Canyon unfortunately got a few fat trees. Still ok though. 6 hours for four without dawdling... long part
Comment: Falls der Inferiore Teil nicht begangen wird. Ansonsten vgl. dort.
Access: It is possible to drive up almost to Cabanna Cava With a little persuasion, it is also possible to take a cab. It's not worth taking a shuttle because the journey takes almost an hour!
Return: It is best to do the inferior part as well, otherwise get off at the entry to Inferiore and take the hiking trail back to the car. If you want to do the last big waterfall at Inveriore, you need longer ropes than recommended!

Aldiréi (superiore): Parking at Entry
Comment: Parkplatz Zustieg zu Fuß (kurze Shuttlestrecke)
Access: It is possible to drive up almost to Cabanna Cava With a little persuasion, it is also possible to take a cab. It's not worth taking a shuttle because the journey takes almost an hour!
Return: It is best to do the inferior part as well, otherwise get off at the entry to Inferiore and take the hiking trail back to the car. If you want to do the last big waterfall at Inveriore, you need longer ropes than recommended!

Aldiréi (superiore): Parking at Entry1
Comment: Parkplatz mit Autoumsetzung ca. 26km
Access: It is possible to drive up almost to Cabanna Cava With a little persuasion, it is also possible to take a cab. It's not worth taking a shuttle because the journey takes almost an hour!

Aldiréi (superiore): Parking at Exit1
Comment: Parkplatz, wenn inferiore auch gegangen wird

Bordione (superiore): Canyon Start

Bordione (superiore): Canyon End

Cascades de Morcles: Canyon Start
2025-06-22: I think some of the anchors could be replaced and/or moved. Quite a lot of algae and slippery in places.
2023-08-19: Not particularly nice at first... but then great
Approach: Hairpin bends back to the road and inconspicuously take a path leading down to the river. Then follow the watercourse RG.
Tour: Description: After a horizontal parts you will reach the big waterfall. You have to make a 10 m long MC RG to reach the relay RG. Pay attention to the friction. It is not advisable to use the relay about 50 m below, which is in the active and impractical. Now medium-sized obstacles line up without much interest. In the C32 the whole thing gains character again. It leads down into the active and the water level must therefore be low. The C72 also requires a little sensitivity. Watch out for the unstable ice stick, which releases numerous stones, and first rappel about ten meters to the RG relay. From there, rappel below the water jet directly to the foot of the waterfall. Emergency exits: One escape option after C112. The others are trickier. Hydrology: Water intake without much effect. The waterfalls are lowered into the active. The water level quickly causes problems. Notes: Anchorage of C72 is RG, not visible from the start of the chute. Note: There is no point worrying about rocket debris in the canyon. You will not get any. However, avoid playing with the remains! You never know!

Cascades de Morcles: Parking at Exit
2025-06-22: I think some of the anchors could be replaced and/or moved. Quite a lot of algae and slippery in places.
2023-08-19: Not particularly nice at first... but then great
Access: Access to the valley: From Lausanne or Bern, drive in the direction of Simplon. Exit in St Maurice and drive through the village. At the traffic circle, turn off towards Lavey and then Morcles. Park at the first bridge below the C72. There are only a few parking spaces. Uphill access : Continue to Morcles and park before the bridge that crosses the river again. It is possible to make an intermediate access below the C112 at the 16th bend (numbered bends).
Return: Below the C72, take a small path RG that meets the road.

Cascades de Morcles: Parking at Entry
2025-06-22: I think some of the anchors could be replaced and/or moved. Quite a lot of algae and slippery in places.
2023-08-19: Not particularly nice at first... but then great
Access: Access to the valley: From Lausanne or Bern, drive in the direction of Simplon. Exit in St Maurice and drive through the village. At the traffic circle, turn off towards Lavey and then Morcles. Park at the first bridge below the C72. There are only a few parking spaces. Uphill access : Continue to Morcles and park before the bridge that crosses the river again. It is possible to make an intermediate access below the C112 at the 16th bend (numbered bends).
Return: Below the C72, take a small path RG that meets the road.

Cascades de Morcles: Canyon End
Return: Below the C72, take a small path RG that meets the road.

Suze: Canyon Start
2024-08-04: Did the canyon yesterday, nice water flow. At the beginning you do doubt if there is bracing, but it is there where you really need it, the chain on the wall hook is completely worn in though and in m...
2023-07-30: 🫤 canceled due to too much water
Approach: Park your car in the village, enter via the "tourist" road, the entrance is under the highway.
Tour: Access permitted in the following period: Suze (Biel/Bienne) : du 16/04 au 30/09. 9:00 to 19:00

Suze: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-08-04: Did the canyon yesterday, nice water flow. At the beginning you do doubt if there is bracing, but it is there where you really need it, the chain on the wall hook is completely worn in though and in m...
2023-07-30: 🫤 canceled due to too much water
Return: For the exit, there is a staircase under a bridge on the right-hand side.

Suze: Canyon End
2024-08-04: Did the canyon yesterday, nice water flow. At the beginning you do doubt if there is bracing, but it is there where you really need it, the chain on the wall hook is completely worn in though and in m...
2023-07-30: 🫤 canceled due to too much water
Return: For the exit, there is a staircase under a bridge on the right-hand side.

Gorges du Pichoux: Canyon Start
Approach: Reach the watercourse below the bridge.
Tour: The descent begins with a small gulch with a C10 (15m descent, AN RG), followed by a C12 (2 very high points RD). This is followed by a series of steps and de-escalation as the stream flows alongside the road (300m, some small slides possible) and you reach the final C20 (2 points RD). The descent is short and follows the road for much of the way, but it is not necessarily easy riding on the road. Uninteresting descent as too close to the road!

Gorges du Pichoux: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Go to the village of Le Pichoux, then head towards Châtelat and park on the right, just after crossing the torrent.
Return: Continue in the riverbed, take an RG trail to get to the road, and hairpin bends back to the car on the road.

Gorges du Pichoux: Canyon End
Return: Continue in the riverbed, take an RG trail to get to the road, and hairpin bends back to the car on the road.

Brügglibach: Canyon Start

Brügglibach: Parking Entry and Exit

Brügglibach: Canyon End

Lochbach : Canyon Start
Tour: Seen from the road, the indentation looks great, steep and deep. Seen from the inside, it is full of boulders! There are two abseiling points, the canyon was equipped with all kinds of ladders in the past, made of iron, wood...An amazing descent! No emergency exit. Walkable after rain!

Lochbach : Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Drive from Solothurn to Lommiswil, take Schauenburgstrasse and follow the road (4 km). Park directly after the tunnel over the canyon.
Return: To avoid a slightly longer way back or a shuttle bus, you can climb up over a beautiful boulder field on the right-hand side of the path after the last waterfall. This boulder field leads back to the road.

Lochbach : Canyon End
Return: To avoid a slightly longer way back or a shuttle bus, you can climb up over a beautiful boulder field on the right-hand side of the path after the last waterfall. This boulder field leads back to the road.

Poëta Raisse : Canyon Start

Poëta Raisse : Parking Entry and Exit

Poëta Raisse : Canyon End

Gorges de l'Areuse: Canyon Start

Gorges de l'Areuse: Parking Entry and Exit

Gorges de l'Areuse: Canyon End

Gore Virat: Canyon Start

Gore Virat: Parking Entry and Exit

Gore Virat: Canyon End

Boggera (sup-superiore): Canyon Start

Boggera (sup-superiore): Canyon End

Lodrino (superiore) - Riale di Mercori: Canyon Start

Lodrino (superiore) - Riale di Mercori: Canyon End

Bri (inferiore): Canyon Start
2024-08-19: Only went out late in the afternoon, nice canyon to have done once. It's usually not quite as dark as in the photos. Beware, stones can come loose in some rappels (if the rope moves sideways).
Approach: On the north side, take the path along Ambra, then cross the bridge and take the forest path up along Bri.
Tour: Some nice rappels, also smaller jumps possible (or 3-5m slides at the exit of the rappel). The narrow part at the end is nice, although too short.

Bri (inferiore): Canyon End
2024-08-19: Only went out late in the afternoon, nice canyon to have done once. It's usually not quite as dark as in the photos. Beware, stones can come loose in some rappels (if the rope moves sideways).
Return: Exit again via the hiking trail at Cassinon 897, or continue with Ambra Sup. Between Cassinon and the confluence there are a few more slides and a nice 25m rappel.

Bri (superiore): Canyon Start
v4 a3 V | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 50m

Bri (superiore): Canyon End
v4 a3 V | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 50m

Cavallasca: Canyon Start
v3 a3 III | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 40m

Cavallasca: Canyon End
v3 a3 III | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 40m

Cavallasca: Alternative Canyon Start
v3 a3 III | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 40m
Comment: Start Ropewiki

Croarescio: Canyon Start
2025-09-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Croarescio Some anchors are weirdly placed. MC 20 at the c55 is kinda tricky. You have to climb up a very slippery rock that tilts towards the...
2025-09-04: Nice flow, anchor placement wasn't optimal
2025-09-04: Nice canyon, I'll probably go back next time to defuse a few MC spots with the drill and check out a few more possible jumps, now it had too much water to say for sure (just from the bridge at the beg...
Approach: Right next to the parking lot.
Tour: C20 from the bridge (possibly jump 15m, still unsure ?) C10 left MC25, the anchors are now at 2.5m. If not slippery, you can probably go to the tree in front on the right, and then pull over to the left to the belay. C65, goes well next to the water. C12 dry on the right T4 C15, difficult to reach, be careful if there is a lot of water, the gap at the exit is unpleasant and dangerous. C20 MC20 right (for C55) C40 left, the anchors are well hidden behind the corner. C20 left flat C10 left, hidden in the overhang. C7 right C20 left C25 right C15, if not covered with gravel S10 C5, or S3 C22 with ponytail

Croarescio: Canyon End
2025-09-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Croarescio Some anchors are weirdly placed. MC 20 at the c55 is kinda tricky. You have to climb up a very slippery rock that tilts towards the...
2025-09-04: Nice flow, anchor placement wasn't optimal
2025-09-04: Nice canyon, I'll probably go back next time to defuse a few MC spots with the drill and check out a few more possible jumps, now it had too much water to say for sure (just from the bridge at the beg...
Return: At the bridge, take the hiking trail and return to the village of Chiggiogna.

Foss: Canyon Start

Foss: Canyon End

Fòuda: Canyon Start

Fòuda: Canyon End

Costa (inferiore): Canyon Start

Costa (inferiore): Canyon End

Costa (superiore): Canyon Start

Costa (superiore): Canyon End

Froda (Superiore): Canyon Start
v4 a3 IV | 0min/0min/0min | 3⭐ | 40m
2025-06-29: Integrals. Perfect water level for this. Used trees a few times in the superiore. Overnight stay in hut Compiett

Froda (Superiore): Canyon End
v4 a3 IV | 0min/0min/0min | 3⭐ | 40m
2025-06-29: Integrals. Perfect water level for this. Used trees a few times in the superiore. Overnight stay in hut Compiett

Gorduno (inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-06-30: Easy to walk. All single hooks, but all in good condition
Approach: https://swisstopo.app/i/5/CV9VJ9TA
Tour: Starts with 4 beautiful rappels. Then streambed hiking. Another 3 beautiful abseils. Finish with another 300 meter streambed hike

Gorduno (inferiore): Canyon End
2025-06-30: Easy to walk. All single hooks, but all in good condition

Gorduno (superiore): Canyon Start

Gorduno (superiore): Canyon End

Iragna (superiore superiore): Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Start bei 880 HM Fun Elemente- V5-A3-III max. 50 m
Tour: Inspection from deleted duplicate: 3 stars , description 0/3, anchor 0/3 18.06.2023 Bina Everything ok at this water level. Also with us were: Patrik Bartel Timo Eicher Lucki 😎

Iragna (superiore superiore): Canyon End

Iragna (superiore superiore): Canyon Start
Tour: Inspection from deleted duplicate: 3 stars , description 0/3, anchor 0/3 18.06.2023 Bina Everything ok at this water level. Also with us were: Patrik Bartel Timo Eicher Lucki 😎

Orino: Canyon Start
v4 a4 II | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 40m

Orino: Canyon End
v4 a4 II | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 40m

Ticinetto (superiore): Canyon Start

Ticinetto (superiore): Canyon End

Piera: Canyon Start

Piera: Canyon End

Val Marcri (superiore): Canyon End

Val Marcri (superiore): Canyon Start

Nèdro: Canyon Start

Nèdro: Canyon End

Sassengo: Canyon Start

Sassengo: Canyon End

Uregn: Canyon Start
2025-09-03: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Uregn Beautiful canyon, some hooks are questionable and rusty. Fun to do with high flow (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/can...
2025-09-03: There was one anchor missing. You can rappel dry troug the bushes on the right. It was beautiful with the flow we had.
2024-08-26: Anchors ok, quite slippery and some wood in some puddles, still beautiful.
Approach: At the bridge at 1009m you can walk down into the streambed, and in a little more than 100m the canyon begins.
Tour: The canyon actually has the same ambience throughout. Small steps rappeling in the water, in a constant 10-30m gulch. An emergency exit is often possible every 5 rappels (even if it is often steep up the slope). There are three larger waterfalls during the tour, with the very large one being the crux of the tour.

Uregn: Canyon End
2025-09-03: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Uregn Beautiful canyon, some hooks are questionable and rusty. Fun to do with high flow (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/can...
2025-09-03: There was one anchor missing. You can rappel dry troug the bushes on the right. It was beautiful with the flow we had.
2024-08-26: Anchors ok, quite slippery and some wood in some puddles, still beautiful.
Return: You can park right by the bridge at 618m and walk well out of the streambed. The last 2 steps under the bridge are nothing special and after that you end up in nowhere.

Uregn: Waypoint
2025-09-03: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Uregn Beautiful canyon, some hooks are questionable and rusty. Fun to do with high flow (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/can...
2025-09-03: There was one anchor missing. You can rappel dry troug the bushes on the right. It was beautiful with the flow we had.
2024-08-26: Anchors ok, quite slippery and some wood in some puddles, still beautiful.
Comment: Einstieg in den Bach - ab hier im Bachbett
Approach: At the bridge at 1009m you can walk down into the streambed, and in a little more than 100m the canyon begins.

Uregn: Parking at Exit
Comment: Gleich bei der Brücke
Access: There is not much space to park directly at the top, so perhaps it is best to stop at the bends before the turn-off.
Return: You can park right by the bridge at 618m and walk well out of the streambed. The last 2 steps under the bridge are nothing special and after that you end up in nowhere.

Uregn: Parking at Entry
Comment: Übernommen von descente Canyon - nicht verifziert
Access: There is not much space to park directly at the top, so perhaps it is best to stop at the bends before the turn-off.
Return: You can park right by the bridge at 618m and walk well out of the streambed. The last 2 steps under the bridge are nothing special and after that you end up in nowhere.

Prugiasco (inferiore): Canyon Start

Prugiasco (inferiore): Canyon End

Prugiasco (superiore): Canyon Start
2022-07-04: Have probably set the record for walking time. 15 minutes from car to car. We didn't even stuff the ropes back into the rucksack but threaded them straight to the next anchor.
Approach: A trail goes up directly between the canyon and the gulch south of it. This is the quickest way to the start.
Tour: A few small rappels and you're out again.

Prugiasco (superiore): Canyon End
2022-07-04: Have probably set the record for walking time. 15 minutes from car to car. We didn't even stuff the ropes back into the rucksack but threaded them straight to the next anchor.
Return: Just a few steps and you're back at the car.

Prugiasco (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2022-07-04: Have probably set the record for walking time. 15 minutes from car to car. We didn't even stuff the ropes back into the rucksack but threaded them straight to the next anchor.
Access: The drive up takes a while, the mountain road is single lane and has lots of bends. The canyon is definitely faster than the drive up.
Return: Just a few steps and you're back at the car.

Anzon: Canyon End

Anzon: Canyon Start

Bogiasch: Canyon End

Bogiasch: Canyon Start

Vallone: Canyon Start
2024-10-05: No slings on the trees. There is currently a dead sow on the 2nd rappel. The first part is nice. After the long rappel quite a lot of rubble. The last one is quite nice again.
2024-06-24: Deflection hook at c45 is damaged. An additional anchor has been placed at c45 so that it is now divided into c38 + c7. Take care here when pulling off the ropes!
2024-06-24: 3 anchors newly set, slippery in places, nice rappel canyon when there is otherwise a lot of water.
Approach: Follow the official hiking trails to the access bridge
Tour: Abseiling points (as of 2024) equipped where necessary. The high abseiling point in particular is equipped redundantly. However, natural anchoring options must be used in many places.

Vallone: Canyon End
2024-10-05: No slings on the trees. There is currently a dead sow on the 2nd rappel. The first part is nice. After the long rappel quite a lot of rubble. The last one is quite nice again.
2024-06-24: Deflection hook at c45 is damaged. An additional anchor has been placed at c45 so that it is now divided into c38 + c7. Take care here when pulling off the ropes!
2024-06-24: 3 anchors newly set, slippery in places, nice rappel canyon when there is otherwise a lot of water.
Return: Several exit options. It is best to turn left at the small stone bridge to the climbing garden and continue along the road back to the station.

Vallone: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-10-05: No slings on the trees. There is currently a dead sow on the 2nd rappel. The first part is nice. After the long rappel quite a lot of rubble. The last one is quite nice again.
2024-06-24: Deflection hook at c45 is damaged. An additional anchor has been placed at c45 so that it is now divided into c38 + c7. Take care here when pulling off the ropes!
2024-06-24: 3 anchors newly set, slippery in places, nice rappel canyon when there is otherwise a lot of water.
Comment: Wenige 24h Parkplätze, bei den restlichen Parkplätzen ist die erlaubte Parkdauer auf 1-2 Stunden begrenzt
Access: In Bellinzona, park on the far side of the railroad tracks. There are a few 24-hour parking spaces, the remaining parking spaces have a time limit of 1-2 hours. Or you can also get there by public transport. Bellinzona train station is right next to the canyon.
Return: Several exit options. It is best to turn left at the small stone bridge to the climbing garden and continue along the road back to the station.

Mucia: Canyon End
2025-08-24: Perfect water level. Despite the sunshine and warm weather, the water was rather cold ;-) 4 hooks replaced and one added. Some places can be easily downclimbed (depending on the water level, of course...
Return: From the wooden bridge back up to the parking lot.

Mucia: Canyon Start
2025-08-24: Perfect water level. Despite the sunshine and warm weather, the water was rather cold ;-) 4 hooks replaced and one added. Some places can be easily downclimbed (depending on the water level, of course...
Approach: From the parking lot we can already see the canyon and the access. Follow the forest road to the wooden bridge. You can check the water level at the wooden bridge. Then follow the path (not marked but clearly visible) on the orthographic right-hand side of the canyon to the entry point.
Tour: At the beginning there is one rappel after the other. Beautifully polished rock with clear water in the pools. There are a few jumps and slides. In between, the canyon opens up and it is possible to get out. Smaller walking passages in the middle section. A few more rappels at the end.

Traversagna: Canyon Start
Approach: The Traversagna is a pretty canyon that begins in the village of Roveredo GR. There are two ways of "descending": 1. from the church, climb up the watercourse in an easy scramble for about 1 hour until you reach a waterfall where it is not possible to climb up. It is a beautiful environment with some pools, jumps and topogans. 2. we start the canyon upstream, where there are many steps that make entry difficult - in total there are three more waterfalls than in option 1.

Traversagna: Canyon End

Gesena: Canyon Start

Gesena: Canyon End

Moleno (sup-sup) - Riale die Gariss: Canyon Start
v4 a3 IV | 0min/0min/0min | 3⭐ | 40m
2023-06-17: With an overnight stay in a hut in Gariss. What a cool tour, especially the superiore. Integrale rather discontinuous and too long.

Moleno (sup-sup) - Riale die Gariss: Canyon End
2023-06-17: With an overnight stay in a hut in Gariss. What a cool tour, especially the superiore. Integrale rather discontinuous and too long.

Moleno (sup-sup) - Riale die Gariss: Parking at Entry
2023-06-17: With an overnight stay in a hut in Gariss. What a cool tour, especially the superiore. Integrale rather discontinuous and too long.

Moleno (sup-sup) - Riale di Moleno: Canyon Start

Moleno (sup-sup) - Riale di Moleno: Canyon End

Piumogna (inferiore): Canyon Start

Piumogna (inferiore): Canyon End

Piumogna (intermedio): Canyon Start

Piumogna (intermedio): Canyon End

Piumogna (superiore): Canyon Start

Piumogna (superiore): Canyon End

Piumogna (sup - sup): Canyon Start

Piumogna (sup - sup): Canyon End

Prosito (north): Canyon Start
2025-09-30: Quite nice, some abseils and actually quite vertical for the shortness. At the first high rappel there is an intermediate belay after three meters on the right, but it is difficult to reach. On the se...
2025-09-29: Turn some anchors, ropes could be replaced next year.
2025-08-29: Nice tour for bad weather, short and crisp. Only a few pitches overall, but well worth it! All anchors top.

Prosito (north): Canyon End
2025-09-30: Quite nice, some abseils and actually quite vertical for the shortness. At the first high rappel there is an intermediate belay after three meters on the right, but it is difficult to reach. On the se...
2025-09-29: Turn some anchors, ropes could be replaced next year.
2025-08-29: Nice tour for bad weather, short and crisp. Only a few pitches overall, but well worth it! All anchors top.

Prosito (north): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-30: Quite nice, some abseils and actually quite vertical for the shortness. At the first high rappel there is an intermediate belay after three meters on the right, but it is difficult to reach. On the se...
2025-09-29: Turn some anchors, ropes could be replaced next year.
2025-08-29: Nice tour for bad weather, short and crisp. Only a few pitches overall, but well worth it! All anchors top.
Access: Parking lot in Prosito after the bridge: 2'719'002.48, 1'126'766.35

Prosito (south): Canyon Start
2025-09-28: It has been raining for almost a week now. The water level of Prosito South was too much at the lecture, but doable today. We chose the alternative entry and got in at about 1000hm. The orographic p...
2025-05-24: Upper entry chosen. The orographic access on the left is not recommended: longer, difficult and full of ticks ... Very beautiful in the canyon at the top, very slippery and green at the bottom.
2025-05-11: Start at an alternative start at 970m. Open canyon with many abseils and few walking passages. The upper part in particular is worthwhile... at some point at the bottom you have had enough (or is it j...
Comment: Start Holzi

Prosito (south): Canyon End
2025-09-28: It has been raining for almost a week now. The water level of Prosito South was too much at the lecture, but doable today. We chose the alternative entry and got in at about 1000hm. The orographic p...
2025-05-24: Upper entry chosen. The orographic access on the left is not recommended: longer, difficult and full of ticks ... Very beautiful in the canyon at the top, very slippery and green at the bottom.
2025-05-11: Start at an alternative start at 970m. Open canyon with many abseils and few walking passages. The upper part in particular is worthwhile... at some point at the bottom you have had enough (or is it j...

Prosito (south): Alternative Canyon Start
2025-09-28: It has been raining for almost a week now. The water level of Prosito South was too much at the lecture, but doable today. We chose the alternative entry and got in at about 1000hm. The orographic p...
2025-05-24: Upper entry chosen. The orographic access on the left is not recommended: longer, difficult and full of ticks ... Very beautiful in the canyon at the top, very slippery and green at the bottom.
2025-05-11: Start at an alternative start at 970m. Open canyon with many abseils and few walking passages. The upper part in particular is worthwhile... at some point at the bottom you have had enough (or is it j...
Comment: Start Ropewiki

Prosito (south): Parking at Entry

Val Biasagn: Canyon Start
v4 a2 III | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | 50m
2024-10-03: Attention! Canyon is not drilled! We did not find any old anchors. Set the first anchor and then used improvised anchors except for the last three rappels (also newly drilled)! Lots of wood in the can...

Val Biasagn: Canyon End
v4 a2 III | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | 50m
2024-10-03: Attention! Canyon is not drilled! We did not find any old anchors. Set the first anchor and then used improvised anchors except for the last three rappels (also newly drilled)! Lots of wood in the can...

Bordione (sup - sup): Canyon Start

Bordione (sup - sup): Canyon End

Giumaglio (superiore): Canyon Start

Giumaglio (superiore): Canyon End

Falletenbach: Canyon Start
2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Falletenbach Court encaissement mais bel enchainement de verticales.Il y a 1 fractio dans la vasque supendue de la 50, pratique pour le rappel...
2024-07-15: We walked the pavement road in hot weather. The approach had no tree shadow... making this canyon less worthy. It's better to come here on a cloudy day with more previous rain accumulation. All anchor...
2024-05-18: Short canyon with one beautiful part. It is almost always doable, even if other canyons have too much water.
Approach: From the parking lot in Niederurnen, walk towards the stream and turn left onto a forest path (no driving). Follow this to the exit and then follow the path to the right, which leads across a meadow to the road, which you follow up to the top. At the exit of the asphalted road, follow the fence to the canyon rim, then rope down the tree 25 m into the canyon. The owner has paved a slope down to the stream, but has declared it as private land.
Tour: The tour starts in the forest with smaller rappels, sometimes trees are needed as it is slippery. After 15 - 20 minutes it becomes more raviney and the tour starts to be fun. When you get a view, you have almost reached the exit. A 70 m waterfall marks the end. Then there is a final rappel into the unsightly streambed.

Falletenbach: Canyon End
2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Falletenbach Court encaissement mais bel enchainement de verticales.Il y a 1 fractio dans la vasque supendue de la 50, pratique pour le rappel...
2024-07-15: We walked the pavement road in hot weather. The approach had no tree shadow... making this canyon less worthy. It's better to come here on a cloudy day with more previous rain accumulation. All anchor...
2024-05-18: Short canyon with one beautiful part. It is almost always doable, even if other canyons have too much water.
Return: Follow the stream until you reach the road or dirt track. From there it is 2 minutes to the parking lot. Total 15 - 20 min.

Falletenbach: Parking at Entry
2025-09-24: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Falletenbach Court encaissement mais bel enchainement de verticales.Il y a 1 fractio dans la vasque supendue de la 50, pratique pour le rappel...
2024-07-15: We walked the pavement road in hot weather. The approach had no tree shadow... making this canyon less worthy. It's better to come here on a cloudy day with more previous rain accumulation. All anchor...
2024-05-18: Short canyon with one beautiful part. It is almost always doable, even if other canyons have too much water.
Access: From Zurich, take the A3 highway to the Bilten exit, then head towards Niederurnen. In a left-hand bend, turn right into the main road and then immediately left into Strehlgasse, which becomes Feldstrasse. Follow this road until you reach the P.
Return: Follow the stream until you reach the road or dirt track. From there it is 2 minutes to the parking lot. Total 15 - 20 min.

Zwüschebächgrabe: Canyon Start

Zwüschebächgrabe: Canyon End

Allmenalpfall: Canyon Start
Approach: Either take the cable car or the via ferrata in the canyon to the top. The via ferrata option is recommended for those in good physical condition. If necessary, only the equipment can be sent up by cable car.

Allmenalpfall: Canyon End

Allmenalpfall: Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: Parkplatz Allmebahn

Altelsbach: Canyon Start

Altelsbach: Canyon End

Balmhornbach: Canyon Start

Balmhornbach: Canyon End

Wildelsigfall: Canyon Start
2025-09-07: Perfect water level First belay demolished, but climbable. Second and third belay in one go (third belay not found). From then on as in the topographic view. The ice climbing intermediate belays in ve...

Wildelsigfall: Canyon End
2025-09-07: Perfect water level First belay demolished, but climbable. Second and third belay in one go (third belay not found). From then on as in the topographic view. The ice climbing intermediate belays in ve...

Altnerschbach

Ammertebach

Guschatobel: Canyon Start

Guschatobel: Canyon End

Guschatobel: Parking Entry and Exit

Aqua da Palü - Cavagliasch (Superiore): Canyon Start
2025-11-07: A lot of ice in the canyon, we found only 3 anchors, the rest we had to add them with a drill or improvise rock bridges or small ice columns. We called the headquarters and although they did not belie...

Aqua da Palü - Cavagliasch (Superiore): Canyon End
2025-11-07: A lot of ice in the canyon, we found only 3 anchors, the rest we had to add them with a drill or improvise rock bridges or small ice columns. We called the headquarters and although they did not belie...

Aqua da Palü - Cavagliasch (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-07: A lot of ice in the canyon, we found only 3 anchors, the rest we had to add them with a drill or improvise rock bridges or small ice columns. We called the headquarters and although they did not belie...
Comment: Parking Ospizio

Aqua da Palü - Cavagliasch (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit1
Comment: Cavaglia

Brechgraben
2024-09-01: The Alpine Center runs this canyon commercially, so the protection is excellent. If you have any questions, you can get in touch there.
2024-08-31: Parking lot directly at the exit, there is a great combination of slides, jumps and rappels. We took our time and were through in 1 hour.
2023-09-17: Short but not at all sorry. In the last pool you can go up the side to make various jumps.

Brüggentobelbach - Brüggentobel

Büössalpbach: Canyon Start

Büössalpbach: Canyon End

Burgisgraben: Canyon Start
Tour: Attention - Ropewiki gives the highest abseil point as 41m.

Burgisgraben: Canyon End

Burgisgraben: Parking Entry and Exit

Cafäntisbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-06: I took a colleague with me to inject, now he will think that canyoning in Switzerland is as miserable as the creek. It's slippery, has Mikado wood everywhere, stones come loose, large parts only for...
Approach: From the parking lot at p.1058 it is a 15-20min walk to the entry.
Tour: Mostly open with many possibilities to get out, also very interrupted between the rappels.

Cafäntisbach: Canyon End
2025-10-06: I took a colleague with me to inject, now he will think that canyoning in Switzerland is as miserable as the creek. It's slippery, has Mikado wood everywhere, stones come loose, large parts only for...
Return: After the last rappel, follow the stream for 5 minutes and then exit to the right.

Cafäntisbach: Parking at Exit
2025-10-06: I took a colleague with me to inject, now he will think that canyoning in Switzerland is as miserable as the creek. It's slippery, has Mikado wood everywhere, stones come loose, large parts only for...
Access: You can drive up the steep road to p.1058, after that driving is prohibited.
Return: After the last rappel, follow the stream for 5 minutes and then exit to the right.

Cafäntisbach: Parking at Entry
Access: You can drive up the steep road to p.1058, after that driving is prohibited.
Return: After the last rappel, follow the stream for 5 minutes and then exit to the right.

Carecchio (superiore): Canyon Start
2024-09-13: Got in from the Gared tributary. Good water level, not slippery, but already quite cold now. Pincascia reading at 0.74 cubic meters.
Tour: Rather flat tour with some high possible jumps. The walking passage to the Inferiore also has some nice looking rocks and pools (at least up to Monte della Valle, then there is 1km of scree up to the Inferiore).

Carecchio (superiore): Canyon End
2024-09-13: Got in from the Gared tributary. Good water level, not slippery, but already quite cold now. Pincascia reading at 0.74 cubic meters.

Lesgiüna: Canyon Start

Lesgiüna: Canyon End

Osura: Canyon Start
v3 a5 II | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 25m

Osura: Canyon End

Mergoscia: Canyon Start

Mergoscia: Canyon End

Verzasca (superiore): Canyon Start
v4 a5 III | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | 30m
2025-07-18: Canyon went to walk there were only the most necessary anchors set... Rappels on trees and rocks or bypassed... Gladly set a few more anchors then it's even more fun... You can look at narrow secti...

Verzasca (superiore): Canyon End
2025-07-18: Canyon went to walk there were only the most necessary anchors set... Rappels on trees and rocks or bypassed... Gladly set a few more anchors then it's even more fun... You can look at narrow secti...

Cortesell: Canyon Start
2024-09-14: All anchors ok. Access down into the canyon from Cortesell a bit tedious - possibly descended too early
Approach: Then follow the initially paved, later gravel road westwards along the Torrente Osola. At its exit at the material cable car, you first cross a bridge over the Cortesell. Directly after this bridge, a path branches off upwards. Follow this up to an altitude of about 1300m (past the first house), then leave the path and descend slightly, more to the east, through the bushes more or less directly down to the stream.
Tour: After the first rappel, there is a slightly longer walking passage. This is followed by rappel after rappel. First over flat, open terrain. Later, the stream is cut into a little and is no longer so beautifully polished. The stream exits directly at the bridge we crossed on the access.

Cortesell: Canyon End
2024-09-14: All anchors ok. Access down into the canyon from Cortesell a bit tedious - possibly descended too early
Return: Follow the road back to the car.

Cortesell: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-09-14: All anchors ok. Access down into the canyon from Cortesell a bit tedious - possibly descended too early
Access: The approach is through the Verzasca Valley to Brione. There you park right next to the playground in the village center.
Return: Follow the road back to the car.

Agro (superiore): Canyon Start
2024-08-05: Easy conditions, sunny, little water.

Agro (superiore): Canyon End
2024-08-05: Easy conditions, sunny, little water.

Gei (sup-sup) : Canyon Start

Gei (sup-sup) : Canyon End

Val Grande (sup-sup): Canyon End

Val Grande (sup-sup): Canyon Start

Castieler Tobelbach (inferiore): Canyon Start

Castieler Tobelbach (inferiore): Canyon End

Castieler Tobelbach (inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Castieler Tobelbach (inferiore): Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Start Ropewiki

Camatschera: Canyon Start
2025-10-18: At 2050 hm got in about 4 rappel left out... After the c30 there is a dead dog... At the last rappel an anchor would have been appropriate... but you could easily avoid it... In the canyon at least...
2023-07-22: Everything is fine. The canyon is particularly exciting in the middle section, still rather open at the beginning, then a bit blocky towards the exit.
Tour: Narrower than 1m in places.

Camatschera: Canyon End
2025-10-18: At 2050 hm got in about 4 rappel left out... After the c30 there is a dead dog... At the last rappel an anchor would have been appropriate... but you could easily avoid it... In the canyon at least...
2023-07-22: Everything is fine. The canyon is particularly exciting in the middle section, still rather open at the beginning, then a bit blocky towards the exit.

Camatschera: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-18: At 2050 hm got in about 4 rappel left out... After the c30 there is a dead dog... At the last rappel an anchor would have been appropriate... but you could easily avoid it... In the canyon at least...
2023-07-22: Everything is fine. The canyon is particularly exciting in the middle section, still rather open at the beginning, then a bit blocky towards the exit.

Aua da Mulins: Canyon Start

Aua da Mulins: Canyon End

Aua da Mulins: Parking Entry and Exit

Cansgell: Canyon Start
2024-09-13: All anchors available. From halfway up the canyon, some of the anchors are very unusually placed. You first have to downclimb the first part of the waterfall until you reach the anchor. Beautiful rap...
Approach: From the parking bay, follow the road further north. Cross the Verzasca at the 1st public bridge and follow the hiking trail south again. After entering the forest, the hiking trail branches off to the right after 300m. Be careful, the junction is not very easy to see. Follow this path up to an altitude of 1240m. This is the entry point. Alternatively, you can shorten the detour over the bridge by crossing the Verzasca and walking through the river.
Tour: From entry to exit, the canyon has rappels throughout and is very continuous. There are almost no longer walking passages. At the last rappel (comes after a 50m rappel from which you can already see the road) do not rappel into the crack but onto the back behind it. Otherwise it is difficult to pull off the rope. Then follow the ridge and descend to the hiking trail.

Cansgell: Canyon End
2024-09-13: All anchors available. From halfway up the canyon, some of the anchors are very unusually placed. You first have to downclimb the first part of the waterfall until you reach the anchor. Beautiful rap...
Return: Once you reach the hiking trail, walk through the Verzasca to the road. Follow this to the north until you reach the car.

Cansgell: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-09-13: All anchors available. From halfway up the canyon, some of the anchors are very unusually placed. You first have to downclimb the first part of the waterfall until you reach the anchor. Beautiful rap...
Access: Drive into the Verzasca valley, through Lavertezzo. After passing the stream on the left, you can park in a parking bay on the left.
Return: Once you reach the hiking trail, walk through the Verzasca to the road. Follow this to the north until you reach the car.

