One of the longest and most recent tours in the Dolomites, with 2 entrances described. A canyon of major dimensions (1200m of equipped waterway) in a rarely visited part of the Val Settimana. An intricate flow system, with multiple tributaries, gives life to Nucci in an impressive Dolomite gorge. Possibility to make the descent shorter via tributary Ciol Bevador: Nuccí-express.

One of the longest and most recent tours in Friuli (2023). A canyon of major dimensions in a rarely visited part of the Val Settimana. Geologically significant, especially when done in full, with the Pale Candele and optional ascent of Monte Turlon. An intricate flow system gives life to Nuccí further down. Possibility to make the descent shorter: Nuccí-express and ultra express (described).

One of the longest and most recent tours in the Dolomites, with 2 entrances described. A canyon of major dimensions (1200m of equipped waterway) in a rarely visited part of the Val Settimana. An intricate flow system, with multiple tributaries, gives life to Nucci in an impressive Dolomite gorge. Possibility to make the descent shorter via tributary Ciol Bevador: Nuccí-express.

One of the longest and most recent tours in Friuli (2023). A canyon of major dimensions in a rarely visited part of the Val Settimana. Geologically significant, especially when done in full, with the Pale Candele and optional ascent of Monte Turlon. An intricate flow system gives life to Nuccí further down. Possibility to make the descent shorter: Nuccí-express and ultra express (described).

Claut - Val Settimana - park by Stalle Nuccí (second barn on the opposite side of main river), from 1st weekend of July there is a road fee 3 EUR/car, payable in cash or card. The road becomes more exposed to landslides after Nuccí, and has been closed several times after extreme weather events (info on FB/IG pages of the Dolomiti Friulane), if so: (e-)bike is a wonderful solution.

Claut - Val Settimana - park by Stalle Nuccí (second stable on the other side of main river)

Trail 385 is no longer maintained, but still marked red/white most of the time and becoming better as more canyoneers go. Update: blue markings and the occasional cairn have been added, up until the entrance for Nucci-express (count 2hrs). Cross the main river, walk past the Stalle Nuccí (stable), cross Río Nuccí immediately after, walk gently up river left, towards the gorge at first and take the steep trail diagonally up the woods and away from the canyon, sometimes disappearing in the high grass, sometimes involving minor scrambling1. At alt. 1200 there is an exposed traverse going left towards a small tributary canyon, hike up this little canyon for just a few meters and traverse/climb back in the woods. Now, there are 3 options: 1. Continue to alt. 2000m for the full Nuccí. Offline gps will be useful, the trail is faint at least. Full canyon is described. 2. Enter tributary Ciol Bevador at alt. 1480m. (leave trail 385 around alt. 1540m.) for a longer 'Nuccí-express' (bolted, but not described) 3. Enter tributary Ciol Bevador alt. 1210m. (leave trail 385 around alt. 1300m., always following the blue markings) for a short version of 'Nuccí-express' (described).

Long, tiring, exposed. Such is the hike along the decommissioned trail 385 (no longer maintained by Italian Alpine Club) luckily it is still marked red/white most of the time and becoming better as more canyoneers go. Cross the main river, walk past the Stalle Nuccí (stable), cross Río Nuccí immediately after, to find a first cairn indicating you are on the path. Walk gently up, towards the gorge at first and take the steep trail diagonally up the woods and away from the canyon, sometimes disappearing in the high grass, sometimes involving minor scrambling1. At alt. 1200 there is an exposed traverse going left towards a small tributary canyon, hike up this little canyon for a few meters and traverse/climb back in the woods. Now, there are 3 options: 1. continue towards alt. 2000m for the full Río Nuccí (offline gps will be useful, the trail is faint at least) 2. enter tributary Ciol Bevador alt. 1480m. (leave trail around alt. 1540m.) for the classic 'Nuccí-express' 3. enter tributary Ciol Bevador alt. 1260m. (leave trail around alt. 1210m.) for a short version of 'Nuccí-express'

