Maglia
Clue de la Maglia is often named among the best canyons in Europe: blue water, steady jumps and toboggans, and a short dark cave section rigged as a rappel. Sixteen rappels, longest 20m, over 2.5 kilometers, May through September, reachable by any passenger car.
Ropewiki carried a warning as of 2020 that Maglia could be closed indefinitely due to rockfall blocking the best sections; confirm current status before the drive, since that note may already be stale. Car break ins are a known problem at the trailhead, so leave nothing visible. Expect heavy traffic from local guide outfits and their clients on busy days. Rappel stations are numbered and count down from 20 to 1, with a marked Sortie sign at the exit. One more thing worth reconciling: ropewiki's own infobox lists no permit required for Maglia, which does not match the permit required tag already on this record.
Logistics
| Permit | Required, verify with land manager |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2000m |
| Time | 4 hr |
| Technical | 16 rappels, longest 20m |
| Season | May-Sep |
| Vehicle access | Passenger |
| Coordinates | 43.9593, 7.5051 |
Sources
- permitType: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=Maglia&action=raw
- nearest town: https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=json&lat=43.9593&lon=7.5051&zoom=14&addressdetails=1
- desc: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=Maglia&action=raw
- notes: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=Maglia&action=raw
- heroPhoto: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ClueDeLaMaglia_(Valle_Roya_-_Francia).jpg