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Rio Simon (Inferiore): Départ du Canyon
2026-06-20: Everything’s fine so far, except BEWARE at SOS1. There was a rockfall into the pool here. Because of this, you have to time your jump much more carefully. In general, you should avoid the area below S...
2026-06-06: Everything ok
2026-05-23: Everything tip top and with care everything jumpable. A little more water than usual...
Approche: From the parking lot near the church, walk uphill on the opposite side of the asphalt road and you will immediately reach the small cemetery of Roveredo. Here, to the right of the cemetery, a clearly visible path leads up into the woods. Follow this path until you reach a small meadow with a house. Pass the house on the right and go up through the meadow. Above the house near the forest you should meet the path again. Follow the path steeply uphill until you reach hiking trail 424 after about 20 - 25 min. Follow the trail to the right. After about 1h ascent come some ruins and a little higher (at about 760m) at a fork in the road a small cross on the side of the path. Here you follow the right now narrow and sloping path for about 30min. which leads directly to the entry at about 630m (one crosses initially a small stream and passes later shortly before the access still a large rock roof )-->!!!at the access no stones loosereten.
Tour: Arrived at the entry at about 630m you can already see the first pool with crystal clear water but no pitons --> at this point is often jumped, but can also be downclimbed --> this is already followed by the next steps in narrow canyons --> the next belaystation is on the rock right. hidden at the top --> here either 15m directly into the pool or downclimb over a ledge 20m to the next belaystation --> immediately after 10m in the overhang into the pool --> short open gorge section --> walk --> downclimb to the belaystation on the left side before big clamping block R5+S3 in pools below the big clamping block --> after the big clamping block the canyon becomes narrow for a longer time --> many small drops follow which can be downclimbed, jumped or rappelled depending on the water level. Between the bends there are some short walking passages (swimming passages) in impressive surroundings (high canyon walls) --> at a prominent point the canyon makes a 90° left bend here you can rappel to the right (hidden stance) or jump directly 6m --> after a few minutes the first higher approx.20m rappel from a big rock -->and a sunny open spot where you have a steep emergency exit on the right --> open it continues to the 15m rappel on the right or jump --> longer walking and climbing passage in open terrain to the next belaystation far to the right outside --> a short walking passages follows before you reach the highest rappel of about 30m (li.) --> the canyon gets narrower again before it finally opens up --> several walking and climbing sections have to be overcome before you reach the last rappel points --> here you can jump 8m or rappel 10m depending on the water level --> there is another slippery sloping rock slab that can be partly descended or rappelled --> after the ramp it goes right about 1km over a flat streambed to the bridge at about 300m.

Rio Simon (Inferiore): Parking à la sortie
2026-06-20: Everything’s fine so far, except BEWARE at SOS1. There was a rockfall into the pool here. Because of this, you have to time your jump much more carefully. In general, you should avoid the area below S...
2026-06-06: Everything ok
2026-05-23: Everything tip top and with care everything jumpable. A little more water than usual...
Commentaire: Rio Simon Ausstiegsparkplatz - Keine Wertsachen im Auto lassen, es wurden bereits Autos aufgebrochen
Accès: approx. 15min From Carnia take the SS13 (main road) in the direction of Tarvisio. About 3km after the village Resiutta there is a small tunnel and a bridge over the Fella river. After the bridge turn left and drive in the direction of Roveredo. After a short time there is a bigger road bridge where you can see a big flat streambed. Here is the exit if you want to go through the whole Rio Simon. It is best to leave the cars here, as there are only a few parking spaces further up in the village, which are rather intended for locals (N46.398500/E013.263400). If you are going to cut, follow the road to the small village of Roveredo with as few cars as possible. In the last few years an access has been established and for this it is best to park at the small church of Roveredo. But ATTENTION! The Rio Simon is one of the most frequented canyons in Friuli and we do not want to disturb the inhabitants. Therefore, please always ask and, if necessary, if there are already too many cars at the parking lot, switch to one of the parking lots that you passed before when approaching the village of Roveredo. (N46.387213/E013.252620) or nearby if it is too busy. Please be considerate of the inhabitants so that we can continue to visit this canyon for a long time without problems.
Retour: Right before the bridge to the shuttle car or walk along the road for about 2km to the 2nd car at exit path 424.

Rio Simon (Inferiore): Parking à l'entrée
2026-06-20: Everything’s fine so far, except BEWARE at SOS1. There was a rockfall into the pool here. Because of this, you have to time your jump much more carefully. In general, you should avoid the area below S...
2026-06-06: Everything ok
2026-05-23: Everything tip top and with care everything jumpable. A little more water than usual...
Commentaire: Kirche Roveredo
Accès: approx. 15min From Carnia take the SS13 (main road) in the direction of Tarvisio. About 3km after the village Resiutta there is a small tunnel and a bridge over the Fella river. After the bridge turn left and drive in the direction of Roveredo. After a short time there is a bigger road bridge where you can see a big flat streambed. Here is the exit if you want to go through the whole Rio Simon. It is best to leave the cars here, as there are only a few parking spaces further up in the village, which are rather intended for locals (N46.398500/E013.263400). If you are going to cut, follow the road to the small village of Roveredo with as few cars as possible. In the last few years an access has been established and for this it is best to park at the small church of Roveredo. But ATTENTION! The Rio Simon is one of the most frequented canyons in Friuli and we do not want to disturb the inhabitants. Therefore, please always ask and, if necessary, if there are already too many cars at the parking lot, switch to one of the parking lots that you passed before when approaching the village of Roveredo. (N46.387213/E013.252620) or nearby if it is too busy. Please be considerate of the inhabitants so that we can continue to visit this canyon for a long time without problems.
Retour: Right before the bridge to the shuttle car or walk along the road for about 2km to the 2nd car at exit path 424.

