Purcaraccia
verified
Ungraded
Unknown flood risk
Quenza, Corse-du-Sud
Purcaraccia's approach passes an eight to ten meter fault waterfall wedged between two boulders before the descent even begins, in a granite drainage popular enough that Quenza has repeatedly restricted access over crowding and accidents.
The stored permit note describes a July to mid September restriction, but that traces to now superseded prefectural orders from 2022 and 2023. The municipal order that replaced them, dated 29 April 2024, restricts unguided and unlicensed entry without stating a summer only window in its published summary, so the guide requirement may now run year round rather than just in high season.
Logistics
| Manager | Prefecture de Corse-du-Sud |
|---|---|
| Permit | Prefectural decree covers Purcaraccia together with the neighboring Pulischellu and la Vacca canyons in Quenza: entry without a certified professional guide or a federation affiliated club is prohibited during the high season window (roughly July through mid September, exact dates republished yearly). Trailhead signs and sworn officers enforce it; sources report fines in the 135 to 270 euro range for unaccompanied entry during the restricted window. |
| Distance | 2300m |
| Time | 4 hr |
| Technical | longest 45m |
| Season | May - Sep |
| Coordinates | 41.831, 9.272 |
Sources
- permitType: https://infos-canyon.fr/nouvelle-reglementation-purcaraccia-pulischello-et-la-vacca/
- permit: https://www.corsicamore.fr/Purcaraccia-acces-restreint-pendant-la-saison-estivale_a661.html
- manager: https://www.corsicamore.fr/Purcaraccia-acces-restreint-pendant-la-saison-estivale_a661.html
- nearest town: https://infos-canyon.fr/nouvelle-reglementation-purcaraccia-pulischello-et-la-vacca/
- desc: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-description/2311
- notes: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-reglementation/2311/legislation.html
- heroPhoto: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purcaraccia-cascades.JPG