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Épinal, the nearest town. Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Carrière collot

Climbing area · France

Sandstone: never climbed wet, it breaks.

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

6 days tie for best, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 37 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 37 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 37 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 37 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 37 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 37 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 30 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in four facts

  • 2 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • 49 routesstated on the map
  • Sandstonenever climbed wet
  • Sportstyles

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual climb conditions at Carrière collot, each day of your trip
DayAirRain
Tue 3to 8usually10°C0 mm
Mon 9usually7°C0 mm

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Carrière collot

2 crags mapped, 49 routes stated. Sport. Sandstone: never climbed wet, it breaks. The nearest town to stay in is Épinal.

  • Crags 2 crags mapped, 49 routes stated.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock Sandstone: never climbed wet, it breaks.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,380–US$2,580 each

about US$1,380–US$2,580 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$107–US$201
Totalabout US$1,380–US$2,580

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Épinal

Closest

Épinal

about 5 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Épinal · Booking.com

About Épinal its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 45m

About 16h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 3h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.