Rio Simon (Inferiore): Fin du Canyon
Retour: Right before the bridge to the shuttle car or walk along the road for about 2km to the 2nd car at exit path 424.

Torrente Leale: Départ du Canyon
2025-10-18: Ford 1/3 flooded as in the example picture, dam wall only water outlet at the lowest hole, all anchors good, SOS6 sign not found, hooks were there, maybe the sign is missing, Otherwise everything was...
2025-09-20: High reach,higher than normal, but feasible for descent. Anchors ok https://youtu.be/NtJvEyeCl2g?si=S2mUHi-lnM6wP9r1
2025-08-19: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leale (Quelle:
Approche: From the parking lot, follow the clearly visible path to the weir. Approx. 50m before the dam, go through the Leale and change to the ortographic right. Here you can immediately recognize the clearly visible climbing tracks that lead up to the ortographic right. Follow the path up to the dam wall. Then follow the Leale upstream for about 5 minutes until you reach the canyon exit. A well-trodden path begins here on the ortographic left, which initially leads steeply upwards. Follow the path ortographic left up the Leale for about 25 minutes and then you come directly to the streambed of the Leale. Once in the streambed, continue upstream along the pools dug deep into the rock until the Riu dal Boschet joins the Leale on the ortographic left. Here you switch back to the ortographic right and continue upstream until you recognize climbing tracks that lead uphill. Follow the path, which is partly marked with blue and white markings and mostly slippery, steeply uphill. Always keep to the right towards Leale, as paths branch off to the left here that do not lead to the entry point. After another 10-15 minutes, the path branches off to the right down to the streambed. If you follow the path, you will also come to the streambed after approx. 50m, where you have to rope down from a tree (not recommended).
Tour: Once you reach the streambed, you will immediately see a dark turquoise pool that has been drilled into the rock. This is the first 3m jump where you come into contact with the fresh water of the Leale. Be careful if you are not jumping but downclimbing. There is a siphon above the jump from which you definitely cannot get out and which is only visible from above if you look closely. If you jump into the Leale, you don't need to worry about the siphon because the pool is exactly the exit from the siphon. Another 1m step follows, which can be jumped very carefully with an ass bomb - because of stones in pools, as well as another jump into the pool. You come to the first rappel (SOS10) located ortographic left at the top. This is the first challenge, as you are forced to enter the often very strong water jet at the bottom, which flows into a turbulent pool. Caution: there are also stones in the pool. The best thing to do here is to try to rope in behind the water jet and then go around the water jet to the left or right. The SOS10 abseil point can be seen from the entry. If you already have the feeling at the entry that there is a lot of water in the canyon, it is recommended that at least one person waits at the entry to set up a rope for an emergency ascent in an emergency. This is followed by a nice swimming passage that leads to a rappel or 8m jump. And then the upper part - which is absolutely worthwhile - is over. You follow the Leale again for 200m and pass the mouth of the Rio dal Boschet. If you have already had problems with the water in the upper part, or if a group member has been overwhelmed, you should leave the canyon here on the ortographic left, where you came to the streambed before! The lower part has rappels that must be done in the water, is heavily incised and has no emergency exits or areas where you can get to safety from the water. The lower part begins with a 6m rappel and after a short climbing and swimming passage, the canyon narrows. You come to the 18m abseil, which must be done in the water. The rappel cannot be seen from the belay. After a small swimming section, you come to a small step (SOS 6), which can also be downclimbed. This is followed by one of the most spectacular sections in the Leale. The abseil point SOS5 is located ortographic left, very exposed and can only be reached by climbing on slippery rock. There are some glued anchors that you should definitely use and which serve to set up a rope traverse. Once you have reached the rappel, you continue with what is probably the most spectacular rappel. The water rushes through a very narrow channel and you have to manage to get out ortographic left of the step with a little rappel skill in order to continue rappelling from the step. You can use some stones as handholds to get out. This section is challenging because if you lose your balance here, you will end up directly in the concentrated water jet, which you don't want to get into! After a small swimming area, you come to a rock ramp where, with a little searching, you will find the 2 glued anchors for setting up the rope traverse. After setting up the rope traverse to the 6m downclimb (SOS4), you come to a narrow water channel, which you have to downclimb by spreading out. After a small swimming section, you come to the abseiling point (SOS3), which can be completed dry. If there is not too much water here, you can also go directly to the edge where the water rushes down from here and jump into the pool. The next abseil point is on the right, very high up. A glued anchor helps with the ascent. You come to the last abseil point, which is located by a large clamping block. If there is little water in the canyon, you can go to the chain anchor (ortographic left), which is located directly at the clamping block. Caution: here you are bound to come into the powerful water jet! If there is more water, you should go under the clamping block and use the chain anchor with the SOS1 badge. This is a bit exposed, but you can get into the water jet further down and can avoid it by spreading out. Once you are in the pool, the last swim section follows through a wonderful dark narrow section. Once you are out of the swimming section, the canyon opens up and you are exactly at the point where you went steeply upwards on the ortographic left during access. As with the access, follow the Leale for about 5 minutes until you reach the dam wall again, which can also be jumped with a courageous leap.

