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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.

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.

Costina: Canyon Start
v4 a3 III | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 50m

Costina: Canyon End
v4 a3 III | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 50m

Ri di Brünesc: Canyon Start
v4 a3 IV | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 60m

Ri di Brünesc: Canyon End
v4 a3 IV | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 60m

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.

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

Prato (Inferiore): Canyon Start
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Prato (Inferiore): Canyon End
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Prato (Inferiore): Parking Entry and Exit
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Prato (superiore): Canyon Start

Prato (superiore): Canyon End

Busài: Canyon Start
2026-06-07: A short, fantastic, underrated canyon. Technically challenging; risk of rope snagging on the final rappel from the crevice.
2026-05-31: A pretty, worthwhile little canyon. We walked up to the last "canyon house" of A Nöstrolcia and behind it we walked cross-country and quite steeply towards the canyon. At the end, we abseiled from a t...
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
2026-06-07: A short, fantastic, underrated canyon. Technically challenging; risk of rope snagging on the final rappel from the crevice.
2026-05-31: A pretty, worthwhile little canyon. We walked up to the last "canyon house" of A Nöstrolcia and behind it we walked cross-country and quite steeply towards the canyon. At the end, we abseiled from a t...
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
2026-06-07: A short, fantastic, underrated canyon. Technically challenging; risk of rope snagging on the final rappel from the crevice.
2026-05-31: A pretty, worthwhile little canyon. We walked up to the last "canyon house" of A Nöstrolcia and behind it we walked cross-country and quite steeply towards the canyon. At the end, we abseiled from a t...
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.
Comment: Start Ropewiki
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

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.