Via ferrata · 🇧🇪 Belgium

Via ferrata des Grands Malades

📍 Namur · Wallonie

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ViaTrek · https://viatrek.fr/en/via-ferrata/grands-malades/ · page printed on · information for guidance only, check opening and weather before you go.

⚡ At a glance

GradeD · DifficultD · K4 (indicatif)
Route1
Opening periodnot known · do you know?
AccessAccess code required · Club Alpin Belgeinsured CAB / KBF or UIAA federation members · request the code from [email protected]
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🚗 Access

🅿️ Parking

AddressRochers des Grands Malades, route de Hannut (N80), Namur — small car park near the Belisol shop

GPS50.46810, 4.89990

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🧗 The route

Via ferrata des Grands MaladesD

On the Grands Malades rocks, beside the Meuse, a short but physical route: overhanging sections that work your arms, three cable bridges and a zip line, before a 20 m abseil to finish. The start is through a cave closed by a code-locked door: ask the Club Alpin Belge for the code a few days beforehand.

Duration: 2 à 3 h3 cable bridges + zip lineFinal abseil: 20 m (40 m rope)Accès réservé : membres CAB / KBF / UIAA assurés

ℹ️ No official grade found: described as difficult and sustained, D is a ViaTrek estimate. Length: about 180 m according to 27crags, 800 m selon Explore-Share.

ℹ️ Access code and conditions: Club Alpin Belge ([email protected]). Page created by ViaTrek on 1 November 2026 from these sources: not checked on the ground.

🌤️ Weather on site live

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✅ good · ⚠️ wind, heat or showers · ⛔ storm or rain (slippery rock and cables).

📅 Climate over the year 2016–2025 averages

Bars: average max. temperature · in blue: rainy days per month · green outline: best months.

🎒 Gear
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    Harness
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    Double lanyard with energy absorberEN 958 standard
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    Helmetfalling rocks possible
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    Glovesrecommended
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    Approach shoesgrippy sole
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    40 m ropefor the final 20 m abseil
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⚠️ Information for guidance only. Data from open sources and field reports, possibly incomplete or out of date. Via ferrata is a risky activity: check opening with the operator or tourist office, the weather and your own level, and hire a guide if in doubt. Learn more

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