Canyon Val Cugnolo in Kanton Tessin/Schweiz v3-a1-I 2.3/5* 2h25

Country: Schweiz / Switzerland

Region: Kanton Tessin / Cantone Ticino

Subregion: Bezirk Bellinzona

Town: Gudo

v3 a1 I

2h25

20min

2h

5min

390m

230m

160m

30m

2x 30m

10

250m

Car optional

Specialities:
suitable in rainy weather

Rating:

★★★★★

2.3 (8)

Info:

★★★

2.2 (6)

Belay:

★★★

1.6 (8)

Summary: machine translated ➜

Rain stream. Sequence of rappels in vegetation Emergency exit possible at any time.

January - December

9-16 o clock

South

Summary: machine translated ➜

Rain stream. Sequence of rappels in vegetation Emergency exit possible at any time.

Access: machine translated ➜

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.

Approach (20 min): machine translated ➜

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 (2 h): machine translated ➜

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.

Return (5 min): machine translated ➜

Turn left out of the stream back to the car.

Coordinates:

Canyon End

46.17535°, 8.95319° ↓

Waterlevel Meter Site

46.17534°, 8.95328° ↓

Parking Entry and Exit

46.17572°, 8.95407° ↓

Canyon Start

46.17818°, 8.9518° ↓

Literatures:

Canyoning Book

Swiss Alps Canyoning VOL. 2.0

Matthias Holzinger & Thomas Guigon

Pixartprinting.ch

2020

Gallery

360° Topo / Virtuelle 360° Tour http://canyons.eu/360topo/gudo-val-cugnolo

Schlucht.ch Canyon Info

https://schlucht.ch/?view=article&id=1115&Itemid=203

Gallery

https://www.christian-balla.de/Cugnolo

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=claqk9Up1Qg

Ropewiki Canyon Info

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09.05.2025 Samy ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 High Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

After rain.

09.05.2025 Alex Arnold ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 High Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Good after rain

02.10.2024 Peisen ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Low Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Slippery to walk. Ropes to make good use of the tree on the last thirty.

Other users were: Daniela Rossi

05.09.2024 Pepijn Hoeksema ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔

We did this trip in the late afternoon after heavy rain in the morning and afternoon. Good option if there is to much water in the other canyons.

11.06.2024 Fred ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 High Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Anchorages sometimes a bit adventurous but OK. Tolerates a lot of water.

02.06.2024 Patrik ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 High Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

With the current amount of water, many loose stones are being carried over the two C30s. For this reason, and because the pick has been removed from the last C30 (anchoring to a tree is possible), we left the route after the C8RD. A clearly visible path leads directly to the ascent route.

30.05.2024 Thorsten K. ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 High Completed ? machine translated ➜

The stream was a good alternative after rain and more rain was forecast. The water level was slightly higher than the higher reference pictures from "Eldorado Ticino" IMPORTANT the last 30er (penultimate rappel) has no more anchors. We then went out. Possibly the tree is also ortographic. Right. The left tree is unsuitable.