Torrente Leale: Parking à l'entrée et à la sortie
2025-10-18: Ford 1/3 flooded as in the example picture, dam wall only water outlet at the lowest hole, all anchors good, SOS6 sign not found, hooks were there, maybe the sign is missing, Otherwise everything was...
2025-09-20: High reach,higher than normal, but feasible for descent. Anchors ok https://youtu.be/NtJvEyeCl2g?si=S2mUHi-lnM6wP9r1
2025-08-19: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leale (Quelle:
Commentaire: Parkplatz nach Wiese (cwiki)
Accès: From Tolmezzo, take the S512 main road towards Cavazzo --> continue past the lake --> after the lake, turn right towards Alesso -->from Alesso, continue towards Avasinis --> after crossing Torrente Leale, turn right at the first opportunity --> the dirt road leads to the stream where you can check the water level. The water should not walk more than 1/3 of the width and not more than 2-3cm (in height) over the shoring(see photo for estimation, at this water level the canyon is aquatic but doable without problems) After the water level check you cross the creek --> at the exit of the gravel road you park the car at the edge of the forest. (N46.299787, E13.041642)
Retour: Just follow the path to the parking lot as you did for access.

Torrente Leale: Fin du Canyon
2025-10-18: Ford 1/3 flooded as in the example picture, dam wall only water outlet at the lowest hole, all anchors good, SOS6 sign not found, hooks were there, maybe the sign is missing, Otherwise everything was...
2025-09-20: High reach,higher than normal, but feasible for descent. Anchors ok https://youtu.be/NtJvEyeCl2g?si=S2mUHi-lnM6wP9r1
2025-08-19: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Leale (Quelle:
Retour: Just follow the path to the parking lot as you did for access.

Val Vielia I-III: Départ du Canyon
2025-09-21: Made Vielia 1,2,3. Approach time ca.2h30m. The bridge marked some time before is still broken but we pass without major problems. Weapons all perfect and water less cold than expected. Vielia 1 in my...
2025-08-19: At the bridge at the access, a field has broken through between two steel girders. You can bypass this section via a rock ledge.
2025-08-16: Are all parts committed. I can't quite understand the previous post. There are around 10 jumps in part 1 alone. You just have to know where 😉 Apart from that, everything is fantastic. Part 1 is ju...
Commentaire: Start Vielia I
Approche: (Vielia III 1h - 1:15; Vielia II 1:30 - 1:45; Vielia I 2:30 - 3h) The access to Vielia is easy to find, as you always stay on path 377, which leads through Val Vielia. At the beginning of the trail you have to climb a few meters before you reach the Val Vielia after about 20-25 minutes. From there, the path leads relatively gently uphill through beech forests. After about 40-45 minutes, you come close to the streambed of the Vielia for the first time. This is the entry point to part IV (approx. 660m) Stay on the path for another 20 - 30 minutes, ascending slightly, until you reach the entry to Part III. Here you will see footprints leading downhill through the forest to Vielia (approx. 800m). To get to the entry to part II of the Vielia, stay on trail 377 for another 30 minutes, which now also has some slight ascents. Every now and then you can see into the gorge of part II. The entry to part II is located at 930 m above sea level at old ruins of a house. This is now followed by the most strenuous part of the access to Vielia - Part I. Here you have to climb quite a few meters in altitude and should be in good physical condition if you want to go up to Part I. You continue for about an hour, sometimes steeply uphill, before you gain an unmistakable view of a gravelly high plateau at 1250m and find yourself right next to the Vielia. This is the entry point to Part I.
Tour: (Vielia III: 1:15; Vielia II: 1:30; Vielia I: 2:30-3h) Vielia I: Part I begins with a small jump and a 5m rappel. This is followed by a few smaller abseils before you reach the first and only narrow section of Part I. A 16m rappel leads to a narrow corridor, which you leave by climbing onto a clamping block. This is followed by the highest rappel of the entire Vielia tour - a 40m rappel over 2 diagonal passages, interrupted by a small flat section in between. This is followed by 4 rappels up to 20m high, until you reach a 7m-high section that you can either dry rappel or, for very experienced jumpers, jump. Here, however, you have to hit a very small spot (approx. 1.5m x 1.5m) when jumping so that you don't hit the rocks that come into the pool from the left and right under water. This is followed by 190m M+E until you reach a point where you have to cross the slippery streambed very carefully and downclimb slightly before reaching the abseiling point on the right. This point can either be rappelled dry for 20m or you can rope down approx. 14m and jump the remaining 6m into the deep pool. After another 10m abseil into a deep pool, you come to the highest abseil cascade of the Vielia tour: approx. 60m, which is divided into a 25m section and a 35m section. After this point, you have completed Part I of the Vielia and it is 15-20 minutes M+E until you reach Part II. Here it pays to exit the stream on the ortographic right and follow the path to the entry of Vielia 2. Vielia II: At Vielia II, aquatics and jumping fans get their money's worth. With a total of 8 jumps in part II, this is certainly the highlight for anyone who likes to jump. After the first 5 jumps and a section of approx. 120 m M+E+swim, you come to the so-called "Hypnotic Pool". The Hypnotic Pool is a relatively dark-looking spot that jump fanatics can jump (approx. 15 m), but which can also be rappelled. The Hypnotic Pool is also the start of the narrow section of the 2nd part, where a beautiful rock gate follows after a small abseil and a jump. It is important to use the stance ortographic right (C5 right) at the rock gate and not to rappel into the crack. You cannot get through the waterfall in the crevice, as it is extremely concentrated at the rock gate. After the rock gate, the gorge opens up again a little and you are faced with the highest rappel in the 2nd part. After the small final jump into the long pool, the next 20-minute M+E immediately follows, which then leads to Part III. Up to the hypnotic pool, you have the option of getting out of the canyon in an emergency. Vielia III: Part III of Vielia starts at around 800m and has 2 jumps in open terrain at first. Then you come to the first abseil point, which marks the "point of no return" for the whole of Part III. In other words, from here on you have no escape route for the rest of Part III. At the same time, you have to be careful on this first rappel, especially at higher water levels, as a siphon can form here. The rappel tempts you to follow the course of the water to the ortographic left. This leads into a pool that can only be exited through a 1m hole. This is a superiore photo opportunity at low water, but quite dangerous at higher water levels. In order to avoid this point, you should keep to the ortographic right, which can sometimes be unpleasant for inexperienced rappelers because you have to rappel against the slope of the wall and the natural course of the rope. However, this is no problem for experienced canyoneers. After 2 more 6m jumps into crystal-clear, turquoise pools, you come to one of the most beautiful canyoning passages in Friuli - the passage to and the jump into the Olympic Pool (see special features) After the Olympic Pool, there is a large cold inlet ortographic right into the canyon. The water is more than doubled here and when you jump into the pool you notice that the water is several degrees cooler compared to the Olympic Pool. This is followed by a small abseil and a jump before you reach the exit of Part III after a small swimming passage and come out directly at the access point to Part IV. Vielia Part III is certainly one of the most beautiful canyoning passages there is. At the same time, only experienced canyoneers should enter this part, as it is quite dangerous, especially at higher water levels.