Carded: Canyon Start

Carded: Canyon End

Corgel: Canyon Start

Corgel: Canyon End

Cugnasco (sup-sup): Canyon Start

Cugnasco (sup-sup): Canyon End

Val di Mött (superiore): Canyon Start

Val di Mött (superiore): Canyon End

Molino (superiore): Canyon Start
2024-10-06: Very nice tour, interesting scenic change when you reach the main stream. The last rappel is a bit tricky as you have to cross the main stream and it is quite slippery.

Molino (superiore): Canyon End
2024-10-06: Very nice tour, interesting scenic change when you reach the main stream. The last rappel is a bit tricky as you have to cross the main stream and it is quite slippery.

San Bartolomeo (inferiore): Canyon Start

San Bartolomeo (inferiore): Canyon End

San Bartolomeo (Superiore): Canyon Start
2020-05-23: First inspection
Comment: Start vor Felswand

San Bartolomeo (Superiore): Canyon End
2020-05-23: First inspection

Gann: Canyon Start

Gann: Canyon End

Piancascia: Canyon Start

Piancascia: Canyon End

Tremossa: Canyon Start

Tremossa: Canyon End

Pianasc: Canyon Start

Pianasc: Canyon End

Rotache: Alternative Canyon Start
2025-06-13: Rappels on trees outdated (repaired with carabiners) or not present at all (e.g. at C22). At the last rappel D10 we did not find the drill site and continued rappelling with 80m of rope (caution: dang...

Rotache: Canyon Start
2025-06-13: Rappels on trees outdated (repaired with carabiners) or not present at all (e.g. at C22). At the last rappel D10 we did not find the drill site and continued rappelling with 80m of rope (caution: dang...

Rotache: Canyon End
2025-06-13: Rappels on trees outdated (repaired with carabiners) or not present at all (e.g. at C22). At the last rappel D10 we did not find the drill site and continued rappelling with 80m of rope (caution: dang...

Rotache: Parking at Entry

Rotache: Parking at Exit

Ibachgrabe: Canyon End

Ibachgrabe: Canyon Start

Ibachgrabe: Parking Entry and Exit

Ibachgrabe: Alternative Canyon Start

Ual Crap Grisch Süd: Canyon Start
2023-10-03: Tour video: https://youtube.com/shorts/fHvKv9Ufl0I?si=ZVZ2ErNIwA12Y9s6
2019-10-01: Tour video: https://youtu.be/tD6QuErFh34?si=01PFdPKTcTC_dqcq
Approach: Despite the bus ride from Laax to Nagens, it is a relatively long way to get there and back. First follow the wide piste towards the Grauberg mountain station. Shortly before the mountain station, continue on a narrow path in a northerly direction.

Ual Crap Grisch Süd: Canyon End
2023-10-03: Tour video: https://youtube.com/shorts/fHvKv9Ufl0I?si=ZVZ2ErNIwA12Y9s6
2019-10-01: Tour video: https://youtu.be/tD6QuErFh34?si=01PFdPKTcTC_dqcq
Return: From Segnesboden back to the cable car / bus

Ual Crap Grisch Süd: Parking Entry and Exit
2023-10-03: Tour video: https://youtube.com/shorts/fHvKv9Ufl0I?si=ZVZ2ErNIwA12Y9s6
2019-10-01: Tour video: https://youtu.be/tD6QuErFh34?si=01PFdPKTcTC_dqcq
Access: Park in Laax and continue with bus 23 to Nagens
Return: From Segnesboden back to the cable car / bus

Aua dil Mer: Canyon Start
2025-10-19: Everything as perfect as the day before
2025-10-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Aua dil Mer All ok (Quelle:
2025-10-18: Slightly more water than normal. Anchors in order. Very nice sporty tour 👍🏻
Approach: Shortly before you reach the dam, climb up the steep path on your right for 150 m, between a small stream and a rock barrier, until you reach the official hiking trail. From there, continue hiking to the left until you reach the bridge at 2049 m. You can either start here or continue your hike to the upper section, which begins at 2130 m.
Tour: Great tour, cool rappels in the top part in beautiful limestone, then super vertical. When you've had enough, you come to the siphon, and at the end, you'll be rappelling down the last waterfalls. Max c120 (30 / 50 / 40 ) From the top, there are a total of four different parts where exits are possible. The very striking high waterfall marks the third part with beautiful and exposed parts of the watercourse.

Aua dil Mer: Canyon End
2025-10-19: Everything as perfect as the day before
2025-10-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Aua dil Mer All ok (Quelle:
2025-10-18: Slightly more water than normal. Anchors in order. Very nice sporty tour 👍🏻
Return: Walk along the dam back to the car.

Aua dil Mer: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-19: Everything as perfect as the day before
2025-10-18: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Aua dil Mer All ok (Quelle:
2025-10-18: Slightly more water than normal. Anchors in order. Very nice sporty tour 👍🏻
Return: Walk along the dam back to the car.

Fluaz: Canyon Start
2024-11-08: 2 dead frogs in the stream, twice as many as in the Aua dil Mer last week.
Approach: Start early! Ideally, start at Alp Sura just as the sun rises (7:00). Follow the hiking trail for an hour, cross Gavirolas, and then another 10 minutes to the start of Fluaz.
Tour: Superiore : Carries about half of the water. If you want to make inferiore, the part should probably already have ice, otherwise there is too much water at the bottom! Attention! As soon as there is sunlight, the rocks on the left and right thaw again and stones fall down, so superiore is not really recommended (do Gavirolas instead, which runs parallel). Inferiore : After the confluence it gets sporty, the gulches are occasionally interrupted by steep emergency exits. The first big rappel "The White Out" (about 50-55m) has very strong water pressure after 40m, but it flies over the last 6-8m. At 2024 you could then stand comfortably behind the beam in the pool below. So it's better to put more rope in the rappel than to make it too short, in the last third (except for the very last 5m) you can hardly see anything.

Fluaz: Canyon End
2024-11-08: 2 dead frogs in the stream, twice as many as in the Aua dil Mer last week.
Return: Along the lake, there are usually hikers who ask you what you are doing with your equipment.

Fluaz: Parking at Exit
2024-11-08: 2 dead frogs in the stream, twice as many as in the Aua dil Mer last week.
Access: You can buy a 3-day ticket to Alp Sura for 10 francs. There is a QR code for Twint next to the no-driving sign. The road up is not paved and gets quite steep towards the exit. It is best to take a shuttle between there and the parking lot at the reservoir.
Return: Along the lake, there are usually hikers who ask you what you are doing with your equipment.

Fluaz: Parking at Entry
Comment: 10CHF Maut, kaufen im Hotel Alpina, Surselva Tourismus AG, Hotel Icliva, Hotel Postiglium, Volg Andiast, Volg Waltensburg
Access: You can buy a 3-day ticket to Alp Sura for 10 francs. There is a QR code for Twint next to the no-driving sign. The road up is not paved and gets quite steep towards the exit. It is best to take a shuttle between there and the parking lot at the reservoir.
Return: Along the lake, there are usually hikers who ask you what you are doing with your equipment.

Bärenfall: Parking Entry and Exit
2022-08-26: It's clear that it will never become a classic, but it's one more thing you can do to pass the time when it's raining.
2021-11-02: Good alternative if there is too much water everywhere else. 1 waterfall, rappel from the forest. See https://www.christian-balla.de/~130 ATTENTION: We have drilled the intermediate stand in the midd...
Comment: Gebührenpflichtiger Parkplatz Kiental Tschingelsee
Access: By car to the paid parking lot at the exit of the Kiental (at the exit of the Griesschlucht)
Return: 230 meters across the meadows to the parking lot

Bärenfall: Canyon Start
2022-08-26: It's clear that it will never become a classic, but it's one more thing you can do to pass the time when it's raining.
2021-11-02: Good alternative if there is too much water everywhere else. 1 waterfall, rappel from the forest. See https://www.christian-balla.de/~130 ATTENTION: We have drilled the intermediate stand in the midd...
Approach: From the Tschingelsee, follow the Bärenpfad in the direction of Griesalp / Golderli. The well-maintained hiking trail first leads steeply uphill and then crosses a small bridge over a stream. Continue on the path until you see a conspicuous building on the meadow on the right (downhill). Walk across the meadow to the edge of the forest, where you meet the small stream just before the slope. Continue to follow the stream.
Tour: For the last few meters to the edge, hang a rope from a tree and use it to descend secured to the last suitable tree. Use another tree as a natural anchor and rappel from there for about 80 meters. An intermediate stand can be set up after approx. 35 meters (in the water!) - but it is unlikely to find suitable anchors here.

Bärenfall: Canyon End
2022-08-26: It's clear that it will never become a classic, but it's one more thing you can do to pass the time when it's raining.
2021-11-02: Good alternative if there is too much water everywhere else. 1 waterfall, rappel from the forest. See https://www.christian-balla.de/~130 ATTENTION: We have drilled the intermediate stand in the midd...
Return: 230 meters across the meadows to the parking lot

Bärenfall: Waypoint
Comment: Startpunkt Bärenpfad
Approach: From the Tschingelsee, follow the Bärenpfad in the direction of Griesalp / Golderli. The well-maintained hiking trail first leads steeply uphill and then crosses a small bridge over a stream. Continue on the path until you see a conspicuous building on the meadow on the right (downhill). Walk across the meadow to the edge of the forest, where you meet the small stream just before the slope. Continue to follow the stream.

Bärenfall: Waypoint1
Comment: Brücke
Approach: From the Tschingelsee, follow the Bärenpfad in the direction of Griesalp / Golderli. The well-maintained hiking trail first leads steeply uphill and then crosses a small bridge over a stream. Continue on the path until you see a conspicuous building on the meadow on the right (downhill). Walk across the meadow to the edge of the forest, where you meet the small stream just before the slope. Continue to follow the stream.

Bärenfall: Waypoint2
Comment: Gebäude in der Nähe des Bachs / Einstieg

Rybibach: Canyon Start
2025-09-03: Unfortunately not so nice for canyoning at the moment, but if you need wood for the next 10 winters, you've come to the right place! Anchorage mostly 1×old and 1× new. Lots of wood in the canyon. Es...
2021-11-04: One key section follows the next - this canyon is highly recommended! The Rybi Canyon is a very beautiful canyon between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen. The access is a very easy to walk hiking trail with...
Approach: Take the train to Wengen, from there follow the hiking trail. Alternatively, walk up from below on the hiking trail.
Tour: The Rybi Canyon is a very beautiful canyon between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen. The access is a very easy to walk hiking trail with a superiore view of the valley (Lauterbrunnen), the Swiss mountains and the Mättlibach stream. The Rybi canyon is only visible from the hiking trail at second glance: The high waterfall of Canyon Mättli attracts everyone's attention. The Rybi is a little to the left and is much more difficult to spot. The Rybi canyon has several impulsive key points. There is a good shower at several waterfalls. The canyon is moderately well equipped - a few new anchor points wouldn't hurt.

Rybibach: Canyon End
2025-09-03: Unfortunately not so nice for canyoning at the moment, but if you need wood for the next 10 winters, you've come to the right place! Anchorage mostly 1×old and 1× new. Lots of wood in the canyon. Es...
2021-11-04: One key section follows the next - this canyon is highly recommended! The Rybi Canyon is a very beautiful canyon between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen. The access is a very easy to walk hiking trail with...
Return: Turn right out of the stream and follow the hiking trail back down to Lauterbrunnen station.

Rybibach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-03: Unfortunately not so nice for canyoning at the moment, but if you need wood for the next 10 winters, you've come to the right place! Anchorage mostly 1×old and 1× new. Lots of wood in the canyon. Es...
2021-11-04: One key section follows the next - this canyon is highly recommended! The Rybi Canyon is a very beautiful canyon between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen. The access is a very easy to walk hiking trail with...
Access: From Interlaken by train to Lauterbrunnen
Return: Turn right out of the stream and follow the hiking trail back down to Lauterbrunnen station.

Rybibach: Waypoint
Comment: Wanderweg an der Bank verlassen.
Approach: Take the train to Wengen, from there follow the hiking trail. Alternatively, walk up from below on the hiking trail.

Rybibach: Waypoint1
Comment: Bridge Rack railway
Approach: Take the train to Wengen, from there follow the hiking trail. Alternatively, walk up from below on the hiking trail.

Spiggenbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-11: Very nice, jumps unfortunately covered with gravel. Autumn landscape currently very colorful. Very easy to walk and climb.
2024-11-13: nice canyon, anchors ok, but some with galva wedge bolt that is rusting.
2022-11-07: Alongside the Gries and Gamchi canyons, the Spiggenbach is a canyoning gem in the Kandertal valley near Reichenbach (Bern/Berne/Berner Oberland). The canyon is very scenic and the abseiling sections a...
Approach: Follow the road to Spiggengrund on foot for about 1.7 km until you reach the first bridge over the Spiggenbach stream just behind the dam.
Tour: Alongside the Gries and Gamchi canyons, the Spiggenbach is a canyoning gem in the Kandertal valley near Reichenbach (Bern/Berne/Berner Oberland). The canyon is very scenic and the abseils are a fun challenge. Caution: Don't tie out too early! In several places there were two steps down, this also applies to the C32! Warning from the power plant operator: Staying on or in the streambed below the water intake of a hydroelectric power plant is dangerous. If there is a technical fault in the power station, the water level can suddenly rise. What is dangerous is that the so-called surge water can neither be prevented nor predicted in terms of time. It is also independent of the weather. Number of the power plant: 0848121175

Spiggenbach: Canyon End
2025-10-11: Very nice, jumps unfortunately covered with gravel. Autumn landscape currently very colorful. Very easy to walk and climb.
2024-11-13: nice canyon, anchors ok, but some with galva wedge bolt that is rusting.
2022-11-07: Alongside the Gries and Gamchi canyons, the Spiggenbach is a canyoning gem in the Kandertal valley near Reichenbach (Bern/Berne/Berner Oberland). The canyon is very scenic and the abseiling sections a...

Spiggenbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-11: Very nice, jumps unfortunately covered with gravel. Autumn landscape currently very colorful. Very easy to walk and climb.
2024-11-13: nice canyon, anchors ok, but some with galva wedge bolt that is rusting.
2022-11-07: Alongside the Gries and Gamchi canyons, the Spiggenbach is a canyoning gem in the Kandertal valley near Reichenbach (Bern/Berne/Berner Oberland). The canyon is very scenic and the abseiling sections a...
Access: Approach via A8 exit 19 in Spiez and continue in the direction of Kandersteg. In Reichenbach turn left towards Kiental. The parking lot is located directly after the bridge over the Spiggenbach. The equipment can still be reached by car about 1.3 km in the direction of Griesalp to the Spiggengrund junction.

Aua da Cavrein: Canyon Start
Comment: Start wie beschrieben in Swiss Alps Canyoning V2
Approach: Cross the Aua da Cavrein stream and hike up on the RG hiking trail until you cross the Aua da Cavrein a second time (altitude 1775 m). Either start just above the bridge or continue for 5 minutes to find an unexplored part that we missed when the canyon opened.
Tour: As there is always a high water level in Val Cavrein, it is more of a water gorge with some challenging and impressive-looking abseils. Several exits are possible. The exit offers some very beautiful abseils... Less interesting at the top, best to start at the main entrance.

Aua da Cavrein: Canyon End
Return: Same way back to the car.

Aua da Cavrein: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Buy a car access ticket for Val Russein in a restaurant in Sumvitg. Then drive into Val Russein, past the dam wall and on to a junction (1531 m above sea level). Turn left here and park at the very exit.
Return: Same way back to the car.

Aua da Cavrein: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Oberer Zustieg
Approach: Cross the Aua da Cavrein stream and hike up on the RG hiking trail until you cross the Aua da Cavrein a second time (altitude 1775 m). Either start just above the bridge or continue for 5 minutes to find an unexplored part that we missed when the canyon opened.
Tour: As there is always a high water level in Val Cavrein, it is more of a water gorge with some challenging and impressive-looking abseils. Several exits are possible. The exit offers some very beautiful abseils... Less interesting at the top, best to start at the main entrance.

Segnes: Canyon Start
2025-10-21: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Segnes Il y a environ 2 cm de neige sur toute la partie supérieure du Segnesboden et les montagnes environnantes. Temperature 0°. Le niveau d'...
2025-10-19: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Segnes Perfect conditions. The abseil C10 of last years accident has now an anchor on the left side to avoid the dangerous crack. See more inf...
2025-10-19: Wonderful beautiful canyon! One of the very very best ones! 🤩🥰 Loooved it! Great team as well’ For sure only for confirmed canyoneers. No ice. All ankers ok. And new bolt on the orographic left sid...
Approach: 45min from Fil da Cassons (300m descent to the valley), 1h from Segnes, 1h15 from Nagens (400m ascent to the mountain).
Tour: Commitment Alternative route at the exit of the plateau in front of the second ropes course with climbing rd; in front of the large waterfalls (access via a path above the cliff) if a rope is installed. Period/ water character Subglacial, glacier with southern orientation. Season October - November, before the visit it must be dry for a week and the 0°C isotherm below 2800m must have existed for more than 24 hours. Opening history Opening 16.10.2010 Patrick Chollot, Evan Jenkins, Matthias Holzinger, Andreas Senn, Timo Stammwitz. Remarks A canister that is too wide in the rucksack can block it. Headlamp useful for additional visibility, but not necessary. On the C10 after the C25 in the 2nd part (Swiss Alps topographic view) there was a fatal accident in 2024 due to a trapped foot. A slot covered by water can become a deadly trap here. On 19.10.2025, the spot was defused by an orographic new anchor on the left side, the anchor on the right is currently still there! The plate should be removed here when the opportunity arises, but the bolt and nut should be retained. See also picture in the gallery.

Segnes: Canyon End
2025-10-21: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Segnes Il y a environ 2 cm de neige sur toute la partie supérieure du Segnesboden et les montagnes environnantes. Temperature 0°. Le niveau d'...
2025-10-19: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Segnes Perfect conditions. The abseil C10 of last years accident has now an anchor on the left side to avoid the dangerous crack. See more inf...
2025-10-19: Wonderful beautiful canyon! One of the very very best ones! 🤩🥰 Loooved it! Great team as well’ For sure only for confirmed canyoneers. No ice. All ankers ok. And new bolt on the orographic left sid...
Return: approx. 15 minutes along the Segnesboden (following the water) to the Segnes cable car station. Options from there down to Flims: - Cable car Flem-Express - approx. 45min to the Alp-Nagens bus station - approx. 1h to Naraus (dismantled cable car station) - Hiking trail down to Startgels (approx. 1h), possibly to Flims (approx. 2 to 3 hours)

Fümegn: Canyon Start

Fümegn: Canyon End

Bosco: Canyon Start

Bosco: Canyon End

Setmeo: Canyon Start

Setmeo: Canyon End

Sfii: Canyon Start

Sfii: Canyon End

Sovenedra: Canyon Start

Sovenedra: Canyon End

Ri di Brünesc: Canyon Start

Ri di Brünesc: Canyon End

Ri Crös: Canyon Start

Ri Crös: Canyon End

Rovana (inferiore): Canyon Start

Rovana (inferiore): Canyon End

Trimosa: Canyon Start
2023-09-23: Second ascent directly behind the first ascent. After much rain on the 2 days before set up as a bad weather opion. Super grippy rock, mobile reception throughout. Scenically beautiful. Good option in...
Comment: Einstieg bei der Brücke
Approach: The gravel road to the entry point is generally passable, but is subject to a traffic ban.
Tour: The high 125m rappel is equipped with an intermediate stand orographic to the right of the water after approx. 90m. There is a risk of falling rocks!

Trimosa: Canyon End
2023-09-23: Second ascent directly behind the first ascent. After much rain on the 2 days before set up as a bad weather opion. Super grippy rock, mobile reception throughout. Scenically beautiful. Good option in...
Comment: Ausstieg vor der Wellblechunterführung orografisch links
Return: After the exit, go through the underpass and then left back to the parking lot

Trimosa: Parking at Exit
2023-09-23: Second ascent directly behind the first ascent. After much rain on the 2 days before set up as a bad weather opion. Super grippy rock, mobile reception throughout. Scenically beautiful. Good option in...
Return: After the exit, go through the underpass and then left back to the parking lot

Busài: Canyon Start
2025-07-16: Partly covered in algae, especially directly in the watercourse. We climbed the mousetrap on the rock on the left. Otherwise superiore conditions and a beautiful canyon.
Approach: On forest paths to the large Maggia bridge, then on a hiking trail to "a nöstrolcia". https://swisstopo.app/i/5/72G52GUZ
Tour: 20m anchor right 10m right 15m right to the intermediate stand to the left of the water, then down another 20m 12m anchor right 30m anchor right, in mousetrap. Anchor right and left on top of the rock 35-40 meters into chute, Anchor in the chute on the right, rappel 15 m on it In the same chute, the remaining 30 m on anchors on the right, risk of rope entanglement 15m anchor right Out over boulder terrain Both the mousetrap and the following chute can be technically challenging, depending on the conditions!

Busài: Canyon End
2025-07-16: Partly covered in algae, especially directly in the watercourse. We climbed the mousetrap on the rock on the left. Otherwise superiore conditions and a beautiful canyon.
Return: Back to the parking lot on a familiar hiking trail

Busài: Alternative Canyon Start
2025-07-16: Partly covered in algae, especially directly in the watercourse. We climbed the mousetrap on the rock on the left. Otherwise superiore conditions and a beautiful canyon.
Approach: On forest paths to the large Maggia bridge, then on a hiking trail to "a nöstrolcia". https://swisstopo.app/i/5/72G52GUZ
Tour: 20m anchor right 10m right 15m right to the intermediate stand to the left of the water, then down another 20m 12m anchor right 30m anchor right, in mousetrap. Anchor right and left on top of the rock 35-40 meters into chute, Anchor in the chute on the right, rappel 15 m on it In the same chute, the remaining 30 m on anchors on the right, risk of rope entanglement 15m anchor right Out over boulder terrain Both the mousetrap and the following chute can be technically challenging, depending on the conditions!

Busài: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: In someo to one of the hiking campsites at the edge of the forest towards the large maggia bridge.
Return: Back to the parking lot on a familiar hiking trail

Cròsa (Calnègia Sup): Canyon Start

Cròsa (Calnègia Sup): Canyon End

Cròsa: Canyon Start
Approach: Cross the riverbed and start walking on the hiking trail until you reach the point 1305m. From here, turn right or left (both paths take about the same time) and walk either through the tunnel or up the steep hill until you reach the plateau where the impressive waterfall begins. There are several good points to look into the canyon. Start where the canyon almost meets the trail, at an altitude of about 1720m.
Tour: Nice shaped but rather flat upper part with some jumps and slides until you reach the big waterfall. The 118m free hanging waterfall requires good technique to reach the anchor and manage the rope work. The waterfall itself is really nice to rappel down. The rope and your feet don't touch the rock anywhere until you reach the bottom. The waterfall creates nice rain showers when the sun is shining. The part after the big waterfall is not as nice and continuous, but it contains some nice sculpted marble rocks.

Cròsa: Canyon End
Return: Step out at an altitude of 1370 m, where you can see the corner of the road.

Cròsa: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Drive up the Maggia valley, past Bignasco and Broglio. In Peccia, turn left and continue on the road towards Gheiba until the exit (barrier). Park here.
Return: Step out at an altitude of 1370 m, where you can see the corner of the road.

Calnègia: Canyon Start

Calnègia: Canyon End

Costina: Canyon Start

Costina: Canyon End

Coglio: Canyon Start

Coglio: Canyon End

Erlöngh: Canyon Start

Erlöngh: Canyon End

Foo (Salto Sup): Canyon Start

Foo (Salto Sup): Canyon End

Lodano: Canyon Start
2025-08-12: Installed double limb in the first rappel on the left and integrated three more belays. At the end of the first forcing (R5+T3 from Nizzola's book) there is room for escape routes on both banks. In th...
2025-06-20: Two new anchors set, water temperature 17 degrees, anchors now OK. On the second rappel the anchor on the left is well hidden. There is a second anchor on the right near the tree. Very slippery in pla...
Approach: Orographic right past La Scalèta, Capela ad'Lana, Capella del Pedro and Al Belvedé in the direction of A Castell on the hiking trail. Shortly before A Castell, descend to the right to the entry point.
Tour: Some higher rappels with large pools are followed by a longer blocked section. This is followed by beautiful lower steps and nice pools. It is possible to rappel from the suspension bridge after the water catchment and thus avoid the blocked section, but also the sporty first part.

Lodano: Canyon End
2025-08-12: Installed double limb in the first rappel on the left and integrated three more belays. At the end of the first forcing (R5+T3 from Nizzola's book) there is room for escape routes on both banks. In th...
2025-06-20: Two new anchors set, water temperature 17 degrees, anchors now OK. On the second rappel the anchor on the left is well hidden. There is a second anchor on the right near the tree. Very slippery in pla...
Return: Turn right at the bridge and follow the road to the parking lot.

Lodano: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-12: Installed double limb in the first rappel on the left and integrated three more belays. At the end of the first forcing (R5+T3 from Nizzola's book) there is room for escape routes on both banks. In th...
2025-06-20: Two new anchors set, water temperature 17 degrees, anchors now OK. On the second rappel the anchor on the left is well hidden. There is a second anchor on the right near the tree. Very slippery in pla...
Access: Drive from Locarno into the Maggia Valley and then turn left towards Locano. After the bridge over the Maggia, turn right onto la Caraa di Gèir and follow the road to a meadow at the parking coordinates. Park there.
Return: Turn right at the bridge and follow the road to the parking lot.

Marcou: Canyon Start

Marcou: Canyon End

Moneto: Canyon Start
2021-06-03: Cool canyon with a nice 50?
Comment: alternativ auch zustieg über unteren Wanderweg

Moneto: Canyon End
2021-06-03: Cool canyon with a nice 50?
Return: Steeply up to the left and then over the bridge on the orographic right side up to the village

Niva: Canyon End

Niva: Canyon Start

Peccia: Canyon Start

Peccia: Canyon End

Tomülbach: Canyon Start
2025-09-12: All anchors available. Lots of cold water and very slippery.

Tomülbach: Canyon End
2025-09-12: All anchors available. Lots of cold water and very slippery.

Tomülbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-12: All anchors available. Lots of cold water and very slippery.

Güfertobel: Canyon Start

Güfertobel: Canyon End

Güfertobel: Parking Entry and Exit

Glogn: Canyon Start
2025-10-18: Now I'll give it a rating because the others aren't able to give half marks XD. Didn't have the best conditions, but 3 stars would be below the value of the canyon, 3.5 fits better.
2025-10-18: Very slippery in the water and otherwise quite icy
2025-10-18: Very slippery because of ice. Quite cold water. We were a group of only guides. Nice little section in the middle.
Approach: First down to cross the stream and up to the hiking trail to Alp Suraua. Follow this path to Alp Scharboda. There you can choose how high you want to go, as the first rappels are all open.
Tour: The top part is equipped with open waterfalls with rappels up to 45m. Then it suddenly goes into Spalt with a 15m rappel. This is followed by 3 more narrow steps, and the stream opens up again with an impressive 45m drop. From there, there are a few more open rappels.

Glogn: Canyon End
2025-10-18: Now I'll give it a rating because the others aren't able to give half marks XD. Didn't have the best conditions, but 3 stars would be below the value of the canyon, 3.5 fits better.
2025-10-18: Very slippery in the water and otherwise quite icy
2025-10-18: Very slippery because of ice. Quite cold water. We were a group of only guides. Nice little section in the middle.
Return: Follow the stream until you are back at the bridge you took on the access.

Glogn: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-18: Now I'll give it a rating because the others aren't able to give half marks XD. Didn't have the best conditions, but 3 stars would be below the value of the canyon, 3.5 fits better.
2025-10-18: Very slippery in the water and otherwise quite icy
2025-10-18: Very slippery because of ice. Quite cold water. We were a group of only guides. Nice little section in the middle.
Access: Park at the parking lot just before the bridge at 1405m and then cycle up to Vanescha. From there it's another hour's walk.
Return: Follow the stream until you are back at the bridge you took on the access.

Glogn: Waypoint
Approach: First down to cross the stream and up to the hiking trail to Alp Suraua. Follow this path to Alp Scharboda. There you can choose how high you want to go, as the first rappels are all open.

Rein da Sumvitg: Canyon Start
2025-08-11: Nice easy canyon, bit discontinuous but in a beautiful scenary so totally worthy...amazing colors in the pools
2025-08-09: At one abseiling point there is only one bolt, but can be downclimbed beautiful pools but also a lot of walking
2025-06-28: We took the AlpinBus to the bridge at "Punt Rosas" (where Nadels comes in) and started the tour from there. You then walk a lot with small slides, jumps and pools to the actual tour. Everything was ea...
Approach: You can either take a second car to Sumvitg or walk for about 30 minutes. Alternatively, there is also an "alpine bus" that runs from Surrein to Sumvitg for 15 per person. There are various options for the start, depending on how much you like walking or how long you want the tour to be. 1. access According to Swiss Alps Canyoning Vol. 2 2nd access A little further up via a path down to a bridge. 3rd access Over the side river Acla Mulin.
Tour: There are always crystal-clear pools, some of which invite you to jump and slide. If you have an eye for jumps, you will find some up to 15 meters. Only the first 22-metre rappel is compulsory, the rest can also be jumped (after checking the pools). The canyon exits at the last pool, a slide with a 2-metre drop, and you walk another hour or so to the car through some really beautiful scenery.

Rein da Sumvitg: Canyon End
2025-08-11: Nice easy canyon, bit discontinuous but in a beautiful scenary so totally worthy...amazing colors in the pools
2025-08-09: At one abseiling point there is only one bolt, but can be downclimbed beautiful pools but also a lot of walking
2025-06-28: We took the AlpinBus to the bridge at "Punt Rosas" (where Nadels comes in) and started the tour from there. You then walk a lot with small slides, jumps and pools to the actual tour. Everything was ea...
Return: From the last pool you walk about 1 hour to the parking lot.

Rein da Sumvitg: Parking at Entry
2025-08-11: Nice easy canyon, bit discontinuous but in a beautiful scenary so totally worthy...amazing colors in the pools
2025-08-09: At one abseiling point there is only one bolt, but can be downclimbed beautiful pools but also a lot of walking
2025-06-28: We took the AlpinBus to the bridge at "Punt Rosas" (where Nadels comes in) and started the tour from there. You then walk a lot with small slides, jumps and pools to the actual tour. Everything was ea...
Access: Drive from Chur via Flims/Laax in the direction of Disentis/Mustér and turn off at Surrein to the parking lot at the exit.
Return: From the last pool you walk about 1 hour to the parking lot.

Rein da Sumvitg: Parking at Exit
Access: Drive from Chur via Flims/Laax in the direction of Disentis/Mustér and turn off at Surrein to the parking lot at the exit.
Return: From the last pool you walk about 1 hour to the parking lot.

Viamala: Canyon Start
2025-07-13: Rappels from a car bridge on a single bolt. It's only 70m to the water. The jump is superiore. Let the gallery operators know beforehand, we were first given unfriendly and then friendly instructions....
2022-09-15: Impressive surroundings, very cold, but canyoning technically only of limited interest.
Tour: Leave 80m of rope at the entry. Not needed in the canyon. Take a short rope and throw bag with you in case of emergency.

Viamala: Canyon End
2025-07-13: Rappels from a car bridge on a single bolt. It's only 70m to the water. The jump is superiore. Let the gallery operators know beforehand, we were first given unfriendly and then friendly instructions....
2022-09-15: Impressive surroundings, very cold, but canyoning technically only of limited interest.

Viamala: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-07-13: Rappels from a car bridge on a single bolt. It's only 70m to the water. The jump is superiore. Let the gallery operators know beforehand, we were first given unfriendly and then friendly instructions....
2022-09-15: Impressive surroundings, very cold, but canyoning technically only of limited interest.
Access: Coming from the north: A13, E43 direction San Bernardino, exit Viamala No. 23 Coming from the south: A13, E43 direction Thusis, exit Zillis Viamala No. 25

Viamala: Waypoint
Comment: Angeblicher Notausstieg zum Parkplatz hoch laut Galeriemitarbeiter (die das Canyoning anbieten).

Viamala: Waypoint1
Comment: Angeblicher Notausstieg ein Stück vor der Brückelaut Galeriemitarbeiter (die das Canyoning anbieten).

Fundogn (Superiore): Canyon Start

Fundogn (Superiore): Canyon End

Fundogn (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Stutzbach: Canyon Start

Stutzbach: Canyon End

Stutzbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Kapellbach: Canyon Start
2024-08-24: Beautiful ravine with some slides. Still a lot of snow in the upper part but very grippy rock. All anchors OK. Some tricky downclimbs. 3 times defused with anchors. Longer walk in the middle. Is loose...

Kapellbach: Canyon End
2024-08-24: Beautiful ravine with some slides. Still a lot of snow in the upper part but very grippy rock. All anchors OK. Some tricky downclimbs. 3 times defused with anchors. Longer walk in the middle. Is loose...

Kapellbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-08-24: Beautiful ravine with some slides. Still a lot of snow in the upper part but very grippy rock. All anchors OK. Some tricky downclimbs. 3 times defused with anchors. Longer walk in the middle. Is loose...

Hinterrhein: Canyon Start

Hinterrhein: Canyon End

Hinterrhein: Parking Entry and Exit

Hinterrhein: Waypoint

Hinterrhein: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: 120 min Zustieg, 240min Tour, 30 min Rückweg

Ual Da Niemet: Canyon Start
2025-10-29: very fun and beautiful canyon. Very cold, there was snow in the valley and the canyon had to be done with gloves and very thick wetsuit. We could not stay in the waterford long. Tobogans are very fun...
2025-10-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ual da Niemet Le responsable de la centrale hydroélectrique nous a dit qu'il y avait très peu d'eau dans le canyon – bien moins que dans le li...
2025-10-22: Nice canyon. Very cold and clear pools at this time of year, small but sufficient amount of water. Great view of the mountains. Anchoring is very questionable in places - many anchors loose or not pro...
Approach: From the parking lot, cross the small bridge and follow the path past the sawmill. Then follow the path uphill to about 1623 m above sea level.M.. There, a path branches off to the right down to the access bridge. Entry to the canyon is either directly from the bridge by rappel or a few meters upstream over the side down into the streambed.
Tour: The tour is hardly vertical (only at the end when the lake is empty), but offers varied and fun jumps between 2 and 10 meters as well as one or the other slide, which can also be done several times. Attention: In the pool under the slide T25 (according to Swiss Alps Canyoning Vol. 2) there are already rocks about 0.5 meters below the water surface. These are not loose blocks, but solid ground.

Ual Da Niemet: Canyon End
2025-10-29: very fun and beautiful canyon. Very cold, there was snow in the valley and the canyon had to be done with gloves and very thick wetsuit. We could not stay in the waterford long. Tobogans are very fun...
2025-10-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ual da Niemet Le responsable de la centrale hydroélectrique nous a dit qu'il y avait très peu d'eau dans le canyon – bien moins que dans le li...
2025-10-22: Nice canyon. Very cold and clear pools at this time of year, small but sufficient amount of water. Great view of the mountains. Anchoring is very questionable in places - many anchors loose or not pro...
Return: Then a longer swim to the inlet and in 5 minutes to the parking lot in front of the sawmill.

Ual Da Niemet: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-29: very fun and beautiful canyon. Very cold, there was snow in the valley and the canyon had to be done with gloves and very thick wetsuit. We could not stay in the waterford long. Tobogans are very fun...
2025-10-22: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ual da Niemet Le responsable de la centrale hydroélectrique nous a dit qu'il y avait très peu d'eau dans le canyon – bien moins que dans le li...
2025-10-22: Nice canyon. Very cold and clear pools at this time of year, small but sufficient amount of water. Great view of the mountains. Anchoring is very questionable in places - many anchors loose or not pro...
Access: After the village of Innerferrera, turn left before the large bridge, drive under the bridge and turn right into the parking lot just before the small bridge. Note: The parking lot described in the book "Swiss Alps Canyoning Vol. 2" is located behind a driving ban. Access is therefore not officially permitted.
Return: Then a longer swim to the inlet and in 5 minutes to the parking lot in front of the sawmill.