***Nuccí-express - entrance alt. 1210m / shortest version with 500m. elevation loss - via Ciol Bevador*** Leave trail 385 at alt. 1300m., traverse down to tributary Ciol Bevador (mostly dry) at entrance alt. 1210m. (blue markings lead the way) 1 natural anchor/tree with rope & quicklink, right bank, 35m 1 bolt, right bank, 10m 1 bolt with ring (+ old ones), right bank, double drop, 35m 1 bolt with ring (+ old ones), right bank, 30m Traverse right into the main gorge 2 bolts one with ring, left bank, 25m 1 bolt with ring (mid-belay station), right bank, 15m 1 bolt, left bank, 6m or slide 2 bolts, left bank, 12m (top of the 67m waterfall = possible with 70m ropes) OR: 1 chain, room for two persons, left bank, 55m, recommended. OR: 'emergency bolt', right bank, far, on a boulder on the ledge, at around -25m from the top Downclimb 5m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 10m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 12m 2 bolts one with ring, left bank, 20m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 12m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 15m 2 bolts one with ring + natural anchor, left bank, 25m 2 bolts one with ring, left bank, 15m 1 bolt, right bank, 12m 1 natural anchor/trees, right bank, 25m 1 bolt, right bank, 12m 1 bolt left bank, or natural anchor right bank, 15m 1 bolt, left bank, 6m 1 bolt, right bank, 17m (2 lines at different locations) 2 bolts one with ring, in the middle, 15m 2 bolts, right bank, 20m (Arrival of another tributary to Nucci) 1 natural anchor, in the middle, 12m 1 natural anchor, right bank, 12m 1 bolt, left bank, 15m ***Nucci integrale*** entrance alt. 2000m. Downclimb to alt. 1900m. 1 bolt, with easily recognisable orange rope as quicklink, in the middle, 45m 1 bolt (cert.), left bank, 60m 1 bolt, with orange rope, left bank, 22m Downclimb 15m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 10m 1 natural anchor, in the middle, 15m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 22m Snowremains, but canyon dry Downclimb 5m 1 bolt + ring, in the middle, 55m Large snowremains 1 bolt, right bank, 30m 1 bolt + ring, in the middle/below a platform, 30m Horizontal avalanche alley below the remarkable Pale de Candele, walk 1 natural anchor, left bank, 45m Tributary right bank + source 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 45m 1 bolt + quicklink, right bank, 25m to a platform 1 bolt + quicklink, left bank, 65m to a big platform 1 bolt + quicklink, right bank 20m, overhanging (fragile rock) Downclimb, right bank, 20m Downclimb some more 1 natural anchor, left bank, 20m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 5m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 12m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 65m Walk and downclimb (escape left bank, traversing out, alt.1200-1300 backtracking blue markings/cairns to trail 385 of the normal approach) 1 bolt + quicklink, left bank, 20m 1 bolt + quicklink, left bank, 20m (stuck rocks) 1 natural anchor, right bank, 5m 1 bolt, in the middle, 26m 1 natural anchor, right bank, 20m (or downclimb/jump) Dry tributary Ciol Bevador left bank, marks entrance of Nucci-express (no escape) 2 bolts one with ring, left bank, 25m 1 bolt with ring (mid-belay station), right bank, 15m 1 bolt, left bank, 6m or slide 2 bolts, left bank, 15m (top of the 67m waterfall = possible with 70m ropes) OR: 1 chain with room for two persons, left bank, 55m, recommended OR: 'emergency bolt', right bank, far, on a boulder on the ledge, at around -25m Downclimb 5m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 10m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 12m 2 bolts one with ring, left bank, 20m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 12m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 15m 2 bolts one with ring + natural anchor, left bank, 25m 2 bolts one with ring, left bank, 15m 1 bolt, right bank, 12m 1 natural anchor/trees, right bank, 25m 1 bolt, right bank, 12m 1 bolt left bank, or natural anchor right bank, 15m 1 bolt, left bank, 6m 1 bolt, right bank, 17m (2 lines at different locations) 2 bolts one with ring, in the middle, 15m 2 bolts, right bank, 20m (Arrival of another tributary to Nucci) 1 natural anchor, in the middle, 12m 1 natural anchor, right bank, 12m 1 bolt, left bank, 15m

