# From the village of Gavarnie to the Grande Cascade

What to do en Cirque de Gavarnie · Cirque de Gavarnie

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/things-to-do/path-to-the-cirque-and-grande-cascade · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 3 h 30
- Temporada: May to October; in winter, with snowshoes and checking the avalanche risk
- Para quién: All ages as far as the Hôtellerie; the last stretch needs mountain footwear

Flat path to the Hôtellerie du Cirque, then a stony trail to the foot of the highest waterfall in France · 3–4 h round trip · free

It leaves the village, follows the gave along a wide valley and reaches the Hôtellerie du Cirque in a good hour, with little climbing, with the 1,500 m wall of the amphitheatre straight ahead. From there a trail of loose stone leads to the foot of the Grande Cascade, where it is cold and sprays you. Set off before nine: by mid-morning the path is crowded. The cirque is in the national park: dogs are not allowed.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.702, -0.012

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hôtel du Cirque et de la Cascade](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/where-to-stay/hotel-du-cirque-et-de-la-cascade), a 0 m
- [Restaurant du Cirque](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/where-to-eat/restaurant-du-cirque), a 0 m
- [The Brèche de Roland, in the wall of the cirque](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/things-to-do/brecche-de-roland), a 1.9 km
- [Ossoue Canyon with a view of the Cirque de Gavarnie](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/things-to-do/ossoue-canyon), a 3.1 km
- [By horse or donkey to the Hôtellerie du Cirque](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/things-to-do/horse-ride-to-the-cirque), a 3.5 km
- [Hôtel Le Marboré](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/where-to-stay/hotel-le-marbore), a 3.5 km
- [Camping Le Pain de Sucre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/where-to-stay/camping-le-pain-de-sucre), a 4.3 km
- [Cirque d'Estaubé from the Lac des Gloriettes](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie/things-to-do/estaube-cirque), a 4.6 km

Destino: [Cirque de Gavarnie](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/cirque-de-gavarnie.md)