Ual Da Niemet: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Start Ropewiki; dann 30 min Zustieg, 120 min Tour, 5 min Rückweg
Approach: From the parking lot, cross the small bridge and follow the path past the sawmill. Then follow the path uphill to about 1623 m above sea level.M.. There, a path branches off to the right down to the access bridge. Entry to the canyon is either directly from the bridge by rappel or a few meters upstream over the side down into the streambed.
Tour: The tour is hardly vertical (only at the end when the lake is empty), but offers varied and fun jumps between 2 and 10 meters as well as one or the other slide, which can also be done several times. Attention: In the pool under the slide T25 (according to Swiss Alps Canyoning Vol. 2) there are already rocks about 0.5 meters below the water surface. These are not loose blocks, but solid ground.

Usser Pischabach: Canyon Start

Usser Pischabach: Canyon End

Usser Pischabach: Parking Entry and Exit

Usser Pischabach: Waypoint
Comment: Bis hierhin mit dem Bike.

Albula / Alvra: Canyon Start

Albula / Alvra: Canyon End

Albula / Alvra: Parking at Exit

Albula / Alvra: Parking at Entry

Giétro: Canyon Start
2025-10-18: Walked up to the water intake. Some ice, partly slush with undercurrent. Spectacular tour!
2023-10-15: Definitely one of my favorites, probably in the top 3 in Switzerland for me! But brutally cold! And always take a drill and anchors with you, about 5 places were no longer well equipped.
2022-10-22: The original description is based on this walk-through. The anchorage evaluation refers to the condition after the walk-through.
Approach: Follow the road through the tunnel up to the dam wall. Cross the dam wall and pass through the tunnel on the north side. After a short time you will reach a ladder where the ascent begins. Follow the path until you come to a technical building with a ladder and some kind of measuring apparatus at an altitude of approx. 2340 m above sea level. Turn left (NW) here. The rest of the trail is not marked on the Swisstopo, but on OSM maps. However, it is relatively obvious and partly secured with steel chains. At an altitude of approx. 2720m, the path branches off to the entry.
Tour: The water from the glacier is extremely cold and ice must always be expected. Also with icefall on the high rappel. After the first part, there is a heavily cut passage that offers no escape route for some time. An ascent should therefore only be made by very experienced teams who can move quickly in these conditions. Depending on the amount of ice, it may be necessary to set a large number of additional anchors or to set stands in the ice accordingly. The lower half of the canyon is gripped. It is therefore essential to obtain information from the operator or to wait until operations cease around mid-October (for the lower part) before attempting the route. Rope requirements: The highest waterfall has a height of approx. 90m and 4 stands (approx. 20m, approx. 25m, approx. 50m, approx. 15m (please adjust if exact values are known)). The lower two stands may not be usable depending on the water level and icing. An 85m rope is required to rope through from the second stand. If the water level is low and there is little ice, a 60m rope is sufficient. Update 2023 : The middle stands were not well visible, + with more water probably in the wet, so we went down directly with 100m rope, probably smarter.

Giétro: Canyon End
2025-10-18: Walked up to the water intake. Some ice, partly slush with undercurrent. Spectacular tour!
2023-10-15: Definitely one of my favorites, probably in the top 3 in Switzerland for me! But brutally cold! And always take a drill and anchors with you, about 5 places were no longer well equipped.
2022-10-22: The original description is based on this walk-through. The anchorage evaluation refers to the condition after the walk-through.
Return: The canyon exits directly onto the hiking trail, which leads you back to the dam wall. From there, take the road back to the car.

Giétro: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-18: Walked up to the water intake. Some ice, partly slush with undercurrent. Spectacular tour!
2023-10-15: Definitely one of my favorites, probably in the top 3 in Switzerland for me! But brutally cold! And always take a drill and anchors with you, about 5 places were no longer well equipped.
2022-10-22: The original description is based on this walk-through. The anchorage evaluation refers to the condition after the walk-through.
Comment: bei gesperrter Straße zum Stausee
Access: Unfortunately, the road to the dam is most likely closed during the time when it is possible to walk up (winter closure). If not, you can park near the dam. Otherwise there is a parking possibility at Bonatchiesse at an altitude of approx. 1580m (registered coordinate). It is then advisable to use e-bikes or normal bicycles to get to the dam wall 5.3km/420m.
Return: The canyon exits directly onto the hiking trail, which leads you back to the dam wall. From there, take the road back to the car.

Giétro: Parking Entry and Exit1
Comment: normaler Parkplatz, wenn die Straße geöffnet ist
Access: Unfortunately, the road to the dam is most likely closed during the time when it is possible to walk up (winter closure). If not, you can park near the dam. Otherwise there is a parking possibility at Bonatchiesse at an altitude of approx. 1580m (registered coordinate). It is then advisable to use e-bikes or normal bicycles to get to the dam wall 5.3km/420m.
Return: The canyon exits directly onto the hiking trail, which leads you back to the dam wall. From there, take the road back to the car.

Cavagliasch (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-11-08: First part very aesthetic although it is losing as we progress, installations OK, we add 1 anchor. We called the head office and although they did not believe that there was a water release, they coul...

Cavagliasch (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-11-08: First part very aesthetic although it is losing as we progress, installations OK, we add 1 anchor. We called the head office and although they did not believe that there was a water release, they coul...

Ülltobel: Canyon Start

Ülltobel: Canyon End

Ülltobel: Parking Entry and Exit

Pendlatobel: Canyon Start

Pendlatobel: Canyon End

Pendlatobel: Parking at Entry

Pendlatobel: Parking at Exit

Castieler Tobelbach (superiore): Canyon Start

Castieler Tobelbach (superiore): Canyon End

Castieler Tobelbach (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Büelenbach: Canyon Start

Büelenbach: Canyon End

Büelenbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Tiejer Bach: Canyon Start

Tiejer Bach: Canyon End

Tiejer Bach: Parking Entry and Exit

Cresciano (nicht Boggera!): Canyon Start

Cresciano (nicht Boggera!): Canyon End

Turtmänna: Parking Entry and Exit
2023-07-28: All good. Natural bridge very beautiful.
Access: To the rear of the Turtmann valley to the parking lot before the driving ban
Return: In the streambed back to the parking lot

Turtmänna: Overnight stay
2023-07-28: All good. Natural bridge very beautiful.
Comment: Parkplatz für Camper mit toitoi

Turtmänna: Canyon Start
2023-07-28: All good. Natural bridge very beautiful.
Approach: Either follow the canyon path or the road until a path at a pasture fence at 2070m leads left towards the canyon.
Tour: Interesting sequence of small and beautiful abseils. Many of them can be downclimbed or jumped.

Turtmänna: Canyon End
Return: In the streambed back to the parking lot

Agro (inferiore): Canyon Start
2024-08-05: Cool thing, if it were less remote it would certainly be one of the classics.
Approach: Make your way to the start directly below the hamlet of Agro.
Tour: Beautiful pools, little cut in. Siphon at the foot of the first large waterfall (avoid at all costs on a small RD course at the edge of the pool). On this climb, the first person must arrive without a rucksack. Sunny around noon, beautiful colors of the rocks and water. One of the most aesthetic canyons in Ticino, even if it is not very narrow.

Agro (inferiore): Canyon End
2024-08-05: Cool thing, if it were less remote it would certainly be one of the classics.
Return: Use the approach path.

Agro (inferiore): Unknown Parking
2024-08-05: Cool thing, if it were less remote it would certainly be one of the classics.
Access: Parking lot in Lavertezzo.
Return: Use the approach path.

Alpbach: Canyon Start

Alpbach: Canyon End

Alpbach: Unknown Parking

Bärentrittfälle-Zügenschlucht: Canyon Start

Bärentrittfälle-Zügenschlucht: Canyon End

Bärentrittfälle-Zügenschlucht: Unknown Parking

Bärglibach: Canyon Start
2024-10-25: Shortened the access with the gondola (from the mountain station 65min to the entry) The upper part is nice, the lower part is definitely much better, watery, more beautiful,... Anchors ok so far (on...
2023-10-29: Nice thing, nice light in the gulch inside.
Approach: Option 1: All on foot; up to the Oeschinensee; there follow the hiking trail; cross the Wyssbach; then cross the Bärglibach at the lower/upper section. In a sharp right turn before the Oberbärgli huts, the path leads directly into the stream (about 2h 30min). Option 2 : Take the cable car, descend from the mountain station to the lake and follow the hiking trail as described above (approx. 70min) ascent 24 CHF as of 2024.
Tour: Between the upper and lower part you have a good 5min walking passages to the lower aquatic part, with a great view of the Oeschinensee at the exit. The last rappel to the lake has The upper part has 7 rappels up to 42m with some sharp edges. Between the upper and lower part you have about 5min walking passages The lower part is more aquatic with a great view of the Oeschinensee at the exit. The last rappel to the lake is about 55m. The higher rappels are possibly divisible (??)

Bärglibach: Canyon End
2024-10-25: Shortened the access with the gondola (from the mountain station 65min to the entry) The upper part is nice, the lower part is definitely much better, watery, more beautiful,... Anchors ok so far (on...
2023-10-29: Nice thing, nice light in the gulch inside.
Return: Continue to the lake and follow a path along the shore; partly in the water, partly secured by ropes until you reach the hiking trail again after about 20 minutes. Follow this down to the parking lot (approx. 45 min)

Bärglibach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-10-25: Shortened the access with the gondola (from the mountain station 65min to the entry) The upper part is nice, the lower part is definitely much better, watery, more beautiful,... Anchors ok so far (on...
2023-10-29: Nice thing, nice light in the gulch inside.
Comment: Parkplatz bei der Seilbahnstation
Access: Approach to Kandersteg. Park there at the cable car (from 6h CHF8.-Stand 2024)
Return: Continue to the lake and follow a path along the shore; partly in the water, partly secured by ropes until you reach the hiking trail again after about 20 minutes. Follow this down to the parking lot (approx. 45 min)

Berschner Bach: Canyon Start

Berschner Bach: Canyon End

Berschner Bach: Parking at Exit

Berschner Bach: Unknown Parking
Comment: Parking au point 1077

Buffalora: Canyon Start
2025-10-06: Added an anchor to the first rappel, on the right bank just upstream from the old, now rotten anchor that was connected to a now fallen tree.
2024-09-15: The first 4 rappels, where the canyon is still very open, were all abseiled from the tree. We then had to set 2 new anchors in the narrow part, as the old ones had been destroyed by the floods in June...
Approach: From the upper parking lot, walk another 100 m along the road. The hiking trail then turns off to the left. Follow it until it crosses the stream.
Tour: From the entry point, the route first leads through an open, wide streambed. Here you rappel from trees. After about 1/3 the stream narrows and a series of 8 to 9 smaller rappels follow. When you reach the high waterfall, the first anchor is on the left. From here, descend about 70m to the next edge. Directly at the edge is the next belay on the right. From here down about 75m. There is the 3rd anchor directly in the fall line. From here another 30m to the large plateau. From the plateau there are 3 more rappels on the right edge: 20m, 50m and 35m.

Buffalora: Parking at Entry
2025-10-06: Added an anchor to the first rappel, on the right bank just upstream from the old, now rotten anchor that was connected to a now fallen tree.
2024-09-15: The first 4 rappels, where the canyon is still very open, were all abseiled from the tree. We then had to set 2 new anchors in the narrow part, as the old ones had been destroyed by the floods in June...
Access: Take the country road between Soazza and Lostallo and park directly on the road about 500 m to the north, where the stream crosses the road. Take the second car to Soazza, drive up through the village and back up the narrow paved mountain road. At the coordinates of the upper parking lot, a maximum of 3 cars can park on the meadows in the hairpin bends.
Return: From the last rappel, keep right and you will come to a path. Follow this to the road. Then head north towards the cars.

Buffalora: Parking at Exit
2025-10-06: Added an anchor to the first rappel, on the right bank just upstream from the old, now rotten anchor that was connected to a now fallen tree.
2024-09-15: The first 4 rappels, where the canyon is still very open, were all abseiled from the tree. We then had to set 2 new anchors in the narrow part, as the old ones had been destroyed by the floods in June...
Access: Take the country road between Soazza and Lostallo and park directly on the road about 500 m to the north, where the stream crosses the road. Take the second car to Soazza, drive up through the village and back up the narrow paved mountain road. At the coordinates of the upper parking lot, a maximum of 3 cars can park on the meadows in the hairpin bends.
Return: From the last rappel, keep right and you will come to a path. Follow this to the road. Then head north towards the cars.

Buffalora: Canyon End
Return: From the last rappel, keep right and you will come to a path. Follow this to the road. Then head north towards the cars.

Carminabach: Canyon Start

Carminabach: Canyon End

Carminabach: Unknown Parking

Chempfi: Canyon Start

Chempfi: Canyon End

Chempfi: Unknown Parking

Drögh Grand: Canyon Start

Drögh Grand: Canyon End

Drögh Grand: Unknown Parking

Dunggellaui: Canyon Start

Dunggellaui: Canyon End

Dunggellaui: Unknown Parking

Eybach: Canyon Start
2025-08-24: Amazingly beautiful short canyon very close to Lake Thun. Quite easy to walk, only rarely slippery or brittle. Many possibilities for pitons or natural anchors if needed. Currently, however, good anch...
Approach: Access from the mentioned parking lot: follow the path for 450 meters to the access bridge. Access from the end of the canyon or without a car: take one of the hiking trails to the left or right of the stream.
Tour: At the beginning it is a streambed hike, but soon the canyon becomes more interesting and there are some nice abseils in surprisingly good rock.

Eybach: Parking at Exit
2025-08-24: Amazingly beautiful short canyon very close to Lake Thun. Quite easy to walk, only rarely slippery or brittle. Many possibilities for pitons or natural anchors if needed. Currently, however, good anch...
Access: Driving by car is possible until a hairpin bend after "Meielisalp". A driving ban begins there which should be strictly observed.
Return: Follow the streambed under the dam and then look for a way out of the streambed on the left.

Eybach: Parking at Entry
2025-08-24: Amazingly beautiful short canyon very close to Lake Thun. Quite easy to walk, only rarely slippery or brittle. Many possibilities for pitons or natural anchors if needed. Currently, however, good anch...
Access: Driving by car is possible until a hairpin bend after "Meielisalp". A driving ban begins there which should be strictly observed.
Return: Follow the streambed under the dam and then look for a way out of the streambed on the left.

Fallenbach (Schwyz): Canyon Start
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Fallenbach DC++, en fin de crue apparemment. Très sympa. Fait sur la route des Grisons (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/can...
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Fallenbach Hyper glissant! Eau trouble.Garé juste au dessus du stade.Ne pas se pendre sur les mains courantes en cable de 4mm!!! (Quelle: http...
2024-07-19: Everything is fine👍

Fallenbach (Schwyz): Unknown Parking
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Fallenbach DC++, en fin de crue apparemment. Très sympa. Fait sur la route des Grisons (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/can...
2025-09-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Fallenbach Hyper glissant! Eau trouble.Garé juste au dessus du stade.Ne pas se pendre sur les mains courantes en cable de 4mm!!! (Quelle: http...
2024-07-19: Everything is fine👍

Fätschbach: Canyon Start

Fätschbach: Canyon End

Fätschbach: Parking at Entry

Fätschbach: Parking at Exit

Fätschbach: Parking at Exit1
Comment: Parking when you plan to exit at the Berglistüber waterfall.

Fätschbach: Alternative Canyon End
Comment: Exit after the Berglistüber waterfall, as the lower part is less interesting.

Flaz: Canyon Start

Flaz: Canyon End

Flaz: Unknown Parking

Flaz: Unknown
Comment: Parc cascade de glace (sortie)

Fründenfälle (Ost): Canyon Start

Fründenfälle (Ost): Canyon End

Fulbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Fulbach We did part 3. Approach using the route ‘Fullbach tramo 3’ posted on wikiloc (except we started on the boulder field) in 2h. Route is...
2024-11-01: The access description in "Swiss Alp Canyon tome 1" is correct, but it is not possible to turn left at altitude 1600m. Follow the trail east to point 1732, then return west for +/-150m horizontally. S...

Fulbach: Canyon End
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Fulbach We did part 3. Approach using the route ‘Fullbach tramo 3’ posted on wikiloc (except we started on the boulder field) in 2h. Route is...
2024-11-01: The access description in "Swiss Alp Canyon tome 1" is correct, but it is not possible to turn left at altitude 1600m. Follow the trail east to point 1732, then return west for +/-150m horizontally. S...

Fulbach: Parking at Exit
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Fulbach We did part 3. Approach using the route ‘Fullbach tramo 3’ posted on wikiloc (except we started on the boulder field) in 2h. Route is...
2024-11-01: The access description in "Swiss Alp Canyon tome 1" is correct, but it is not possible to turn left at altitude 1600m. Follow the trail east to point 1732, then return west for +/-150m horizontally. S...

Fulbach: Parking at Entry

Fulbach: Alternative Canyon End
Comment: Nach Westen, abschüssiges Band bis Aufstiegsroute folgen

Fulbach: Alternative Canyon End1
Comment: Über kleinen Sattel Richtung Osten, dann steil abfallend ins Tal.

Gältenbach: Canyon Start

Gältenbach: Unknown Parking

Gavirolas: Canyon Start
2022-11-12: Just such a great tour! I can't wait to combine it with Fluaz Inferiore. But the natural rock bridge at the C20 no longer exists.
Tour: Very open at first and then suddenly some very narrow crevasses. Then very continuous and really beautiful towards the exit.

Gavirolas: Unknown Parking
2022-11-12: Just such a great tour! I can't wait to combine it with Fluaz Inferiore. But the natural rock bridge at the C20 no longer exists.
Access: If you are only doing Gavirolas, it is best to park at Alp Sura, otherwise as an integral with Fluaz at the reservoir below.

Gentalwasser: Canyon Start
Comment: Départ partie 1

Gentalwasser: Unknown
Comment: Départ partie 3

Glasbach (St. Gallen): Canyon Start
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Glasbach Did it after Panäratöbel because most other canyons had too much water (50mm rain 3-4 days before / snowing above 1300m). 12h45 appro...
2025-10-15: Climbed up to 2040m and started there, but unfortunately it's not the most beautiful path at the top. The superiore : Right C10+ C15 total 30m Right C15 + C25 total 50m M200 Left Mc 10m Left 60m Left...
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Glasbach Superbe queue de cheval à la C50. Final étroit et bien sympa. Après panaratobel et enchainé avec parlitobel. (Quelle: https://www.des...
Approach: Follow the hiking trail to the Schräawislihütte. When you cross the Glasbach stream, join it directly. Alternatively, the stream is also drilled up to 2040m to make it a day tour, but the upper parts are less exciting.
Tour: From 1660m there are 2-3 smaller rappels and a technical downclimb to the start of the 55er. The belay is well set up and has space (orographic right). After the big step comes the short gulch of Glasbach with a few 10m to 20m rappels. Unfortunately it is over quite quickly.

Glasbach (St. Gallen): Canyon End
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Glasbach Did it after Panäratöbel because most other canyons had too much water (50mm rain 3-4 days before / snowing above 1300m). 12h45 appro...
2025-10-15: Climbed up to 2040m and started there, but unfortunately it's not the most beautiful path at the top. The superiore : Right C10+ C15 total 30m Right C15 + C25 total 50m M200 Left Mc 10m Left 60m Left...
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Glasbach Superbe queue de cheval à la C50. Final étroit et bien sympa. Après panaratobel et enchainé avec parlitobel. (Quelle: https://www.des...
Return: Back to Tüfwald where you have already passed on the way up. Parlitobel is a very good place to add on after Glasbach, as you save yourself a few meters in altitude if you are already coming from the top.

Glasbach (St. Gallen): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Glasbach Did it after Panäratöbel because most other canyons had too much water (50mm rain 3-4 days before / snowing above 1300m). 12h45 appro...
2025-10-15: Climbed up to 2040m and started there, but unfortunately it's not the most beautiful path at the top. The superiore : Right C10+ C15 total 30m Right C15 + C25 total 50m M200 Left Mc 10m Left 60m Left...
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Glasbach Superbe queue de cheval à la C50. Final étroit et bien sympa. Après panaratobel et enchainé avec parlitobel. (Quelle: https://www.des...
Access: Park at the exit of the Gigerwald reservoir (the road is passable from the dam between full time and 20 after.
Return: Back to Tüfwald where you have already passed on the way up. Parlitobel is a very good place to add on after Glasbach, as you save yourself a few meters in altitude if you are already coming from the top.

Glattenwang: Canyon Start
2023-07-17: Have walked the stream from an altitude of 2180m. Interestingly, the parts between 1900m and 1800m are not equipped, but after that again. So the next group should definitely take about 8 anchors with...
Approach: Follow the Eiger trail and, after crossing the stream, enter at an altitude of 2180m (for superiore).
Tour: All rappel or downclimb, in the middle part about 4 steps are not drilled. The most beautiful part is at the bottom, a nice rappel with the rock hole.

Glattenwang: Canyon End
2023-07-17: Have walked the stream from an altitude of 2180m. Interestingly, the parts between 1900m and 1800m are not equipped, but after that again. So the next group should definitely take about 8 anchors with...
Return: Either continue with Tschingelbach, or return to Alpiglen.

Glattenwang: Parking Entry and Exit
2023-07-17: Have walked the stream from an altitude of 2180m. Interestingly, the parts between 1900m and 1800m are not equipped, but after that again. So the next group should definitely take about 8 anchors with...
Access: Take the train to Alpiglen.
Return: Either continue with Tschingelbach, or return to Alpiglen.

Glattenwang: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Depart alternatif
Approach: Follow the Eiger trail and, after crossing the stream, enter at an altitude of 2180m (for superiore).
Tour: All rappel or downclimb, in the middle part about 4 steps are not drilled. The most beautiful part is at the bottom, a nice rappel with the rock hole.

Golitschebach: Canyon Start

Grono: Canyon Start

Grono: Parking Entry and Exit

Grono: Canyon End

Groven (superiore): Canyon Start
2025-08-18: On the access we had to rappel the last 8m down the tree to get into the canyon. Some of the rappels in the canyon are high. We extended them with carabiners to make it easier to reach them. The penul...

Groven (superiore): Canyon End
2025-08-18: On the access we had to rappel the last 8m down the tree to get into the canyon. Some of the rappels in the canyon are high. We extended them with carabiners to make it easier to reach them. The penul...

Groven (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-18: On the access we had to rappel the last 8m down the tree to get into the canyon. Some of the rappels in the canyon are high. We extended them with carabiners to make it easier to reach them. The penul...

Guert: Canyon Start
Comment: Départ Guert Sur

Guert: Canyon End
Comment: Fin Guert Suot

Guert: Parking at Entry

Guert: Parking at Exit

Guert: Unknown
Comment: Départ Guert Suot

Hagerbach: Canyon Start

Hagerbach: Canyon End

Hagerbach: Parking at Entry

Hagerbach: Parking at Exit

Heitibach: Canyon Start

Heitibach: Canyon End

Heitibach: Parking at Exit

Helltobel: Canyon Start

Helltobel: Canyon End

Helltobel: Parking Entry and Exit

Inner Sandbach: Canyon Start
2024-09-07: Many exit options. Mostly very easy to walk. Exit of the canyon at the trail bridge. Water was cold but not much. From 12 o'clock beautiful sun in alpine ambience and best view up and down.
2021-09-05: Great thing, still really cold at the top, and as soon as the water seeps away and the sun comes out, you start looking for pools of water.
Approach: Take the train to Alpiglen, and from there up to the start. The last 200 m have to be done without a trail.
Tour: Many very nice short gulches, some of them very narrow.

Inner Sandbach: Unknown Parking
2024-09-07: Many exit options. Mostly very easy to walk. Exit of the canyon at the trail bridge. Water was cold but not much. From 12 o'clock beautiful sun in alpine ambience and best view up and down.
2021-09-05: Great thing, still really cold at the top, and as soon as the water seeps away and the sun comes out, you start looking for pools of water.
Access: Parking in Grindelwald.
Return: Back on the train to Alpiglen.

La Tinde: Canyon Start

La Tinde: Canyon End
Comment: sortie canyon intégral

La Tinde: Unknown Parking

Langertalbach: Canyon Start

Leggia: Canyon Start

Leggia: Unknown Parking

Morgetebach: Canyon Start

Morgetebach: Unknown Parking

Mülibach (Iseltwald): Canyon Start
2025-08-30: All stands drilled individually. Only the 60 mm double.
2024-10-25: All anchors ok. Attention, the canyon may only be entered from 01.07 to 31.10.

Mülibach (Iseltwald): Unknown Parking
2025-08-30: All stands drilled individually. Only the 60 mm double.
2024-10-25: All anchors ok. Attention, the canyon may only be entered from 01.07 to 31.10.

Muttenbach: Canyon Start

Muttenbach: Canyon End

Muttenbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Oberstafelbach: Canyon Start

Oberstafelbach: Canyon End

Oberstafelbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Oberstafelbach: Waypoint
Comment: Alpentaxi drop-off

Oeschinenfälle (Obere): Canyon Start
Comment: Départ de la partie amont

Oeschinenfälle (Obere): Canyon End

Oeschinenfälle (Obere): Unknown
Comment: Départ de la partie aval

Oeschinenfälle (Undere): Canyon Start

Panäratobel: Canyon Start
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Panäratobel 7h30 approach, 9h start, 12u30 down. Flow about 20l/s in morning by ~7°C, about 40-50l/s at 19h when we passed by checkpoint on th...
2025-10-16: At the top already ice next to the water, not pleasant to walk, at the 60m below a lot of unstable blocks, something fell down and cut the rope directly.
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Panäratobel Le plus long de la zone, superbe vue sur le lac turquoise toute la descente. Approche qui défonce. Peut être jumelé avec ceux du c...
Approach: On foot First follow the road until you reach the junction. Then turn left up the hiking trail to Panäraalp. You can start at 1730m, 1820m or 1860m.
Tour: Not the best rock at the beginning, but very continuous. The middle section is the best. The exit is a 60m climb through the "window", but there is a high risk of falling rocks.

Panäratobel: Canyon End
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Panäratobel 7h30 approach, 9h start, 12u30 down. Flow about 20l/s in morning by ~7°C, about 40-50l/s at 19h when we passed by checkpoint on th...
2025-10-16: At the top already ice next to the water, not pleasant to walk, at the 60m below a lot of unstable blocks, something fell down and cut the rope directly.
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Panäratobel Le plus long de la zone, superbe vue sur le lac turquoise toute la descente. Approche qui défonce. Peut être jumelé avec ceux du c...
Return: Depending on the water level of the lake, it is not so easy to get back onto the road.

Panäratobel: Unknown Parking
2025-10-31: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Panäratobel 7h30 approach, 9h start, 12u30 down. Flow about 20l/s in morning by ~7°C, about 40-50l/s at 19h when we passed by checkpoint on th...
2025-10-16: At the top already ice next to the water, not pleasant to walk, at the 60m below a lot of unstable blocks, something fell down and cut the rope directly.
2025-09-17: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Panäratobel Le plus long de la zone, superbe vue sur le lac turquoise toute la descente. Approche qui défonce. Peut être jumelé avec ceux du c...
Access: Parking at the Gigerwald reservoir.
Return: Depending on the water level of the lake, it is not so easy to get back onto the road.

Panäratobel: Unknown
Comment: Départ II

Pfannibach: Canyon Start

Pfannibach: Unknown Parking

Ragnatsch: Canyon Start
2025-04-27: All anchors ok. Slightly slippery. Just under 60l/s. Nice water level. Course not walking. Just under 600 hm on 1.6km access. Steep is cool. Renewed at the last belay from the 60 ropes. Watch out here...
Approach: Cable car - then 15 minutes on foot.
Tour: Intermediate level in the high rappel is far left.

Ragnatsch: Canyon End
2025-04-27: All anchors ok. Slightly slippery. Just under 60l/s. Nice water level. Course not walking. Just under 600 hm on 1.6km access. Steep is cool. Renewed at the last belay from the 60 ropes. Watch out here...

Ragnatsch: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-04-27: All anchors ok. Slightly slippery. Just under 60l/s. Nice water level. Course not walking. Just under 600 hm on 1.6km access. Steep is cool. Renewed at the last belay from the 60 ropes. Watch out here...
Comment: Parkplatz ist direkt an der Seilbahn unterhalb des Gebäudes

Ranasca Nord: Canyon Start
2025-12-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ranasca Nord Only 2 interesting rappels but they are beautiful. The 65m rappel hanging belay needs to be carefully managed. We got a rope stuc...
2023-10-05: From the abseil, which can be seen in the photo, always rope through to the next bolt. There are enough pitons for rope handrails in front of the high waterfall, but it is extremely slippery and there...
Approach: Walk back along the road for about half the distance to Pigniu, then follow the forest path to the left via Alp Ranasca. Keep left at the first fork, then follow the path to the neighboring gorge. Immediately after crossing the neighboring stream, keep right and follow the path to a dilapidated old bridge over the Ranasca Nord.

Ranasca Nord: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-12-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ranasca Nord Only 2 interesting rappels but they are beautiful. The 65m rappel hanging belay needs to be carefully managed. We got a rope stuc...
2023-10-05: From the abseil, which can be seen in the photo, always rope through to the next bolt. There are enough pitons for rope handrails in front of the high waterfall, but it is extremely slippery and there...
Access: From Ilanz in the direction of Pigniu. From Pigniu continue to the dam. Park your car at the parking lot directly in front of the dam.
Return: Shortly before the road to the dam we leave the canyon and follow the road for about 5 minutes to the car

Ranasca Nord: Canyon End
2025-12-13: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Ranasca Nord Only 2 interesting rappels but they are beautiful. The 65m rappel hanging belay needs to be carefully managed. We got a rope stuc...
2023-10-05: From the abseil, which can be seen in the photo, always rope through to the next bolt. There are enough pitons for rope handrails in front of the high waterfall, but it is extremely slippery and there...
Return: Shortly before the road to the dam we leave the canyon and follow the road for about 5 minutes to the car

Ranasca Nord: Waypoint
Comment: Wegpunkt Zustieg: Querung Nachbarschlucht. Rechts halten
Approach: Walk back along the road for about half the distance to Pigniu, then follow the forest path to the left via Alp Ranasca. Keep left at the first fork, then follow the path to the neighboring gorge. Immediately after crossing the neighboring stream, keep right and follow the path to a dilapidated old bridge over the Ranasca Nord.

Reichenbach: Canyon Start
2025-11-02: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Reichenbach Telephone number for the dam had no response. We started with a low water level. In the 3rd part, just after passing the C20-C10-C...
2025-10-07: Received information directly from BKW on site. Various hooks tightened, all are OK. Cyl and RoeNeoerd were also there.
2024-11-09: All the stitches are in place. We just had to tighten a few. The C110 was lowered 3x (45+38+45). Access to the belay after the arch is not easy, as it's far from the descent axis. We were able to make...
Approach: Supérieur: Follow the path below the dam wall down into the canyon. (approx. 50 meters) Reichenbach Falls: From Zwirgi, follow the hiking trail to the Reichenbach Falls. (approx. 250 meters) Inférieur: From Schwendi approx. 200 meters in a north-easterly direction and then approx. 50 meters in a southerly direction. Rope into the canyon at a suitable point.
Tour: The Reichenbach Canyon is divided into several parts: Above the dam (forbidden from 30.09, so actually not feasible, as there is far too much water until September) Dam to Reichenbach Falls (supérieur) Reichenbach Falls Below the Reichenbach Falls (inférieur) Long ropes are needed for the Reichenbachfall. NO ESCAPE ROUTES IN THE REICHENBACHFALL AREA!

Reichenbach: Canyon End
2025-11-02: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Reichenbach Telephone number for the dam had no response. We started with a low water level. In the 3rd part, just after passing the C20-C10-C...
2025-10-07: Received information directly from BKW on site. Various hooks tightened, all are OK. Cyl and RoeNeoerd were also there.
2024-11-09: All the stitches are in place. We just had to tighten a few. The C110 was lowered 3x (45+38+45). Access to the belay after the arch is not easy, as it's far from the descent axis. We were able to make...

Reichenbach: Intermediate Canyon Exit
2025-11-02: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Reichenbach Telephone number for the dam had no response. We started with a low water level. In the 3rd part, just after passing the C20-C10-C...
2025-10-07: Received information directly from BKW on site. Various hooks tightened, all are OK. Cyl and RoeNeoerd were also there.
2024-11-09: All the stitches are in place. We just had to tighten a few. The C110 was lowered 3x (45+38+45). Access to the belay after the arch is not easy, as it's far from the descent axis. We were able to make...
Comment: Ende supérieur / Start Reichenbachfälle
Access: Follow the main roads towards Meiringen and then on to Schattenhalb and from there towards Reichenbachfall / Zwirgi.

Reichenbach: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Reichenbach inférieur
Approach: Supérieur: Follow the path below the dam wall down into the canyon. (approx. 50 meters) Reichenbach Falls: From Zwirgi, follow the hiking trail to the Reichenbach Falls. (approx. 250 meters) Inférieur: From Schwendi approx. 200 meters in a north-easterly direction and then approx. 50 meters in a southerly direction. Rope into the canyon at a suitable point.
Tour: The Reichenbach Canyon is divided into several parts: Above the dam (forbidden from 30.09, so actually not feasible, as there is far too much water until September) Dam to Reichenbach Falls (supérieur) Reichenbach Falls Below the Reichenbach Falls (inférieur) Long ropes are needed for the Reichenbachfall. NO ESCAPE ROUTES IN THE REICHENBACHFALL AREA!

Ri del Boschetto: Canyon Start
2025-08-15: Varied canyon. Anchors ok. Some monopoints should be redoubled.
2025-07-17: Partly very slippery, partly very grippy. Anchors mostly single, even on higher rappels. Last rappel before the water extraction is very botanical.
Approach: Take the road that leads up to Morella di Sotto and continue until you reach the Valle bridge. This is the starting point.
Tour: A short walk at the beginning, followed by beautiful slides and jumps. Towards the exit there are large and spectacular waterfalls. The seriousness therefore increases greatly in the second half.

Ri del Boschetto: Canyon End
2025-08-15: Varied canyon. Anchors ok. Some monopoints should be redoubled.
2025-07-17: Partly very slippery, partly very grippy. Anchors mostly single, even on higher rappels. Last rappel before the water extraction is very botanical.
Return: After the water intake, follow a path to Boschetto. From there, take the road to the parking lot.

Ri del Boschetto: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-15: Varied canyon. Anchors ok. Some monopoints should be redoubled.
2025-07-17: Partly very slippery, partly very grippy. Anchors mostly single, even on higher rappels. Last rappel before the water extraction is very botanical.
Access: Drive up the Maggia valley and enter Cevio. Cross the village and continue in the direction of Boschetto. After the bridge, follow the road for 100m-150m. Park in the parking lot.
Return: After the water intake, follow a path to Boschetto. From there, take the road to the parking lot.

Ri del Boschetto: Waypoint
Comment: Début hiking trail
Approach: Take the road that leads up to Morella di Sotto and continue until you reach the Valle bridge. This is the starting point.

Ruschein: Canyon Start
2022-07-04: Very nice limestone, you have to downclimb a lot but I enjoy it in such a labyrinthine environment.
Tour: Small parts again and again, good option for uncertain weather.

Ruschein: Canyon End
2022-07-04: Very nice limestone, you have to downclimb a lot but I enjoy it in such a labyrinthine environment.

Ruschein: Unknown Parking
2022-07-04: Very nice limestone, you have to downclimb a lot but I enjoy it in such a labyrinthine environment.
Access: You can drive quite far up by car. The last part is even below the parking lot next to the chairlift.

