Via ferrata du Moléson

Via ferrata · 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Via ferrata du Moléson

📍 Gruyères · Fribourg

Altitude … ✓ Checked on the ground
💪 Athletic

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

⚡ At a glance

GradeD (variante TD)D · K4Convert to
Route2
Opening23 May → 1 Nov
PricePayant · 4 CHF
Best months…
🅿️ Parking (GPS)46.55524, 7.00339 ↗ Waze
📄 Route guideOfficial route guide ↗
🧗 2 routes:La Face DLe Pilier D · variante TD
✅ I've done it❤️ To do

🎟️ Infos pratiques

🗓️ From 23 May to 1 November 2026
📈372 mElevation gain
🔗1 310 mCâble
🚶25 minApproche
⏱️≈ 3 hRoute
⛰️2 002 mSommet

💶 Tarifs

🎟️ Route
  • Getting to the via ferrata4 CHF
⛑️ Hire on siteno booking needed · funicular ticket office
  • Helmet7 CHF
  • Kit complet18 CHF
Kit complet : harnais, longe, casque
Tout compris⭐ Ferrata-combimatériel + parcours + funiculaire
  • 6 à 15 ans37 CHF
  • 16 à 24 ans41 CHF
  • 25 à 63 ans47 CHF
  • Dès 64 ans45 CHF
🎫 Funicular and cable car free with the Magic Pass

🕘 Horaires

🎒 Gear hireDim. → jeu. 9 h – 15 hVen. → sam. 9 h – 17 h

↩️ Gear return (at the latest)Dim. → jeu. 18 hVen. → sam. 22 h

🚗 Getting there

  • 🅿️ Free parking at Moléson-sur-Gruyères
  • 🚞 Funicular to Plan-Francey, then a 25-min walk to the start
  • 🥾 Or on foot via the hiking trails

✅ Before you start

📏 Taille 1,50 m minimum⚖️ Weight from 40 to 100 kg↗️ Follow the direction of the routes⛈️ Never in stormy weather🌧️ No hire if the weather isn't suitable
🚁
In Switzerland, mountain rescue is not free… and it is expensive.A helicopter often costs several thousand francs. Before you set off, check that your insurance (or a membership such as Rega) covers search, rescue and repatriation. Emergency: 1414 (Rega) ou 112.

🔗 En direct

📷Webcams en direct ↗🌦️Météo MétéoSuisse ↗🚦Bulletin d'ouverture ↗🕘Funicular timetable ↗💳Lift prices ↗🗺️Plan d'accès ↗

☎️ Funicular ticket office · Centre touristique GMV SA · +41 26 921 80 80 · [email protected]
Place de l'Aigle 6, 1663 Moléson-sur-Gruyères

✓ 2026 info taken from the official website on 31/10/2026 · prices and times may change · source: moleson.ch/via-ferrata

🚗 Access

🅿️ Parking

GPS46.55524, 7.00339

🧗 The routes

1 · La FaceD

The route up the north face of the Moléson: rungs fixed into the rock and a continuous cable to the summit.

🧭 face nord⛰️ sommet 2 002 m
🪜 Échelons🏔️ Face nord
2 · Le PilierD · variante TD

The route up the pillar of the north face. A harder variant (K5 / TD) is optional: you don't need it to complete the route.

🔥 variante TD facultative⛰️ sommet 2 002 m
🪜 Échelons💪 Variante sportive
📸 Photos of the outing
📄 Official route guide ↗ moleson.ch

✓ Routes checked (official sign or operator's route guide).

🌤️ Weather on site live

Loading…

✅ 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

🎒 All gear tips →

🧭 Nearby

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

Via ferrata

Via ferrata Rochers de Naye TD à ED · 13 kmVia ferrata training – Rougemont Cotation ? · 18 kmVia ferrata Tour d'Aï D · 20 kmVia ferrata Plan Praz TD · 22 km

🏕️ Sleep nearby: Park4Night · campsites · accommodation

See everything on the map →

⚠️ 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

Been there recently?

Closure, damaged cable, works, prices… help the community in 30 seconds.

⚠️ Report an update