Via ferrata L'Horloge – L'Argentière-la-Bessée

Via ferrata · 🇫🇷 France

Via ferrata L'Horloge – L'Argentière-la-Bessée

📍 L'Argentière-la-Bessée · Hautes-Alpes

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⚡ At a glance

GradeF · EasyA · K1Convert to
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🅿️ Parking (GPS)44.79094, 6.55666 ↗ Waze
📄 Route guideOfficial route guide ↗
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🚗 Access

🅿️ Parking

AddressAvenue de la Gare, 05120 L'Argentière-la-Bessée

GPS44.79094, 6.55666

🧗 The route

Via ferrata L'Horloge – L'Argentière-la-BesséeF

A quirky little route that climbs straight up to the Hermès clock tower, built in 1922 to mark the working day for the Péchiney factory workers! Cracks, corners and chimneys fitted with rungs take you up this cliff, with a superb view from the top over the whole industrial town of L'Argentière and as far as the Queyras.

150 m of cable — one of the shortest in FranceAccessible dès 10 ansReturn: 15 minutes
📸 Photos of the outing
📄 Official route guide ↗ Parc national des Écrins / Pays des Écrins (PDF route guide)

✓ Verified grade: Parc national des Écrins / Pays des Écrins tourist office (F)

🌤️ Weather on site live

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📅 Climate over the year 2016–2025 averages

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🎒 Gear

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🧭 Nearby

AD, D… = difficulty (from F easy to ED extreme) · ⭐ = detailed, verified page · km = straight-line distance

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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 Data from open sources and field reports, possibly incomplete or out of date.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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