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The Bief de la Ruine Waterfalls

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The Bief de la Ruine Waterfalls

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The Bief de la Ruine Waterfalls

Recommended by 152 hikers out of 158

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura

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Location: Foncine-Le-Bas, Lons-Le-Saunier, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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Kristian

August 19, 2025

The Bief de la Ruine waterfall is located in the spectacular Malvaux Gorge. One of the most astonishing features of this waterfall is the fact that it only comes alive after heavy rainfall or during snowmelt. When it dries, it gives way to the spectacle of the carved stone, revealing the "Creux des Joyaux," a natural cave where the water swirls with varying degrees of vigor, polishing a multitude of limestone pebbles thanks to the force of its current.

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Luc Gesell

December 11, 2022

The Malvaux gorges are the scene of the spectacular Bief de la Ruine waterfall.
Indeed, these gorges were dug by the work of the Saine river which has been flowing down the cliffs for centuries, when the rains are heavy and the snow melts abundantly.

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Louieva

August 25, 2023

There was no waterfall when we were there but it looks beautiful. The drug is also beautiful.

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