Via ferrata des Gorges de Mauvoisin Saxifrage und Tichodrome

Duration

1 h

Distance

330 m

Ascent

-

Descent

150 m

Elevation

-

Reach the route either from the "Pont de Mauvoisin" bus stop or by parking at Hôtel Mauvoisin. From the bus stop, follow brown waymarks down toward the Dranse de Bagnes, pass through a side gorge and climb wooden stairways to reach the start of Saxifrage around 1700 m; a shorter secured alternative path turns left just after the WC.

Duration

2 h 30 min

Distance

199 m

Ascent

200 m

Descent

-

Elevation

1,750 m

Saxifrage opens with a 15 m bridge to the far wall, then traverses with repeated ups and downs deeper into the gorge, passing beneath a dam bridge and around an exposed corner into a cove before wooden steps lead back out; a ladder near 1730 m gains an old arch bridge and the connecting trail. Tichodrome begins under the road bridge with a long crossing over the gorge, climbs steeply on the far side, crosses a short three-cable bridge and a longer one back across, then alternates easy and harder sections with short overhangs requiring direct rock climbing. A long traverse reaches a second three-cable bridge, a brushy stretch leads toward an apparent exit near the hotel, but the route continues up a vertical wall via a third three-cable bridge and a final bridge to the last steps, topping out beside the Hôtel du Mauvoisin.

Duration

15 min

Distance

330 m

Ascent

-

Descent

150 m

Elevation

-

From the top, most parties take the bus from the Hôtel Mauvoisin stop. Those who parked at the start can instead follow the easy hiking trail back down to La Vacheresse / Pont de Mauvoisin.