Ruschein: Unknown
Comment: Entrée affluent RD

Saar: Canyon Start
2025-10-05: A lot of wood. Not interesting from the access bridge to the middle bridge. More of a river walk with downclimbs. After the middle bridge nice rappels with the final rappel into the lake. With a 75 me...
Tour: Some jumps and slides possible, descent probably vertical.

Saar: Canyon End
2025-10-05: A lot of wood. Not interesting from the access bridge to the middle bridge. More of a river walk with downclimbs. After the middle bridge nice rappels with the final rappel into the lake. With a 75 me...

Saar: Parking at Entry
2025-10-05: A lot of wood. Not interesting from the access bridge to the middle bridge. More of a river walk with downclimbs. After the middle bridge nice rappels with the final rappel into the lake. With a 75 me...

Saar: Parking at Exit

Sandbach (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-11-03: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sandbach (Quelle:
2025-11-03: Moorings in good condition
2024-11-05: Low water level, fair anchors. Some webbing is a bit old, but doable. Some of the small rappels can be climbed down.
Approach: https://swisstopo.app/i/5/VVASGYRR
Tour: The canyon quickly becomes very narrow. Mostly just below the surrounding boulder fields and meadows. Two higher steps (30m), one of which is the waterfall you passed on the access. Many narrow climbing sections in the best rock. Be careful with too much water, it is not only cold but also mostly compressed.

Sandbach (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-11-03: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sandbach (Quelle:
2025-11-03: Moorings in good condition
2024-11-05: Low water level, fair anchors. Some webbing is a bit old, but doable. Some of the small rappels can be climbed down.
Return: Follow the hiking trail back to Alpiglen and take the train down to Grindelwald

Sandbach (Inferiore): Parking at Exit
2025-11-03: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Sandbach (Quelle:
2025-11-03: Moorings in good condition
2024-11-05: Low water level, fair anchors. Some webbing is a bit old, but doable. Some of the small rappels can be climbed down.
Comment: Gare
Access: Wengernalpbahn to Alpiglen, note that there is another Alpiglen in Grindelwald on the other side of the Große Scheidegg.
Return: Follow the hiking trail back to Alpiglen and take the train down to Grindelwald

Sandbach (Inferiore): Waypoint
Comment: Gare d'Alpiglen
Approach: https://swisstopo.app/i/5/VVASGYRR

Schiltbach: Canyon Start
2025-11-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Extrem rutschig (Quelle:
2025-11-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Super méga glissant...patinoire de jus de vaches... (Quelle:
2025-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Quite high flow from the melting snow which almost doubled during descent. Equipment solid but quite old. Some bolts are a bit awkw...

Schiltbach: Canyon End
2025-11-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Extrem rutschig (Quelle:
2025-11-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Super méga glissant...patinoire de jus de vaches... (Quelle:
2025-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Quite high flow from the melting snow which almost doubled during descent. Equipment solid but quite old. Some bolts are a bit awkw...

Schiltbach: Parking at Entry
2025-11-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Extrem rutschig (Quelle:
2025-11-16: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Super méga glissant...patinoire de jus de vaches... (Quelle:
2025-11-01: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schiltbach Quite high flow from the melting snow which almost doubled during descent. Equipment solid but quite old. Some bolts are a bit awkw...
Comment: Si on prend le télécabine
Access: Into the Lauterbrunnen valley to Stechelberg and park there at the valley station of the mountain railroad

Schiltbach: Parking at Exit
Comment: si retour à pieds
Access: Into the Lauterbrunnen valley to Stechelberg and park there at the valley station of the mountain railroad

Schmuer: Canyon Start

Schmuer: Parking at Entry

Schreiabach: Canyon Start

Schreiabach: Canyon End

Schreiabach: Parking Entry and Exit

Schwarzbach (Bern): Canyon Start
2025-11-16: Perfect conditions - water level (photo), pleasant temperature, free of ice and snow. No deep pools; lots of debris in the canyon.
2025-11-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schwarzbach Canyon sympathique, les trois parties sont intéressantes L’équipement est bon, nous avons rajouter aucun amarrages (Quelle: https...
2024-10-29: All anchors still in place. A few could be replaced in the next few years. Only do the last part with a floating bag or a very good swim
Approach: Take the path that leads past the forester's lodge and follow the signs to the Sunnbüel cable car, Gemmi Pass. The GR leaves the path to the right and approaches the last waterfall of the third part. The path runs along the side of the mountain and is dizzying in places. You reach a bridge that overlooks the second part. Now you climb up to the right and reach a path. Follow this for 200 m and a small path leads you naturally into the open part of the canyon.
Tour: 3 separate parts, separated by hiking trails. The canyon narrows immediately. The waterfalls plunge under boulders. The passages are very aesthetic. The hike is quite short, less than 10 minutes, and you reach the bridge of the second part. Here, too, the canyon immediately becomes narrower and steeper. The waterfalls get bigger and some of the stands require an MC. The most beautiful is the 35 m high waterfall under an aesthetic rock arch. You can pass RD both below in the water and outside the water. The next parts are longer and the terrain is a bit unstable. The GR approaches and immediately afterwards the river descends with the same force as in the other parts. The rappels are always aesthetic. After a less aesthetic and more open part, you reach the last waterfalls. The penultimate abseil of 22 m exits in a deep pool, with a dangerous current RD at high water level. You pass a new waterfall and outside the narrow section you find the last points in the fossil riverbed RG.

Schwarzbach (Bern): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-16: Perfect conditions - water level (photo), pleasant temperature, free of ice and snow. No deep pools; lots of debris in the canyon.
2025-11-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Schwarzbach Canyon sympathique, les trois parties sont intéressantes L’équipement est bon, nous avons rajouter aucun amarrages (Quelle: https...
2024-10-29: All anchors still in place. A few could be replaced in the next few years. Only do the last part with a floating bag or a very good swim
Access: From Bern, drive in the direction of Interlaken. Turn off towards Kandersteg. Drive to the village and then continue up the valley towards Selden. You have to pay 10 francs at an automatic toll booth to drive on the road through the canyon. Please note, certain ascent times apply to the one-way road (between 45 and 10 for the ascent). The route leads through tunnels and crosses the Kander. As soon as you come to a passable bridge leading back to RG, take it and park a little further on next to the Forsthaus Waldhus. It is possible to take the cable car up before the toll station. From the top station you have to walk back down to the river.
Return: You leave RD and reach a path and the GR.

Seerenbachfälle: Canyon Start
2025-10-12: Well doable with low/normal flow, but the final c190 gets you in the water & working whether you want it or not. Some of the most memorable minutes a canyoneer will ever have. A 2nd anchor for the in...
2025-04-27: Anchors ok. The stream borders a wildlife sanctuary and the wall is home to endangered bird species. Gamekeepers and forest tenants do not welcome access. Protection period 1.12.-1.July
2025-01-04: Too much ice and snow at the moment. We got out at the emergency exit before the high wall. We weren't sure what the second anchor on the Multi Pitch would be like. Possibly completely under ice as it...
Approach: From the parking lot via the following roads to the bridge: Leistkammstraße -> Hinterstockstraße -> Kaltenbodenweid
Tour: Initially a few low spots with small slides and jumps. Then very vertical. Excluding the 190m final waterfall, the longest pitch is 80m.

Seerenbachfälle: Canyon End
2025-10-12: Well doable with low/normal flow, but the final c190 gets you in the water & working whether you want it or not. Some of the most memorable minutes a canyoneer will ever have. A 2nd anchor for the in...
2025-04-27: Anchors ok. The stream borders a wildlife sanctuary and the wall is home to endangered bird species. Gamekeepers and forest tenants do not welcome access. Protection period 1.12.-1.July
2025-01-04: Too much ice and snow at the moment. We got out at the emergency exit before the high wall. We weren't sure what the second anchor on the Multi Pitch would be like. Possibly completely under ice as it...
Return: Follow the hiking trail orog. right towards Betlis to the car (if the 190m waterfall is made, otherwise follow the emergency exit)

Seerenbachfälle: Parking at Entry
2025-10-12: Well doable with low/normal flow, but the final c190 gets you in the water & working whether you want it or not. Some of the most memorable minutes a canyoneer will ever have. A 2nd anchor for the in...
2025-04-27: Anchors ok. The stream borders a wildlife sanctuary and the wall is home to endangered bird species. Gamekeepers and forest tenants do not welcome access. Protection period 1.12.-1.July
2025-01-04: Too much ice and snow at the moment. We got out at the emergency exit before the high wall. We weren't sure what the second anchor on the Multi Pitch would be like. Possibly completely under ice as it...
Access: Take the A3 at exit 45 in the direction of Weesen. Parking at the bottom, option 1: Parking spaces before the traffic lights. Shortly after the restaurant (Lago Mio) Parking at the bottom, option 2: Note the vehicle size! After the traffic lights at the restaurant (Strahlegg Castle) in Betlis for CHF 10 (note: drive to Betlis always on the hour and half hour, drive to Weesen always at a quarter and at three quarters for 5 minutes each). Info about the traffic lights: https://www.amden-weesen.ch/betliserstrasse Parking above: On one of the numerous public parking lots in Amden Arvenbüel (e.g. Chapfstrasse, Leistkammstrasse, etc.)
Return: Follow the hiking trail orog. right towards Betlis to the car (if the 190m waterfall is made, otherwise follow the emergency exit)

Seerenbachfälle: Parking at Exit
Access: Take the A3 at exit 45 in the direction of Weesen. Parking at the bottom, option 1: Parking spaces before the traffic lights. Shortly after the restaurant (Lago Mio) Parking at the bottom, option 2: Note the vehicle size! After the traffic lights at the restaurant (Strahlegg Castle) in Betlis for CHF 10 (note: drive to Betlis always on the hour and half hour, drive to Weesen always at a quarter and at three quarters for 5 minutes each). Info about the traffic lights: https://www.amden-weesen.ch/betliserstrasse Parking above: On one of the numerous public parking lots in Amden Arvenbüel (e.g. Chapfstrasse, Leistkammstrasse, etc.)
Return: Follow the hiking trail orog. right towards Betlis to the car (if the 190m waterfall is made, otherwise follow the emergency exit)

Sefi: Canyon Start
2025-12-14: Lots of ice in the upper part, little from the incised part onwards. Most of the stands are easily accessible. Grödel, ice axe (especially for access!) and drill set necessary. Water level picture att...
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Approach: Take the gondola from Stechelberg to Gimmelwald (runs every 30 minutes; CHF 12.80 for return trip - as of 2025). From there, follow the signs to Rotstockhütte. At a fork just before the Sefibach, continue left to the exit (water level check), on the right the path leads uphill to the entry (signs continue towards Rotstockhütte). At around 1800m (when the forest thins out) you can see down to the Sefibach. A narrow path leads along a fence down to the stream.
Tour: The tour starts with a few smaller waterfalls (<10m) in an open streambed. If there is already too much water here, the emergency exit can be chosen before the narrow main section. This is followed by a deep section with no escape routes and spectacular waterfalls. The rappel usually takes place directly in the water jet. The canyon then opens up for approx. 100m - you follow the streambed to the last part of 4 canyons.

Sefi: Canyon End
2025-12-14: Lots of ice in the upper part, little from the incised part onwards. Most of the stands are easily accessible. Grödel, ice axe (especially for access!) and drill set necessary. Water level picture att...
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Comment: Ausstieg und Wasserstandskontrolle
Return: Exit orographic left - follow the path back to the gondola.

Sefi: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-12-14: Lots of ice in the upper part, little from the incised part onwards. Most of the stands are easily accessible. Grödel, ice axe (especially for access!) and drill set necessary. Water level picture att...
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Comment: Parkplatz Stechelberg (Schilthornbahn)
Access: Coming from Interlaken, drive past Lauterbrunnen to the valley station of the Schilthorn cable car (Stechelberg). Park here in the paid parking lot.
Return: Exit orographic left - follow the path back to the gondola.

Talbachfall: Canyon Start

Tearm: Canyon Start

Tearm: Canyon End

Tearm: Parking at Entry

Tearm: Parking at Exit

Treccio: Canyon Start
2024-07-21: Better grip than expected. Very nice stream for beginners or after rain. At the very end, a few meters before the exit, sewage is introduced. Anchors all in good condition.
Comment: Start Inferiore
Approach: Entry Holzi at 920HM Depart from the bridge (moor at the bridge).
Tour: A series of medium-high waterfalls on the first part of the trail, followed by a section consisting mainly of walking through garbage. The exit can be made to the left once the guardrail of the road is visible, but it is easier to take the exit to the right shortly after. Canyon spoiled by the ugly final step. Not very playful to master. Equipment on Expansion Mono Point.

Treccio: Canyon End
2024-07-21: Better grip than expected. Very nice stream for beginners or after rain. At the very end, a few meters before the exit, sewage is introduced. Anchors all in good condition.
Return: Follow the road to the car.

Treccio: Canyon Start1
2024-07-21: Better grip than expected. Very nice stream for beginners or after rain. At the very end, a few meters before the exit, sewage is introduced. Anchors all in good condition.
Comment: Start Superiore
Approach: Entry Holzi at 920HM Depart from the bridge (moor at the bridge).
Tour: A series of medium-high waterfalls on the first part of the trail, followed by a section consisting mainly of walking through garbage. The exit can be made to the left once the guardrail of the road is visible, but it is easier to take the exit to the right shortly after. Canyon spoiled by the ugly final step. Not very playful to master. Equipment on Expansion Mono Point.

Treccio: Parking at Entry
Comment: Parkplatz Einstieg oberer Teil
Access: In Medeglia, turn left towards Canedo onto a road whose bends you must negotiate well. Continue straight on until you cross a bridge, which is the starting point for the descent. Park your car a few dozen meters further on.
Return: Follow the road to the car.

Treccio: Parking at Exit
Comment: Oder Einstieg unterer Teil
Access: In Medeglia, turn left towards Canedo onto a road whose bends you must negotiate well. Continue straight on until you cross a bridge, which is the starting point for the descent. Park your car a few dozen meters further on.
Return: Follow the road to the car.

Treccio: Waterlevel Checkpoint
Hydrology: Difficult evasion options. Easy exposure to high water. Can also be used after extreme rainfall. Carried out at high water, beginners should not be taken along. All waterfalls can be easily bypassed (with a rope). The first waterfall is the only one that could be problematic when descending in the axis (large basin with water backflow). The C30, which looks like a chute from above, goes by (possibility to use the RD trees to bypass it). A jump at the foot of the C30 from 5 m would be conceivable (after probing).

Treccio: Parking at Exit1
Comment: Ausstiegsparkplatz unterer Teil
Access: In Medeglia, turn left towards Canedo onto a road whose bends you must negotiate well. Continue straight on until you cross a bridge, which is the starting point for the descent. Park your car a few dozen meters further on.

Treccio: Parking at Exit2
Comment: Ausstiegsparkplatz unterer Teil - Option 2

Triftwasser: Canyon Start
Comment: Départ de l\'affluent pour rentrer dans la gorge.

Triftwasser: Unknown Parking

Trümmelbach I: Canyon Start
2025-08-23: If you like alpine canyons, this is certainly one of the best. Very grippy, generally superiore conditions
Approach: From the parking lot to the train station and take the train to Kleine Scheidegg station and continue by train to the Eiger Glacier. Since the exit of 2020, it has been possible to take the Eiger Express from Grindelwald, which takes you directly to the Eiger Glacier station in 15 minutes. From the Eiger Glacier station, you continue hiking up on a blue and white marked trail, which initially runs along the railroad line. The path is exposed in some places, but there are fixed hand lines to help you over the steep parts. Continue along the path to an altitude of 2680m, from where you can begin the traverse to the right through the loose rock field to the start of the canyon.
Tour: The canyon is more of a mini-canyon in terms of depth and width, especially at the beginning. The water has ditched a very narrow and small slot towards the first abseiling points. After the first waterfalls, the canyon continues in beautifully polished rock and gets deeper and deeper. There are always some steep downclimbs, but this is not a problem with the enormously grippy rocks. The canyon with its beautiful views and surroundings is a great adventure. At the exit, the route continues directly in front of the ice field and it is recommended to include Trümmelbach Il in the same tour, as this combination works excellently. If Trümmelbach Il is to be appended, you can enter the same stream after bypassing the snow/ice field and do some nice downclimbs and slides until you reach the start of Trümmelbach II. Caution: the plates on the rakes are often missing, even if someone has been in there shortly before. Better take a few plates and M10 nuts and washers in SS316 with you.

Trümmelbach I: Canyon End
2025-08-23: If you like alpine canyons, this is certainly one of the best. Very grippy, generally superiore conditions
Return: If you only do Trümmelbach I, then leave the path at the snow/ice field to the right and traverse to Eigergletscher station, which is more or less at the same altitude. If you add Trümmelbach Il, you can either hike up from the exit of the canyon to the Eigergletscher station or hike down to Wengernalp to catch the next train.

Trümmelbach I: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-23: If you like alpine canyons, this is certainly one of the best. Very grippy, generally superiore conditions
Comment: Parkplatz Lauterbrunnen
Access: On the A8 highway, take exit 25 (Wilderswil) and then drive up the valley towards Lauterbrunnen. Cross the village and turn left shortly after the Weisse Lütschine towards the retirement home. Park at the exit of the road at a sports field or in the parking garage at Lauterbrunnen train station.
Return: If you only do Trümmelbach I, then leave the path at the snow/ice field to the right and traverse to Eigergletscher station, which is more or less at the same altitude. If you add Trümmelbach Il, you can either hike up from the exit of the canyon to the Eigergletscher station or hike down to Wengernalp to catch the next train.

Trümmelbach I: Parking Entry and Exit1
Comment: Parkplatz Grindelwald
Access: On the A8 highway, take exit 25 (Wilderswil) and then drive up the valley towards Lauterbrunnen. Cross the village and turn left shortly after the Weisse Lütschine towards the retirement home. Park at the exit of the road at a sports field or in the parking garage at Lauterbrunnen train station.
Return: If you only do Trümmelbach I, then leave the path at the snow/ice field to the right and traverse to Eigergletscher station, which is more or less at the same altitude. If you add Trümmelbach Il, you can either hike up from the exit of the canyon to the Eigergletscher station or hike down to Wengernalp to catch the next train.

Tschinglenbach: Canyon Start

Tschinglenbach: Canyon End

Tschinglenbach: Unknown Parking

Tscholboden: Canyon Start

Tscholboden: Canyon End

Tscholboden: Parking at Entry

Tscholboden: Parking at Exit

Ursprungsbach: Canyon Start

Ursprungsbach: Canyon End

Ursprungsbach: Parking at Entry

Ursprungsbach: Parking at Exit

Valsorey: Canyon Start
2022-09-17: Wow, the breeze was really sizzling that day, it was really cold.
Approach: After about 200m along the streambed comes the first abseil point.
Tour: The canyon has been set up by guides, so there are many fixed ropes that lead to jumps.

Valtschiel: Canyon Start

Valtschiel: Canyon End

Valtschiel: Parking at Entry

Valtschiel: Parking at Exit

Wyssbach (Oeschinensee): Canyon Start

Wyssbach (Oeschinensee): Canyon End

Wyssbach (Grindelwald): Canyon Start

Wyssbach (Grindelwald): Canyon End

Wyssbach (Grindelwald): Parking Entry and Exit

Zulg: Canyon Start
2025-08-17: Very handy for walking. All stands OK.

Zulg: Parking at Entry
2025-08-17: Very handy for walking. All stands OK.

Zulg: Parking at Exit
2025-08-17: Very handy for walking. All stands OK.

Stampach: Canyon Start

Stampach: Unknown Parking

Val Sax: Canyon Start
Approach: Bus is required for access.

Val Sax: Canyon End

Val Sax: Parking Entry and Exit

Ual Crap Grisch North: Canyon Start

Ual Crap Grisch North: Canyon End

Ual Crap Grisch North: Parking Entry and Exit

Ranasca (superiore): Canyon Start

Ranasca (superiore): Canyon End

Ranasca (superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Ladral (Superiore): Canyon Start

Ladral (Superiore): Canyon End

Ladral (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Aua da Blengias: Canyon Start

Aua da Blengias: Canyon End

Aua da Blengias: Parking Entry and Exit

Plattera: Canyon Start
2025-12-13: v3a1 First rappel on the left side of the tree at a height of 3 meters. Then mostly bolt stands. 2New anchors drilled. Last rappel with fidelstick on a fall tree. Partly wood in the stream. 2*30 mete...
Tour: Erster Abseiler links am Baum auf 3Meter höhe. Dann mehrheitlich Bohrhakenstände. 2Neue Haken gebohrt. Letzter Abseiler mit Fidelstick an einem Fallholzbaum. Teilweise Holz im Bach. 2*30 Meter Seil reicht locker. Wir haben unten trockene Kleidung deponiert. Mit dem Auto dann zum Einstieg. Zum Schluss hoch gelaufen.

Plattera: Canyon End
2025-12-13: v3a1 First rappel on the left side of the tree at a height of 3 meters. Then mostly bolt stands. 2New anchors drilled. Last rappel with fidelstick on a fall tree. Partly wood in the stream. 2*30 mete...

Plattera: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-12-13: v3a1 First rappel on the left side of the tree at a height of 3 meters. Then mostly bolt stands. 2New anchors drilled. Last rappel with fidelstick on a fall tree. Partly wood in the stream. 2*30 mete...

Fundogn (Inferiore): Canyon Start

Fundogn (Inferiore): Canyon End

Fundogn (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Surettabach: Canyon Start

Surettabach: Canyon End

Surettabach: Parking Entry and Exit

Tambobach: Canyon Start

Tambobach: Canyon End

Tambobach: Parking Entry and Exit

Maseggbach: Canyon Start

Maseggbach: Canyon End

Maseggbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Bleisbach: Canyon Start

Bleisbach: Canyon End

Bleisbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Schaftobelbach: Canyon Start

Schaftobelbach: Canyon End

Schaftobelbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Gafarrabach (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-09-20: Seven of us in the canyon. As some slides and the jump at the exit were not feasible, we missed anchors there. Due to the north-facing orientation, there was rarely any sunshine. Several involuntary m...
2024-09-22: As it doesn't look nice at the parking lot and entry, we were pleasantly surprised by this little canyon.
Approach: From the bridge - do not cross it! - Follow the gravel road to the farm.
Tour: Continuous sequence of smaller rappels and many mini slides, as the terrain is very slippery

Gafarrabach (Inferiore): Canyon End
2025-09-20: Seven of us in the canyon. As some slides and the jump at the exit were not feasible, we missed anchors there. Due to the north-facing orientation, there was rarely any sunshine. Several involuntary m...
2024-09-22: As it doesn't look nice at the parking lot and entry, we were pleasantly surprised by this little canyon.
Return: Turn right at the bridge

Gafarrabach (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-20: Seven of us in the canyon. As some slides and the jump at the exit were not feasible, we missed anchors there. Due to the north-facing orientation, there was rarely any sunshine. Several involuntary m...
2024-09-22: As it doesn't look nice at the parking lot and entry, we were pleasantly surprised by this little canyon.
Return: Turn right at the bridge

Lindtobel: Canyon Start

Lindtobel: Canyon End

Lindtobel: Parking at Exit

Lindtobel: Parking at Entry

Gändlibach: Canyon Start
2024-10-05: All stands available. Perfect water level today.

Gändlibach: Canyon End
2024-10-05: All stands available. Perfect water level today.

Gändlibach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-10-05: All stands available. Perfect water level today.

Vorderer Josebach: Canyon Start
2025-04-26: Many rappels down to the lake. Often from trees at the start.
2023-09-17: A few beautiful rappels.... The return trip by boat was great.

Vorderer Josebach: Canyon End
2025-04-26: Many rappels down to the lake. Often from trees at the start.
2023-09-17: A few beautiful rappels.... The return trip by boat was great.

Vorderer Josebach: Parking at Exit
2025-04-26: Many rappels down to the lake. Often from trees at the start.
2023-09-17: A few beautiful rappels.... The return trip by boat was great.

Vorderer Josebach: Parking at Entry

Gafarrabach (Intermedio): Canyon End

Gafarrabach (Intermedio): Canyon Start

Gafarrabach (Intermedio): Unknown
Comment: Wasserfassung

Gafarrabach (Superiore)

Gafarrabach (Superiore): Canyon End

Rossmatterklön: Canyon Start

Rossmatterklön: Canyon End

Rossmatterklön: Parking Entry and Exit

Stafelbach: Canyon Start

Stafelbach: Canyon End

Stafelbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Horenloch: Canyon Start

Horenloch: Canyon End

Horenloch: Parking Entry and Exit

Raminbach: Canyon Start

Raminbach: Canyon End

Raminbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Chrummlaui: Canyon Start

Chrummlaui: Canyon End

Chrummlaui: Parking Entry and Exit

Fisetenbach: Canyon Start

Fisetenbach: Canyon End

Fisetenbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Linthschlucht: Canyon Start

Linthschlucht: Canyon End

Linthschlucht: Parking Entry and Exit

Limmerenbach: Canyon Start
2022-10-08: Impressive rock faces, unfortunately the exciting part is quite short.

Limmerenbach: Canyon End
2022-10-08: Impressive rock faces, unfortunately the exciting part is quite short.

Limmerenbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2022-10-08: Impressive rock faces, unfortunately the exciting part is quite short.

Röllbach (Superiore): Canyon Start

Röllbach (Superiore): Canyon End

Röllbach (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Sitzbach: Canyon End

Sitzbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Sitzbach: Canyon Start
Approach: Ascent through the old mine

Filzbach: Canyon Start

Filzbach: Canyon End

Filzbach: Parking at Exit

Filzbach: Parking at Entry

Guppencanyon: Canyon Start

Guppencanyon: Canyon End

Guppencanyon: Parking Entry and Exit

Prato (Inferiore): Canyon Start

Prato (Inferiore): Canyon End

Prato (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Prato (superiore): Canyon Start

Prato (superiore): Canyon End

Ponte: Canyon Start

Ponte: Canyon End

Ponte: Parking at Entry
Comment: Nicht verifzizert

Ribia: Canyon Start
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Ribia: Canyon End
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Quaranteria: Canyon Start

Quaranteria: Canyon End

Bodenbach: Canyon Start

Bodenbach: Canyon End

Bodenbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Furbach (Superiore): Canyon Start

Furbach (Superiore): Canyon End

Furbach (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit

Krinauerbach: Canyon Start

Krinauerbach: Canyon End

Krinauerbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Ranzach: Canyon Start

Ranzach: Canyon End

Ranzach: Parking at Entry

Ranzach: Parking at Exit

Goldingerbach: Canyon Start

Goldingerbach: Canyon End

Goldingerbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Quiello: Canyon Start

Quiello: Canyon End

Serenello (Superiore): Canyon Start
2025-09-11: Many slab abseils. We got in at the new bridge just before Serenéll (in the side stream). The reason for this was work on the hiking trail where they were causing stones to fall into the canyon.
2025-07-15: Mostly very easy to walk, but also slippery in some places. Crystal clear water rather cold but great in summer. Dead animal with strong odor but outside the watercourse. A jammed stone forms a syphon...
Approach: As for inferiore, then follow the path as marked on swisstopo. Follow to the village of serenell. At the following hamlet/house, rappel into the streambed. https://swisstopo.app/i/5/JEYE2Z27
Tour: Varied rappel canyon with fun potential and medium technical level. Super clear water and beautiful rocks. From bridge in side stream (1030m) 25m Tree on the right 30m Arrival in Serenello 35m flat Boulder chock 8m left 8m left + 4m (20 total) 50m left 5m left at the tree 25m left 20m left flat 15m left 100m boulders 2m downclimb 50m right Boulders 50m 10m on the boulder 8m on the boulder 12m right 100m boulders (jump 2m) 25m right from tree 100m boulders Start inferiore.

Serenello (Superiore): Canyon End
2025-09-11: Many slab abseils. We got in at the new bridge just before Serenéll (in the side stream). The reason for this was work on the hiking trail where they were causing stones to fall into the canyon.
2025-07-15: Mostly very easy to walk, but also slippery in some places. Crystal clear water rather cold but great in summer. Dead animal with strong odor but outside the watercourse. A jammed stone forms a syphon...
Return: Up to the small bridge, follow it to the bridge over the Maggia and back up to the road.

Arbeola: Canyon End

Arbeola: Canyon Start

Carnac: Canyon Start
2025-10-25: Surprisingly much water, although the other streams have little water. Got in at the confluence of the two streams. However, the canyon is only worthwhile from Mondan onwards. Set a total of 3 anchors...
2024-09-12: All anchors available. Although other streams in the area have little water, the canyon has a sporty water level. The water is also pooled at some rappels and therefore has a lot of pressure. Good abs...

Carnac: Canyon End
2025-10-25: Surprisingly much water, although the other streams have little water. Got in at the confluence of the two streams. However, the canyon is only worthwhile from Mondan onwards. Set a total of 3 anchors...
2024-09-12: All anchors available. Although other streams in the area have little water, the canyon has a sporty water level. The water is also pooled at some rappels and therefore has a lot of pressure. Good abs...

Calancasca (Inferiore): Canyon Start

Calancasca (Inferiore): Canyon End

Calancasca (Intermedio): Canyon Start
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Calancasca (Intermedio): Canyon End
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Calancasca (Superiore): Canyon Start

Calancasca (Superiore): Canyon End

Confin Nord (inferiore): Canyon End
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Confin Nord (inferiore): Canyon Start

Confin Nord (superiore): Canyon Start

Confin Nord (superiore): Canyon End

Confin Süd: Canyon End

Confin Süd: Canyon Start

Milibach (Brienz): Canyon Start
Approach: 2h if you don't take the train

Milibach (Brienz): Canyon End
Return: 40 min, if you do not place a second car at the exit.

Milibach (Brienz): Parking at Exit
Return: 40 min, if you do not place a second car at the exit.

Milibach (Brienz): Parking at Entry
Return: 40 min, if you do not place a second car at the exit.

Giessbach: Canyon Start
2024-11-15: Have done from 1670m to 1020m. Up to 1330m there are really only 2-3 beautiful spots, the rest is full of boulders. The lower part is cool, but more for collectors, or if you're planning a sauna right...
Approach: There are many ways to get in. The most exciting is the Botchechlempen. Before that, there are often only a few steps and a lot of scree.
Tour: It's very cold in the Botchechlempen, so you're almost glad you have to walk from time to time afterwards to warm up again. If the stream is not slippery, a few higher, very technical jumps are certainly possible, but usually only the small and medium ones will be feasible. The second part, "Botchechinni", is very narrow, with two very dangerous consecutive glacier potholes, so be careful not to slide into them.

Giessbach: Canyon End
2024-11-15: Have done from 1670m to 1020m. Up to 1330m there are really only 2-3 beautiful spots, the rest is full of boulders. The lower part is cool, but more for collectors, or if you're planning a sauna right...
Return: As soon as you cross the road again, it is just under 10 minutes to Bramisegg.

Giessbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-11-15: Have done from 1670m to 1020m. Up to 1330m there are really only 2-3 beautiful spots, the rest is full of boulders. The lower part is cool, but more for collectors, or if you're planning a sauna right...
Access: Depending on where you get in, park closer to Bramisegg or Axalp.
Return: As soon as you cross the road again, it is just under 10 minutes to Bramisegg.

Sandbach (Superiore): Canyon Start
2025-11-03: Very nice More snow at the start and in the canyon, but we didn't use crampons.
2024-10-27: Everything is easy to walk on, there are still some avalanche remains at the entry, but you can get through easily.
2024-09-21: Entry at 2120m not feasible (ice). Approx. 50m in depth there are anchors on both sides, from there 40m rappel to the bottom of the gorge.

Sandbach (Superiore): Canyon End
2025-11-03: Very nice More snow at the start and in the canyon, but we didn't use crampons.
2024-10-27: Everything is easy to walk on, there are still some avalanche remains at the entry, but you can get through easily.
2024-09-21: Entry at 2120m not feasible (ice). Approx. 50m in depth there are anchors on both sides, from there 40m rappel to the bottom of the gorge.

Sandbach (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-03: Very nice More snow at the start and in the canyon, but we didn't use crampons.
2024-10-27: Everything is easy to walk on, there are still some avalanche remains at the entry, but you can get through easily.
2024-09-21: Entry at 2120m not feasible (ice). Approx. 50m in depth there are anchors on both sides, from there 40m rappel to the bottom of the gorge.

Sulsbach: Canyon Start
2024-06-26: All good! Nice open canyon with solid single bolts!

Sulsbach: Canyon End
2024-06-26: All good! Nice open canyon with solid single bolts!

Sulsbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-06-26: All good! Nice open canyon with solid single bolts!

Staubbachfall: Canyon Start

Staubbachfall: Canyon End

Staubbachfall: Parking Entry and Exit

Spissbach: Canyon Start
2025-08-20: Almost everywhere 2 anchors. The downclimb before the first and after the last place is very loose rock and very slippery. Could be defused at the top with 1-2 anchors The 100m section can be easily i...
Approach: Cable car + train + walk

Spissbach: Canyon End
2025-08-20: Almost everywhere 2 anchors. The downclimb before the first and after the last place is very loose rock and very slippery. Could be defused at the top with 1-2 anchors The 100m section can be easily i...

Spissbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-08-20: Almost everywhere 2 anchors. The downclimb before the first and after the last place is very loose rock and very slippery. Could be defused at the top with 1-2 anchors The 100m section can be easily i...

Trümmelbach II: Canyon Start
2025-10-30: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach II Some snow but no ice. All ok. Combined with part III. (Quelle:
2025-08-23: If you like alpine canyons, this is certainly one of the best. Very grippy, generally superiore conditions. More serious than the upper part.
Approach: From the parking lot to the train station and take the train to Kleine Scheidegg station and continue by train to the Eiger Glacier. Since the exit of 2020, it has been possible to take the Eiger Express from Grindelwald, which takes you directly to the Eiger Glacier station in 15 minutes. From the Eiger Glacier station, you can hike south along the remains of a moraine down to the riverbed and the start of the canyon. Further up to the official entry point at 2098 m above sea level, there are several small steps and slides in an open but pleasant riverbed.
Tour: The canyon is relatively short, but offers some beautiful abseils in beautifully carved rock and crystal-clear pools. We do not recommend only doing Trümmelbach Il. It is advisable to combine Trümmelbach I and Il or Trümmelbach Il and Ill to make a full-day canyoning tour and it is worth investing the money for the train or cable car ride to the starting point.

Trümmelbach II: Canyon End
2025-10-30: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach II Some snow but no ice. All ok. Combined with part III. (Quelle:
2025-08-23: If you like alpine canyons, this is certainly one of the best. Very grippy, generally superiore conditions. More serious than the upper part.
Return: There are several options for the way back. If you parked in Lauterbrunnen, your best bet is to hike down to Wengernalp (45min), which is also the station of choice if you add Trummelbach Ill to Trümmelbach II. If you parked in Grindelwald, I would recommend hiking to the Eigergletscher station (1h15min) to return to your car. Whatever you decide, a hike in this region is a great experience in itself.

Trümmelbach II: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-30: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach II Some snow but no ice. All ok. Combined with part III. (Quelle:
2025-08-23: If you like alpine canyons, this is certainly one of the best. Very grippy, generally superiore conditions. More serious than the upper part.
Comment: Parkplatz Lauterbrunnen
Access: On the A8 highway, take exit 25 (Wilderswil) and then drive up the valley towards Lauterbrunnen. Cross the village and turn left shortly after the Weisse Lütschine towards the retirement home. Park at the exit of the road at a sports field or in the parking garage at Lauterbrunnen train station.
Return: There are several options for the way back. If you parked in Lauterbrunnen, your best bet is to hike down to Wengernalp (45min), which is also the station of choice if you add Trummelbach Ill to Trümmelbach II. If you parked in Grindelwald, I would recommend hiking to the Eigergletscher station (1h15min) to return to your car. Whatever you decide, a hike in this region is a great experience in itself.

Trümmelbach II: Parking Entry and Exit1
Comment: Parkplatz Grindelwald
Return: There are several options for the way back. If you parked in Lauterbrunnen, your best bet is to hike down to Wengernalp (45min), which is also the station of choice if you add Trummelbach Ill to Trümmelbach II. If you parked in Grindelwald, I would recommend hiking to the Eigergletscher station (1h15min) to return to your car. Whatever you decide, a hike in this region is a great experience in itself.

