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The water flowing through Fosso di Montecoccioli (when it flows) comes all from a very steep and vegetated tributary coming from an area called Pietraia, in the municipality of Santopadre.
In fact the canyons of Pietraia and Montecoccioli make up a single canyoning route.

Name	Fosso di Pietraia
Area	Lazio, Ciociaria
Nearest village	Santopadre
Elevation loss	190 m
Length	800 m
Highest cascade	19 m
Rock	Limestone
Rating	3
Shuttle	Possible
Explored by	Michele Angileri, Paolo Bracale, Giorgio Ecker; november 28th 2018

I remember ...

Three things were needed to explore the Fosso di Pietraia: right water flow, spare time and good health. And since it was not easy having these three things in the same day I had to postpone the descent several times ...

Photos and video by Michele Angileri and Giorgio Ecker