cascade de glace gavarnie

The small village of Gavarnie is very picturesque with several small (tourist) shops. Please do and walk onto the base of the waterfall, it is really so nice.Pay attention of the wildlife, when walking to Grande cascade de Gavarnie. La Grande Cascade du Gavarniewas said to be the tallest in the country at 422m in cumulative height.

In fact, the glacial source of the waterfalls of the cirque was said to be on the Spanish side of the border.Given its dramatic location, our experience with the Grande Cascade du Gavarnie and its cirque was totally at the mercy of Mother Nature. People in front of the waterfall are so tiny, at that moment you really see how huge the waterfall is.The trail into cirque de Gavarnie starts at Gavarnie. Luckily, we came back when the weather finally cleared and we could see the cirque and the grand waterfall from the neighboring town of Even though both the falls and the cirque could be seen from afar in town, we thought it was well worth our while to do the roughly 2.5-hour round trip hike from town towards the nearby Translated as the Hotel of the Cirque and the Waterfall, it was the nearest structure to the base of the cirque and Gavarnie Falls.The hotel was closed during our visit, but I suspect that it would be open deep into the peak Summer season. I can remember a very beautiful spot at an ancient wall where you have a view on the waterfall and you can look down at the river (6th-11th and last picture).The last part of the walk, after the hotel, goes up over a gravel path.

There were also a handful of cafes (they made excellent dessert crepe at L’Edelweiss) and souvenir shops where the town gradually gave way to Nature.Most of the trail was flat and developed as it was flanked with the buildings, farms, and residences with even a few sections of pavement and cobblestone.

Also a must to visit.In the area of Gavarnie there are so many waterfalls, but my favorite are the The cirque is very popular in summertime and it can be hard to find a parking spot, although there are several parking lots. Although the walk takes a few hours, my daughter of 8 years old (at the moment) enjoyed it very much.On the way to the waterfall you will see several rapids in the riverGave de Gavarnie ou de Pau or and in side rivers.

The result was what we believed had to be one of the most beautiful locales in After all, the cirque featured snow-crusted mountains with steep walls sprinkled with several small cascades including The tallest of its two most visible tiers was said to plunge 281m, which also made it one of France’s highest by this measure (of highest vertical drop). The force of waterfall brings down cold air from above. Once we went beyond the hotel, the trail narrowed even more and got a little more rugged as it continued to follow along a deep gorge carved by the Gavarnie Stream. A couple of bridges allowed us to take our pick of which side of the Gavarnie stream to walk along. My wife stayed on the terrace of the hotel but me and my daughter went on to the base of Grande cascade de Gavarnie. When standing in front of the fall you see … Wit a single drop of 281 meters and a total height of 440 meters very impressive to see. The falls are situated in the Cirque de Gavarnie, near the village Gavarnie in the Hautes-Pyrénées. The cirque was almost entirely visible throughout the trail though the perspective changed the further we went. Especially with children a perfect spot. So plan on at least a half-day to do this excursion and even longer if you want to be more fully immersed in the experience of Gavarnie.However, the free public lot is near the visitor center closer to the start of town (meaning it will increase the amount of walking you will have to do to even get started). There’s only so much writing about this place that I could do and still inadequately convey the beauty and grandeur of this place.

In fact, our passion for waterfalling is so strong that we’ve not only traveled the world looking for them, but we’ve created this website to share our personal experiences with you! Unless you’re a real early bird, you’re most likely going to be following someone going slow anyways.This is especially since passing lanes are non-existent in this stretch and slow drivers pulling over at the few pullouts or shoulders seem to be more the exception rather than the rule. It was here that the trail became mostly wide dirt road, which got progressively narrower the further we went. After briefly descending then traversing another flat area (a bridge here reconnected the split Gavarnie trails on both sides of the stream), the trail went up the second ascent. Grande cascade de Gavarnie or Cascade de Gavarnie is the tallest waterfall in France and one of the biggest waterfalls in Europe. Given the narrowness of the gorge and the imposing cirque ahead of us along with the rush of cascades and rapids below us, it got pretty loud here.The trail then continued to go across a somewhat “scary” unbridged stream crossing. The Gavarnie Falls (French: Grande Cascade de Gavarnie) is a tiered waterfall in France.

Le Cirque de Gavarnieresided right at the border of Spain and France deep within the Hautes-Pyrénées (Upper Pyrenees) department of the Occitanie region (formerly Midi-Pyrénées region). However, there were wooden planks present so I’d imagine there would be a bridge traversing this crossing later in the season.