Trümmelbach III: Canyon Start
2025-11-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach III Pas de neige dans le canyon, quelques plaques de glace au démarrage mais rien de compliqué.Tous les amarrages sont OK (même si...
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2025-11-07: Dry at first, then a little water Moorings are good Ascending ropes still in place We moved on to 4
Approach: From the parking lot, walk to the train station and take the train to Wengernalp station. From there, take the path heading east, which soon passes under the railroad line. Continue on the path down to the cable car station in the direction of Biglenalp. After the cable car station, follow the path that leads around a mountain ridge. Continue hiking downhill, still in the direction of Biglenalp, until you reach a footbridge over the Trümmelbach (water level control, 1739 m above sea level). Stay on the path on the right bank until the next bridge, where the canyon begins (1715 m a.s.l.). Install/check the exit ropes (1h30 to 2h round trip): Continue on the path along the stream, still on the right bank. After 200 m, you pass houses, then the path continues 200 m into the forest. Cross the fence on the left (pile of stones and red painted dots on the trees) and go down as best you can in the forest (follow the red markings), heading southwest, around small rocks. We walk to a hill (1615 m above sea level), still in a south-westerly direction. Turn left around this small hill and then descend to the south. Watch out for the canyon on the left. As soon as the path is too exposed, you should attach ropes to the trees. A first 65 m rope length in the grassy slope leads past a 4 m high rock. The second pitch of 55 m starts at a tree and leads over cracked slabs (4 cracks, watch out for the stainless steel bolts) down to the stream. When you have finished with the ropes, head back to the starting jetty.
Tour: After a canyon hike, the canyon becomes deeper. An inflow comes from the right bank. The slope is beautiful, abseils follow one after the other until you reach a 15 m high waterfall in a narrow crevasse, which can be a challenge when the water level is high. The canyon now becomes very narrow and dark until it widens near another tributary on the right bank. Long passages lead to a left-hand bend and a wider part with a few more obstacles and the confluence with the main stream. This is where the previously placed ropes are located. Do not go any further in the river (Trümmelbach IV): unless you are prepared. The route is long and can be dangerous as it is exposed to ice avalanches from the Giessen glacier on the left bank.

Trümmelbach III: Canyon End
2025-11-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach III Pas de neige dans le canyon, quelques plaques de glace au démarrage mais rien de compliqué.Tous les amarrages sont OK (même si...
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2025-11-07: Dry at first, then a little water Moorings are good Ascending ropes still in place We moved on to 4
Return: Climb up the ropes and return to the hiking trails. From there, either return to Wengernap station (turn right to return to the path used on the outward journey) or turn left to hike back to Wengen (1h45) or Lauterbrunnen (2h50), following the hiking signs. Alternatively Trümmelbach IV.

Trümmelbach III: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-11-08: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach III Pas de neige dans le canyon, quelques plaques de glace au démarrage mais rien de compliqué.Tous les amarrages sont OK (même si...
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2025-11-07: Dry at first, then a little water Moorings are good Ascending ropes still in place We moved on to 4
Return: Climb up the ropes and return to the hiking trails. From there, either return to Wengernap station (turn right to return to the path used on the outward journey) or turn left to hike back to Wengen (1h45) or Lauterbrunnen (2h50), following the hiking signs. Alternatively Trümmelbach IV.

Trümmelbach IV: Canyon Start
2025-11-09: Have added the 3 missing anchors. Feasible at this water level without any problems.
2025-11-07: Few moorings, so we added rope rings Lots of steps and lots of garbage in this canyon...
2025-11-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach IV Franchement c’est un canyon qui n’a aucun intérêt, beaucoup de marche, sa glisse, très peut de partie intéressantes. C’est mieu...
Approach: From the parking lot, walk to the train station and take the train to Wengernalp station. From there, take the path heading east, which soon passes under the railroad line. Continue on the path down to the cable car station in the direction of Biglenalp. After the cable car station, follow the path that leads around a mountain ridge. Continue hiking downhill, still in the direction of Biglenalp, until you reach a footbridge over the Trümmelbach (water level control, 1739 m above sea level). Stay on the path on the right bank until the next bridge, entry Trümmelbach III (1715 m a.s.l.). Continue on the path along the stream, still on the right bank. After 200 m you pass houses, then the path leads 200 m further into the forest. Cross the fence on the left (pile of stones and red painted dots on the trees) and descend as best you can in the forest (follow the red markings), heading southwest, around small rocks. We walk to a hill (1615 m above sea level), still in a south-westerly direction. Turn left around this small hill and then descend to the south. Watch out for the canyon on the left. As soon as the path is too exposed, you should attach ropes to the trees. A first 65 m rope length in the grassy slope leads past a 4 m high rock. The second pitch of 55 m starts at a tree and leads over cracked slabs (4 crevasses, watch out for the stainless steel bolts) down to the stream and the start of the tour. Alternatively, climb after Trümmelbach III.
Tour: Trümmelbach section IV is the longest and potentially most dangerous part of all five sections. It is strongly recommended that you take at least one complete set of crampons, ice axe and ice screws with you. Depending on the conditions, there may still be large patches of snow and ice in the canyon below the Giessen Glacier. In addition, rockfall is to be expected in the area of the Giessen Glacier and a quick crossing of this part is recommended due to unpredictable ice and rockfall. Apart from the potential dangers, this part offers incredibly beautiful sequences in a breathtaking area. On the right hand side, the rock faces rise over 2000m to the Schwarzmönch and the Jungfrau. The canyon is very varied and offers a multitude of different possibilities. Sequences in different rocks, repeatedly interrupted by walking passages. It is not as good and continuous as Trümmelbach Ill or Trümmelbach V. It is ideal to combine this part with Trümmelbach Ill or Trümmelbach V for a strenuous and full day of canyoning.

Trümmelbach IV: Canyon End
2025-11-09: Have added the 3 missing anchors. Feasible at this water level without any problems.
2025-11-07: Few moorings, so we added rope rings Lots of steps and lots of garbage in this canyon...
2025-11-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach IV Franchement c’est un canyon qui n’a aucun intérêt, beaucoup de marche, sa glisse, très peut de partie intéressantes. C’est mieu...
Return: Either exit to the left at the bridge at the start of Trümmelbach V and follow the hiking trail down to the exit of Trümmelbach V, or continue along Trümmelbach part V. Make sure that you have permission to walk Trümmelbach V, as this is compulsory and otherwise you could face a heavy fine.

Trümmelbach IV: Parking at Exit
2025-11-09: Have added the 3 missing anchors. Feasible at this water level without any problems.
2025-11-07: Few moorings, so we added rope rings Lots of steps and lots of garbage in this canyon...
2025-11-07: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Trümmelbach IV Franchement c’est un canyon qui n’a aucun intérêt, beaucoup de marche, sa glisse, très peut de partie intéressantes. C’est mieu...
Comment: Parkplatz Ausstieg
Return: Either exit to the left at the bridge at the start of Trümmelbach V and follow the hiking trail down to the exit of Trümmelbach V, or continue along Trümmelbach part V. Make sure that you have permission to walk Trümmelbach V, as this is compulsory and otherwise you could face a heavy fine.

Trümmelbach IV: Parking at Entry
Comment: Parkplatz Bahnstation
Return: Either exit to the left at the bridge at the start of Trümmelbach V and follow the hiking trail down to the exit of Trümmelbach V, or continue along Trümmelbach part V. Make sure that you have permission to walk Trümmelbach V, as this is compulsory and otherwise you could face a heavy fine.

Ahorni: Canyon Start

Ahorni: Canyon End

Ahorni: Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: Parkplatz Auto

Ahorni: Waypoint
Comment: Fahrrad hier abstellen.

Gervan: Canyon Start

Gervan: Canyon End

Grande: Canyon End
2025-09-08: Quite slippery in places. We made the orographic access on the right via the bolchetta bend. From the bend downhill steep and pathless adventure. You could try the orographic access on the left at abo...
Return: Along the streambed directly back to the parking lot

Grande: Canyon Start
2025-09-08: Quite slippery in places. We made the orographic access on the right via the bolchetta bend. From the bend downhill steep and pathless adventure. You could try the orographic access on the left at abo...
Approach: Two options, both bad. The orographic variant on the right goes up on a good hiking trail to the bolchetta haipin bends. From there, descend steeply to the streambed. Tricky, laborious. Variant two orographic left is described at https://canyon.li/riale-grande/ described

Grande: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-08: Quite slippery in places. We made the orographic access on the right via the bolchetta bend. From the bend downhill steep and pathless adventure. You could try the orographic access on the left at abo...
Access: Park in lumino at the top of the cable car parking lot
Return: Along the streambed directly back to the parking lot

Val Rüss: Canyon Start
2025-09-28: Not very slippery to walk. Anchors as good as new but always only monopoints or trees. Lots of loose scree, even large stones are unstable.
Approach: Either walk or drive from the exit of the road to Verdabbio. From Verdabbio another 30 min access on foot.
Tour: First rappel with four rappels a nice start. In the second rappel there is an intermediate belay. Then we walk and downclimb some scree until rappels follow again. Now more and more rappels follow until at the exit we scramble down the steep streambed through scree for 10-15 minutes. Beware of many loose and large stones on the entire tour.

Val Rüss: Canyon End
2025-09-28: Not very slippery to walk. Anchors as good as new but always only monopoints or trees. Lots of loose scree, even large stones are unstable.

Val Rüss: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-09-28: Not very slippery to walk. Anchors as good as new but always only monopoints or trees. Lots of loose scree, even large stones are unstable.

Val Rüss: Parking at Entry

Val Rüss: Parking at Entry1

Groven (Inferiore): Canyon Start
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Groven (Inferiore): Canyon End

Portüira: Canyon Start

Portüira: Canyon End

Moesa-Mesocco: Canyon End

Moesa-Mesocco: Canyon Start
Tour: Coordinates not very accurate.

Largè: Canyon Start

Largè: Canyon End

Moesa (inferiore): Canyon Start

Moesa (inferiore): Canyon End

Moesa (superiore): Canyon Start

Moesa (superiore): Canyon End

Passit: Canyon Start

Passit: Canyon End

Rià di Ri: Canyon Start

Rià di Ri: Canyon End

Breggia: Canyon Start

Breggia: Canyon End

Cedullo (Inferiore): Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot in Monti di Gerra, take the asphalt road uphill to the first hairpin bends, where the path to Monti di Vairano begins. If you follow the path, you will reach the bridge in 15 minutes, where the descent begins.

Cedullo (Inferiore): Canyon End
Return: Once you have overcome the difficulties, follow the stream to the village. Near the railroad bridge, you can easily switch to the right bank and quickly reach the lower parking lot (20 min.).

Cedullo (Inferiore): Parking at Entry
Access: Park in Monti di Gerra in the park in front of the barrier.
Return: Once you have overcome the difficulties, follow the stream to the village. Near the railroad bridge, you can easily switch to the right bank and quickly reach the lower parking lot (20 min.).

Cedullo (Inferiore): Parking at Exit
Access: Park in Monti di Gerra in the park in front of the barrier.
Return: Once you have overcome the difficulties, follow the stream to the village. Near the railroad bridge, you can easily switch to the right bank and quickly reach the lower parking lot (20 min.).

Cedullo (Superiore): Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot of Monti di Gerra you walk up to the end of the paved road where there are signs to Alpe Cedullo. Follows the easy path to Alpetto to the altitude of about 1200m, where you find a wooded coast that allows you to go down easily to the bed of a tributary of the stream, near the first vertical.

Cedullo (Superiore): Canyon End
Return: The exit is near the bridge at an altitude of 820m. Following the approach path on the left, you arrive in 10 min to the paved road and then to the parking lot of Monti di Gerra (15 min). The same path can be used to assess the water level before entering the stream.

Cedullo (Superiore): Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Park in Monti di Gerra in the park before the barrier.
Return: The exit is near the bridge at an altitude of 820m. Following the approach path on the left, you arrive in 10 min to the paved road and then to the parking lot of Monti di Gerra (15 min). The same path can be used to assess the water level before entering the stream.

Cusella: Canyon Start
Approach: With shuttle: from the parking at 758 m, hike towards Monti di Mezzovico, keeping left to reach the last alpine huts at Garzon. Several fountains along the way. From here, follow the trail that enters the valley on a gentle traverse until crossing the stream near 1134 m, which is the canyon entry point (46°05'35.6"N 8°53'03.8"E). Approx. 1h, +350 m elevation gain. Without shuttle: starting on foot from Sigirino (440 m), cross the stream on the north side of the village, then keep left to climb along the trail towards Monti di Mezzovico and the parking at 758 m. This adds another +320 m elevation gain and nearly 1h to the approach.

Cusella: Canyon End
Return: After the last narrows, it is possible to exit immediately on the right bank via a steep slope, reaching the trail that leads to the upper parking in Sigirino, or continue more easily along the streambed until the bridge, where you can exit on the right bank and return to the cars in approx. 5 minutes.

Cusella: Alternative Canyon Start
Approach: With shuttle: from the parking at 758 m, hike towards Monti di Mezzovico, keeping left to reach the last alpine huts at Garzon. Several fountains along the way. From here, follow the trail that enters the valley on a gentle traverse until crossing the stream near 1134 m, which is the canyon entry point (46°05'35.6"N 8°53'03.8"E). Approx. 1h, +350 m elevation gain. Without shuttle: starting on foot from Sigirino (440 m), cross the stream on the north side of the village, then keep left to climb along the trail towards Monti di Mezzovico and the parking at 758 m. This adds another +320 m elevation gain and nearly 1h to the approach.

Cusella: Parking at Exit
Access: Downstream: in Sigirino it is possible to park for max. 24h in the parking lot on Via Vianco (46°04'48.8"N 8°54'53.8"E) or in the smaller parking area on Via Mastarino (46°04'56"N 8°54'48.7"E). Upstream (shuttle): in Mezzovico you can set up a shuttle and drive up the paved road to 758 m a.s.l. (46°05'21"N 8°54'25"E) via Via Monti di Tortoi (municipal permit required).
Return: After the last narrows, it is possible to exit immediately on the right bank via a steep slope, reaching the trail that leads to the upper parking in Sigirino, or continue more easily along the streambed until the bridge, where you can exit on the right bank and return to the cars in approx. 5 minutes.

Cusella: Parking at Entry
Access: Downstream: in Sigirino it is possible to park for max. 24h in the parking lot on Via Vianco (46°04'48.8"N 8°54'53.8"E) or in the smaller parking area on Via Mastarino (46°04'56"N 8°54'48.7"E). Upstream (shuttle): in Mezzovico you can set up a shuttle and drive up the paved road to 758 m a.s.l. (46°05'21"N 8°54'25"E) via Via Monti di Tortoi (municipal permit required).
Return: After the last narrows, it is possible to exit immediately on the right bank via a steep slope, reaching the trail that leads to the upper parking in Sigirino, or continue more easily along the streambed until the bridge, where you can exit on the right bank and return to the cars in approx. 5 minutes.

Chilchbalm: Canyon Start

Chilchbalm: Canyon End

Chilchbalm: Parking Entry and Exit

Chilchbalm: Waypoint
Comment: Fahrrad hier abstellen.

Büelbach: Canyon Start
2025-08-09: beautiful lower part
2024-08-10: Very slippery at the moment and a little wood in places. All in all, a worthwhile ascent.
Approach: The parking lot is located directly by the stream, by a small wooden bridge. Please note that the road and parking are subject to a toll, which can be paid on the way to the entry at a ticket booth on the road for 5 francs. (Do not pay for parking zone 4, which costs 10 francs)
Tour: Mainly rappel (also a lot on trees) and downclimbing. If you are looking for slides or jumps, you can find them, but they are not beautiful. The rock is relatively slippery, some experience in downclimbing is helpful. The walking passages are easily passable.

Büelbach: Canyon End
2025-08-09: beautiful lower part
2024-08-10: Very slippery at the moment and a little wood in places. All in all, a worthwhile ascent.
Return: When you reach the Lombach, walk downstream for a few meters and walk upstream again on the opposite bank "path" and climb up the embankment to the road on a less defined path. The path starts roughly in the middle between the two dams in the Lombach.

Büelbach: Parking at Entry
2025-08-09: beautiful lower part
2024-08-10: Very slippery at the moment and a little wood in places. All in all, a worthwhile ascent.
Return: When you reach the Lombach, walk downstream for a few meters and walk upstream again on the opposite bank "path" and climb up the embankment to the road on a less defined path. The path starts roughly in the middle between the two dams in the Lombach.

Büelbach: Parking at Exit
Return: When you reach the Lombach, walk downstream for a few meters and walk upstream again on the opposite bank "path" and climb up the embankment to the road on a less defined path. The path starts roughly in the middle between the two dams in the Lombach.

Eggbach: Canyon Start
2018-06-27: First ascent on 27.6.2018 by Urs, Luki, Dino, René and Alex. THEN, of course, the anchors were tiptop! :-)

Eggbach: Canyon End
2018-06-27: First ascent on 27.6.2018 by Urs, Luki, Dino, René and Alex. THEN, of course, the anchors were tiptop! :-)

Eggbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2018-06-27: First ascent on 27.6.2018 by Urs, Luki, Dino, René and Alex. THEN, of course, the anchors were tiptop! :-)

Sagibach: Canyon Start
2024-09-14: The ascent was possible one day after a cold front with a northerly dust situation. The pools are max. knee-deep. Anchorages all in order.
Approach: As of 14.09.2024, the hiking trail which serves as access is closed due to storm damage. Follow the hiking trail and enter at the 3rd bridge/stream crossing of the Sagibach.
Tour: The streambed is relatively wide and there are many downclimbs over scree Cell phone reception is rather difficult throughout the valley.

Sagibach: Canyon End
2024-09-14: The ascent was possible one day after a cold front with a northerly dust situation. The pools are max. knee-deep. Anchorages all in order.
Return: Follow the stream and turn left onto the hiking trail, which also serves as access.

Sagibach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-09-14: The ascent was possible one day after a cold front with a northerly dust situation. The pools are max. knee-deep. Anchorages all in order.
Return: Follow the stream and turn left onto the hiking trail, which also serves as access.

Gwindlibach: Canyon Start
Approach: There is a clear no-canyoning sign at the access point, which explicitly prohibits canyoning in the Gwindlibach.

Gwindlibach: Canyon End

Gwindlibach: Parking Entry and Exit

Gornerbach (Bern): Canyon Start
2024-10-28: All anchors are still there. Some trees inside. One pool requires good current swimming

Gornerbach (Bern): Canyon End
2024-10-28: All anchors are still there. Some trees inside. One pool requires good current swimming

Gornerbach (Bern): Parking Entry and Exit
2024-10-28: All anchors are still there. Some trees inside. One pool requires good current swimming

Silleregrabe: Canyon Start
Approach: EXTREMELY difficult. Only for experienced alpinists.

Silleregrabe: Canyon End

Silleregrabe: Parking Entry and Exit

Fallbach (Blumenstein): Canyon Start
2024-10-20: Very slippery, between the belay in the high abseil (last one) consists of four moderately good holds, which are completely flooded at this water level.
2024-09-08: Good alternative if the weather is uncertain. Shuttle (car replacement) with 7chf ride and parking ticket possible. Slippery in the rappels. Some wood in the walking passages. A boulder field with a l...
Approach: After the car has crossed the first stream, follow the hiking trail to the actual stream. Entry to the water where it goes well.
Tour: Two nice sequences of 3-4 rappels each. The rest is walking and climbing. A few smaller slides.

Fallbach (Blumenstein): Canyon End
2024-10-20: Very slippery, between the belay in the high abseil (last one) consists of four moderately good holds, which are completely flooded at this water level.
2024-09-08: Good alternative if the weather is uncertain. Shuttle (car replacement) with 7chf ride and parking ticket possible. Slippery in the rappels. Some wood in the walking passages. A boulder field with a l...
Return: Orographic left on the path to the church

Fallbach (Blumenstein): Parking Entry and Exit
2024-10-20: Very slippery, between the belay in the high abseil (last one) consists of four moderately good holds, which are completely flooded at this water level.
2024-09-08: Good alternative if the weather is uncertain. Shuttle (car replacement) with 7chf ride and parking ticket possible. Slippery in the rappels. Some wood in the walking passages. A boulder field with a l...
Access: Blumenstein park at the church. Car parking is possible on the right.
Return: Orographic left on the path to the church

Chimpach: Canyon Start

Chimpach: Canyon End

Chimpach: Parking Entry and Exit

Steiwasser: Canyon Start

Steiwasser: Canyon End

Steiwasser: Parking Entry and Exit

Wendenwasser: Canyon Start

Wendenwasser: Canyon End

Wendenwasser: Parking Entry and Exit

Treichigraben: Canyon Start

Treichigraben: Canyon End

Treichigraben: Parking Entry and Exit

Bündengraben: Canyon Start

Bündengraben: Canyon End

Bündengraben: Parking Entry and Exit

Aare Grimsel: Canyon Start

Aare Grimsel: Canyon End

Aare Grimsel: Parking at Entry

Aare Grimsel: Parking at Exit

Handeggfall: Canyon Start

Handeggfall: Canyon End

Handeggfall: Parking Entry and Exit

Mattenbach: Canyon Start

Mattenbach: Canyon End

Mattenbach: Parking Entry and Exit

Wagisbach: Canyon Start

Wagisbach: Canyon End

Wagisbach: Parking at Exit

Wagisbach: Parking at Entry

Glütschbach: Canyon Start

Glütschbach: Canyon End

Glütschbach: Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: Parkplatz Auto

Glütschbach: Waypoint
Comment: Fahrrad hier abstellen

Chesselbach (St. Stephan): Canyon Start

Chesselbach (St. Stephan): Canyon End

Chesselbach (St. Stephan): Parking Entry and Exit

Magliasina: Canyon Start
Approach: • With shuttle: From Miglieglia, follow the signs for the Maglio di Aranno (to be verified). Once at the maglio, continue as described below. • Without shuttle: From the Novaggio parking lot, go to Via Vinéra and descend to the homonymous mill, cross the Bavòcc Torrent, and climb on the opposite bank, continuing to follow the Sentiero delle Meraviglie and the signs for the Maglio di Aranno. Upon reaching the maglio, cross the Magliasina River near a beautiful waterfall and then follow the river on the left bank until the trail begins to move away from the streambed. At that point, enter the water; the first canyoning section starts shortly after (46°01'09.3"N 8°51'56.6"E). About 40 minutes for 100 m ascent and 140 m descent.

Magliasina: Canyon End
Return: After the last jump (C8) into the large pool below Ur Mott da Leléta, take a trail on the left bank and then, through the bushes, on the right bank to reach the main path. Alternatively, simply continue along the riverbed until the bridge at 411 m elevation. From the bridge, climb the steep trail on the right bank up to the village of Curio, and from there return to Novaggio via the paved road. About 40 minutes for 220 m ascent.

Magliasina: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: • Downstream: in the village of Curio (few parking spaces) • Intermediate: without a shuttle, you can park in Novaggio at the Viale Gisòra parking lot (46°00'36"N 8°51'27"E) for a maximum of three hours, or look for other options nearby. • Upstream: in Miglieglia, there are numerous parking spaces near the Monte Lema cable car.
Return: After the last jump (C8) into the large pool below Ur Mott da Leléta, take a trail on the left bank and then, through the bushes, on the right bank to reach the main path. Alternatively, simply continue along the riverbed until the bridge at 411 m elevation. From the bridge, climb the steep trail on the right bank up to the village of Curio, and from there return to Novaggio via the paved road. About 40 minutes for 220 m ascent.

Magliasina: Parking at Entry
Access: • Downstream: in the village of Curio (few parking spaces) • Intermediate: without a shuttle, you can park in Novaggio at the Viale Gisòra parking lot (46°00'36"N 8°51'27"E) for a maximum of three hours, or look for other options nearby. • Upstream: in Miglieglia, there are numerous parking spaces near the Monte Lema cable car.
Return: After the last jump (C8) into the large pool below Ur Mott da Leléta, take a trail on the left bank and then, through the bushes, on the right bank to reach the main path. Alternatively, simply continue along the riverbed until the bridge at 411 m elevation. From the bridge, climb the steep trail on the right bank up to the village of Curio, and from there return to Novaggio via the paved road. About 40 minutes for 220 m ascent.

Valle Grande (Camorino): Canyon Start

Valle Grande (Camorino): Canyon End

Sovaglia : Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot, head to the upper part of the village and take Via Generoso, at the end of which several trails begin. At the fork, follow the signs to Alpe Perostabbio and reach the locality of Al Pra da Piòda. At the top of the meadow, a trail branches off from the main path and enters the small valley on the right to reach the Buco della Sovaglia (45°56'01.7"N 9°00'15.9"E). The stream originates from the cave, and following it leads quickly to the first vertical drop. About 30 minutes for 220 m of ascent.
Tour: 01- C27 (nat sx) aggirabile 02- C35 (nat sx) 03- C15 (1 dx) 04- C8 (1 sx) disarrampicabile 05- C 25 (1dx o nat sx) 06- C24 + C56 (MC nat sx + 2 sx + relais 3 sx)

Sovaglia : Canyon End
Return: After the Cascata del Botto, follow the obvious trail to the right to return to Rovio, about 10 minutes for 40 m of ascent.

Sovaglia : Alternative Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot, head to the upper part of the village and take Via Generoso, at the end of which several trails begin. At the fork, follow the signs to Alpe Perostabbio and reach the locality of Al Pra da Piòda. At the top of the meadow, a trail branches off from the main path and enters the small valley on the right to reach the Buco della Sovaglia (45°56'01.7"N 9°00'15.9"E). The stream originates from the cave, and following it leads quickly to the first vertical drop. About 30 minutes for 220 m of ascent.
Tour: 01- C27 (nat sx) aggirabile 02- C35 (nat sx) 03- C15 (1 dx) 04- C8 (1 sx) disarrampicabile 05- C 25 (1dx o nat sx) 06- C24 + C56 (MC nat sx + 2 sx + relais 3 sx)

Sovaglia : Parking Entry and Exit
Access: In Rovio, you can park on Via San Felice in the large square (45°55'56.4"N 8°59'14.2"E) or further ahead where the trail to the Cascata del Botto begins (45°55'55"N 8°59'24.7"E).
Return: After the Cascata del Botto, follow the obvious trail to the right to return to Rovio, about 10 minutes for 40 m of ascent.

Viganale: Canyon Start
2025-09-15: Now the 180 has also been re-drilled. It certainly makes sense for the next ones to take an adjustable wrench with them to tighten the old anchors and also cut away the old connecting ropes between th...
2025-09-10: Drilled 15 anchors, unfortunately the battery ran out right before the big 180, so we went down through the forest (very steep, but you can get through without needing ropes). I have to come back agai...
2024-07-08: Cool creek, you will rarely have perfect conditions like it was today (200mm of rain about 24 hours before). However, the next group should definitely take enough anchors with them, some stands are mi...
Approach: Follow the hiking trail up to Alpe Melano and then join the trail at the stream.
Tour: At the beginning there are many wide rappels, some of which are made from trees, after the 120m (30+90) waterfall it becomes narrower and very beautiful. At the final waterfall of 180m the following mass is currently drilled in (September 2025): 10m from the left 75m from the right (if necessary, there is also a stand on the right behind the free-standing tower to rappel down dry, but don't think about rappelling there, it will get stuck on the top of the tower anyway). 110m from the left (or swing 20m from the left far over to the right followed by 90m to the right)

Viganale: Canyon End
2025-09-15: Now the 180 has also been re-drilled. It certainly makes sense for the next ones to take an adjustable wrench with them to tighten the old anchors and also cut away the old connecting ropes between th...
2025-09-10: Drilled 15 anchors, unfortunately the battery ran out right before the big 180, so we went down through the forest (very steep, but you can get through without needing ropes). I have to come back agai...
2024-07-08: Cool creek, you will rarely have perfect conditions like it was today (200mm of rain about 24 hours before). However, the next group should definitely take enough anchors with them, some stands are mi...
Return: Follow the streambed for 2 minutes and then turn right onto the path.

Viganale: Parking at Entry
2025-09-15: Now the 180 has also been re-drilled. It certainly makes sense for the next ones to take an adjustable wrench with them to tighten the old anchors and also cut away the old connecting ropes between th...
2025-09-10: Drilled 15 anchors, unfortunately the battery ran out right before the big 180, so we went down through the forest (very steep, but you can get through without needing ropes). I have to come back agai...
2024-07-08: Cool creek, you will rarely have perfect conditions like it was today (200mm of rain about 24 hours before). However, the next group should definitely take enough anchors with them, some stands are mi...
Access: In Melano there is a parking lot near the exit. Otherwise in Rovio at the top, but you have to climb 200m again after the canyon.
Return: Follow the streambed for 2 minutes and then turn right onto the path.

Viganale: Parking at Exit
Access: In Melano there is a parking lot near the exit. Otherwise in Rovio at the top, but you have to climb 200m again after the canyon.
Return: Follow the streambed for 2 minutes and then turn right onto the path.

Hüttenwiestobel: Canyon End
2023-09-23: Was part of the first ascent. A real rain creek for times when the surrounding canyons are not feasible. The next day the canyon was almost dry. A few video impressions: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Return: After the last rappel, follow the stream to the bridge or orographic right across the meadow to the parking lot.

Hüttenwiestobel: Parking Entry and Exit
2023-09-23: Was part of the first ascent. A real rain creek for times when the surrounding canyons are not feasible. The next day the canyon was almost dry. A few video impressions: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Access: From Bad Ragaz in the direction of Vättis. Continue in the direction of Kunkelspass. Parking lot directly after the bridge over the Hüttenwiestobel on the wide shoulder.
Return: After the last rappel, follow the stream to the bridge or orographic right across the meadow to the parking lot.

Hüttenwiestobel: Canyon Start
2023-09-23: Was part of the first ascent. A real rain creek for times when the surrounding canyons are not feasible. The next day the canyon was almost dry. A few video impressions: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Approach: First continue along the road towards Kunkelspass. After approx. 500m, a forest road branches off to the left. Follow this forest road until a hiking trail continues at its exit. Follow this hiking trail to the canyon.
Tour: The Alpine Canyon initially has rather low rappels. In the mostly open terrain, there are nevertheless some narrower rappels that go right through the middle of the water jet and give the canyon a sporty flair. From the halfway point, the rappels get higher. At the penultimate high rappel, there is an intermediate belay on the orographic right-hand side, directly on the edge of the overhang. The last high waterfall is rappelled in three stages. First it goes down about 10 meters. The second anchor is orographic on the right. If you look down from this anchor, the next intermediate belay is behind the plateau on the orographic right, directly on the edge, approx. 45 m below. From there another 40 m in depth.

Carecchio (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
2025-07-12: At approx. 400l Was very slippery in places.
2025-06-19: 770l/s 17 degrees water temperature. All anchors ok. Some pools were not easy, but otherwise quite easy. Very slippery in places.
2024-09-22: The rock in this gorge has beautiful colors! The crystal clear and abundant water completes the work. Today with 400 L/s at the check point, easily manageable but still not for beginners. After the co...
Access: Verzasca Valley: Pass the famous Roman bridge in Laverezzo until you reach a large parking lot on the left. You can park there all day. Please make sure that you buy the 10 Fr. day ticket at the parking machine. 3 hours cost 5 Fr. It is checked there and a parking ticket costs 40 Fr. Payment is possible with francs or EC card.
Return: Either get off at the suspension bridge or follow the stream into the village. Exit on the left in each case.

Carecchio (Inferiore): Canyon Start
2025-07-12: At approx. 400l Was very slippery in places.
2025-06-19: 770l/s 17 degrees water temperature. All anchors ok. Some pools were not easy, but otherwise quite easy. Very slippery in places.
2024-09-22: The rock in this gorge has beautiful colors! The crystal clear and abundant water completes the work. Today with 400 L/s at the check point, easily manageable but still not for beginners. After the co...
Approach: Walk back to Laverezzo and take the first road on the left uphill, over a bridge and on to the mountain village. Continue along the path/steps until you come to a handful of houses where there is a drinking fountain. From there, continue up the path/steps into the forest. From here there are hiking markings. In the forest, follow the canyon upwards until you reach a suspension bridge. Cross this and you have a great view of the pools. You can get off at this bridge later. It may be advisable to lay a short rope in the slope. The slope looks slippery and steep. The 2nd ascent in the forest follows. At some point you reach the height of the river. This is also the entry point.
Tour: On a rappel, the hook is under a large boulder in the watercourse. The first person should be secured there with a man belay and build a rope traverse. However, there should also be an abseil point behind the boulder that is outside the water. Here, too, it would be useful to have a hook in front of the abseiling point to build a rope traverse. When you get back to the suspension bridge at the bottom, you can get off to the left. If you continue, you should have checked the water level in the village beforehand. The water inflow from the Real Agro is difficult to see because of the large boulders. Everything that follows is very watery with long swimming spots. This is followed by great jumpable pools with 30-40m swimming sections. This part takes about 1.5 hours.

Carecchio (Inferiore): Waypoint
2025-07-12: At approx. 400l Was very slippery in places.
2025-06-19: 770l/s 17 degrees water temperature. All anchors ok. Some pools were not easy, but otherwise quite easy. Very slippery in places.
2024-09-22: The rock in this gorge has beautiful colors! The crystal clear and abundant water completes the work. Today with 400 L/s at the check point, easily manageable but still not for beginners. After the co...
Comment: Wegpunkt Zustieg
Approach: Walk back to Laverezzo and take the first road on the left uphill, over a bridge and on to the mountain village. Continue along the path/steps until you come to a handful of houses where there is a drinking fountain. From there, continue up the path/steps into the forest. From here there are hiking markings. In the forest, follow the canyon upwards until you reach a suspension bridge. Cross this and you have a great view of the pools. You can get off at this bridge later. It may be advisable to lay a short rope in the slope. The slope looks slippery and steep. The 2nd ascent in the forest follows. At some point you reach the height of the river. This is also the entry point.

Carecchio (Inferiore): Canyon End
Return: Either get off at the suspension bridge or follow the stream into the village. Exit on the left in each case.

Gerra: Canyon Start
Approach: Approach: With shuttle: from the upper parking area, follow the flat path leading towards the alpine pasture, gain altitude with a couple of switchbacks, and exit the pasture in the direction of Monti di Sant’Abbondio. Ignore a couple of tributaries until you reach the main branch of the Gerra stream (46°06'37.9"N 8°47'58.7"E). About 25 minutes for 100 m of elevation gain. Without shuttle: from the lower parking area, first follow the paved road towards Monti di Gerra. At Cheventino, you can then take the trail to cut a few switchbacks. Once at Monti di Gerra, follow the same directions as for the shuttle approach. About 1h 30min for 630 m of elevation gain.

Gerra: Parking at Entry
Access: Downstream: reach the small village of Gerra (Gambarogno) and park at the beach parking area, right next to the stream (46°07'21.4"N 8°47'01.3"E), at a cost of 1 CHF per hour. Upstream: return to Via Cantonale, turn left crossing the bridge, then turn right onto the road that climbs up to Monti di Gerra. At Monti di Gerra there is a large parking area on the hairpin bend just before the barrier (46°07'06.9"N 8°48'03.2"E).
Return: After the last vertical drop, there is a long stretch of walking along the streambed, about 800 m, until reaching a flood-control wall. Here you can enter the tunnel on the right and quickly return to the village and the cars. About 45 minutes for 250 m of elevation loss.

Gerra: Parking at Exit
Access: Downstream: reach the small village of Gerra (Gambarogno) and park at the beach parking area, right next to the stream (46°07'21.4"N 8°47'01.3"E), at a cost of 1 CHF per hour. Upstream: return to Via Cantonale, turn left crossing the bridge, then turn right onto the road that climbs up to Monti di Gerra. At Monti di Gerra there is a large parking area on the hairpin bend just before the barrier (46°07'06.9"N 8°48'03.2"E).
Return: After the last vertical drop, there is a long stretch of walking along the streambed, about 800 m, until reaching a flood-control wall. Here you can enter the tunnel on the right and quickly return to the village and the cars. About 45 minutes for 250 m of elevation loss.

