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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Bonneville
Sixt-Fer-À-Cheval

Sixt Fer à Cheval circus – Giffre River loop from Cirque du Fer à Cheval (parking)

Routes
Hiking trails & Routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Bonneville
Sixt-Fer-À-Cheval

Sixt Fer à Cheval circus – Giffre River loop from Cirque du Fer à Cheval (parking)

Easy

4.7

(29)

669

hikers

Sixt Fer à Cheval circus – Giffre River loop from Cirque du Fer à Cheval (parking)

01:24

5.07km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve naturelle de Sixt-Passy

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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417 m

Le Cirque du Fer à Cheval

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The Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval in the town of Sixt offers an immense circus two kilometers in diameter delimited by imposing limestone cliffs from which many waterfalls spring up. There are …

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487 m

Cascade de la Vogealle

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beautiful place but very busy

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829 m

Small lake

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easy to reach on foot

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1.80 km

Sixt Fer à Cheval circus

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No dogs allowed

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2.55 km

Giffre River

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Beautiful river that rises in this natural spectacle.

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2.73 km

Special warning sign (in case of rain)

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3.21 km

Bridge

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Here you can change the valley side

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5.07 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.20 km

413 m

304 m

143 m

Surfaces

3.64 km

915 m

368 m

143 m

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Sunday 17 May

11°C

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75 %

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