If you are passionate about outdoor activities and outdoor sports, Umbria is the right place!
In this article we will illustrate the best places to go rafting in Umbria.
Rafting combines adventure and nature by living them from another perspective. Umbria, thanks to its lands rich in watercourses and streams, is identified as an area absolutely suitable for practicing this sport that always gives strong emotions.
Rafting is a very simple outdoor sport to practice: it is enough to know how to swim, be in good health and observe some basic safety rules.
The river Corno and the Nera river offer several points where you can go rafting between the Monti Sibillini National Park and the Marmore Waterfalls.

Rafting in Umbria on the Nera River

The Nera river flows along the whole valley to which it gives its name, Valnerina.
Valnerina is characterized by a luxuriant and varied nature.
The abbeys, the hermitages and the sanctuaries present on the territory, are important testimonies of the history that crosses this land.
You can not miss a view of the famous Cascata delle Marmore, the highest in Europe with its 165 meters in altitude.
If you are inexperienced or you do not know how to swim at all, it is not a problem, this trait allows you to try a unique rafting experience in Umbria.

There are several opportunities offered by this long stretch of the nERA River:

Rafting in Umbria along the River Corno

The river Corno is a tributary of the river Nera, loved by sports enthusiasts who involve water because it passes through lush and uncontaminated nature.
Rafting on the river Corno is ideal for a quiet descent surrounded by nature.
The stretch in the navigable river is very quiet, but no less exciting.
Rafting along the river Corno is divided into two sections, for a duration of about 3 hours, passable by anyone, even families with children!
Spectacular landscapes are crossed: the waters of this river dig deep gorges in the calcareous rock, forming narrow bottlenecks, as in the Biselli strait.

Marmore Rafting in Umbria

One of the most famous locations for rafting in Umbria is under the Marmore Falls.
The activity takes place right under the jump of the highest waterfall in Europe, where the river Velino flows into the river Nera. In this stretch the river flows through the rocks for over three kilometers, forming exciting rapids, surrounded by lush vegetation and surrounded by a unique natural landscape.

Once you wear the technical clothing, neoprene suit, life jacket and helmet, you'll be ready to experience the thrill of a rafting descent!