Gerra: Canyon End
Return: After the last vertical drop, there is a long stretch of walking along the streambed, about 800 m, until reaching a flood-control wall. Here you can enter the tunnel on the right and quickly return to the village and the cars. About 45 minutes for 250 m of elevation loss.

Dirinella: Canyon End
Return: After the last 45 m rappel, continue along the streambed for about 400 m, paying attention to locate the trail on the right bank that climbs to the small chapel seen during the approach. It may be helpful to descend during the approach to memorize the exit point. Then follow the approach trail in reverse (approximately 30 min for 200 m of descent, D-).

Dirinella: Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking area, enter the historic center following signs for Monti di Caviano. Climb between the houses until reaching the paved road at a helicopter landing pad; at the barrier closing the dirt road, the trail to Monti di Caviano (Sentiero Cento Campi) starts on the right. While ascending, near a small chapel, locate on the right the trail descending to the streambed, which will be used for the exit. The trail later rejoins the road, leaving it shortly after to reach a panoramic viewpoint (small chapel) and Monti di Caviano. Upon entering the alpine pasture, keep right and identify the flat trail toward Monti di Pino. The trail enters the valley and soon reaches the Dirinella Stream. Descend on the left bank alongside the stream to reach the canyon entry point (46°05'58"N 8°46'12"E). Approximately 1 h 10 min for 375 m of ascent (D+).

Dirinella: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: From Caviano (CH), reach the hamlet of Scaiano and park in the obvious parking area at the end of the road (in front of the historic center) (46°06'11.7"N 8°45'41.5"E).
Return: After the last 45 m rappel, continue along the streambed for about 400 m, paying attention to locate the trail on the right bank that climbs to the small chapel seen during the approach. It may be helpful to descend during the approach to memorize the exit point. Then follow the approach trail in reverse (approximately 30 min for 200 m of descent, D-).

Lavaree: Canyon Start
2024-07-27: Done only part 3, very nice and everything in order
2024-07-09: Cool day, but quite long, just to get from Bellinzona/Locarno to Indemini you have to ride for almost an hour. Very slippery in places, so even quite small jumps suddenly become much more challenging...
2023-09-09: 1 and 2 can be done once 3 and 4 are worthwhile.
Comment: Start Part 1
Approach: > Part 1: from 1410 m to 1290 m (120 m descent). Length: 200 m. From the Monti Idacca parking area, briefly continue uphill on the paved road until you find on the right the trail to Monti Sciaga and Alpe di Montoia. At the junction, keep left and climb toward Alpe di Montoia. Once on the ridge (1560 m), continue briefly toward the alpe and then descend steeply into the valley (meadow) in the direction of Alpe Vecchio (150 m descent). Upon reaching the streambed, follow the torrent until you find the first obvious waterfall (46°05′19.4″N 08°51′14.6″E). About 2 hours for 380 m of ascent and 3.5 km in length. >Part 2: from 1290 m to 960 m (330 m descent). Length: 900 m. From the Monti Idacca parking area, briefly continue uphill on the paved road until you find on the right the trail to Monti Sciaga. Follow the signs to Monti Sciaga, pass the alpine pasture, and continue up to the locality of Piancader (underground cistern). From the cistern, climb the meadow up to the first trees; on the right, a trail descends first toward the forest (Piancalunga) and then enters the valley decisively (blue and pink markers). After crossing several tributaries, you finally reach the Laveree Torrent (46°05′18.5″N 08°51′06″E). About 1h 30min for 200 m of ascent and 3.7 km in length. > Part 3: from 960 m to 780 m (180 m descent). Length: 770 m. To reach the start of Part 3, follow the directions for Part 3 until you arrive at Alpe Laveree. At the end of the meadow, climb into the forest between old huts until you intercept a flat trail. Follow the trail to the right (cairns), entering the valley and gradually gaining elevation until you reach the torrent shortly after the confluence with the Asino Torrent (46°05'13.8"N 8°50'28"E). About 1h for 140 m descent and 200 m ascent. > Part 4: from 780 m to 690 m (90 m descent). Length: 550 m. From the Indemini parking area, continue descending on the road, which is now unpaved, ignoring the first road on the right and shortly afterward finding the trail to Alpe Bolletta. Once at Alpe Bolletta, cross the bridge over the Giona and keep to the right, following the signs for Alpe Laveree and Monteviasco. Upon reaching the bridge over the Laveree, you can assess the water flow. From the bridge, continue to the huts of Alpe Laveree (46°05'24.1"N 8°50'02.4"E), where it is possible to enter in order to do only the lower section. About 30 minutes for 140 m descent.
Tour: At the beginning it is quite bouldery but still vertical; afterward it becomes briefly less interesting, but as soon as the Asino tributary joins, the gorge regains its appeal, as the pools are finally large enough for jumping, and some of the waterfalls are quite graceful in shape. > Part 1: 1 h 01- C8 (nat dx) 02- C30 (1 sx) 03- C25 (MC nat dx + 1 sx) 04- C20 (1 dx) 05- C12 (1 sx) 06- C18 (1 sx) 07- C15 (1 central) > Part 2: 3-4 h 08- C17 (MC 2 dx + 2 dx) 09- C12 (2 sx) 10- C8 (2 sx) 11- C15 (nat sx) 12- C7 (1 central) 13- C17 (2 sx) 14- C10 (1 sx) 15- C9 (1 sx) 16- C15 (2 sx) 17- C9 (2 sx) 18- C30 (2 sx) 19- C22 (MC 1 sx + 2 sx) 20- C12 (2 sx) 21- C15 (nat sx) 22- C10 (1 dx) 23- C12 (1 dx) 24- C8 (1 sx) 25- C9 (1 dx) 26- C10 (nat sx) 27- C7 (1 dx) 28- C30 (2 sx) 29- C10 (1 dx) 30- C10 (1 sx) 31- C15 (1 sx) 32- C12 (2 sx) River Asino 33- C8 (1 sx) dis > Part 3: 1-2 h 34- C6 (nat dx) 35- C8 (1 dx) 36- C20 (nat sx) 37- C15 (2 sx) 38- C8 (1 sx) 39- C25 (2 sx) 40- C10 (2 sx) 41- C20 (2 sx) 42- C20 (2 sx) 43- C12 (2 sx) 44- C15 (2 sx) > Part 4: 1 h 45- C8 (1 sx) 46- C20 (2 sx) 47- C18 (MC 1 sx + 1 sx + 2 sx) 48- C23 (1 dx) 49- C8 (1 sx) 50- C25 (MC 1sx + 2 sx) River Giona 51- C4 (1 dx)

Lavaree: Parking at Entry
2024-07-27: Done only part 3, very nice and everything in order
2024-07-09: Cool day, but quite long, just to get from Bellinzona/Locarno to Indemini you have to ride for almost an hour. Very slippery in places, so even quite small jumps suddenly become much more challenging...
2023-09-09: 1 and 2 can be done once 3 and 4 are worthwhile.
Access: Downstream access: Going up Val Veddasca, cross the Italy–Switzerland border along Via Cantonale and, just before the village of Indemini, take a road that descends to the right (Stráda da G'ésa) following the sign for the church of San Bartolomeo. After two hairpin bends, keep descending straight ahead until the end of Via I Prèd, where there are some free parking spots before the dirt road begins (46°05'40.0"N 8°49'37.4"E). Upstream access: Return to Via Cantonale and continue up Val Veddasca to Monti Idacca. Just below the village (Via Indemini) there are some free parking spaces on the right (46°06'08.4"N 8°50'34.3"E).
Return: Part 1: via the approach trail of Part 2 (1h 15’). Part 2: after the confluence with the Asino Torrent and the subsequent C8, it is possible to exit on the right (46°05'13.8"N 8°50'28"E), following in reverse the approach trail of Part 3 (cairns). About 45 min for 200 m descent and 140 m ascent. Part 3: after the last rappel, walk about 200 meters in the streambed until you reach the area near Alpe Laveree, where you can easily exit on the right bank and return along the comfortable approach trail of Part 4. About 30 minutes for 140 m ascent. Part 4: upon reaching the Giona River, descend it briefly with a downclimb and a nice jump (C4). On the right, you will then see the waterfall of the Valecc Torrent and shortly after the ruined hut of Alpe Ronco (46°05'27.5"N 8°49'45.5"E). Behind the hut, a steep trail (blue markers) climbs the steepest part of the slope and then, with some switchbacks, reaches Canora. From here, a comfortable path leads back to the cars. About 50 minutes for 200 m ascent.

Lavaree: Canyon End
2024-07-27: Done only part 3, very nice and everything in order
2024-07-09: Cool day, but quite long, just to get from Bellinzona/Locarno to Indemini you have to ride for almost an hour. Very slippery in places, so even quite small jumps suddenly become much more challenging...
2023-09-09: 1 and 2 can be done once 3 and 4 are worthwhile.
Comment: Exit Part 4
Return: Part 1: via the approach trail of Part 2 (1h 15’). Part 2: after the confluence with the Asino Torrent and the subsequent C8, it is possible to exit on the right (46°05'13.8"N 8°50'28"E), following in reverse the approach trail of Part 3 (cairns). About 45 min for 200 m descent and 140 m ascent. Part 3: after the last rappel, walk about 200 meters in the streambed until you reach the area near Alpe Laveree, where you can easily exit on the right bank and return along the comfortable approach trail of Part 4. About 30 minutes for 140 m ascent. Part 4: upon reaching the Giona River, descend it briefly with a downclimb and a nice jump (C4). On the right, you will then see the waterfall of the Valecc Torrent and shortly after the ruined hut of Alpe Ronco (46°05'27.5"N 8°49'45.5"E). Behind the hut, a steep trail (blue markers) climbs the steepest part of the slope and then, with some switchbacks, reaches Canora. From here, a comfortable path leads back to the cars. About 50 minutes for 200 m ascent.

Lavaree: Parking at Exit
Access: Downstream access: Going up Val Veddasca, cross the Italy–Switzerland border along Via Cantonale and, just before the village of Indemini, take a road that descends to the right (Stráda da G'ésa) following the sign for the church of San Bartolomeo. After two hairpin bends, keep descending straight ahead until the end of Via I Prèd, where there are some free parking spots before the dirt road begins (46°05'40.0"N 8°49'37.4"E). Upstream access: Return to Via Cantonale and continue up Val Veddasca to Monti Idacca. Just below the village (Via Indemini) there are some free parking spaces on the right (46°06'08.4"N 8°50'34.3"E).
Return: Part 1: via the approach trail of Part 2 (1h 15’). Part 2: after the confluence with the Asino Torrent and the subsequent C8, it is possible to exit on the right (46°05'13.8"N 8°50'28"E), following in reverse the approach trail of Part 3 (cairns). About 45 min for 200 m descent and 140 m ascent. Part 3: after the last rappel, walk about 200 meters in the streambed until you reach the area near Alpe Laveree, where you can easily exit on the right bank and return along the comfortable approach trail of Part 4. About 30 minutes for 140 m ascent. Part 4: upon reaching the Giona River, descend it briefly with a downclimb and a nice jump (C4). On the right, you will then see the waterfall of the Valecc Torrent and shortly after the ruined hut of Alpe Ronco (46°05'27.5"N 8°49'45.5"E). Behind the hut, a steep trail (blue markers) climbs the steepest part of the slope and then, with some switchbacks, reaches Canora. From here, a comfortable path leads back to the cars. About 50 minutes for 200 m ascent.

Lavaree: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Start Part 2
Approach: > Part 1: from 1410 m to 1290 m (120 m descent). Length: 200 m. From the Monti Idacca parking area, briefly continue uphill on the paved road until you find on the right the trail to Monti Sciaga and Alpe di Montoia. At the junction, keep left and climb toward Alpe di Montoia. Once on the ridge (1560 m), continue briefly toward the alpe and then descend steeply into the valley (meadow) in the direction of Alpe Vecchio (150 m descent). Upon reaching the streambed, follow the torrent until you find the first obvious waterfall (46°05′19.4″N 08°51′14.6″E). About 2 hours for 380 m of ascent and 3.5 km in length. >Part 2: from 1290 m to 960 m (330 m descent). Length: 900 m. From the Monti Idacca parking area, briefly continue uphill on the paved road until you find on the right the trail to Monti Sciaga. Follow the signs to Monti Sciaga, pass the alpine pasture, and continue up to the locality of Piancader (underground cistern). From the cistern, climb the meadow up to the first trees; on the right, a trail descends first toward the forest (Piancalunga) and then enters the valley decisively (blue and pink markers). After crossing several tributaries, you finally reach the Laveree Torrent (46°05′18.5″N 08°51′06″E). About 1h 30min for 200 m of ascent and 3.7 km in length. > Part 3: from 960 m to 780 m (180 m descent). Length: 770 m. To reach the start of Part 3, follow the directions for Part 3 until you arrive at Alpe Laveree. At the end of the meadow, climb into the forest between old huts until you intercept a flat trail. Follow the trail to the right (cairns), entering the valley and gradually gaining elevation until you reach the torrent shortly after the confluence with the Asino Torrent (46°05'13.8"N 8°50'28"E). About 1h for 140 m descent and 200 m ascent. > Part 4: from 780 m to 690 m (90 m descent). Length: 550 m. From the Indemini parking area, continue descending on the road, which is now unpaved, ignoring the first road on the right and shortly afterward finding the trail to Alpe Bolletta. Once at Alpe Bolletta, cross the bridge over the Giona and keep to the right, following the signs for Alpe Laveree and Monteviasco. Upon reaching the bridge over the Laveree, you can assess the water flow. From the bridge, continue to the huts of Alpe Laveree (46°05'24.1"N 8°50'02.4"E), where it is possible to enter in order to do only the lower section. About 30 minutes for 140 m descent.
Tour: At the beginning it is quite bouldery but still vertical; afterward it becomes briefly less interesting, but as soon as the Asino tributary joins, the gorge regains its appeal, as the pools are finally large enough for jumping, and some of the waterfalls are quite graceful in shape. > Part 1: 1 h 01- C8 (nat dx) 02- C30 (1 sx) 03- C25 (MC nat dx + 1 sx) 04- C20 (1 dx) 05- C12 (1 sx) 06- C18 (1 sx) 07- C15 (1 central) > Part 2: 3-4 h 08- C17 (MC 2 dx + 2 dx) 09- C12 (2 sx) 10- C8 (2 sx) 11- C15 (nat sx) 12- C7 (1 central) 13- C17 (2 sx) 14- C10 (1 sx) 15- C9 (1 sx) 16- C15 (2 sx) 17- C9 (2 sx) 18- C30 (2 sx) 19- C22 (MC 1 sx + 2 sx) 20- C12 (2 sx) 21- C15 (nat sx) 22- C10 (1 dx) 23- C12 (1 dx) 24- C8 (1 sx) 25- C9 (1 dx) 26- C10 (nat sx) 27- C7 (1 dx) 28- C30 (2 sx) 29- C10 (1 dx) 30- C10 (1 sx) 31- C15 (1 sx) 32- C12 (2 sx) River Asino 33- C8 (1 sx) dis > Part 3: 1-2 h 34- C6 (nat dx) 35- C8 (1 dx) 36- C20 (nat sx) 37- C15 (2 sx) 38- C8 (1 sx) 39- C25 (2 sx) 40- C10 (2 sx) 41- C20 (2 sx) 42- C20 (2 sx) 43- C12 (2 sx) 44- C15 (2 sx) > Part 4: 1 h 45- C8 (1 sx) 46- C20 (2 sx) 47- C18 (MC 1 sx + 1 sx + 2 sx) 48- C23 (1 dx) 49- C8 (1 sx) 50- C25 (MC 1sx + 2 sx) River Giona 51- C4 (1 dx)

Lavaree: Alternative Canyon Start1
Comment: Start Part 3
Approach: > Part 1: from 1410 m to 1290 m (120 m descent). Length: 200 m. From the Monti Idacca parking area, briefly continue uphill on the paved road until you find on the right the trail to Monti Sciaga and Alpe di Montoia. At the junction, keep left and climb toward Alpe di Montoia. Once on the ridge (1560 m), continue briefly toward the alpe and then descend steeply into the valley (meadow) in the direction of Alpe Vecchio (150 m descent). Upon reaching the streambed, follow the torrent until you find the first obvious waterfall (46°05′19.4″N 08°51′14.6″E). About 2 hours for 380 m of ascent and 3.5 km in length. >Part 2: from 1290 m to 960 m (330 m descent). Length: 900 m. From the Monti Idacca parking area, briefly continue uphill on the paved road until you find on the right the trail to Monti Sciaga. Follow the signs to Monti Sciaga, pass the alpine pasture, and continue up to the locality of Piancader (underground cistern). From the cistern, climb the meadow up to the first trees; on the right, a trail descends first toward the forest (Piancalunga) and then enters the valley decisively (blue and pink markers). After crossing several tributaries, you finally reach the Laveree Torrent (46°05′18.5″N 08°51′06″E). About 1h 30min for 200 m of ascent and 3.7 km in length. > Part 3: from 960 m to 780 m (180 m descent). Length: 770 m. To reach the start of Part 3, follow the directions for Part 3 until you arrive at Alpe Laveree. At the end of the meadow, climb into the forest between old huts until you intercept a flat trail. Follow the trail to the right (cairns), entering the valley and gradually gaining elevation until you reach the torrent shortly after the confluence with the Asino Torrent (46°05'13.8"N 8°50'28"E). About 1h for 140 m descent and 200 m ascent. > Part 4: from 780 m to 690 m (90 m descent). Length: 550 m. From the Indemini parking area, continue descending on the road, which is now unpaved, ignoring the first road on the right and shortly afterward finding the trail to Alpe Bolletta. Once at Alpe Bolletta, cross the bridge over the Giona and keep to the right, following the signs for Alpe Laveree and Monteviasco. Upon reaching the bridge over the Laveree, you can assess the water flow. From the bridge, continue to the huts of Alpe Laveree (46°05'24.1"N 8°50'02.4"E), where it is possible to enter in order to do only the lower section. About 30 minutes for 140 m descent.
Tour: At the beginning it is quite bouldery but still vertical; afterward it becomes briefly less interesting, but as soon as the Asino tributary joins, the gorge regains its appeal, as the pools are finally large enough for jumping, and some of the waterfalls are quite graceful in shape. > Part 1: 1 h 01- C8 (nat dx) 02- C30 (1 sx) 03- C25 (MC nat dx + 1 sx) 04- C20 (1 dx) 05- C12 (1 sx) 06- C18 (1 sx) 07- C15 (1 central) > Part 2: 3-4 h 08- C17 (MC 2 dx + 2 dx) 09- C12 (2 sx) 10- C8 (2 sx) 11- C15 (nat sx) 12- C7 (1 central) 13- C17 (2 sx) 14- C10 (1 sx) 15- C9 (1 sx) 16- C15 (2 sx) 17- C9 (2 sx) 18- C30 (2 sx) 19- C22 (MC 1 sx + 2 sx) 20- C12 (2 sx) 21- C15 (nat sx) 22- C10 (1 dx) 23- C12 (1 dx) 24- C8 (1 sx) 25- C9 (1 dx) 26- C10 (nat sx) 27- C7 (1 dx) 28- C30 (2 sx) 29- C10 (1 dx) 30- C10 (1 sx) 31- C15 (1 sx) 32- C12 (2 sx) River Asino 33- C8 (1 sx) dis > Part 3: 1-2 h 34- C6 (nat dx) 35- C8 (1 dx) 36- C20 (nat sx) 37- C15 (2 sx) 38- C8 (1 sx) 39- C25 (2 sx) 40- C10 (2 sx) 41- C20 (2 sx) 42- C20 (2 sx) 43- C12 (2 sx) 44- C15 (2 sx) > Part 4: 1 h 45- C8 (1 sx) 46- C20 (2 sx) 47- C18 (MC 1 sx + 1 sx + 2 sx) 48- C23 (1 dx) 49- C8 (1 sx) 50- C25 (MC 1sx + 2 sx) River Giona 51- C4 (1 dx)

Lavaree: Alternative Canyon Start2

Ri Di Canigg: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-06-21: The exposed path to the entry is very thorny. The stands are all OK. OK as an alternative if there is too much water. The rappels to the mouth of the Terra dei Fiori and the T7 are the highlights, wit...
2025-05-31: We got in at the same entry height in Terra di Fuori, which turned out to be a slippery forest canyon. 2 rappels on trees and a lot of downclimbing. At the confluence, the route described here is quit...
Access: Into the Maggia Valley until a car bridge between Ronchini and Maggia leads to the orographic right-hand side of the Maggia in the village of Moghegno. On this side of the Maggia, return via the "Ri di Dentro" to Aurigeno as far back as the bridge over the "Ri della Terra di Fuori". Park at this bridge and assess the water level.
Return: From the bridge over the road back to the parking lot

Ri Di Canigg: Canyon End
2025-06-21: The exposed path to the entry is very thorny. The stands are all OK. OK as an alternative if there is too much water. The rappels to the mouth of the Terra dei Fiori and the T7 are the highlights, wit...
2025-05-31: We got in at the same entry height in Terra di Fuori, which turned out to be a slippery forest canyon. 2 rappels on trees and a lot of downclimbing. At the confluence, the route described here is quit...
Return: From the bridge over the road back to the parking lot

Ri Di Canigg: Waterlevel Checkpoint
2025-06-21: The exposed path to the entry is very thorny. The stands are all OK. OK as an alternative if there is too much water. The rappels to the mouth of the Terra dei Fiori and the T7 are the highlights, wit...
2025-05-31: We got in at the same entry height in Terra di Fuori, which turned out to be a slippery forest canyon. 2 rappels on trees and a lot of downclimbing. At the confluence, the route described here is quit...
Hydrology: The amount of water can be assessed at the bridge over the "Ri della Terra di Fuori".

Ri Di Canigg: Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot, cross the bridge over the "Ri della Terra di Fuori" to the orographic right side of the stream. Take the first hiking trail on the right towards "Ronco dell'Orto" or Chiazza. Pass the second bridge on the left (from the ascent point of view) and continue uphill. At the next junction, keep right towards "Chiazza" and cross the water again. In Chiazza, turn left/uphill. Now either take the large hairpin bend over "Valecc" or the hairpin bends directly to the small chapel on the ridge. From the small chapel, without gaining any height, follow the tracks of a path through the undergrowth to the stream.
Tour: At the beginning beautiful abseiling point(s) followed by a varied river walk with beautiful individual sections.

Sitter: Canyon Start

Chratzeregrabe: Canyon Start

Chratzeregrabe: Canyon End

Ri di Albat: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-11: Great view, you can do it sometime... If you want, you can follow the trail: https://loc.wiki/t/235464170?h=epodragwvm&wa=sd&la=de
2025-08-30: Equipment ok. Very nice flow at the moment!
2025-08-30: Wonderful and vertical. For maximum sun: it's best to start at midday at the entry point.
Comment: Platz für 5- 6 Autos
Access: Between Osogna and Biasca, turn off to the large catch basin. At the very exit there is space for a good 5-6 cars (see coordinates)
Return: From the stream to the car.

Ri di Albat: Canyon Start
2025-10-11: Great view, you can do it sometime... If you want, you can follow the trail: https://loc.wiki/t/235464170?h=epodragwvm&wa=sd&la=de
2025-08-30: Equipment ok. Very nice flow at the moment!
2025-08-30: Wonderful and vertical. For maximum sun: it's best to start at midday at the entry point.
Comment: ca bei 780hM
Approach: The ascent is orthogr. right. Especially the first 5 minutes are practically pathless; just steeply uphill (keep left) Once you have found the path, follow it uphill for a good 60 minutes with the help of the RED trail markings; partly exposed, secured with steel cables and often with several possibilities (make it shorter or longer, ...) you go up; at about 800 hm a path points right to the stream entry at about 750 hm The path is roughly marked on the Swiss topographic view, on OSM etc. nothing is currently visible.
Tour: First some shorter rappels (max. 35m). Then you reach the high edge; this is divided into approx. 55m / 50m / 15m / 35m. At the second higher abseil, after approx. 20m to the right of the water course, you reach the belay for the final C50 Thanks to Lars , Luci ,..etc for setting it up and making it "public"

Ri di Albat: Canyon End
2025-10-11: Great view, you can do it sometime... If you want, you can follow the trail: https://loc.wiki/t/235464170?h=epodragwvm&wa=sd&la=de
2025-08-30: Equipment ok. Very nice flow at the moment!
2025-08-30: Wonderful and vertical. For maximum sun: it's best to start at midday at the entry point.
Return: From the stream to the car.

Ri di Albat: Waypoint
Comment: Beginn Zustiegsweg
Approach: The ascent is orthogr. right. Especially the first 5 minutes are practically pathless; just steeply uphill (keep left) Once you have found the path, follow it uphill for a good 60 minutes with the help of the RED trail markings; partly exposed, secured with steel cables and often with several possibilities (make it shorter or longer, ...) you go up; at about 800 hm a path points right to the stream entry at about 750 hm The path is roughly marked on the Swiss topographic view, on OSM etc. nothing is currently visible.

Brison: Canyon Start
2024-06-25: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Brison Découverte et début de rééquipement.Petit canyon sans prétention qui permet de s'occuper un moment dans un joli coin, si vous n'avez pa...

Cholerenschlucht: Canyon Start

Diesbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-16: Real slippery, strong flow and exposed abseils. A new tree in the upper pool where you could jump. 2 additional anchors were placed (well-protected) to access the big drops (each of them with double a...
Approach: Comfortable trail on the left bank, entered by the water pipes.
Tour: Abseil from tree or bridge to enter 1 bolt w ring Rd 15m Possible jump? 1 bolt Rg (well protected) to avoid the jump and access the next belay station 2 bolts w ring Rg 40m (Possible escape, not verified) 1 bolt Rg 15m to access next belay station 2 bolts w ring Rg 75m Walk downclimb (Possible escape, not verified) 1 bolt Rd 18m Exit Rg

Diesbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-16: Real slippery, strong flow and exposed abseils. A new tree in the upper pool where you could jump. 2 additional anchors were placed (well-protected) to access the big drops (each of them with double a...
Access: Parking and grillstelle at the exit
Return: Exit by the bridge, return is immediate.

Fründenfälle (West): Canyon Start
2024-11-23: The canyon with the best views I've ever done, it's not so much the beauty of the rappels themselves ( although some sections would be interesting even without views) but the surrounding landscape cle...
2022-10-29: Beautiful views, and beautiful gulches, but almost no water at this time of year. We have drilled up to 2140m, there would still be a step between 2180m and 2140m, which I think should also be achieva...
Approach: Take the gondola up, or walk (or ebike) to the lake. And then over the Fründeschnur towards Fründenhütte. At about 2000m turn right and head up to the plateau where both Fründen falls start. West is now established up to an altitude of 2140m.
Tour: Again and again gulches in very beautiful limestone. The 60m does not look as high as it is from above.

Guntebach: Canyon Start

Latrejebach: Canyon Start

Rhone: Canyon Start

Rhone: Parking at Entry

Wandelbach: Canyon Start

Mulitobel (Lower): Canyon Start

Allesse: Canyon Start
v3 a1 I | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Derotchia: Canyon Start

Dixence: Canyon Start
v3 a3 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2.5⭐ | m

Doveria: Canyon Start

Drahin (Lower): Canyon Start
2022-07-07: Unexpectedly cool tour, but beware, the rock is very very bad, I was able to pull out an anchor with only 2 fingers.
Tour: Einige Abseiler bis 15m, leider ist der Felsen nicht sehr stabil, und der Bach hat oft Murgänge, deswegen sind die Haken meistens nicht in Guten Zustand.

Drahin (Lower): Parking at Entry
2022-07-07: Unexpectedly cool tour, but beware, the rock is very very bad, I was able to pull out an anchor with only 2 fingers.
Access: Nicht weit des Austiegs der Schlucht ist ein Parkplatz mit rund 10 Plätzen.

Drahin (Upper): Canyon Start
v4 a1 IV | 0min/0min/0min | 3⭐ | m

Durnand: Canyon Start
v3 a2 III | 0min/0min/0min | 3⭐ | m

Echerche: Canyon Start
2025-09-28: Part inf. Equipment RAS.
Approach: Shuttle approx. 15 min.
Tour: A slightly incised canyon consisting of a series of waterfalls between 3 and 30 m high, separated by short steps. It is very sunny and offers a beautiful view of the Rhone plain. The water level is usually quite low and it is a good alternative if the canyons in the region are too full. At the beginning of the season, however, there may still be residual firn from avalanches. Due to its equipment, it is very suitable for practicing canyoning techniques.

Echerche: Canyon End

Echerche: Parking at Entry

Echerche: Parking at Exit

Echerche: Alternative Canyon Start
2025-09-28: Part inf. Equipment RAS.
Comment: https://swestcanyon.ch/Canyons/Echerche/Echerche.htm
Approach: Shuttle approx. 15 min.
Tour: A slightly incised canyon consisting of a series of waterfalls between 3 and 30 m high, separated by short steps. It is very sunny and offers a beautiful view of the Rhone plain. The water level is usually quite low and it is a good alternative if the canyons in the region are too full. At the beginning of the season, however, there may still be residual firn from avalanches. Due to its equipment, it is very suitable for practicing canyoning techniques.

Gougra: Canyon Start
v3 a3 III | 0min/0min/0min | 2.5⭐ | m

Ferpecles: Canyon Start
v3 a2 III | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Mundbach: Canyon Start
2025-12-09: Water flow of about 150 l/s; some anchors are unusable because they cannot be reached, they are up to 3 meters high. We placed an anchor on river right at the first rappel. Five or six belay stations...
2024-08-13: I like it very much, in several places spectacular corridors shaped by the force of water, not very difficult
2021-11-24: New round in Mundbach, now we are down to Talgrund, have set new anchors everywhere.
Approach: Either rappel directly from the bridge (about 80m), or walk down the steep slope. If necessary, rappel from trees.
Tour: Not too exciting at first, lots of blocks to downclimb, but then it gets tighter and there are finally a few successive rappels. At the possible intermediate exit via the Suone, there are more boulders again, but then comes another very nice part. Then the canyon opens up and unfortunately there is another passage with blocks. At the end it gets a bit more vertical, watch out at the rappel below the Bahn bridge is an intermediate pool which has a lot of white water! Many short abseils.

Mundbach: Parking at Exit
2025-12-09: Water flow of about 150 l/s; some anchors are unusable because they cannot be reached, they are up to 3 meters high. We placed an anchor on river right at the first rappel. Five or six belay stations...
2024-08-13: I like it very much, in several places spectacular corridors shaped by the force of water, not very difficult
2021-11-24: New round in Mundbach, now we are down to Talgrund, have set new anchors everywhere.
Return: Turn right and walk down to the valley floor.

Mundbach: Parking at Entry
2025-12-09: Water flow of about 150 l/s; some anchors are unusable because they cannot be reached, they are up to 3 meters high. We placed an anchor on river right at the first rappel. Five or six belay stations...
2024-08-13: I like it very much, in several places spectacular corridors shaped by the force of water, not very difficult
2021-11-24: New round in Mundbach, now we are down to Talgrund, have set new anchors everywhere.
Return: Turn right and walk down to the valley floor.

Pesseux: Canyon Start

Pesseux: Parking at Entry

Ardon: Canyon Start

Ardon: Parking at Entry

Ardon: Parking at Exit

Fayot: Canyon Start
v3 a3 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2.5⭐ | m

Fayot: Parking at Entry
v3 a3 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2.5⭐ | m

Randonne: Canyon Start
2025-04-18: Only lower part made. Perfect with the melt
Approach: Den Wanderweg nehmen der auf einer Höhe von 1250m verläuft, und dann dem Bach entlang 150hm runter.
Tour: Oben noch nicht so kontinuirlich, aber gegen unten dann geht es steil runter. Die abseiler sind so ziemlich alle breit und offen.

Randonne: Canyon End
2025-04-18: Only lower part made. Perfect with the melt
Return: 5min dem Bach entlang laufen bis man auf die Strasse trifft.

Van: Canyon Start
v3 a3 I | 0min/0min/0min | 3⭐ | m

Vella: Canyon Start
v4 a1 III | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Tannbach: Canyon Start
v3 a1 III | 0min/0min/0min | 2.65⭐ | m
2025-04-11: A little muddy underfoot in the pools. Otherwise everything ok.
2024-06-08: Short, beautifully cut rappel canyon, e.g. to Feschel or Jolibach. It is best to walk up, start at 790m and skip the uninteresting upper part.

Vieze (Lower): Canyon Start
v3 a3 III | 0min/0min/0min | 2.3⭐ | m

Sementina (Superiore): Canyon Start

Bennonggraben: Canyon Start
2025-09-07: A very interesting canyon when the flow is good. We approached it from the Varen alp. It can also be reached from the Gemmipass. Longest pitch: 85 m. A few points were doubled this day, but otherwise...

Bennonggraben: Parking at Entry
2025-09-07: A very interesting canyon when the flow is good. We approached it from the Varen alp. It can also be reached from the Gemmipass. Longest pitch: 85 m. A few points were doubled this day, but otherwise...

Tièche: Canyon Start
2025-10-14: Not really slippery like previous comment. All anchors ok but only one anchor per pitch even in the big one.
2025-09-18: Very slippery at the moment, otherwise a canyon worth seeing. When it's not narrow, you have a beautiful view of the 4000-meter peaks of the Alps opposite.
Approach: All on the hiking trail, partly along the Bisse de Tsittoret.
Tour: Description on swestcanyon Large rappel : Start rappel right 6m. Then pull over to the left for 20m Then 40m to the right again (do not go into the small hole where water is shredded through) 55m to finish.

Furggbach (Saas Almagell): Canyon Start
2021-10-23: Nice tour, the anchors can sometimes be reached with what feels like 7a climbing.

Furggbach (Saas Almagell): Parking at Entry
2021-10-23: Nice tour, the anchors can sometimes be reached with what feels like 7a climbing.

Losentse: Canyon Start

Taschinasbach: Canyon Start

Räppierbach: Canyon Start

Necker / Ofenloch: Canyon Start

Tobelbach: Canyon Start

Ruinaulta: Canyon Start

Sonderlibach: Canyon Start

Medel: Canyon Start

Mulibach (Hundwil): Canyon Start

Cristallina: Canyon Start

Nadels: Canyon Start

Uina: Canyon Start

Löübbach: Canyon Start
2025-09-16: Anchors are either missing, rope tied through hangers, or rope around boulders, would be better if you could enter canyon from around 32TMS 07695 27757 on the RG or RD, as the remaining 90% of creek u...
2021-11-12: Old anchors, must be well controlled!
Approach: You can take the gondola up.
Tour: First there's a long run, then it gets more interesting, but then it's over again.

Löübbach: Parking at Entry
2025-09-16: Anchors are either missing, rope tied through hangers, or rope around boulders, would be better if you could enter canyon from around 32TMS 07695 27757 on the RG or RD, as the remaining 90% of creek u...
2021-11-12: Old anchors, must be well controlled!
Access: Park at the bottom in Turtig.

Löübbach: Waypoint
2025-09-16: Anchors are either missing, rope tied through hangers, or rope around boulders, would be better if you could enter canyon from around 32TMS 07695 27757 on the RG or RD, as the remaining 90% of creek u...
2021-11-12: Old anchors, must be well controlled!
Comment: Ab hier startet der interessante Teil des Bachs - prüfen ob Zustieg zu diesem Punkt möglich ist.
Approach: You can take the gondola up.

Lizerne de la Mare: Canyon Start
2025-11-01: Snow in upper part. Several points missing, replaced.
2021-10-08: I quite liked it, it would certainly be cool to do it right after the rain.
Approach: Cool hiking trail up through Poteu du bois.
Tour: The canyon has 2 parts, with a walking passage in between. At the top it is more open with beautifully polished waterfalls, and a great gulch with more angular rock.

