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#61 of 300 · Pyrénées National Park

Cirque de Gavarnie

FranceOccitanie (Hautes-Pyrénées)

A gentle valley walk from Gavarnie village past the Hôtellerie du Cirque to the foot of the 422 m Grande Cascade, inside a vast glacial amphitheatre of limestone walls on the Spanish border, part of the Pyrénées-Mont Perdu World Heritage Site.

Distance
11 km
Out and back
Ascent
400 m
High point 1,700 m
Time
4 h
Day hike
Difficulty
Easy
Good paths and little climbing.
Best months
May–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Gavarnie
Pyrénées National Park

Route

Topographic map of Cirque de Gavarnie, from Gavarnie to Grande Cascade de GavarnieGavarnieGrande Cascade de GavarnieStart: GavarnieTurn-around: Grande Cascade de Gavarnie© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartTurn-aroundWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Gavarnie
  2. Grande Cascade de Gavarnie
  3. back the same way

Wildlife along the route

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