The Souleuvre Viaduct: Bungee Jumping from Eiffel's Pillars
Normandy, France
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The Souleuvre Viaduct: Bungee Jumping from Eiffel's Pillars
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The Souleuvre viaduct was built between 1887 and 1889 to plans from Gustave Eiffel's design office, carrying a single railway track from Caen and Saint-Lô to Vire across the Souleuvre: 364.20 m long and 62.50 m high on five granite piers, 14,000 cubic metres of dressed blocks of 350 kg each. The deck came down in 1970 and only the piers stand. In April 1990 a suspended footbridge of 140 m was thrown out from the La Ferrière-Harang bank to a jump platform resting on one of the old piers, 61 m above the river, and the site opened to the public on 10 August 1990. It now runs as Skypark Normandie by AJ Hackett, with a 400 m zip line, two swings, a rail luge and a glass-floored belvedere.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Walk the 140 m suspended footbridge out from the La Ferrière-Harang bank to the jump platform built on one of Eiffel's surviving piers, and go off it on the elastic from 61 m above the Souleuvre
2
of 4
Ride the Scable, the giant zip line strung across the valley since 1999 — 400 m of cable at up to 100 km/h — and work out on the way down how much of the old railway alignment you are following
3
of 4
Walk the valley floor past all five granite piers, put your hand on one of the dressed blocks — 350 kg apiece, 14,000 cubic metres of them — and find the first span on the La Ferrière-Harang side, where the deck gave way on 12 June 1970, a day before it was due to be blown, setting off the charges early and injuring two workmen
4
of 4
For anyone not jumping, take the 1,000 m rail luge down one side of the valley, walk the barefoot trail through its Normandy textures, and stand on the glazed belvedere added to the jump footbridge in 2022 — floor included, so you look straight down the 61 m
Walk the 140 m suspended footbridge out from the La Ferrière-Harang bank to the jump platform built on one of Eiffel's surviving piers, and go off it on the elastic from 61 m above the Souleuvre
Ride the Scable, the giant zip line strung across the valley since 1999 — 400 m of cable at up to 100 km/h — and work out on the way down how much of the old railway alignment you are following
Walk the valley floor past all five granite piers, put your hand on one of the dressed blocks — 350 kg apiece, 14,000 cubic metres of them — and find the first span on the La Ferrière-Harang side, where the deck gave way on 12 June 1970, a day before it was due to be blown, setting off the charges early and injuring two workmen
For anyone not jumping, take the 1,000 m rail luge down one side of the valley, walk the barefoot trail through its Normandy textures, and stand on the glazed belvedere added to the jump footbridge in 2022 — floor included, so you look straight down the 61 m
Before you go
Everything here is ticketed and booked in advance: the bungee runs from about 55 to 145 euros depending on the package, with a separate under-18 rate, the giant swing from 46 euros and the zip line from 29. The site closes for winter, so check the season before travelling. Jumpers are weighed and age limits apply — book the luge and the barefoot trail for anyone who is not jumping rather than turning up hoping.
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