Lizerne de la Mare: Parking at Entry
2025-11-01: Snow in upper part. Several points missing, replaced.
2021-10-08: I quite liked it, it would certainly be cool to do it right after the rain.

Gorges Mystérieuses: Canyon Start
2022-09-17: Back at the Gorges mystérieuses, this time a few jumps were feasible.
2021-10-26: Replaced a few anchors. Cool tour, but not without danger because of the water catchment.
Approach: Zur Beücke bei 1214m laufen (oder shutteln). Und dann eine Weile, so 15min, dem Bachbett entlang.
Tour: First a few "normal" rappels, and a few jumps. Then it gets very dark as you go under the big blocks, sometimes the jump goes into the dark. After that, not quite as continuous.

Gorges Mystérieuses: Parking at Entry
2022-09-17: Back at the Gorges mystérieuses, this time a few jumps were feasible.
2021-10-26: Replaced a few anchors. Cool tour, but not without danger because of the water catchment.
Access: Der Parkplatz bei 1199m eignet sich gut, weil dort kommt man dann wieder über den Wanderweg hoch.
Return: Beim Zufluss in den Trient, geht ein Wanderweg hoch. Dem folgt man bis man wieder am Auto ist.

Furggbach (Zermatt): Canyon Start

Furggbach (Zermatt): Parking at Entry

Lonza (Lower): Canyon Start
2021-11-06: Unfortunately only 2 rappels, after that it's just a walk. Some of the gulches are beautiful.

Lonza (Lower): Parking at Entry
2021-11-06: Unfortunately only 2 rappels, after that it's just a walk. Some of the gulches are beautiful.

Lonza (Lower): Parking at Exit
2021-11-06: Unfortunately only 2 rappels, after that it's just a walk. Some of the gulches are beautiful.

Bietsch (Lower): Canyon Start
2021-11-10: A nice passage with very nice rock, but then unfortunately a lot of blocks to downclimb.
Approach: Along a bisse you reach the start at 850m
Tour: Quite good at the beginning, about 5 tight rappels, 1-2 possible jumps. After that, however, very long block chaos, then a few more rappels at the very exit.

Bietsch (Lower): Parking at Entry
2021-11-10: A nice passage with very nice rock, but then unfortunately a lot of blocks to downclimb.

Baltschieder (Lower): Canyon Start
2021-11-13: Beautiful water, but very few rappels.

Baltschieder (Lower): Parking at Entry
2021-11-13: Beautiful water, but very few rappels.

Walibach: Canyon Start
2021-10-10: It would have the potential to be a cool stream, but there's a lot of avalanche wood in there and you slide around all the time.
Tour: Stream that is never very deep, but always a little. Unfortunately super slippery.

Walibach: Parking at Entry
2021-10-10: It would have the potential to be a cool stream, but there's a lot of avalanche wood in there and you slide around all the time.

Jegibach: Canyon Start
2021-09-04: Thought it was a first ascent, but it was already drilled in. Still cool, even if you don't spend much time in the water.

Jegibach: Parking at Entry
2021-09-04: Thought it was a first ascent, but it was already drilled in. Still cool, even if you don't spend much time in the water.

Efibach: Canyon Start
2021-10-03: Long day, we uploaded everything because the ropes course was not open due to wind.
Approach: Take the gondola up to Kilcherberg, and from there head towards Seewli. You can do the via ferrata on the way up.
Tour: Start at the left inflow. Not very many anchors have been set and should certainly be added. The highlight of the tour is certainly the 60m waterfall. No polished rocks anywhere, but a fairly continuous tour.

Efibach: Parking at Entry
2021-10-03: Long day, we uploaded everything because the ropes course was not open due to wind.
Return: Back to the gondola. You can also take the Selderbach to get back to the valley, which is also drilled in. It turns with an 80m step, but is probably already dry when Efibach has good conditions.

Ärtelebach: Canyon Start
Tour: Very bouldery canyon, but such large dimensions, the left wall reaches extremely high. The highlight of the tour is certainly the beginning of the high rappel which starts through a 2x1m hole.

Ärtelebach: Parking at Entry

Aboyeu: Canyon Start
Approach: Durch die Blöcke nach unten.
Tour: Unlohnende Tour weil es quasi nur Blöcke sind. Einen grösseren 40m gibt es, aber ansonsten nur so mini Block Abseiler.

Aboyeu: Parking at Entry
Access: Mit dem Auto die Strasse hoch.
Return: Weiter durch die Blöcke nach unten.

Aboyeu: Parking at Exit
Access: Mit dem Auto die Strasse hoch.
Return: Weiter durch die Blöcke nach unten.

Le Flon: Canyon Start
2021-06-13: First ascent, a lot of wood in there, and a few old skis.

Le Flon: Parking at Entry
2021-06-13: First ascent, a lot of wood in there, and a few old skis.

Le Flon: Parking at Exit
2021-06-13: First ascent, a lot of wood in there, and a few old skis.

Ofentalbach: Canyon Start
2021-10-23: Hmmmm, scenic, but so much walking for very little canyon.

Ofentalbach: Parking at Entry
2021-10-23: Hmmmm, scenic, but so much walking for very little canyon.

Drieschtbach: Canyon Start
2021-10-24: Anchors still need to be added. At one point we could barely pull the ropes down.

Drieschtbach: Parking at Entry
2021-10-24: Anchors still need to be added. At one point we could barely pull the ropes down.

Logsbach: Canyon Start
2021-11-01: Not so exciting, better go for Gafarrabach in the valley, or walk right over to the Calfeisental, there are good things there.
Tour: At the start a higher step, and then nothing for a long time, at the end again a few slightly shaped waterfalls, but much less incised than the map gives you hope.

Logsbach: Parking at Entry
2021-11-01: Not so exciting, better go for Gafarrabach in the valley, or walk right over to the Calfeisental, there are good things there.

Feeschlucht: Canyon Start
2021-11-20: In the village above it is also cut, but there was a rock fall and you have to fight your way through.

Feeschlucht: Parking at Entry
2021-11-20: In the village above it is also cut, but there was a rock fall and you have to fight your way through.

Täschbach: Canyon Start
2021-11-21: Cool first ascent, you'll be happy to come back. The Hammer is very reminiscent of the Hammer in Gries.
Approach: Walk up to Eggstadel and then briefly down into the streambed.
Tour: Smaller rappel to the start. It is beautifully cut under the bridge. Then comes the "Hammer of Täsch"

Täschbach: Parking at Entry
2021-11-21: Cool first ascent, you'll be happy to come back. The Hammer is very reminiscent of the Hammer in Gries.
Access: Park on the Täschalpstrasse just after Zer Reschti. There you have a superiore view of the Matterhorn.
Return: Left up the steep slope.

Gornera: Canyon Start
2023-12-02: Only did part 3, siphon was not necessary (5cm margin of air). Set a few new anchors, cold water, as expected.
Comment: Start Teil 1
Approach: Part 1: at the bridge Part 2: From Furi down over the bridge, turn right and follow the canyon briefly upwards, then enter near the reservoir house Part 3: Orographically left on the hiking trail down. Leave the hiking trail in the direction of the gondola lift mast. From there, follow the cliff for another 50-100m until an obvious, gently sloping path leads south into the canyon. Start at the "via ferrata".
Tour: Anchors are regularly damaged or cannot be found under the snow. A drill is strongly recommended. Parts 1+2 or 2+3 make a nice day tour. Part 1: only possible with little snow/fresh snow (avalanche danger) and not too cold temperatures. A side tributary can block the whole canyon with a wall of ice. Part 2: More water contact than in part 1 but not very technical. Exit orographic left before the via ferrata or start of part 3. Part 3: More rappels and downclimbs follow. Attention, there is a pool from which you may not be able to get out if the siphon is closed. Therefore, from the start of part 3, you must first climb via the via ferrata to this point and hang a rope (approx. 2x20m). Alternatively, one person can follow the group via the via ferrata and react from above if the siphon is closed. The pool is located after the cool rope pendulum in the via ferrata, with which you can get from the orographic right to the orographic left side of the canyon. If the siphon is closed, people have to rappel up the rope to the via ferrata and back down into the canyon after the siphon. This takes some time and warm clothing is essential. Exit at the start of part 4 orographically to the right, climbing up the steep streambed as soon as possible. Crampons and ice axes/ice tools recommended. Part 4: ? worse water quality possible from here onwards Part 5: Poor water quality possible. Canyon should be checked before entering via the tourist gallery. Possible wooden blockages.

Gornera: Parking at Entry
2023-12-02: Only did part 3, siphon was not necessary (5cm margin of air). Set a few new anchors, cold water, as expected.
Access: From Täsch by train to Zermatt and by bus or on foot to the cable car "Zermatt Matterhorn Talstation". Take the cable car to Furi, then continue on foot.

Gornera: Alternative Canyon Start
2023-12-02: Only did part 3, siphon was not necessary (5cm margin of air). Set a few new anchors, cold water, as expected.
Comment: Start Teil 2
Approach: Part 1: at the bridge Part 2: From Furi down over the bridge, turn right and follow the canyon briefly upwards, then enter near the reservoir house Part 3: Orographically left on the hiking trail down. Leave the hiking trail in the direction of the gondola lift mast. From there, follow the cliff for another 50-100m until an obvious, gently sloping path leads south into the canyon. Start at the "via ferrata".
Tour: Anchors are regularly damaged or cannot be found under the snow. A drill is strongly recommended. Parts 1+2 or 2+3 make a nice day tour. Part 1: only possible with little snow/fresh snow (avalanche danger) and not too cold temperatures. A side tributary can block the whole canyon with a wall of ice. Part 2: More water contact than in part 1 but not very technical. Exit orographic left before the via ferrata or start of part 3. Part 3: More rappels and downclimbs follow. Attention, there is a pool from which you may not be able to get out if the siphon is closed. Therefore, from the start of part 3, you must first climb via the via ferrata to this point and hang a rope (approx. 2x20m). Alternatively, one person can follow the group via the via ferrata and react from above if the siphon is closed. The pool is located after the cool rope pendulum in the via ferrata, with which you can get from the orographic right to the orographic left side of the canyon. If the siphon is closed, people have to rappel up the rope to the via ferrata and back down into the canyon after the siphon. This takes some time and warm clothing is essential. Exit at the start of part 4 orographically to the right, climbing up the steep streambed as soon as possible. Crampons and ice axes/ice tools recommended. Part 4: ? worse water quality possible from here onwards Part 5: Poor water quality possible. Canyon should be checked before entering via the tourist gallery. Possible wooden blockages.

Gornera: Alternative Canyon Start1
Comment: Start Teil 3
Approach: Part 1: at the bridge Part 2: From Furi down over the bridge, turn right and follow the canyon briefly upwards, then enter near the reservoir house Part 3: Orographically left on the hiking trail down. Leave the hiking trail in the direction of the gondola lift mast. From there, follow the cliff for another 50-100m until an obvious, gently sloping path leads south into the canyon. Start at the "via ferrata".
Tour: Anchors are regularly damaged or cannot be found under the snow. A drill is strongly recommended. Parts 1+2 or 2+3 make a nice day tour. Part 1: only possible with little snow/fresh snow (avalanche danger) and not too cold temperatures. A side tributary can block the whole canyon with a wall of ice. Part 2: More water contact than in part 1 but not very technical. Exit orographic left before the via ferrata or start of part 3. Part 3: More rappels and downclimbs follow. Attention, there is a pool from which you may not be able to get out if the siphon is closed. Therefore, from the start of part 3, you must first climb via the via ferrata to this point and hang a rope (approx. 2x20m). Alternatively, one person can follow the group via the via ferrata and react from above if the siphon is closed. The pool is located after the cool rope pendulum in the via ferrata, with which you can get from the orographic right to the orographic left side of the canyon. If the siphon is closed, people have to rappel up the rope to the via ferrata and back down into the canyon after the siphon. This takes some time and warm clothing is essential. Exit at the start of part 4 orographically to the right, climbing up the steep streambed as soon as possible. Crampons and ice axes/ice tools recommended. Part 4: ? worse water quality possible from here onwards Part 5: Poor water quality possible. Canyon should be checked before entering via the tourist gallery. Possible wooden blockages.

Gornera: Alternative Canyon Start2

Steinuschlüocht: Canyon Start

Steinuschlüocht: Parking at Entry

Corbassière: Canyon Start

Corbassière: Parking at Entry

Teifflaui: Canyon Start
Approach: Der Zustieg ist das Aufwändigste dieser Tour. Erstbegehung wurde über den Äugstgumm gemacht, und von dort mehr als 400m Abgeseilt um zur Schlucht zu gelangen. Neuerdings wurde der Schellibach eingebohrt und dann in der Wand steil rüber traversiert.
Tour: Tief eingeschnittene Schlucht die mit einer Stufe über 100m endet. Sicher eine der alpin anspruchvollsten der Schweiz.

Teifflaui: Parking at Entry
Access: Im Urbachtal beim Mürvorsess parkieren.
Return: Das einzige Einfache an der Tour ist der Rückweg, der ist knapp 500m lang übers Feld.

Bifertenbach: Canyon Start
2025-11-12: For the most part a nice canyon without further ado, but the two slab abseils through the boulders are very aesthetic.

Bifertenbach: Parking at Entry
2025-11-12: For the most part a nice canyon without further ado, but the two slab abseils through the boulders are very aesthetic.

Stutzbach: Canyon Start1
2025-08-25: Anchor monopoint, but very good. Some searching in places. Overall sparsely drilled, but works at "normal" water level (which is already ample). Some downclimbs are tricky. 1x AN and 1x rappel on the...
2025-08-14: Top conditions. Water level unproblematic. Stands sometimes difficult to reach. Certainly not to be underestimated with more water. Anchors set below the bridge at the penultimate spot. Great short to...
2025-08-14: Currently very good conditions. Very good grip, all anchors available.
Approach: Dem Wanderweg parallel zur Schlucht hoch.
Tour: Überraschend tief eingeschnitten Schlucht mit ordentlich drehender Pools. Treibanker kann von Vorteil sein.

Stutzbach: Parking at Entry
2025-08-25: Anchor monopoint, but very good. Some searching in places. Overall sparsely drilled, but works at "normal" water level (which is already ample). Some downclimbs are tricky. 1x AN and 1x rappel on the...
2025-08-14: Top conditions. Water level unproblematic. Stands sometimes difficult to reach. Certainly not to be underestimated with more water. Anchors set below the bridge at the penultimate spot. Great short to...
2025-08-14: Currently very good conditions. Very good grip, all anchors available.
Return: Dem Bach entlang bis ins Dorf.

Sumvitg (Upper): Canyon Start

Sumvitg (Upper): Parking at Entry

Löntschtobel: Canyon Start

Löntschtobel: Parking at Entry

Dolent: Canyon Start

Dolent: Parking at Entry

Lämmeren: Canyon Start

Lämmeren: Parking at Entry

Menouve: Canyon Start
2021-09-18: First ascent, will probably not be repeated.
Tour: Not a worthwhile stream, even the dranse d'Entremont below 1978m is more exciting (3-4 rappels and small jumps)

Menouve: Parking at Entry
2021-09-18: First ascent, will probably not be repeated.

Entremont: Canyon Start
2021-09-18: It's OK to do if you're passing by and just want to jump into the water, but you shouldn't expect too much.

Entremont: Parking at Entry
2021-09-18: It's OK to do if you're passing by and just want to jump into the water, but you shouldn't expect too much.

St. Barthélémy: Canyon Start
v5 a4 IV | 0min/0min/0min | 3⭐ | m

St. Barthélémy: Parking at Entry
v5 a4 IV | 0min/0min/0min | 3⭐ | m

St. Barthélémy: Parking at Exit

Salanfe: Canyon Start

Salanfe: Parking at Entry

Salanfe: Parking at Exit

Golettes: Canyon Start
2025-05-30: Clear, a relay was hidden under moss, it has been cleaned, it will be good for the next ahahah.

Golettes: Parking at Entry
2025-05-30: Clear, a relay was hidden under moss, it has been cleaned, it will be good for the next ahahah.

Golettes: Parking at Exit
2025-05-30: Clear, a relay was hidden under moss, it has been cleaned, it will be good for the next ahahah.

Trient: Canyon Start
v3 a5 V | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Trient: Parking at Entry
v3 a5 V | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Trient: Parking at Exit
v3 a5 V | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Luteren: Canyon Start
v3 a6 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | 21m

Luteren: Parking at Entry
v3 a6 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | 21m

Ruersgrabe: Canyon Start

Ruersgrabe: Parking at Entry

Bärselbach: Canyon Start

Bärselbach: Parking at Entry

Torrent des Riz: Canyon Start
2023-09-20: Still a lot of wood and slippery. But hey, at least it's another creek you can do to avoid always seeing the same canyons.
Approach: The hiking trail leads fairly directly up to the start.
Tour: Right by the forest path at the top is a stupid downclimb that has also been set up. After that you walk for a while, the canyoning part is relatively short, at the exit you walk again for 15 minutes.

Torrent des Riz: Parking at Entry
2023-09-20: Still a lot of wood and slippery. But hey, at least it's another creek you can do to avoid always seeing the same canyons.
Access: At the Tine de Montbovon bridge, turn off onto the small road and then park immediately after crossing the Torrent des Riz.
Return: Go straight to the car at the small bridge.

Dürrenwaldbach: Canyon Start
2022-06-10: Impressive water level, cool how this slit hides up there from the valley floor.
Approach: The first rappel is not so exciting, it is probably best to take the hiking trail down to the stream.
Tour: First open passages, and then a 60m waterfall that rushes down into the hole. After that there are 2 more cool rappels.

Dürrenwaldbach: Parking at Entry
2022-06-10: Impressive water level, cool how this slit hides up there from the valley floor.
Access: Park at Bärtscheli.
Return: Back over the scree to the hiking trail. And then up to the car.

Giessbach Sup. Sup.: Canyon Start
2023-05-11: We first entered the stream sometime in May, I can't remember the exact day.

Giessbach Sup. Sup.: Parking at Entry
2023-05-11: We first entered the stream sometime in May, I can't remember the exact day.

Standelbach: Canyon Start

Standelbach: Parking at Entry

Cavorgia: Canyon Start

Trodo Sup.: Canyon Start
2022-10-02: First ascent from the hiking trail at 1580m.
Comment: Einstieg bei 780HM
Approach: The stream has been climbed from the very top, but only becomes interesting from a height of 780m. So it's best to walk up the path west of the canyon and then look for tracks down the 40-50 degree slope.
Tour: In the superiore there are 2 parts with about 4 steps each. Smaller jumps are also possible.

Trodo Sup.: Parking at Exit
2022-10-02: First ascent from the hiking trail at 1580m.
Comment: Parkplatz wenn man den Inf. auch macht.
Return: Superiore only makes sense if you also do the inferiore.

Trodo Sup.: Canyon End
2022-10-02: First ascent from the hiking trail at 1580m.
Return: Superiore only makes sense if you also do the inferiore.

Trodo Sup.: Parking at Entry
Return: Superiore only makes sense if you also do the inferiore.

Ducanbach: Canyon Start
2022-10-23: It's unlikely to be a classic, but it fills out the map in an area where there is virtually nothing for canyoning.
Approach: All along the hiking trail, and then back down by the stream.
Tour: A short tour, but one that always carries a lot of water. Unfortunately, only the beginning has beautifully polished rock.

Ducanbach: Parking at Entry
2022-10-23: It's unlikely to be a classic, but it fills out the map in an area where there is virtually nothing for canyoning.
Access: Park at the Walserhuus Sertig.
Return: 15 min back on the hiking trail.

Rosenlaui (sup. II): Canyon Start
2025-11-03: We first tried to do the regular superiore. Unfortunately, its access was already too icy, so we couldn't get across safely. Then we switched to this sup and everything was superiore there. Scenic and...
2022-10-30: After doing the classic Rosenlaui Sup. we were curious and wanted to see what was happening in the other tributary. And lo and behold, there were even more canyoning passages that didn't yet have anch...
Approach: After climbing up the Rosenlaui canyon, walk for another 30 minutes towards the Dossenhütte. Turn right onto the path that crosses the stream again until you reach the bridge.
Tour: Rather smaller (up to 25m) rappels, in an impressive gulch.

Rosenlaui (sup. II): Parking at Entry
2025-11-03: We first tried to do the regular superiore. Unfortunately, its access was already too icy, so we couldn't get across safely. Then we switched to this sup and everything was superiore there. Scenic and...
2022-10-30: After doing the classic Rosenlaui Sup. we were curious and wanted to see what was happening in the other tributary. And lo and behold, there were even more canyoning passages that didn't yet have anch...
Return: Continue with Rosenlaui inferiore, or down the hiking trail again.

Turbewasser: Canyon Start
2022-11-08: It's OK to do once, probably best combined with the Binna above the reservoir.
Approach: The best way to get into the valley is by e-bike. And then only tackle the length of the canyon on foot.
Tour: Unspectacular at the beginning, then a short passage halfway cut in and nicely polished. At the end, no longer black but white rock with a few higher open rappels.

Turbewasser: Parking at Entry
2022-11-08: It's OK to do once, probably best combined with the Binna above the reservoir.
Access: Drive in the Binntal up to the driving ban.
Return: The same as when you go there.

Fäldbach: Canyon Start

Fäldbach: Parking at Entry

Roflaschlucht: Canyon Start
2025-07-12: There was already considerably more water than in the photos here. With a little whitewater experience, however, it's doable. Cool slide and various jumps doable. We only needed the ropes for the two...
2024-08-16: I started from the highway service station (the gate was unlocked). From there it was a steep, pathless walk to the open stream in just a few minutes. You immediately realize that this is a canyon wit...
Approach: Straight down into the stream by the car.
Tour: Everything can be slid and jumped. Before the last step, be careful when crossing the stream so as not to be swept over the edge if there is a lot of water. On the left, a chain on a tree can be used to rappel down to the visitor's gallery, but there is a large waterfall below if there is a lot of water. At the top right is a ring bolt, from which 15m down to the right is another ring bolt, 15m rappel or 5m rappel and jump.

Roflaschlucht: Parking at Entry
2025-07-12: There was already considerably more water than in the photos here. With a little whitewater experience, however, it's doable. Cool slide and various jumps doable. We only needed the ropes for the two...
2024-08-16: I started from the highway service station (the gate was unlocked). From there it was a steep, pathless walk to the open stream in just a few minutes. You immediately realize that this is a canyon wit...
Access: Park at the Roflaschlucht inn. Either walk from here or drive up by car.
Return: Do not get off at the visitors' gallery! Continue along the stream and back up by the lake to the parking lot.

Sinièse: Canyon Start
v4 a3 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | 31m

Sinièse: Parking at Entry

Fontanalba: Canyon Start
2022-11-10: Only did the lower part. It is beautiful up to the high rappel, then unfortunately blocked and full of branches.

Fontanalba: Parking at Entry
2022-11-10: Only did the lower part. It is beautiful up to the high rappel, then unfortunately blocked and full of branches.

Gonerliwasser: Canyon Start

Gonerliwasser: Parking at Entry

Agene: Canyon Start
v4 a5 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Agene: Parking at Entry
v4 a5 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Grosse Grabu: Canyon Start
v4 a3 II | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Grosse Grabu: Parking at Entry

Gifrischgrabu: Canyon Start

Gifrischgrabu: Parking at Entry

Birchbach: Canyon Start

Birchbach: Parking at Entry

Nasse Schluichen: Canyon Start
2024-08-24: Beautiful canyon with 1st gear through a cave.
2024-08-24: A canyon to do in the morning in the heat. The flow rises sharply from 1pm. At the last abseil, we equipped the right bank to go through a cave. 2 abseils in the cave with a waterfall. Very nice. The...

Nasse Schluichen: Parking at Entry
2024-08-24: Beautiful canyon with 1st gear through a cave.
2024-08-24: A canyon to do in the morning in the heat. The flow rises sharply from 1pm. At the last abseil, we equipped the right bank to go through a cave. 2 abseils in the cave with a waterfall. Very nice. The...

Breiterbach: Canyon Start

Breiterbach: Parking at Entry

Treutsebo: Canyon Start

Treutsebo: Parking at Entry

Planereuses: Canyon Start

Planereuses: Parking at Entry

Richisauerklön: Canyon Start
2025-11-11: Cool thing, even if it was very short. We wanted to do Rossmatterklön afterwards, but there was no more water flowing. It's probably better to try the combination in September.

Richisauerklön: Parking at Entry
2025-11-11: Cool thing, even if it was very short. We wanted to do Rossmatterklön afterwards, but there was no more water flowing. It's probably better to try the combination in September.

Sihl: Canyon Start

Sihl: Parking at Entry

Innere Hengstera: Canyon Start

Innere Hengstera: Parking at Entry

Tellerbach: Canyon Start
2024-07-25: Got in via the band at 1840m. Some very nice sequences with cool spots. Many pyrite inclusions in the rock, very sunny canyon. Due to the extreme bed load operation, carrying a drill is mandatory.
Approach: The hiking trail up to Säss 1880Hm, from there horizontally following an easy path, at the end the path is quite overgrown but still easily visible. Entry at 1840Hm
Tour: A drilling set is recommended, as the stream carries a lot of bed load during floods.

Tellerbach: Parking at Entry
2024-07-25: Got in via the band at 1840m. Some very nice sequences with cool spots. Many pyrite inclusions in the rock, very sunny canyon. Due to the extreme bed load operation, carrying a drill is mandatory.
Return: 5 minutes to the car

Tellerbach: Waypoint
2024-07-25: Got in via the band at 1840m. Some very nice sequences with cool spots. Many pyrite inclusions in the rock, very sunny canyon. Due to the extreme bed load operation, carrying a drill is mandatory.
Comment: Säss
Approach: The hiking trail up to Säss 1880Hm, from there horizontally following an easy path, at the end the path is quite overgrown but still easily visible. Entry at 1840Hm

Tellerbach: Canyon End
Return: 5 minutes to the car

Binna: Canyon Start

Binna: Parking at Entry

Lengtalwasser: Canyon Start
v? a? II | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Lengtalwasser: Parking at Entry
v? a? II | 0min/0min/0min | 2⭐ | m

Bordon (North): Canyon Start

Bordon (North): Parking at Entry

Schopfgrabe: Canyon Start

Prässerebach: Canyon Start

Prässerebach: Parking Entry and Exit

Prässerebach: Canyon End

Urbachwasser: Canyon Start

Urbachwasser: Parking at Entry

Gadmerwasser: Canyon Start

Gadmerwasser: Parking at Entry

Dala V: Canyon Start

Dala V: Parking at Entry

Dala V: Canyon End

Mittellegi: Canyon Start

Mittellegi: Parking at Entry

Straatligraben: Canyon Start

Straatligraben: Parking at Entry

Langenegggraben: Canyon Start

Langenegggraben: Parking at Entry

Joceti: Canyon Start

Joceti: Parking at Entry

Serrata: Canyon Start
2024-06-22: Dry, except for the last three rappels. If it carries water, at least one grade better. Best alternative after really heavy rain! Upper part less worthwhile. We have set a new anchor, the rest goes we...
Approach: Variant without car: From the village of "Meride" via the hiking trail to the entry point
Tour: Botanical stream with beautiful individual sections, the lower part is more beautiful than the top. Especially at the top there are also many places to run between the rappels. At the top only to be climbed after heavy rain, otherwise dry! Belays mostly natural and without maillons. Tip available in linked PDF. Very rarely climbed Possible intermediate entry or exit where the stream crosses the hiking trail at 517m

Serrata: Parking at Exit
2024-06-22: Dry, except for the last three rappels. If it carries water, at least one grade better. Best alternative after really heavy rain! Upper part less worthwhile. We have set a new anchor, the rest goes we...
Access: Variant without car transfer: highway exit Mendrisio -> always direction "Meride"
Return: Variant without car: From the canyon exit via the forest path up to the village of "Meride"

Serrata: Parking at Entry
2024-06-22: Dry, except for the last three rappels. If it carries water, at least one grade better. Best alternative after really heavy rain! Upper part less worthwhile. We have set a new anchor, the rest goes we...
Access: Variant without car transfer: highway exit Mendrisio -> always direction "Meride"
Return: Variant without car: From the canyon exit via the forest path up to the village of "Meride"

Pevereggia: Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot, follow Via Morina briefly westward. Just before the bridge over the stream, a trail enters the forest on the left. Follow it for a short distance and enter the riverbed just upstream of the first waterfall (45°59'45.1"N 8°48'58.4"E). Approximately 5 min.

Pevereggia: Canyon End
Return: After the 40-meter waterfall, exit on the left and follow trails back to the path, which shortly leads to the entry point.

Pevereggia: Parking at Entry
Access: Upstream: the car can be left in the parking lot opposite the Sessa cemetery, between Via Morina and Via Cantonale (45°59'48"N 8°49'04"E).
Return: After the 40-meter waterfall, exit on the left and follow trails back to the path, which shortly leads to the entry point.

Miglieglia: Canyon Start
Approach: Approach: from the downstream parking, return towards Miglieglia and take the first path on the right, which quickly reconnects to Via Alpetti (paved but closed to traffic). Ascend to the barrier; from here you can continue on the paved road or take the trail that cuts across some switchbacks. Once at Alpe Boscone, continue on level ground along the road, passing above some mountain huts until you reach the stream a few meters from the path (46°01'53.6"N 8°50'59.4"E). Approximately 50 minutes (230 m D+).

Miglieglia: Canyon End
Return: After the last waterfall visible from the road, exit on the left bank to climb back up to the bridge (1 minute).

Miglieglia: Parking at Exit
Access: Downstream: once in Miglieglia, continue briefly on the main road (Via Cantonale) towards Breno until you reach the bridge over the stream, right at the final waterfall of the route. Just before the bridge there are 1–2 parking spots in a small pull-off. (46°01'47.6"N 8°51'14.05"E).
Return: After the last waterfall visible from the road, exit on the left bank to climb back up to the bridge (1 minute).

Küblisbühl: Canyon Start

Küblisbühl: Parking at Entry

Lammschlucht: Canyon Start

Lammschlucht: Parking at Entry

Bocke: Canyon Start

Seckbach: Canyon Start

Louwibach: Canyon Start

Wissbach: Canyon Start

Wissbach: Parking at Entry

Sefi-Lutschine: Canyon Start

Sefi-Lutschine: Parking at Entry

Maighels: Canyon Start

Brusgiada: Canyon Start
2021-09-24: We walked the stream from the hiking trail at 1380m, but it only becomes worthwhile in the last 100 meters of altitude.
Approach: Take the path up to Maiasc, cross at 900m through the forest to La Brüsgiada, where there was still a path about 50 years ago.
Tour: You can also start much higher up, but it makes the most sense to start at 840m and then do a somersault.

Murgbach: Canyon Start

Fruttbach: Canyon Start

Netage: Canyon Start

Sceng: Canyon Start

Greina: Canyon Start

Tschingil: Canyon Start
2025-04-19: The snow has broken off many branches/trees and there is now even more wood than before.
Approach: see:
Tour: There is a lot of wood and domestic waste in the stream. The equipment is old and trees often have to be used as anchors. Those who want a leisurely expedition into the green will get their money's worth here.

Tsanfleuronne: Canyon Start
2023-08-20: Sunny, open tour
Approach: The access trail starts directly above the parking lot. It crosses the Tsanfleururonne at point 1754. If you only want to do the 2nd part, you can enter the canyon here. Continue along the well-marked path until you reach a large hairpin bend on the left directly below the Hotel du Sanetsch. Leave the path to the right, pass a ditch and then a small hump and enter the canyon.
Tour: The first part consists of a series of waterfalls and jumps that lead to a 26-meter-long section that is dangerous for ropes. This part exits after two or three abseils and/or downclimbs. After a short hike on the right bank, you reach the second part, whose rocks are more beautiful and the surroundings more beautiful. It is characterized by a beautiful waterfall about 60 m long, divided into three easy relays.

Tsanfleuronne: Canyon End

Tsanfleuronne: Parking Entry and Exit

Tsanfleuronne: Alternative Canyon Start
2023-08-20: Sunny, open tour
Comment: Start unterer Abschnitt
Approach: The access trail starts directly above the parking lot. It crosses the Tsanfleururonne at point 1754. If you only want to do the 2nd part, you can enter the canyon here. Continue along the well-marked path until you reach a large hairpin bend on the left directly below the Hotel du Sanetsch. Leave the path to the right, pass a ditch and then a small hump and enter the canyon.
Tour: The first part consists of a series of waterfalls and jumps that lead to a 26-meter-long section that is dangerous for ropes. This part exits after two or three abseils and/or downclimbs. After a short hike on the right bank, you reach the second part, whose rocks are more beautiful and the surroundings more beautiful. It is characterized by a beautiful waterfall about 60 m long, divided into three easy relays.

Gottettes: Canyon Start
2025-05-29: Canyon super slippery otherwise RAS
2025-05-23: Normal water level. All good.
Approach: Without car access approx. 30 min Access to the start: Follow the road to Montana and cross Mollens. At the crossroads on the outskirts of Mollens, turn right towards Aminona. After about 2 km, leave the car on the right in a parking lot, just before a bridge over the canyon. 50 m back, take the small path that leads up to a large path on the right. Follow this path until it crosses the torrent, the starting point of the canyon.

Gottettes: Canyon End
2025-05-29: Canyon super slippery otherwise RAS
2025-05-23: Normal water level. All good.
Return: Path on the right bank of the torrent by the bridge. 50 m further on it meets another path. Walk along the larger path until you reach the Sinièse. Cross this and you are directly at the car.

Gottettes: Parking at Entry
2025-05-29: Canyon super slippery otherwise RAS
2025-05-23: Normal water level. All good.
Access: Leave the highway at Sierre Est and take the Montana - Crans road. Drive through Venthône and then continue in the direction of Mollens. The road goes through two hairpins and a large left-hand bend. Continue straight on at this bend for about 500 m, where the road makes a hairpin bend. Leave the "lower car" here.
Return: Path on the right bank of the torrent by the bridge. 50 m further on it meets another path. Walk along the larger path until you reach the Sinièse. Cross this and you are directly at the car.

Gottettes: Parking at Exit
Access: Leave the highway at Sierre Est and take the Montana - Crans road. Drive through Venthône and then continue in the direction of Mollens. The road goes through two hairpins and a large left-hand bend. Continue straight on at this bend for about 500 m, where the road makes a hairpin bend. Leave the "lower car" here.
Return: Path on the right bank of the torrent by the bridge. 50 m further on it meets another path. Walk along the larger path until you reach the Sinièse. Cross this and you are directly at the car.

Contheysanne: Canyon Start

Vantarone: Canyon Start
Tour: Beschreibung in den links.

Kapanz: Canyon Start

Buelbach (Madris): Canyon Start
2021-09-25: Tour with vertical exit, otherwise not particularly exciting.
Tour: First smaller rappels, and then the big steps at the end.

Roda: Canyon Start
2023-07-27: First ascent, very flat tour, unfortunately not quite as exciting as it looked on the satellite image. A few jumps nevertheless.
2022-07-28: First ascent, I don't know much more details about the tour, quite a lot of intermediate exits, and few incised places.

Campsut: Canyon Start

Furbeda: Canyon Start

Soia: Canyon Start

Tremola: Canyon Start

Birchbach (Lotschental): Canyon Start

Leebach: Canyon Start

Fellbach (Saas): Canyon Start

Cheneaux Rouges: Canyon Start
2023-05-13: Probably more exciting really directly after the rain.
Approach: From Pâquier Gétaz take the road up to Charbonnet, the first small bridge is already the stream.
Tour: Few rappels which are very continuous.

Cheneaux Rouges: Parking at Entry
2023-05-13: Probably more exciting really directly after the rain.
Access: You can drive all the way to the top via the Sciernes Picaz, driving is prohibited from Château d'Oex

Grande Eau: Canyon Start
2023-05-06: Impressive passage, even if very short
Approach: Walk briefly on the hiking trail.
Tour: The first step can be jumped, then there is a rope traverse on the left, where the 12-15m rappel comes around the corner. After that there are small steps to jump.

Grande Eau: Parking at Entry
2023-05-06: Impressive passage, even if very short
Return: Right out and up again.

