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Villar Arene, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mur d'Élie

Climbing area · France

Is it worth the trip?

14Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: Rock dry, Freezing level below the crag: ice on the rock, Rock about 3 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Icy
Rock temp
1°C
Air
0°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
-4°C
Air
-2°C
Rain
3.2 mm

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
-3°C
Air
-1°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
-2°C
Air
-1°C
Rain
15.6 mm

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
-2°C
Air
-2°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
-3°C
Air
-1°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 73 out of 100

Rock
Icy
Rock temp
3°C
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 263, good
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 973, good
  9. Tue 1061, good
  10. Wed 115, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 2 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Granitethe rock
  • Sportstyles
  • Best Jul–Oct4 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 Mur d'Élie
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*63, goodIcy4°C1°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poorIcy1°C0°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poorWet-4°C-2°C3.2 mm
Thu 5Nov0, poorWet-3°C-1°C0.7 mm
Fri 6Nov0, poorWet-2°C-1°C15.6 mm
Sat 7Nov0, poorWet-2°C-2°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov0, poorWet-3°C-1°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov73, goodIcy3°C2°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov61, goodDry3°C3°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov5, poorWet1°C2°C4.2 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Mur d'Élie

2 crags mapped. Sport. Granite. Best from Jul to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Villar Arene.

  • Crags 2 crags mapped.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock Granite.

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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, 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: Villar Arene

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Closest

Villar Arene

4 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Villar Arene · Booking.com

About Villar Arene 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 17h 20m

About 17h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 45m by road

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