Val Vielia I-III: Départ alternatif du Canyon
2025-09-21: Made Vielia 1,2,3. Approach time ca.2h30m. The bridge marked some time before is still broken but we pass without major problems. Weapons all perfect and water less cold than expected. Vielia 1 in my...
2025-08-19: At the bridge at the access, a field has broken through between two steel girders. You can bypass this section via a rock ledge.
2025-08-16: Are all parts committed. I can't quite understand the previous post. There are around 10 jumps in part 1 alone. You just have to know where 😉 Apart from that, everything is fantastic. Part 1 is ju...
Commentaire: Start Vielia II
Approche: (Vielia III 1h - 1:15; Vielia II 1:30 - 1:45; Vielia I 2:30 - 3h) The access to Vielia is easy to find, as you always stay on path 377, which leads through Val Vielia. At the beginning of the trail you have to climb a few meters before you reach the Val Vielia after about 20-25 minutes. From there, the path leads relatively gently uphill through beech forests. After about 40-45 minutes, you come close to the streambed of the Vielia for the first time. This is the entry point to part IV (approx. 660m) Stay on the path for another 20 - 30 minutes, ascending slightly, until you reach the entry to Part III. Here you will see footprints leading downhill through the forest to Vielia (approx. 800m). To get to the entry to part II of the Vielia, stay on trail 377 for another 30 minutes, which now also has some slight ascents. Every now and then you can see into the gorge of part II. The entry to part II is located at 930 m above sea level at old ruins of a house. This is now followed by the most strenuous part of the access to Vielia - Part I. Here you have to climb quite a few meters in altitude and should be in good physical condition if you want to go up to Part I. You continue for about an hour, sometimes steeply uphill, before you gain an unmistakable view of a gravelly high plateau at 1250m and find yourself right next to the Vielia. This is the entry point to Part I.
Tour: (Vielia III: 1:15; Vielia II: 1:30; Vielia I: 2:30-3h) Vielia I: Part I begins with a small jump and a 5m rappel. This is followed by a few smaller abseils before you reach the first and only narrow section of Part I. A 16m rappel leads to a narrow corridor, which you leave by climbing onto a clamping block. This is followed by the highest rappel of the entire Vielia tour - a 40m rappel over 2 diagonal passages, interrupted by a small flat section in between. This is followed by 4 rappels up to 20m high, until you reach a 7m-high section that you can either dry rappel or, for very experienced jumpers, jump. Here, however, you have to hit a very small spot (approx. 1.5m x 1.5m) when jumping so that you don't hit the rocks that come into the pool from the left and right under water. This is followed by 190m M+E until you reach a point where you have to cross the slippery streambed very carefully and downclimb slightly before reaching the abseiling point on the right. This point can either be rappelled dry for 20m or you can rope down approx. 14m and jump the remaining 6m into the deep pool. After another 10m abseil into a deep pool, you come to the highest abseil cascade of the Vielia tour: approx. 60m, which is divided into a 25m section and a 35m section. After this point, you have completed Part I of the Vielia and it is 15-20 minutes M+E until you reach Part II. Here it pays to exit the stream on the ortographic right and follow the path to the entry of Vielia 2. Vielia II: At Vielia II, aquatics and jumping fans get their money's worth. With a total of 8 jumps in part II, this is certainly the highlight for anyone who likes to jump. After the first 5 jumps and a section of approx. 120 m M+E+swim, you come to the so-called "Hypnotic Pool". The Hypnotic Pool is a relatively dark-looking spot that jump fanatics can jump (approx. 15 m), but which can also be rappelled. The Hypnotic Pool is also the start of the narrow section of the 2nd part, where a beautiful rock gate follows after a small abseil and a jump. It is important to use the stance ortographic right (C5 right) at the rock gate and not to rappel into the crack. You cannot get through the waterfall in the crevice, as it is extremely concentrated at the rock gate. After the rock gate, the gorge opens up again a little and you are faced with the highest rappel in the 2nd part. After the small final jump into the long pool, the next 20-minute M+E immediately follows, which then leads to Part III. Up to the hypnotic pool, you have the option of getting out of the canyon in an emergency. Vielia III: Part III of Vielia starts at around 800m and has 2 jumps in open terrain at first. Then you come to the first abseil point, which marks the "point of no return" for the whole of Part III. In other words, from here on you have no escape route for the rest of Part III. At the same time, you have to be careful on this first rappel, especially at higher water levels, as a siphon can form here. The rappel tempts you to follow the course of the water to the ortographic left. This leads into a pool that can only be exited through a 1m hole. This is a superiore photo opportunity at low water, but quite dangerous at higher water levels. In order to avoid this point, you should keep to the ortographic right, which can sometimes be unpleasant for inexperienced rappelers because you have to rappel against the slope of the wall and the natural course of the rope. However, this is no problem for experienced canyoneers. After 2 more 6m jumps into crystal-clear, turquoise pools, you come to one of the most beautiful canyoning passages in Friuli - the passage to and the jump into the Olympic Pool (see special features) After the Olympic Pool, there is a large cold inlet ortographic right into the canyon. The water is more than doubled here and when you jump into the pool you notice that the water is several degrees cooler compared to the Olympic Pool. This is followed by a small abseil and a jump before you reach the exit of Part III after a small swimming passage and come out directly at the access point to Part IV. Vielia Part III is certainly one of the most beautiful canyoning passages there is. At the same time, only experienced canyoneers should enter this part, as it is quite dangerous, especially at higher water levels.

