Canyoning

In val Roya there are different torrents for the fans of this discipline, and a few shops and associations that rent the material. I endorse the big inflow of keens, common launchings regulated the access at the torrents, so he would be to better inform it I press the centres introduce in val Roya, or her associations you (see A.L.A. S. Remo) before facing the descents. In val Nervia there am a pair of torrents. The first seen the beauty of the way and the few ones, the Barbaira, difficulty is the ideal for the neophytes of this sport. We remember "few difficulties" could be insurmountable for the beginners, therefore, even if the torrent is "simple", advise to face him with due it caution and the company of some expert friend. The second deep valley is, on the contrary, quite binding and long and has a particularity, is practically between the two valleys.

Audin canyon - Bendola canyon - Carleva canyon - Guiou canyon - Maglia canyon - Morghe canyon - Barbaira canyon

Difficulty: F no objective difficulty - period: From April to October - length: 2 about km - times: 1h 00 approach - 1h 40 descent - difference of level: 150 meters (300 - 150) - descended: No one - anchorages: Not necessary - material: Wet suit.

Access: From Ventimiglia go up again the val Roya for about fifteen of kilometers, turn right to catch up Fanghetto small country and park to the entry of the built-up area. Behind the car park the path leaves for books (yellow signs), right away arrive up to cippus of border, exceed a ruin on the right of the path and leave the principal path to the bifurcation and rise to right. About 10 after minutes meets a little channel of cement, continue on this path for another half hour up to purpose of the track. On the left a path takes to the river.

Bendola canyon : Very beautiful throat dug in the limestone, with a very various way.

Difficulty: Not very technical TD+ but extremely binding from the point of view physique - period: From May to July - length: About 18 km- times: 14h descent - difference of level: 1600 meters (1960-360) - descended: About 25, lowered higher 45 metri- anchorages: Cemented rings with chains quick and maillon (evil positioned - eye to the cords!) - material: Wet suit, 2 cords 50 meter .

Access downstream: He from Ventimiglia go up again the valley in hill direction of curtain, after Breil country one comes in front of the confluence with the brook Bendola and later some hundreds of meters turn to the fork for Saorge. Follow the road and park before the pretty church, in correspondence of bent one part one road excavating closed by a bar.

Access upstream: After Breil country rather than to turn right in direction Saorge, go on on the been her some with the of curtain up to arrive to S. Dalmazzo of curtain. After country turn right away right to she intrigues, cross country and take the excavated in hill Sanson direction. Go on for different kilometers up to fork for Triora, continue the car along the crest up to a group of old barracks in ruins where we could park. From the west versant of the crest, one sees her begin some valley, follow the path on the accident that, after crossing the wood, gets down to the bed of the torrent, where one finds a poster cche signals the beginning of the way.

Carleva canyon: The Carleva cuts deep one throat and forms jumps spectacular and chutes.

Difficulty: AD - period: From May to September - length: About 3,5 km - times: 1h 45 approach - difference of level: 415 meters - lowered: 12, some evadable, lowered several high 22 meters - anchorages: cemented rings with chain and maillon - 5h descent - material: Wet suit, 2 cords 30 meter

Access: From Ventimiglia take the national one of the valley Roya in hill curtain direction. Reach you to Breil exceed the bridge and park in the square in country. From the square backtrack and take to left for Vésaire. The road finishes neighbour to a few washing-troughs and from here part the path (mark yellow) that the river follows Roya from above. He Génes goes by in front of one pretty chapel pretty, then below the ancient Portes de and join to a kiosk, one takes to left for Vèsaire. From here long one slope given, minutes in about 25, at a few homes, by here the path goes on by rising by dominating Carleva deep valley. Reach you to a clear fork take to right getting down toward the torrent. A panel signals the beginning of the way.

Guiou canyon: the Vallon of the Guiou is in a beautiful place, is sunny and is not very difficult.

Difficulty: F - period: From April to October - length: 3,8 - difference of level: 310 meters (710 - 400) times: 1h 30 'approach - 3 h descent - descended: 7, wharfage plus high 20 m - anchorages: Just sufficient - material: Wet suit.

Access: From Ventimiglia. Take the usual one national in lemon direction, after about ten of kilometers to take the fork for pretty olive s. Michele/ Sospel. After pretty olive country one crosses the old frontier and right away one reaches after minute about twenty Sospel. From continuos for about 3 km in direction with the de Turini, up to bridge that crosses the torrent, from the car park takes the path here (yellow) for the Pont de (marks) Fountan in the neighbourhood some bridge begins the discesa.

Maglia canyon : the Maglia form a spectacular, rich throat of jumps, chutes and toboggan.

Difficulty: D (very aquatic torrent test the hydrometer -) period: From May to October - length: About 2,5 km - times: 10' approach - 3h 00 'descent (can increase considerably if one meet groups) - difference of level: 260 meters - lowered: 4 compulsory, if one wants to get down on cord all the jumps are equipped (about 16,) the higher wharfage is of 12 meters - anchorages: Excellent cemented rings with chains quick and maillon - material: Wet suit, 1 cord 25 meter .

Access downstream: From Ventimiglia go up again the valley Roia up to Breil, undergoed after resort country the Giandola where one parks near a drinking-fountain and a cabin of the telephone on the left.

Access upstream: The stitch backtracks of a hundreds of meters and performed Braus in direction with the de, after about 1,5 km in one bent to little left part one asphalted road that creates a bend toward right with the indication of the Route de. Take this road that follows the canyon to half coast. In the neighbourhood of St pretty church. Anne finishes the asphalt, one goes on for a hundreds of meters and one arrives to the car park, 50 meters leaves the path that in minute ten gets down at the torrent before the car park on the left.

Morghe canyon: Vertical throat flowing of the deep valley of the stitch. About ten of wharfages and him arrives in the last part of the Maglia.

Difficulty: D (presents a 55 meters -) period: From May to October - length: About 1 - difference of level: 200 meters (640-440) - times: 2h 30' + 1h 15 'in the deep valley of the hammer - lowered: 10 compulsory, lowered several high 55 meters - anchorages: Good cemented rings - material: Wet suit, 2 cords 60 meter

Access downstream: Same access as the stitch. From Ventimiglia go up again the valley Roia up to Breil, undergoed after resort country the Giandola where one parks near a drinking-fountain and a cabin of the telephone on the left.

Access upstream: The stitch backtracks of a hundreds of meters and performed Braus in direction with the de, after about 1,5 km in one bent to little left part one asphalted road that creates a bend toward right with the indication of the Route de. Take this road that follows the canyon to half coast. Outdated one gallleria dug in the rock crosses a little bridge that steps over the Morghe. Park the car in the esplanade on the right after the bridge, from one reaches immediately water here.

Rio Barbaira: 2 accesses exist, with low one one avoids about an hour of descent.

Difficulty: PD build - period: From April to October - length: About 2,2 km from the high access, circa1,5 km from that bass - times: 1h 10 - 1h 40 approach -3h 00 descent - difference of level: meter 300/170 - lowered: 8, evadable some with dives - anchorages: spit excellent and maillon - material: Wet suit, 1 cord 30 meter

Access: He catch up the country of nervine Rocchetta in Val Nervia, from the car park cross the torrent on the medieval bridge, he turn left in the alley San Bernardo, after a few meters begins the path, after about 45 minutes arrives to a in ruins home, some meter dop a path on the left takes some torrent to the first access. Going on on the principal path one reaches after about half time the bridge Pau, where he finds it the high access.