Cascades du Hérisson

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4.4km
Total Distance
282m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 4.4 km climb of about 255 m up the gorge of the Hérisson past the Éventail, the Grand Saut, the Gour Bleu and the Saut de la Forge to the Saut Girard. The Hérisson, the torrent of thirty-one waterfalls, flows 21 km from the Lac de Bonlieu in the Jura lakes region. It is a tributary of the Ain.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water · 0.2km
  2. 2
    Cascade de l'Éventail · 0.7km
    Viewpoint
  3. 3
    Cascade de l'Éventail · 1km
    Viewpoint
  4. 4
    Grand saut (bas) · 1.3km
    Viewpoint
  5. 5
    Belvédère du grand saut · 1.8km
    Viewpoint
  6. 6
    Belvédère du Saut Girard
    at the end · Viewpoint
Parking
31m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2 · T3 for 0.3km
Surface
gravel 85%

Difficulty

2/5 · Easy