Val Vielia I-III: Fin du Canyon
2025-09-21: Made Vielia 1,2,3. Approach time ca.2h30m. The bridge marked some time before is still broken but we pass without major problems. Weapons all perfect and water less cold than expected. Vielia 1 in my...
2025-08-19: At the bridge at the access, a field has broken through between two steel girders. You can bypass this section via a rock ledge.
2025-08-16: Are all parts committed. I can't quite understand the previous post. There are around 10 jumps in part 1 alone. You just have to know where 😉 Apart from that, everything is fantastic. Part 1 is ju...
Retour: Directly when you come out of the swimming passage of Vielia III, you can climb up to the right again to hiking trail 377 (approx. 10m). Then simply go back the way you came up before. Attention: If you want to add Vielia IV, you must be aware that the canyoning challenges are more demanding than those of parts I-III. In addition, you will be in Vielia IV for at least 3.5 hours with lots of water contact and sometimes longer walking and swimming sections, with no meaningful exit option if you are too exhausted. If you want to do Part IV but don't want to risk your strength, you can do Vielia IV the following day and leave some of your canyoning equipment at the exit of Part III. This way you don't have to carry the canyoning equipment down and back up the next day.

Val Zemola: Départ du Canyon
2026-05-31: Everything tip top. Little water for this time of year. Access at the chapel marked with blue dots so that you don't follow the well-trodden wrong paths.
2025-09-21: Slide at the end can be slid into the washing machine
2025-09-21: All belays top, access from below very well secured, belays are mostly exposed and can be reached by short removable rope traverses, during our ascent several pools were full of gravel
Approche: There is a small chapel right by the bridge that crosses the Zemola. Behind the chapel, a narrow path leads briefly up and then directly next to the canyon (secured with a steel cable), without any great difference in altitude, to a concrete wall. From here, a short downclimb takes you to the stream/entrance to the lower section at approx. 810m. For the upper entry, stay on the path for another 10-15 minutes. At the end, the path leads over a small bridge to the other side and shortly afterwards descends over stirrups into a stone gully and up again on the other side. Then descend into the streambed, this is the entry point for the upper section (860 m)
Tour: Without a long way to go, we start right away with a rappel from a large block. The water level should definitely be checked before the tour, as the already turbulent pools can form very strong currents/backwaters. The belays are very well positioned. However, rappels in the water are unavoidable. Some exposed belays can be reached via traverese ropes. At lunchtime, most of the sun reaches the very beautiful, narrowly incised middle section. A short part at the end of the narrow part is almost completely dark (bring a lamp if necessary). After this dark part, the canyon opens up again. This is followed by a very beautiful section with a washed-out rock arch through which the water flows. The chain anchor is in the middle at the back of the rock arch. The rappel leads into a large pool with a strong current. After this point there are 3 more spectacular abseils in beautiful surroundings. Rope traverses to be built help to get safely to the belays and over the abseils. At the end, where the canyon opens up visibly, the rock turns red. After a short stretch in the stream, you will find a blue dot on a rock right marking the exit at approx. 670m.