Veveyse de Fégire: Canyon Start
2023-05-07: Unfortunately a lot of walking, otherwise it would motivate me to jump in for a short time.
Tour: Two individual rappels in the upper section, unfortunately always interrupted by runs of over 500m. At the exit there is a nice gulch with a 20m waterfall, but that's it.

Veveyse de Fégire: Parking at Entry
2023-05-07: Unfortunately a lot of walking, otherwise it would motivate me to jump in for a short time.
Access: Either park at the bottom and walk up in the forest to do the last 2 steps, or park at the top and then walk along the streambed forever.
Return: In 5-10 minutes you are back at the road along the streambed.

Mügàia: Canyon Start
2023-06-23: First ascent, it would be possible to go one step higher for a high rappel in a very wide blocky gulch.

Mügàia: Parking at Entry
2023-06-23: First ascent, it would be possible to go one step higher for a high rappel in a very wide blocky gulch.

Uffiern: Canyon Start
2023-07-23: First ascent, unfortunately a dead sheep in the basin of the large rappel below the socket.

Uffiern: Parking at Entry
2023-07-23: First ascent, unfortunately a dead sheep in the basin of the large rappel below the socket.

Schreustobel: Canyon Start
2023-09-24: Had drilled the canyon on 24.09. After a lot of rain the days before we had already set up the Hüttenwistobel because the surrounding canyons had too much water. Some anchors are set so that you can...
Approach: Den Wanderweg parallel zur Schlucht hoch, und dann rechts abbiegen auf der Waldstrasse bis auf eine Höhe von 1405m. Von dort führt ein Jägerpfad direkt zum Start von der Schlucht.
Tour: Der erster Abschnitt ist eng. Danach öffnet es sich und die Abseiler werden unregelmässiger. Nachdem der Seitenbach dazu kommt, wird es wieder kontinuirlicher bis man in die 50m hohe Halle gelangt. Vor dem letzten Abseiler kommt durch Quellen nochmals dazu, und nach diesem gibt es dann die ganze grosse Quelle.

Schreustobel: Parking at Entry
2023-09-24: Had drilled the canyon on 24.09. After a lot of rain the days before we had already set up the Hüttenwistobel because the surrounding canyons had too much water. Some anchors are set so that you can...
Access: Bis Langwis darf man fahren, der letzte Kilometer zum Bach muss man dann laufen.
Return: Dem Bach bis zur Strasse hin folgen.

Camana: Canyon Start

Camana: Parking at Entry

Fatschbach Sup.: Canyon Start

Fatschbach Sup.: Parking at Entry

Sanaspans: Canyon Start

Sanaspans: Parking at Entry

Giétro (old branch): Canyon Start

Giétro (old branch): Parking at Entry

Vo: Canyon End
2025-07-31: All stands OK. Little water today, so the water was never a problem. Unfortunately, there was always garbage in the river, otherwise clear, deep pools, but unfortunately hardly any jumps or slides pos...
2024-05-05: First ascent of one of the last larger streams in Ticino, was cool!
Comment: Das Seil muss orografisch rechts von dem canyon platziert werden.
Return: After the rope ascent, follow the ridge until you are back in the village. You can walk through the well-maintained grounds (simply open the gate).

Vo: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-07-31: All stands OK. Little water today, so the water was never a problem. Unfortunately, there was always garbage in the river, otherwise clear, deep pools, but unfortunately hardly any jumps or slides pos...
2024-05-05: First ascent of one of the last larger streams in Ticino, was cool!
Access: Drive into the Onsernone valley and then park at Loco.
Return: After the rope ascent, follow the ridge until you are back in the village. You can walk through the well-maintained grounds (simply open the gate).

Vo: Canyon Start
2025-07-31: All stands OK. Little water today, so the water was never a problem. Unfortunately, there was always garbage in the river, otherwise clear, deep pools, but unfortunately hardly any jumps or slides pos...
2024-05-05: First ascent of one of the last larger streams in Ticino, was cool!
Approach: At the bridge, an orographic path on the right leads up to the start.
Tour: At the beginning of the tour there are still a few exit options, but from the altitude of 520m you have to go all the way to the exit.

Cassone: Parking at Entry
2024-09-08: An enjoyable canyon, with a few scenic spots and nice rappels. Unfortunately no jumps :( Quite a lot of rubbish has accumulated in some spots, please take out with you what you can.
2024-09-08: A pleasant surprise, ideal for rainy days. Anchors always present where needed, doubles only on the highest rappel. After the end of the main fording (520m) there is nothing more, it is worth going ou...
2024-05-25: Second ascent of the canyon, all anchors were still in order.

Cassone: Parking at Exit
2024-09-08: An enjoyable canyon, with a few scenic spots and nice rappels. Unfortunately no jumps :( Quite a lot of rubbish has accumulated in some spots, please take out with you what you can.
2024-09-08: A pleasant surprise, ideal for rainy days. Anchors always present where needed, doubles only on the highest rappel. After the end of the main fording (520m) there is nothing more, it is worth going ou...
2024-05-25: Second ascent of the canyon, all anchors were still in order.

Cassone: Canyon Start
2024-09-08: An enjoyable canyon, with a few scenic spots and nice rappels. Unfortunately no jumps :( Quite a lot of rubbish has accumulated in some spots, please take out with you what you can.
2024-09-08: A pleasant surprise, ideal for rainy days. Anchors always present where needed, doubles only on the highest rappel. After the end of the main fording (520m) there is nothing more, it is worth going ou...
2024-05-25: Second ascent of the canyon, all anchors were still in order.
Tour: The exciting part is between 620m and 520m, the rest is a lot of walking.

Cassone: Canyon End

Derbor: Canyon Start
2025-10-05: Flow in picture medium, no rain in the last week but quite all day in the week before, that makes some pitches very nice cause passing exactling in the water or right behind it. Three main different i...
2024-05-12: Not the most continuous canyon, but we still used up all the anchors we came with on the first ascent. And you exit in the lake below.
Comment: Koordinate ermittelt basierend auf Höhenangabe - NICHT verifiziert.
Approach: Follow the hiking trail uphill and walk through the forest to the Robert stream at an altitude of 540m.
Tour: At the beginning there are parts that are interrupted by walks. At the exit comes the only more serious gulch with 6 rappels in a row.

Derbor: Canyon End
2025-10-05: Flow in picture medium, no rain in the last week but quite all day in the week before, that makes some pitches very nice cause passing exactling in the water or right behind it. Three main different i...
2024-05-12: Not the most continuous canyon, but we still used up all the anchors we came with on the first ascent. And you exit in the lake below.
Comment: Koordinate ermittelt basierend auf Höhenangabe - NICHT verifiziert.
Return: Go under the Via Meschini bridge and exit the stream on the right-hand side (before the railroad bridge). Or, swim out of the lake on the right until you reach the public shore (100m)

Derbor: Parking at Exit
2025-10-05: Flow in picture medium, no rain in the last week but quite all day in the week before, that makes some pitches very nice cause passing exactling in the water or right behind it. Three main different i...
2024-05-12: Not the most continuous canyon, but we still used up all the anchors we came with on the first ascent. And you exit in the lake below.
Return: Go under the Via Meschini bridge and exit the stream on the right-hand side (before the railroad bridge). Or, swim out of the lake on the right until you reach the public shore (100m)

Mara
2024-05-19: Funny first ascent. Two of us started and suddenly we were caught up by other first ascenders who had planned it on the same day.

Brac gauche: Parking Entry and Exit
2023-04-29: First inspection
Comment: kleiner Parkplatz für ein Auto. Alternativ an der Hauptstrasse parkieren.
Access: From Conthey up into the valley to the indicated parking lot
Return: Take the hiking trail back to the car or back up to Brac droite.

Brac gauche: Canyon Start
Approach: Follow the road over the bridge and then down the valley until the path goes up to the left in the direction of Brac Buvette. Where the hiking trail crosses the stream, descend a few meters to the entry point.
Tour: The canyon consists of a wall with small pools in between. Back to back waterfalls.

Brac droite: Parking Entry and Exit
Comment: Parkplatz für ein Auto. Alternativ bei der Hauptstrasse parkieren.
Access: From Conthey up into the valley to the indicated parking lot
Return: On the hiking trail back to the car

Brac droite: Canyon Start
Approach: Follow the road over the bridge and then down the valley until the path goes up to the left in the direction of Brac Buvette. Pass the café and continue up the valley along the bisse to the stream.
Tour: Steep wall with pool in between.

Lüegilchi

Milibach
2025-04-15: Cool water level. Anchors minimalist but ok. One stand replaced because it was probably knocked off.

Milibach: Parking at Entry
2025-04-15: Cool water level. Anchors minimalist but ok. One stand replaced because it was probably knocked off.
Return: Either walk up to the car (50min) or if you have two cars, you can also take a shuttle.

Milibach: Parking at Exit
2025-04-15: Cool water level. Anchors minimalist but ok. One stand replaced because it was probably knocked off.
Return: Either walk up to the car (50min) or if you have two cars, you can also take a shuttle.

Mirrenbach

Azerin: Canyon Start
2024-06-30: Good water level, anchors renovated.
Approach: From the parking lot on the hiking trail to the exit of the canyon, cross the stream and take the hiking trail on the orographic left side up to the Bisse d'Azerin. Follow the bisse/Suone to the entry point.
Tour: Beautiful abseiling tour without long running sections. However, there is a running section following the stream at the end to get back to the hiking trail.

Azerin: Canyon End
2024-06-30: Good water level, anchors renovated.

Azerin: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-06-30: Good water level, anchors renovated.

Azerin (oberer): Canyon Start
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the old forest road to Torrent de Cry. Cross the stream and follow the stream upwards on the other side. There are good tracks that can be followed. The tracks lead to the hunter's hut at 1490m, which is located on the ridge between Torrent de Cry and Azerin. From the hunter's hut, follow the path diagonally down into the valley to the access point. This is located at the exit of a scree couloir on the left-hand side.
Tour: Only worthwhile to extend Azerin. Smaller rappels and walking passages in a wild environment.

Azerin (oberer): Canyon End
Return: Either exit via the bites or take the lower part with you.

Azerin (oberer): Parking at Entry
Access: From Les Vérines (Chamoson), follow the forest road to the indicated parking lot. As you drive up, you will see the lower part of Azerin.
Return: Either exit via the bites or take the lower part with you.

Azerin (oberer): Waypoint
Approach: From the parking lot, follow the old forest road to Torrent de Cry. Cross the stream and follow the stream upwards on the other side. There are good tracks that can be followed. The tracks lead to the hunter's hut at 1490m, which is located on the ridge between Torrent de Cry and Azerin. From the hunter's hut, follow the path diagonally down into the valley to the access point. This is located at the exit of a scree couloir on the left-hand side.

Mättli
2025-06-30: Ascent by train and then hiking trail . After crossing the Mättlibach stream, go all the way down by a field, then over the barbed wire fence into the forest and steeply down almost to the edge. Ther...
2024-10-27: D45 rather 50m D70 rather 85m one or the other anchor could be exchanged. very slippery
2024-10-27: Nice short VM tour. All anchors OK.

Madens
2021-10-02: Lots of walking passages, a lot of effort for the few rappels, but always finding pyrite, that's cool.

Bargun
2021-11-11: I really wasn't that sorry, I was pleasantly surprised that there was something like that up there.

Sambarsciolo: Parking at Entry
Return: Continue with Vira

Sambarsciolo: Canyon Start

Sambarsciolo: Canyon End
Return: Continue with Vira

Sambarsciolo: Parking at Exit
Return: Continue with Vira

Sambarsciolo: Alternative Canyon End

Cugnolo corto: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-06-16: Opening of the creek
Access: Just outside the village of Cozzo (Val Colla), it is possible to park in a small lot right next to the stream (46°05'48.15"N 09°03'50.07"E).
Return: Upon reaching the confluence at 1135 m, look for traces on the right bank that allow you to climb back to the access trail and return quickly to the cars. About 15 minutes, 50 m ascent and 160 m descent.

Cugnolo corto: Canyon Start
2024-06-16: Opening of the creek
Approach: From the parking lot, head towards the village along the paved road and locate, among the first houses on the right, the trail to Mount Gazzirola. The trail climbs steeply up to Alpe Cucchetto. After the last hut, at around 1280 m, spot on the right the trace of an old path that first ascends through the forest and then enters the valley (not to be confused with the trail that crosses the valley on flat ground through a meadow). After passing a hunting hide and a first stream, the trail ends at a viewpoint on sheer rocks above Cugnolo Corto. Before reaching the viewpoint, climb along animal tracks in the forest to reach the ridge. Following animal tracks, enter the valley with a gentle ascent until reaching the stream at 1400 m, at the confluence of Cugnolo Corto and Torrente Lavinelli (46°06'14"N 09°04'06.79"E). About 1 h 30 min for 400 m of elevation gain.

Cugnolo corto: Canyon End
2024-06-16: Opening of the creek
Return: Upon reaching the confluence at 1135 m, look for traces on the right bank that allow you to climb back to the access trail and return quickly to the cars. About 15 minutes, 50 m ascent and 160 m descent.

Duragno: Parking at Exit
Access: Downstream: reach the bridge over the stream on Via Loreto in Mezzovico-Vira. In front of the elementary school (Via Squardìn) there are some parking spots reserved for teachers, which can be used when the school is closed (46°05'32.3"N 8°55'05.2"E). Upstream: from the school parking, head south, turn right onto Via Morengo, then right again onto Via Ai Ronchi. The road ascends with several switchbacks; follow it to the end and park in the large parking area (46°05'20.8"N 8°54'25"E). At the cable car: return to the main road and head north towards Rivera. Park in front of the Monte Tamaro cable car, in the large Splash and Spa Tamaro parking area (5 CHF/day) (46°07'34.7"N 8°55'11.5"E).
Return: Immediately after the last rappel, an aqueduct can be seen on the right bank near a resurgence/tributary. On the left bank, there is the access trail to the aqueduct, which can be used to exit the valley and return to the vehicles. A steel cable assists progression on the more exposed sections. Approximately 30 minutes for 250 m of descent (D-).

Duragno: Canyon Start
Approach: By cable car: from the Monte Tamaro cable car arrival at Alpe Foppa, take the trail south towards Alpe Duragno. The trail initially loses elevation to cross a small valley, then climbs over a ridge entering the Duragno basin. At Alpe Duragno, briefly follow the trail descending along the valley; when it crosses the stream at 1420 m, enter the side valley. The first waterfall is encountered shortly after (46°06'12"N 8°53'47.4"E). Approx. 50 minutes, +80 m elevation gain. With shuttle: take the uphill trail from the upper parking. At the first junction, keep right towards Alpe Uggi. Continue north until reaching the Duragno stream bridge, cross it, and at subsequent junctions keep left following signs to Alpe Duragno. When the trail crosses the stream again at 1420 m, enter the side valley. Approx. 2h, +660 m elevation gain. Without shuttle: from the school parking, head south, turn right onto Via Morengo, ignore Via Ai Ronchi, and turn right shortly after. Take the trail that initially cuts across the switchbacks of the paved road, then climbs steeply to Alpe Tortoi. Just above Alpe Tortoi, reach the Duragno stream bridge, then follow signs to Alpe Duragno as described in the shuttle approach. Approx. 3h, +1000 m elevation gain.

Duragno: Canyon End
Return: Immediately after the last rappel, an aqueduct can be seen on the right bank near a resurgence/tributary. On the left bank, there is the access trail to the aqueduct, which can be used to exit the valley and return to the vehicles. A steel cable assists progression on the more exposed sections. Approximately 30 minutes for 250 m of descent (D-).

Duragno: Alternative Canyon End
Return: Immediately after the last rappel, an aqueduct can be seen on the right bank near a resurgence/tributary. On the left bank, there is the access trail to the aqueduct, which can be used to exit the valley and return to the vehicles. A steel cable assists progression on the more exposed sections. Approximately 30 minutes for 250 m of descent (D-).

Duragno: Parking Entry and Exit
Access: Downstream: reach the bridge over the stream on Via Loreto in Mezzovico-Vira. In front of the elementary school (Via Squardìn) there are some parking spots reserved for teachers, which can be used when the school is closed (46°05'32.3"N 8°55'05.2"E). Upstream: from the school parking, head south, turn right onto Via Morengo, then right again onto Via Ai Ronchi. The road ascends with several switchbacks; follow it to the end and park in the large parking area (46°05'20.8"N 8°54'25"E). At the cable car: return to the main road and head north towards Rivera. Park in front of the Monte Tamaro cable car, in the large Splash and Spa Tamaro parking area (5 CHF/day) (46°07'34.7"N 8°55'11.5"E).

Duragno: Parking at Entry
Access: Downstream: reach the bridge over the stream on Via Loreto in Mezzovico-Vira. In front of the elementary school (Via Squardìn) there are some parking spots reserved for teachers, which can be used when the school is closed (46°05'32.3"N 8°55'05.2"E). Upstream: from the school parking, head south, turn right onto Via Morengo, then right again onto Via Ai Ronchi. The road ascends with several switchbacks; follow it to the end and park in the large parking area (46°05'20.8"N 8°54'25"E). At the cable car: return to the main road and head north towards Rivera. Park in front of the Monte Tamaro cable car, in the large Splash and Spa Tamaro parking area (5 CHF/day) (46°07'34.7"N 8°55'11.5"E).

Schellibach: Canyon Start

Schellibach: Canyon End

Garèd: Canyon Start
2024-09-13: Cool thing to extend Carecchio. Beautiful but strenuous superintegrals.
Approach: Same as for Carecchio Sup. but then it's another 300m up to Garèd on a path that is no longer clearly visible. It is best to download the Swisstopo map section.
Tour: Many longer slab rappels, in an impressive gulch for such a small catchment area.

Garèd: Canyon End
2024-09-13: Cool thing to extend Carecchio. Beautiful but strenuous superintegrals.
Return: After the hiking trail, either walk back along the path or continue rappeling down to Carecchio Sup.

Sellbach: Canyon End
2025-06-09: Everything io. Very grippy, not slippery
2025-04-09: Beautiful rappel canyon in full sun with a final jump into the lake.
Comment: Ausstieg über den See

Sellbach: Canyon Start
2025-06-09: Everything io. Very grippy, not slippery
2025-04-09: Beautiful rappel canyon in full sun with a final jump into the lake.

Sellbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-06-09: Everything io. Very grippy, not slippery
2025-04-09: Beautiful rappel canyon in full sun with a final jump into the lake.
Comment: Nicht verifziert - basierend auf Karte eingetragen

Ragn d'Err: Canyon Start
2024-11-06: Cool to be able to climb something like this for the first time in Switzerland in 2024. For Cotschna you should probably take anchors with you, we didn't get up there today.
Comment: Start Cotschna
Approach: Either take the forest road or the hiking trail up to Motta d'Err. For Cotschna, pass Alp Viglia, otherwise go straight down to the stream.
Tour: Cotschna was last done in about 2015, so the condition of the anchors should be checked. Several small rappels in a mighty gulch. It was drilled in 2024 so that you don't have to rappel in the water (only one step over the beam is necessary). At the narrowest rappel, a long rope traverse must be set up on the left before you can descend the last 15m vertically.

Ragn d'Err: Canyon End
2024-11-06: Cool to be able to climb something like this for the first time in Switzerland in 2024. For Cotschna you should probably take anchors with you, we didn't get up there today.
Return: We return to Pensa over scree.

Schafbach: Canyon Start
2024-10-25: Not quite so sunny at this time of year, better to go 2 months before. Watch out for the hanging glacier above (it broke off in 2009 and the avalanche went all the way down to Trachsellauenen).
Approach: From there by bike to Trachsellauenen, and then it's 1000m uphill on foot. For a long time the route heads towards Rottal Hütte, but after the Bärenflue you turn left to the start of the .
Tour: You start at the right tributary, then switch to the left at the hiking trail. At the top, some of the rappels are nicely polished, the further down it goes, the more bouldery it becomes.

Schafbach: Canyon End
2024-10-25: Not quite so sunny at this time of year, better to go 2 months before. Watch out for the hanging glacier above (it broke off in 2009 and the avalanche went all the way down to Trachsellauenen).
Return: At the confluence with the Rottalbach, cross the field to get back to the bridge at Trachsellauenen.

Schafbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-10-25: Not quite so sunny at this time of year, better to go 2 months before. Watch out for the hanging glacier above (it broke off in 2009 and the avalanche went all the way down to Trachsellauenen).
Access: Park in Stechelberg. The ticket can be redeemed at the restaurant for a meal or a drink.
Return: At the confluence with the Rottalbach, cross the field to get back to the bridge at Trachsellauenen.

Trüebbach: Canyon Start
2024-11-16: Walked on ice, at the top the ice was thick enough to stand on, later it wasn't, and in the end it was completely gone. Rating probably between 3.5 and 4 stars. Still very sparsely equipped with ancho...
Approach: Follow the hiking trail up to the Flueseeli, and then past the Flueseehöri, down the scree slope to the start of the Trüebbach gulch.
Tour: At the beginning, the cut is not so deep, but now and then there are beautiful zebra rocks, up there you can still get out of the water, but unsure whether you can get out of the wall. Towards the bottom, the gulch becomes more and more massive, and then there is only one way: down. The tour is not recommended when the water level is high, as there are several vertical rappels that become extremely narrow over several meters.

Trüebbach: Canyon End
2024-11-16: Walked on ice, at the top the ice was thick enough to stand on, later it wasn't, and in the end it was completely gone. Rating probably between 3.5 and 4 stars. Still very sparsely equipped with ancho...
Return: First briefly over the scree, into the forest, and then follow the path back to the Sibe Brünne.

Trüebbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-11-16: Walked on ice, at the top the ice was thick enough to stand on, later it wasn't, and in the end it was completely gone. Rating probably between 3.5 and 4 stars. Still very sparsely equipped with ancho...
Access: You can drive to the Simmenfälle restaurant by car. Then cycle to the Sibe Brünne.
Return: First briefly over the scree, into the forest, and then follow the path back to the Sibe Brünne.

Pittorina: Canyon Start

Pittorina: Canyon End

Pittorina: Parking at Exit

Pittorina: Parking at Entry

Caradina: Canyon Start
2024-07-27: Opening of the canyon

Caradina: Canyon End
2024-07-27: Opening of the canyon

Caradina: Parking at Entry
2024-07-27: Opening of the canyon

Caradina: Parking at Exit

Petite Gryonne: Canyon Start
2025-05-16: Perfect for letting off steam after work.
Approach: There are parking spaces at the Mines de sel de Bex. Attention! The path up there is an official mountain bike route. So you have to assume that cyclists can turn up quite quickly. Don't walk as far as the bridge, because the 30m down to the start are full of trees, rather walk down through the field from the north.
Tour: C35 C10, or perhaps C5 + S4 C15

Petite Gryonne: Canyon End
2025-05-16: Perfect for letting off steam after work.
Return: Walk 5min to the confluence, cross over to the other side and take the path back to the car.

Petite Gryonne: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-05-16: Perfect for letting off steam after work.
Return: Walk 5min to the confluence, cross over to the other side and take the path back to the car.

Asino: Canyon Start

Asino: Canyon End

Asino: Parking at Entry

Asino: Parking at Exit

Rii: Canyon Start
Approach: With shuttle: from Biegno, take the mule track to Cangili di Biegno. At the hairpin bend at 1050 m, follow the trail heading north, gradually entering Val Frigera. After crossing the Frigera stream, climb over a ridge until you reach the western branch of the Rii stream. Descend briefly on the left bank until you find the first rappel (46°05'52.8"N 08°48'44.2"E). About 40 minutes for 280 m of elevation gain. Without shuttle: from the lower parking area, walk down to Biegno along the paved road (1.3 km) and then follow the directions above.

Rii: Canyon End
Return: After the final vertical, exit to the left before the confluence with the Frigera stream. Pass in front of some abandoned mountain huts and move towards the Crosa stream until you reach the ridge of the spur. Climb the entire ridge up to the paved road. Continue towards Biegno to return to the cars in a short time. About 20 minutes for 70 m of elevation gain.

Rii: Parking at Entry
Access: Lower access: from Maccagno, follow the signs to Indemini and the state border along the SP5. After the Italian customs, the road crosses the Frigera stream; immediately afterward there is a large parking area on the right (46°05'38.8"N 08°48'57.5"E). Upper access: from the lower parking lot, head back towards Biegno. Just before entering the village, there are 2–3 parking spaces by a small valley on the right (46°05'08.2"N 08°49'00.8"E).
Return: After the final vertical, exit to the left before the confluence with the Frigera stream. Pass in front of some abandoned mountain huts and move towards the Crosa stream until you reach the ridge of the spur. Climb the entire ridge up to the paved road. Continue towards Biegno to return to the cars in a short time. About 20 minutes for 70 m of elevation gain.

Rii: Parking at Exit
Access: Lower access: from Maccagno, follow the signs to Indemini and the state border along the SP5. After the Italian customs, the road crosses the Frigera stream; immediately afterward there is a large parking area on the right (46°05'38.8"N 08°48'57.5"E). Upper access: from the lower parking lot, head back towards Biegno. Just before entering the village, there are 2–3 parking spaces by a small valley on the right (46°05'08.2"N 08°49'00.8"E).
Return: After the final vertical, exit to the left before the confluence with the Frigera stream. Pass in front of some abandoned mountain huts and move towards the Crosa stream until you reach the ridge of the spur. Climb the entire ridge up to the paved road. Continue towards Biegno to return to the cars in a short time. About 20 minutes for 70 m of elevation gain.

Tobelbach: Canyon Start1
2025-06-30: First ascent with kids. Currently good conditions with low water levels.
Approach: In 3-5min RD up the forest, climb over a water separator to the canyoning start.
Tour: Playful canyon with many small slides in the red Verrucano rock. Very good for walking with children. Various exit options. Some beautiful parts like in the Cholschlagerbach.

Tobelbach: Canyon End
2025-06-30: First ascent with kids. Currently good conditions with low water levels.
Return: Get off at 1004m RG in the direction of Dickenboden and then take the hiking trail up to the car in 20 minutes.

Tobelbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-06-30: First ascent with kids. Currently good conditions with low water levels.
Access: Approach to Flumserberg - Tannenheim. At the large parking lot, turn right onto Tschudiwiesenstrasse. Follow this road for 280m until you reach the canyon bridge. Park here RD next to the bridge.
Return: Get off at 1004m RG in the direction of Dickenboden and then take the hiking trail up to the car in 20 minutes.

Triazza: Canyon Start
Comment: Rap 1 (20m L)
Approach: See overview map. Access from Waldstrasse (N46.79597, E10.32594) to Rap 1 (N46.79582, E10.32759)
Tour: First ascent: Patrick Y. Müller, Jachen-Andri Gisep (June 8, 2025) Protection: Stainless steel bolt anchor (10 x 86 mm, AISI 316L stainless steel). Abseil stands consistently drilled redundantly and connected with chain (if significantly above normal waterline) or sling (if deeper). Canyon still needs to be cleared out a little (as of June, 2025)

Triazza: Alternative Canyon Start
Comment: Rap 2 (15m L)
Approach: See overview map. Access from Waldstrasse (N46.79597, E10.32594) to Rap 1 (N46.79582, E10.32759)
Tour: First ascent: Patrick Y. Müller, Jachen-Andri Gisep (June 8, 2025) Protection: Stainless steel bolt anchor (10 x 86 mm, AISI 316L stainless steel). Abseil stands consistently drilled redundantly and connected with chain (if significantly above normal waterline) or sling (if deeper). Canyon still needs to be cleared out a little (as of June, 2025)

Triazza: Waypoint
Comment: Zustieg von Waldstrasse
Approach: See overview map. Access from Waldstrasse (N46.79597, E10.32594) to Rap 1 (N46.79582, E10.32759)

Frasco: Canyon Start
Comment: Koordinate ermittelt basierend auf Karte- NICHT verifiziert.

Frasco: Canyon End
Comment: Koordinate ermittelt basierend auf Karte- NICHT verifiziert.

Valle di Cocco: Canyon Start
2025-09-11: Short canyon to do in the afternoon. Bolting could need some improvement though. We jumped into the maggia to float to the bridge at the exit.
Approach: Walk up to Pianello, go through the village and when you see the very last house, head into the rocks you see in the forest (alt. 760m). It is possible to fully go down to the creek without rope, but it's wiser to take it out, at least once 25m.
Tour: When you come to the first drop, you'll first think what the hell did you even get to, it's just boulders after that first drop. But as the tour moves on, you'll notice those Boulder rappels aren't too bad actually. To finish off, the last 2 drops are in the very nice red rock that's also in Serenello.

Valle di Cocco: Canyon End
2025-09-11: Short canyon to do in the afternoon. Bolting could need some improvement though. We jumped into the maggia to float to the bridge at the exit.
Return: Same as Serenello.

Sant'Abbondio: Canyon Start
2025-10-05: Completed the exploration, started in 2023 with the upper part and 2024 with the intermediate part, with the last section from Caviano/Sant'Abbondio at height 290 down to parking under the road just b...

Sant'Abbondio: Alternative Canyon Start
2025-10-05: Completed the exploration, started in 2023 with the upper part and 2024 with the intermediate part, with the last section from Caviano/Sant'Abbondio at height 290 down to parking under the road just b...

Sant'Abbondio: Canyon End
2025-10-05: Completed the exploration, started in 2023 with the upper part and 2024 with the intermediate part, with the last section from Caviano/Sant'Abbondio at height 290 down to parking under the road just b...

Sant'Abbondio: Parking at Entry

Sant'Abbondio: Parking at Exit

Schlattbach: Parking Entry and Exit
2025-10-14: First time combo of the ferrata + canyon. They are quite complimentary. Finished the project by adding the intermediate anchors in the c80. Approach via Indianer VF + 50m of turns on a forest road A...
Comment: Some wood my be stored here for ready pick-uo
Access: P Indianer Klettersteig, free of charge.
Return: At first complicated. First walk, DC on the left bank, then find right bank the approach trail.

Schlattbach: Canyon Start
2025-10-14: First time combo of the ferrata + canyon. They are quite complimentary. Finished the project by adding the intermediate anchors in the c80. Approach via Indianer VF + 50m of turns on a forest road A...
Approach: Recommended is the via ferrata which keeps us busy for about 2 hours (cable pulley on site and optional), small signs for the klettersteig (flag of Canton Glarus & cable visible from the P). Free contribution with Twint QR code on site After an entertaining ferrata we find the forest road on top and follow it for a few turns. At the old house we change by the hikers bridge.
Tour: An Rd for access 8m (not equipped) 2 bolts one w ring Rd 40m expo 2 bolts one w ring Rd 25m expo Walk dc go under bridge to next drop An Rd for access 10m (not equipped) 2 X An Rd rope + maillon 20m freehanging (USE THE ONE TO THE RIGHT) 2 bolts Rd directly below! 50m Exit Rg (grass) or Rd Dc (via a crack) Or abseil a little further some 60m Alt. 650m Walk Dc down join approach path alt. 550 Car P alt. 470m

Schlattbach: Canyon End
2025-10-14: First time combo of the ferrata + canyon. They are quite complimentary. Finished the project by adding the intermediate anchors in the c80. Approach via Indianer VF + 50m of turns on a forest road A...
Return: At first complicated. First walk, DC on the left bank, then find right bank the approach trail.

Tersolbach inferiore: Canyon Start
2024-07-25: Tersol inf inferiore from the socket. Very rewarding with little water. Down to the Tamina. Discovered 4 very beautiful waterfalls.
Approach: Hiking trail as on the Tersolbach.
Tour: Attention, automatic water extraction at the lower part of the Tersol stream. This water intake takes all the water from the Tersol stream so that the canyon downstream is dry or is only fed by lateral inflows. This water intake is automatic, there is a unclogging system that opens the water intake to clean it. This system is AUTOMATIC, unclogging occurs when the water inlet is too clogged with sand, gravel, stones, wood, etc. When the water intake is opened, the entire volume of water from the Tersol stream, together with the debris clogging the water intake and the water in the water intake, flows into the lower part and forms an extremely dangerous wave. This automatic unclogging system cannot be switched off remotely, so calling the operator of this water intake does not provide any additional safety. It is therefore strongly recommended not to enter this part of the Tersol canyon. Deep canyon with little water (below the inlet) and some abseiling points.

Tersolbach inferiore: Canyon End
2024-07-25: Tersol inf inferiore from the socket. Very rewarding with little water. Down to the Tamina. Discovered 4 very beautiful waterfalls.
Return: Back to the road bridge.

Tersolbach inferiore: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-07-25: Tersol inf inferiore from the socket. Very rewarding with little water. Down to the Tamina. Discovered 4 very beautiful waterfalls.
Access: Take the road through the Tamina valley up to Gigerwald.
Return: Back to the road bridge.

Traitobel: Canyon End
2025-10-19: Well, you can do that. It's much more sporty than it looks at first glance. From 1800m to 1400m there are rather few anchors, so it doesn't hurt to take more with you.
Return: After the last rappel through the forest to the Vals Rhine, cross it at a suitable point and climb up to the road on the other side.

Traitobel: Parking at Entry
2025-10-19: Well, you can do that. It's much more sporty than it looks at first glance. From 1800m to 1400m there are rather few anchors, so it doesn't hurt to take more with you.
Access: Coming from Ilanz, take the main road in the direction of Vals. After the small village of Lunschania, park immediately behind the next gallery on the right-hand side. The second car or a bicycle can be parked further up the road. This parking lot is located after a series of galleries just after the main road crosses the Vals Rhine, also on the right-hand side. You can see the water level from the main road if you follow it for another 200m.
Return: After the last rappel through the forest to the Vals Rhine, cross it at a suitable point and climb up to the road on the other side.

Traitobel: Parking at Exit
2025-10-19: Well, you can do that. It's much more sporty than it looks at first glance. From 1800m to 1400m there are rather few anchors, so it doesn't hurt to take more with you.
Access: Coming from Ilanz, take the main road in the direction of Vals. After the small village of Lunschania, park immediately behind the next gallery on the right-hand side. The second car or a bicycle can be parked further up the road. This parking lot is located after a series of galleries just after the main road crosses the Vals Rhine, also on the right-hand side. You can see the water level from the main road if you follow it for another 200m.
Return: After the last rappel through the forest to the Vals Rhine, cross it at a suitable point and climb up to the road on the other side.

Traitobel: Waypoint
Comment: Abzweig Jägersteig zum Bach
Approach: From the lower parking lot, cross the road and follow the forest path for about 50 m. The hiking trail to Alp Rischuna then turns off to the right. Follow this path up to an altitude of approx. 1910m. After the path crosses a rocky ledge, turn right onto a poorly visible hunters path. This leads steeply through the forest to the entry point.

Traitobel: Canyon Start
Approach: From the lower parking lot, cross the road and follow the forest path for about 50 m. The hiking trail to Alp Rischuna then turns off to the right. Follow this path up to an altitude of approx. 1910m. After the path crosses a rocky ledge, turn right onto a poorly visible hunters path. This leads steeply through the forest to the entry point.
Tour: At the beginning, the stream is more horizontal with only occasional rappels. This gradually changes as the stream becomes more vertical and there are no more walking passages between the rappels. Although the stream seems rather open, it always cuts into the rappels so that you have to rappel in the water. The rappels are nicely cut in and usually have an intermediate pump. The two high rappels with Gysir each have their rappelling routes on the orographic right-hand side. M100 Right C4+C4 total 10m M50 Right C10 M250 C12 Right M150 Left C20 strong flow M50 Right MC20 Right 40m geyser M100 Left C15 from tree M50 Right MC15 from tree Right C35 geyser Right C12 + C10 total 30m Right C10 + C8 total 25m Right C8 Left C4 Right C25 plate Left 25m Right C10 + C10 total 30m Right C8 Left C12 under the block Left C25 (Right C8+C8+C3 ?) Left C18 Left C20 (Right C8+C8 ?) Left C10 + C8 total 25m Left C12 + C5 total 20m Left C30 + C10 (Right C12+C12+C10 ?) Right C12 Right C4 + C4 total 12m Left C6 Left C3 + C6 total 15m