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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Thonon-Les-Bains
Abondance

Lac de Tavaneuse – Cubourré Waterfall loop from Prétairié

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Hiking trails & Routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Thonon-Les-Bains
Abondance

Lac de Tavaneuse – Cubourré Waterfall loop from Prétairié

Hard

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142

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Lac de Tavaneuse – Cubourré Waterfall loop from Prétairié

05:52

13.0km

960m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 745 m for 18 m

After 1.29 km for 657 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

1.12 km

Trail to Chalets de Tavaneuse

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Steep and wet ascent. The path is in the shade for most of the day, so it is very slippery in places. Luckily we just had to go up and …

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2

1.71 km

Tavaneuse Trail

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Very slippery in rain

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3

1.85 km

Cascade

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Make a loop, the 2 valleys are sublime

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4

2.47 km

Lac de Tavaneuse

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Great landscape and a beautiful ice-cold lake. A tour around the lake is worth it!

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2.88 km

Col d'Entre Deux Pertuis

Mountain Pass

6

4.77 km

Chalets d'Ardens

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An alpine pasture on the mountainside… magnificent!

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7

7.57 km

Tourbière du Cubourré.

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THE DESTINY OF UPPER LAKES

Mountain streams erode the terrain they cross and carry sand, gravel and pebbles. This alluvium threatens the lakes in which they are deposited. When the …

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8

7.71 km

Cubourré Waterfall

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CUBOURRE WATERFALL

If you take the descending path, you can find the "Cubourré" waterfall. The watercourse digs its way. The break in slope existing between the two old glacial lakes then generates a waterfall. Cubourré lock.

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9

8.74 km

Chapelle Sainte-Anne

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13.0 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.83 km

5.80 km

650 m

585 m

122 m

Surfaces

3.65 km

3.34 km

2.69 km

2.61 km

585 m

122 m

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (1,140 m)

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Thursday 8 October

9°C

2°C

11 %

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