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The gentle forms of Santopadre hills hide unexpected and surprising canyoning routes, such as the Rio Moscosa.
In the right season the big emerald pools and the beautiful erosion forms make the Moscosa a little canyoning paradise.

Name	Rio Moscosa
Area	Lazio
Nearest village	Arce
Elevation loss	80 m
Length	400 m
Highest cascade	10 m
Rock	Limestone
Rating	3
Shuttle	No
Explored by	Michele Angileri; february 17 2018

I remember ...

It was in the early 90s that I located the Moscosa gorge. The season, however, was not the right one: creek was dry. I walked a short distance in the gorge, and it looked me uninteresting, so I forgot it.

25 years later I went back to the area to explore a canyon that has water flowing very rarely, guessing that the water conditions were the right ones there. Since that canyon was almost dry, I decided to postpone the exploration and spend the day looking for new canyons. After a couple of failed attempts, I passed by Rio Moscosa and stopped to look carefully.
And finally I convinced myself that it was worth it.