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Type of route
Cascade du Dar Via Ferrata
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hiking 975 metres
schedule 01:30 h
trending_up 185 metres
trending_down 256 metres
The route via the Dar waterfall is one of the most physically demanding via ferrata of the Vaudois Alps. Good climbers ask for nothing better than to take up this challenge and admire the Ormonts Valley from a unique vantage point: at the foot of the glacier and very close to the waterfall.
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Best season
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Summer
Highest point
arrow_upward1571 metres
Lowest point
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Route Information
Start - Cascade du Dar Via Ferrata
Arrival - Cascade du Dar Via Ferrata
Description
To take advantage of the magnificent Alpine setting of the Cascade du Dar Via Ferrata, climbers need to be able to keep their cool, have strong arms and be agile! Climbers access the beginning of the via with a 10-minute walk from Col du Pillon. The very physical beginning of the via requires str...
Practical information
ACCESS
- By car: via the Route du Pillon, Col de Pillon car park
- By train: Aigle - Les Diablerets (TPC), then by bus to the Col du Pillon
APPROACH
- On foot from the Col du Pillon, approximately 2:30 to 3 hours walk
or - 10-minute walk from the Glacier 3000 cable car (La Cabane), cable car timetable, daily from 9am to 4.50pm (subject to weather conditions)
EQUIPMENT HIRE
- Holiday Sport in Les Diablerets
- Jacky Sports in Les Diablerets
- Centre Paradventure in Les Diablerets
- McBoard in Villars
DIFFICULTY
- Difficult / Rated K5 (Hüsler rating), see attached document
Along the route
Historic Hotel du Pillon
Hotel du Pillon is the oldest hotel in Les Diablerets.
Cascade du Dar Via Ferrata Pictures
Useful information and contact
Getting to Les Diablerets
On-site parking and transport
Brochures and maps
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Office du Tourisme des Diablerets
Chemin du Collège 2
1865 Les Diablerets
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+41 (0)24 492 00 10
- mail
info@diablerets.ch
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