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The Gorges of the Devil's Bridge

A magnificent visit to the Gorges du Pont du Diable in Haute-Savoie

The access to the Gorges du Pont du Diable is easy, there is a parking right in front of the entrance. The ticket for the visit is very expensive (18 euros per person) but it's worth the price, the place is really beautiful, the water of the river has carved magnificent gorges in the rocks. On the other hand the visit is not recommended if you are sensitive to vertigo, the stairs are quite steep. The visit is short, you only have to walk 200 meters in the gorges. The visit is finished in 30 minutes. The Gorges du Pont du Diable are not visited in winter (closed from October 15). You can also take the opportunity to visit the dam on the Dranse and the lake of Jotty a little further. The walk on the dam is free.

Interest: very good (5 users)
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Duration: 1 h.
Practical information

The parking of the gorges of the Pont du Diable

The location is easy to access with a large parking lot right in front of the entrance.
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Le chemin

At the beginning you have to go down in the forest to reach the bottom of the gorges of the Pont du Diable.
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La descente

One can rest during the descent in the forest. The site is very well maintained. In 10 minutes you are at the level of the gorges.
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The first staircase

The first staircase to go down into the gorge puts you in the mood, it is very steep!
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The river

It is the river Dranse which dug the gorges.
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The bridges

There are many footbridges to walk in the gorges. You should not be too sensitive to vertigo.
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The Dranse

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La descente

There is a difference in level of 110 meters between the parking and the bottom of the gorge.
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The exit of the gorges of the Pont du Diable

The visit is really worth it but it is quite short, the route in the gorges does not last more than 20 minutes.
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Continuation of the visit

Once out of the gorges of the Pont du Diable you can go to the Jotty dam, you have to take the road next to the hostel (5 minutes walk).
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The Jotty dam

The Jotty dam controls the access of water in the gorges.
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The lake of Jotty

The mountain can be beautiful even when the sky is not very nice.
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