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Scivoli della Pigolara

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One of the valley that feed the Vurganera creek in Pigolara area features a sequence of tall rock slides. Its first part is almost always dry, while at springs' altitude the valley assumes the typical characteristics of the streams of Vurganera-Coserie area.

Descent is fairly demanding due to the wilderness and to canyon's features.

Name	Scivoli della Pigolara
Area	Calabria
Nearest village	Longobucco
Elevation loss	350 m
Length	1500 m
Highest cascade	32 m
Rock	Limestone
Rating	6
Shuttle	Possible with 4WD cars
Explored by	Michele Angileri, Saverio Talerico; august 18 2018

I remember ...

I was expecting something similar to the very close Fosso della Pigolara. instead we noticed that Nature can offer substantially different routes even in the same area.
Overall, the route was less aesthetic than Fosso della Pigolara, due to the absence of water in the "slides" part, but the harsh and wild environment gave us good emotions anyway.