Piscina Irgas Waterfall

Usefull informations

Geographical area Linas - Monreale

Route type Cascata

The point of interest

The Piscina Irgas waterfall is located in the municipality of Villacidro, in the province of South Sardinia. It is situated almost on the border with the territory of Domusnovas, surrounded by peaks reaching approximately 700 meters in height. It represents one of the most famous waterfalls in the municipal territory of Villacidro, along with Sa Spendula and Muru Mannu (or 'big wall' in Sardinian).

The waterfall has a drop of about 45 meters and originates from a gorge of Mount Piscina Irgas, which crosses the entire Oridda plateau and, flowing, descends throughout the valley until it joins the Rio Leni. Its jet, visible mainly in the winter season, after heavy and abundant rains, creates a series of natural water pools along almost the entire course of the Oridda river.

Source: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascata_Piscina_Irgas

How to get here

The easiest way to reach the waterfall is via the D 113 hiking trail once you reach the Monti Mannu mountain (preferably via the D 100 trail, to which the 113 is connected). From there, the trail, which crosses the Rio Cannisoni, enters a dense holm oak forest. Along the way, there are continuous elevation changes with very narrow passages and dense vegetation, allowing you to reach the waterfall in about 2 hours of walking. From Punta Piscina Irgas, you can first see Punta Màgusu (more correctly Punta Cucuerris, also known as Punta Cannisoni, with a height of 1000 m) and in the distance Monte Linas, the highest mountain in all of Campidano.