Val Zemola: Départ alternatif du Canyon
2026-05-31: Everything tip top. Little water for this time of year. Access at the chapel marked with blue dots so that you don't follow the well-trodden wrong paths.
2025-09-21: Slide at the end can be slid into the washing machine
2025-09-21: All belays top, access from below very well secured, belays are mostly exposed and can be reached by short removable rope traverses, during our ascent several pools were full of gravel
Commentaire: Alternativeinstieg für unteren Teil
Approche: There is a small chapel right by the bridge that crosses the Zemola. Behind the chapel, a narrow path leads briefly up and then directly next to the canyon (secured with a steel cable), without any great difference in altitude, to a concrete wall. From here, a short downclimb takes you to the stream/entrance to the lower section at approx. 810m. For the upper entry, stay on the path for another 10-15 minutes. At the end, the path leads over a small bridge to the other side and shortly afterwards descends over stirrups into a stone gully and up again on the other side. Then descend into the streambed, this is the entry point for the upper section (860 m)
Tour: Without a long way to go, we start right away with a rappel from a large block. The water level should definitely be checked before the tour, as the already turbulent pools can form very strong currents/backwaters. The belays are very well positioned. However, rappels in the water are unavoidable. Some exposed belays can be reached via traverese ropes. At lunchtime, most of the sun reaches the very beautiful, narrowly incised middle section. A short part at the end of the narrow part is almost completely dark (bring a lamp if necessary). After this dark part, the canyon opens up again. This is followed by a very beautiful section with a washed-out rock arch through which the water flows. The chain anchor is in the middle at the back of the rock arch. The rappel leads into a large pool with a strong current. After this point there are 3 more spectacular abseils in beautiful surroundings. Rope traverses to be built help to get safely to the belays and over the abseils. At the end, where the canyon opens up visibly, the rock turns red. After a short stretch in the stream, you will find a blue dot on a rock right marking the exit at approx. 670m.

Val Zemola: Parking à l'entrée
2026-05-31: Everything tip top. Little water for this time of year. Access at the chapel marked with blue dots so that you don't follow the well-trodden wrong paths.
2025-09-21: Slide at the end can be slid into the washing machine
2025-09-21: All belays top, access from below very well secured, belays are mostly exposed and can be reached by short removable rope traverses, during our ascent several pools were full of gravel
Commentaire: Parkplatz für den Einstieg ins Val Zemola (migrated from 1097) - NICHT verifiziert.
Accès: From Tolmezzo take the SS512 in the direction of Gemona-Udine (alternatively, take the A23 freeway in the direction of Udine and exit at Gemona-Osoppo) --> pass the lake (Lago di Cavazzo) --> follow the road --> turn right towards Forgaria --> after approx. 100m turn left towards Peonis --> in Peonis keep left towards Forgaria (road SP41) --> at Forgaria keep left towards Flagogna (road SP22) --> at the fork in the road without signs go straight on --> turn right towards Pinzano (road SP1)-->long over the bridge --> after the bridge turn left onto the SP1 --> then turn right towards Maniago onto the SS454 --> from Maniago turn right onto the SS454 --> from Maniago turn right onto the SS454 --> from Maniago turn right onto the SS454>from Maniago take the SS251 in the main direction of Langorone (this road runs along the beautiful Torrente Celina) --> from the village of Cimolais the road goes uphill to Erto --> just after entering the village cross Valle Zemola (in the bend on the left) --> on the right by the small chapel there is a small parking area. 50m further on the left opposite the fountain.
Retour: From the marker, go steeply uphill on the right along the narrow gravel road. With a rapid gain in altitude, it goes into the wooded part before returning to the road / parking lot.

Val Zemola: Parking à la sortie
Accès: From Tolmezzo take the SS512 in the direction of Gemona-Udine (alternatively, take the A23 freeway in the direction of Udine and exit at Gemona-Osoppo) --> pass the lake (Lago di Cavazzo) --> follow the road --> turn right towards Forgaria --> after approx. 100m turn left towards Peonis --> in Peonis keep left towards Forgaria (road SP41) --> at Forgaria keep left towards Flagogna (road SP22) --> at the fork in the road without signs go straight on --> turn right towards Pinzano (road SP1)-->long over the bridge --> after the bridge turn left onto the SP1 --> then turn right towards Maniago onto the SS454 --> from Maniago turn right onto the SS454 --> from Maniago turn right onto the SS454 --> from Maniago turn right onto the SS454>from Maniago take the SS251 in the main direction of Langorone (this road runs along the beautiful Torrente Celina) --> from the village of Cimolais the road goes uphill to Erto --> just after entering the village cross Valle Zemola (in the bend on the left) --> on the right by the small chapel there is a small parking area. 50m further on the left opposite the fountain.
Retour: From the marker, go steeply uphill on the right along the narrow gravel road. With a rapid gain in altitude, it goes into the wooded part before returning to the road / parking lot.

