Staying Home Sucks, home
Les Ailes du Desir
Near Ladoux. Photo: Tsar Bomba, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ladoux

Climbing area · France

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Rock dry, Rock about 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 96 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 95 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 76 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
9°C
Air
9°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
12°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
11°C
Air
11°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sat 7 · 29 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
11°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
12°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 173, good
  2. Mon 296, good
  3. Tue 395, good
  4. Wed 476, good
  5. Thu 590, good
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 729, poor
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 940, poor
  10. Tue 1011, poor

The spot in five facts

  • 5 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • 13 routesstated on the map
  • Limestonethe rock
  • Sportstyles
  • Best in Sep5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Ladoux
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*73, goodDry?14°C11°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov96, goodDry15°C11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov95, goodDry15°C12°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov76, goodWetdry in 6 h9°C9°C0.6 mm
Thu 5Nov90, goodWetdry in 3 h12°C12°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov0, poorWet11°C11°C1.5 mm
Sat 7Nov29, poorWet11°C12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, goodWetdry in 6 h12°C12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov40, poorWet7°C8°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov11, poorWet13°C14°C1.2 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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Photos of Ladoux

Orpierre 2009
Near Ladoux. Photo: Les Ailes du Desir, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ladoux

5 crags mapped, 13 routes stated. Sport. Limestone. Best from Sep to Apr. The nearest town to stay in is Orpierre.

  • Crags 5 crags mapped, 13 routes stated.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock Limestone.

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$1,390–US$2,590 each

about US$1,390–US$2,590 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 MRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
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$1,390–US$2,590

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

Where to stay: Orpierre

Closest

Orpierre

1 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Orpierre · Booking.com

About Orpierre 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 19h 05m

About 19h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MRS, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 2h 05m by road

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