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

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

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

01:24

5.05km

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: July 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Réserve naturelle de Sixt-Passy

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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572 m

Small lake

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easy to reach on foot

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1.86 km

Bridge

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Here you can change the valley side

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2.35 km

Access to the high alpine hiking trail

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Special warning sign (in case of rain)

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2.52 km

Giffre River

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Beautiful river that rises in this natural spectacle.

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2.68 km

Sixt Fer à Cheval circus

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No dogs allowed

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4.56 km

Cascade de la Vogealle

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beautiful place but very busy

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4.63 km

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 twelve of them in the summer, but it's actually about thirty of these waterfalls that can be admired in the spring when the snow melts. The town of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is part of a protected nature reserve and it is not uncommon to find several ibex clinging to the vertiginous cliffs, and, further down in the scree, marmots warming themselves in the sun. The landscape offered all along the route will impress the hiker, in particular by the presence of rock giants such as the Pic de Tenneverge (2989 m) or the Tour de Prazon (2929 m) dominating the cirque from all their height.

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5.05 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.10 km

429 m

305 m

203 m

Surfaces

3.33 km

852 m

530 m

203 m

125 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

11°C

6°C

93 %

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Comments

April 8, 2023,Sixt-Fer-a-cheval, Tal der Wasserfälle

This valley is well known for the many waterfalls that spray down from both sides of the valley. Many of them don't make it down. They atomize already in the air and form a water mist. I couldn't do the entire loop. But I climbed a bit up a rock face. The valley is well known and therefore not a …

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