Val Zemola: Fin du Canyon
Retour: From the marker, go steeply uphill on the right along the narrow gravel road. With a rapid gain in altitude, it goes into the wooded part before returning to the road / parking lot.

Rio Lavarie: Départ du Canyon
2026-06-11: Short but sweet—not a lot of water, but enough to have fun 😅
2026-05-31: Everything is in order and always a pleasure.
2026-05-25: Super canyon. TOP condition.
Approche: At the barrier on the left side of the road begins the descending path which you follow to the streambed (old bridge wall)--> entry at approx. 450Hm. If you want to get on foot, cross the Rio Lavarie on the cycle path. Immediately afterwards, follow the lush red color markings to a power pole (steep), then even steeper over footprints up the ridge until you stand in front of a rock face with a chain and step clamps. Climb up here and continue steeply to the ridge. Turn left on a fairly good path until it is overgrown, just before this turn diagonally left following the footpaths and cairns to the normal access path to Lavarie. 30-40min
Tour: Arrived at the streambed, after a short walking passages you come to the first step that can be downclimbed on the left. After that, in a narrowing canyon, comes the 1st short rappel point followed by a not visible about 35m high rappel point which is best reached via a removable traverese rope left. After this rappel point, the mostly incised part of the canyon begins. Small twists, steps and a 5m rappel occur in this part. At the end of the 100m narrow section, the canyon opens again briefly. You come to a 5m step that can be rappelled or slid. Here you also meet the right tributary Rio Barbar. Continue with rappel in the water stream, first 15m left, then about 10m right. After that you have several possibilities to rappel. In case of strong water flow you should stretch a traverese rope across the chute to the hidden piton on the left side, then rappel outside the water flow for about 30m to the lower chain anchor on the right. From the chain anchor it goes without visual contact, either 25m to the right intermediate belaystation or a good 40m to a belaystation on the left with a traverese rope (! the traverese rope together with the bolthook is often destroyed by the water). The final rappel on the left has about 30m or on the right from the intermediate belaystation about 40m. After the final waterfall you walk a short distance along the streambed to a large rock step which you climb down on the right. After the 1st bridge the tour ends at about 270Hm.

Rio Lavarie: Parking à l'entrée
2026-06-11: Short but sweet—not a lot of water, but enough to have fun 😅
2026-05-31: Everything is in order and always a pleasure.
2026-05-25: Super canyon. TOP condition.
Commentaire: Parkplatz nach Brücke
Accès: Coming from Carnia, take the SS13 in the direction of Tarvisio. About 1,5 km after the Hotel Carnia, at a left turn (km 172) and after the brown sign "Moggio Udinese" you will find on the right side a parking possibility at the exit of the canyon. . You can shorten the access by taking a second car to Stavoli Ravorade. With the second car you go back towards Carnia (Udine). After the traffic junction at Carnia, cross a bridge with tracks underneath. Shortly after, you should turn left towards Tugliezzo, but this is not possible because of the barrier line, so you have to turn right towards Carnia. At the exit turn right and follow this road stopping on the left (goes under the SS13 road) at the crossroads go straight on towards Tugliezzo. An asphalted road winds up next to the huge gravel field towards the few houses of Tugliezzo. After the houses on the plateau, the road descends with a sharp bend to the right, passing a barrier and the bridge that crosses the Rio Lavarie. For the Rio Lavarie it is best to park the car after the bridge at the left gravel place. If you want to go the right tributary (Rio Barbar) of the Lavarie so you look a little further up just before another bridge, where there is a large boulder field (strong left bend), a parking possibility.
Retour: Before the 2nd bridge you climb right out of the streambed. In a short time you will reach the parking lot.

Rio Lavarie: Parking à la sortie
2026-06-11: Short but sweet—not a lot of water, but enough to have fun 😅
2026-05-31: Everything is in order and always a pleasure.
2026-05-25: Super canyon. TOP condition.
Commentaire: Parkplatz beim Mündung in die Fella - Achtung: Autoeinbrüche - eventuell beim Hotel Carnia parken
Accès: Coming from Carnia, take the SS13 in the direction of Tarvisio. About 1,5 km after the Hotel Carnia, at a left turn (km 172) and after the brown sign "Moggio Udinese" you will find on the right side a parking possibility at the exit of the canyon. . You can shorten the access by taking a second car to Stavoli Ravorade. With the second car you go back towards Carnia (Udine). After the traffic junction at Carnia, cross a bridge with tracks underneath. Shortly after, you should turn left towards Tugliezzo, but this is not possible because of the barrier line, so you have to turn right towards Carnia. At the exit turn right and follow this road stopping on the left (goes under the SS13 road) at the crossroads go straight on towards Tugliezzo. An asphalted road winds up next to the huge gravel field towards the few houses of Tugliezzo. After the houses on the plateau, the road descends with a sharp bend to the right, passing a barrier and the bridge that crosses the Rio Lavarie. For the Rio Lavarie it is best to park the car after the bridge at the left gravel place. If you want to go the right tributary (Rio Barbar) of the Lavarie so you look a little further up just before another bridge, where there is a large boulder field (strong left bend), a parking possibility.
Retour: Before the 2nd bridge you climb right out of the streambed. In a short time you will reach the parking lot.

