Via ferrata · 🇫🇷 France

Via ferrata des Rapaces – Marqueyssac

📍 Vézac · Dordogne

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

⚡ At a glance

GradePD · Fairly easyB · K2 (indicatif)
Route1
Période d'ouverture17 avril → 1ᵉʳ novembre2026 season · days and times vary (often 11 am–12:30 pm and 2–5 pm)
AccessIncluded in the garden admission2026: €12.90 adult · €6.50 (ages 10–17) · free under 10 · from age 8 and 1.30 m
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🚗 Access

🅿️ Parking

AddressJardins de Marqueyssac, 24220 Vézac

GPS (approx.)44.82390, 1.16500

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🧗 The route

Via ferrata des Rapaces – MarqueyssacPD

A short equipped route on the cliff of the Marqueyssac hanging gardens, about 100 m above the Dordogne. About 200 m of fixtures at a height of around fifteen metres, with a continuous safety line: you stay clipped in from start to finish. Equipment is provided and fitted on site; your own equipment is not accepted. Access is controlled according to visitor numbers. A minor must be accompanied by two adults.

Length: about 200 mDuration: about 45 min (consignes comprises)Âge mini : 8 ans · taille mini 1,30 m

🔗 Official website: marqueyssac.com · dépliant 2026 (dates, horaires, tarifs à jour)

ℹ️ Grade not published by the site: “PD” is a ViaTrek estimate for a beginners' route with a continuous safety line.

ℹ️ Page created by ViaTrek on 1ᵉʳ novembre 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

Here, the harness, lanyard and helmet are provided by the site (personal gear is not allowed).

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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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