Pont du Diable footbridge – Fort Victor-Emmanuel loop from Aussois

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France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne

Aussois

Pont du Diable footbridge – Fort Victor-Emmanuel loop from Aussois

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Pont du Diable footbridge – Fort Victor-Emmanuel loop from Aussois

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9.66km

400m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.74 km

Sardinian Cemetery

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The cemetery of the Sardinian soldiers stationed in the neighboring forts. The two buildings on the sides were used to store the deceased when burials were not possible in winter due to the frozen ground.

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4.45 km

Viewpoint

4.98 km

Pont du Diable footbridge

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From its height of 100 meters, the Devil's Bridge footbridge offers a breathtaking view of the Arc gorges. Legend has it that the builder of the bridge, unable to finish …

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5.36 km

Pont du Diable Adventure Park

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The biggest high ropes course I've ever seen. In addition to countless courses, there are many cable cars, the longest lead over the Gorge de L'Arc and are estimated to be up to 500 m long.

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5.45 km

View of the Devil's Bridge and Fort de l'Esseillon

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Great bridge and impressive fortress.

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5.57 km

Redoute Marie-Thérèse

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Interesting old fortress, today a museum.

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6.81 km

Fort Victor-Emmanuel

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The Fort Vikor-Emmanuel is a huge building complex that stretches up the slope in several stages. The whole area is freely accessible, most of the rooms can be entered, there …

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6.92 km

Doctors' Washroom at Fort Marie

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former doctors washroom

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7.00 km

Kitchen

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The kitchen and the large ovens are still there

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8.07 km

Col de l'Esseillon

Mountain Pass

9.66 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.40 km

2.28 km

1.87 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

3.16 km

1.01 km

256 m

220 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

13°C

-3°C

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Comments

August 7, 2022,Sentier des Bâtisseurs - Wanderung um die Forts von Esseillon

You can find my detailed hiking report here: hikingthealps.com/die-forts-von-lesseillon-sentier-des-batisseurs

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June 15, 2022,Le Sentier des Batisseurs

Actually an embarrassment tour, to which we set out again in the afternoon, the round has developed into a real highlight. First it went through a huge high ropes course down to the imposing gorge. While we crossed the bridge, the youngsters from the high ropes course at the cable car hissed over the gorge high above us. Victor Emmanuel …

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