Rio Lavarie: Fin du Canyon
Retour: Before the 2nd bridge you climb right out of the streambed. In a short time you will reach the parking lot.

Cuestis: Départ du Canyon
2026-06-11: Despite the bad weather, the water level is already high. Everything's fine for jumping 😊😊 It's always beautiful
2026-02-08: Everything tip top. Super water level and superiore conditions.
2025-09-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cuestis Equipement au top, débit parfait. Superbe (Quelle:
Approche: Arrived at the parking lot, you can already see the last rappels of the Rio Cuestis and the amount of water to judge --> from the parking lot (350Hm) you follow the road for about 500m towards Roveredo --> after the railroad bridge, but still just before the road bridge (which goes over the Rio Simon) you take the trail 425a rh, which goes steeply up. --> at 650Hm you meet a ruin on the right --> after that it becomes flatter --> after a few meters of altitude you meet a second ruin with a fork in the path (770Hm) --> here take the path on the right --> this leads slightly downhill in a few minutes to the stream (entry 750Hm).
Tour: From the stone wall at the entry at 750Hm, the first passages are bypassed and downclimbed --> in the first third are between the short abseils again and again longer walking and climbing passages (a short rope can often be helpful here) -->before the middle part with the narrow section begins could be on the right an emergency exit (only conjecture) --> further on through the very beautiful cut part of the canyon (mostly climbable parts) --> after the cut part there are several abseils with only short walking passages in between --> the abseils continuously increase in height --> special caution should be taken in medium and steep terrain>special care should be taken at medium and high water level at the place with the siphon (closed circle or rope traverse) --> the last third consists of the highest rappelling places where the belays are well placed and can be easily reached by rope traverses --> here shows who has mastered the 1x1 of rope technique because of the height and exposure, this tour is reserved only for the well-versed canyoneers --> an eye should also always be placed on a good rope retrival because already one or the other had to struggle --> on the whole, the Rio Cuestis is a perfect canyon with beautiful views for experienced canyoneers.

Cuestis: Parking à la sortie
2026-06-11: Despite the bad weather, the water level is already high. Everything's fine for jumping 😊😊 It's always beautiful
2026-02-08: Everything tip top. Super water level and superiore conditions.
2025-09-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cuestis Equipement au top, débit parfait. Superbe (Quelle:
Commentaire: Rio Simon Ausstiegsparkplatz - Keine Wertsachen im Auto lassen, es wurden bereits Autos aufgebrochen
Accès: From Tarvisio take the main road (SS13) south to Chiusaforte --> pass Villach and continue towards Italy --> in Italy take the Tarvisio exit --> continue on the main road (SS13) south to Chiusaforte --> after the village (approx. 3.5 km) turn right (signposted Roveredo, Ovedasso) --> approx. 50 m after the exit there is a parking space on the left.
Retour: After the last rappel and the small climbing passage you stand under the railroad bridge --> either get off before the road bridge (left) or more comfortably after the road bridge right over the gravel path to the parking lot.

Cuestis: Fin du Canyon
2026-06-11: Despite the bad weather, the water level is already high. Everything's fine for jumping 😊😊 It's always beautiful
2026-02-08: Everything tip top. Super water level and superiore conditions.
2025-09-04: Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Cuestis Equipement au top, débit parfait. Superbe (Quelle:
Retour: After the last rappel and the small climbing passage you stand under the railroad bridge --> either get off before the road bridge (left) or more comfortably after the road bridge right over the gravel path to the parking lot.

Cuestis: Parking à la sortie1
Accès: From Tarvisio take the main road (SS13) south to Chiusaforte --> pass Villach and continue towards Italy --> in Italy take the Tarvisio exit --> continue on the main road (SS13) south to Chiusaforte --> after the village (approx. 3.5 km) turn right (signposted Roveredo, Ovedasso) --> approx. 50 m after the exit there is a parking space on the left.
Retour: After the last rappel and the small climbing passage you stand under the railroad bridge --> either get off before the road bridge (left) or more comfortably after the road bridge right over the gravel path to the parking lot.

Cuestis: Point de repère
Commentaire: Start Aufstiegsweg
Approche: Arrived at the parking lot, you can already see the last rappels of the Rio Cuestis and the amount of water to judge --> from the parking lot (350Hm) you follow the road for about 500m towards Roveredo --> after the railroad bridge, but still just before the road bridge (which goes over the Rio Simon) you take the trail 425a rh, which goes steeply up. --> at 650Hm you meet a ruin on the right --> after that it becomes flatter --> after a few meters of altitude you meet a second ruin with a fork in the path (770Hm) --> here take the path on the right --> this leads slightly downhill in a few minutes to the stream (entry 750Hm).