***Rio Nucci integrale *** entrance alt. 2000 Downclimb to alt. 1900 1 bolt, with easily recognizable orange rope as quicklink, in the middle, 45m 1 bolt (cert. for lower off), left bank, 60m 1 bolt, with similar orange rope, left bank, 22m Downclimb 15m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 10m 1 natural anchor, in the middle, 15m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 22m Snowremains, but canyon dry Downclimb 5m 1 bolt + ring, in the middle, 55m Large snowremains 1 bolt, right bank, 30m 1 bolt + ring, in the middle/below a platform, 30m Horizontal avalanche alley below the remarkable Pale de Candele, walk 1 natural anchor, left bank, 45m Tributary right bank + source 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 45m 1 bolt + quicklink, right bank, 25m to a platform 1 bolt + quicklink, left bank, 65m to a big platform 1 bolt + quicklink, right bank 20m, overhanging (fragile rock) Downclimb, right bank, 20m Downclimb some more 1 natural anchor, left bank, 20m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 5m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 12m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 65m Walk and downclimb 1 bolt + quicklink, left bank, 20m 1 bolt + quicklink, left bank, 20m (stuck rocks) 1 natural anchor, right bank, 5m 1 bolt, in the middle, 26m 1 natural anchor, right bank, 20m (or downclimb/jump) Finish Nucci superiore (no escape) ***Rio Nucci inferiore, from Ciol Bevador*** (dry tributary, left bank) 1 bolt, left bank, 35m + downclimb 5m (50m in 1 go) 2 bolts, left bank, 67m ('emergency bolt', right bank, far, at around -25m) Downclimb 5m (exposed but doable) 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 10m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 35m 1 bolt + ring, left bank, 10m 1 bolt + ring, right bank, 22m 1 bolt + natural anchor, left bank, 25m 1 bolt, left bank, 15m 1 bolt, right bank, 12m 1 natural anchor, right bank, 40m 1 bolt left bank, or natural anchor, right bank, double drop, 30m 1 bolt, right bank, 15m 1 bolt, right bank, 25m 1 bolt + ring, in the middle, 15m 1 bolt, right bank, 20m (Arrival of tributary nr. 4) 1 natural anchor, in the middle, 12m 1 bolt, left bank, 15m Exit - follow river to Val Settimana ***Rio Nuccí-express via Ciol Bevador*** Alt. 1480m. (Leave path alt. 1550m.) 1 natural anchor, right bank, 15m 1 natural anchor, right bank, 50m 1 natural anchor, right bank (don't use - very old) downclimb 1 bolt, right bank, 25m 1 new bolt, right bank, 35m 2 bolts, right bank, double drop, 45m downclimb 1 natural anchor, right bank, 10m ***Río Nuccí ultra express alt. 1260m*** 1 natural anchor, right bank, 35m 1 bolt, right bank, 10m 1 bolt + ring (+ old ones), right bank, double drop, 35m 1 bolt + ring (+ old ones), 30m Traverse right into Rio Nuccí and follow description above from Nuccí inferiore

Follow Nuccí to the main river, or find the trail of the approach on your left, and back to the car, crossing the main river once again.

Follow Nuccí to the main river, or find a small path on your left, and back to the car, crossing the main river once again.

A trickle of water is possible at the start, after it filters away but comes back soon, with multiple tributaries and karstic layers bringing life (and depth) to Nucci. Snowremains are possible in the upper Nucci.