Pyreneestrip
Road trip

The waterfall loop

Cauterets → Gavarnie → Troumouse → Luchon · 190 km

Distance
190 km

Two or three days among the biggest waterfalls in the Pyrenees. The Chemin des Cascades and the Pont d'Espagne at Cauterets, Gavarnie's 420-metre fall, Troumouse, and then over the Tourmalet and the Aspin to the Lac d'Oô and the Vallée du Lys near Luchon. Most water in June and early July.

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Stops along the way

  1. Chemin des CascadesThe waterfalls between Cauterets and Pont d'Espagne
  2. Pont d'Espagne & Lac de GaubeA waterfall and mountain lake above Cauterets
  3. Cirque de GavarnieOne of Europe's highest waterfalls
  4. Cirque de TroumouseGavarnie's quieter big brother
  5. Lac d'OôA mountain lake with a waterfall near Luchon
  6. Vallée du Lys & Cascade d'EnferThe valley of waterfalls near Luchon
  7. SuperbagnèresGondola or bike up from Luchon

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