Cueva de Valporquero (Sil de Perlas)
not verifiedpermit unconfirmed 2026-08-19
Ungraded
Unknown flood risk
Felmin, Leon
Sil de Perlas is the harder sibling route through the same Valporquero cave system, its standout a 53m rappel split into three stages through the Gran Campana chamber.
Expect cave rigging, fixed cord and chain anchors, as much as canyon rappelling; this runs alongside the standard Curso Agua route through the same system rather than as a separate approach.
Logistics
| Permit | RopeWiki's Red Tape section is empty and its infobox carries no Permits field, so access here is unverified rather than confirmed free. |
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| Coordinates | 42.9088, -5.5519 |
Sources
- permitType: https://ropewiki.com/Cueva_de_Valporquero_(Sil_de_Perlas)
- permit: https://ropewiki.com/Cueva_de_Valporquero_(Sil_de_Perlas)
- nearest town: https://www.docuwiki.infobarrancos.es/doku.php?id=barrancos:leon:valporquero
- desc: https://www.docuwiki.infobarrancos.es/doku.php?id=barrancos:leon:valporquero
- notes: https://www.docuwiki.infobarrancos.es/doku.php?id=barrancos:leon:valporquero
- heroPhoto: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cueva_de_Valporquero_(Vegacervera)_-_002.jpg