Via Farinetta Teil 1

Duration

20 min

Distance

921 m

Ascent

80 m

Descent

350 m

Elevation

-

From the bus stop at the bridge between Saillon and Leytron, cross the Salentse stream and follow the track up its right bank into the Salentse Gorge. Cross back over on a wooden bridge near the remains of the old baths, where the Farinet memorial plaque and information board mark the true start (around 540 m).

Duration

4 h 30 min

Distance

260 m

Ascent

150 m

Descent

-

Elevation

816 m

Enter the gorge on earthy forest paths over loose rock to a 20 m three-cable bridge, crossing to the opposite wall where the ferrata proper begins. Climb steeply up the true left wall high above the roaring Salentse, cross a second short three-cable bridge over a deep cleft, then ascend beside a small waterfall—the overflow of the Bisse à Barman—to reach a water pipe, a fence, and the vineyard edge at about 740 m.

Duration

50 min

Distance

921 m

Ascent

80 m

Descent

350 m

Elevation

-

From the vineyard at roughly 740 m you can either descend easily toward Saillon or continue up to the Passerelle à Farinet suspension bridge. From the bridge, three onward options lead through vineyards to Saillon, to the hamlet of Les Places with its bus stop, or down to Montagnon.