Creverino (Rio San Rocco)

Amusing for those who love diving, but with no engagement and a quite mossy environment, this canyon offers its best after big rainfalls.

Picture by S. Morando

 

Difficulty: v3 a2 I
Period: spring and autumn
Length: about 1 km
Alt. difference: 150 meters (480-330)
Rope descents: 6, higher 18 meters
Bolts: excellent - 2006
Duration: 15' approach + 1h 45' descent + 10' coming back
Shuttle: about 1,5 km
Equipment: 1 rope 60 meters long

 

Access
lower: leave highway A7 at Ronco Scrivia and drive for about 2 km towards Isola del Cantone until the hamlet of Creverina, a few bulidings on the road; park the first car.
upper: go on towards Isola del Cantone, after a hundred meters turn on the left in a narrow steep road. Follow the road for about 1 km and then turn on the left (house nearby) in an unpaved road which soon turns again to pave. Go on to a sharp bend on the right (a house on te right), where you can park the second car.

Approach: follow the unpaved track on the left side of the road, until reaching an artificial dam on the creek.

Coming back: after the last rope descent (15 m high) go on walking along the river bed for another 200 m, paying attention to an evident flat path on the left (sign) which goes down to Creverina in 5 minutes.

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