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Trou de Fer – View of Trou de Fer Waterfall loop from Hell-Bourg

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Trou de Fer – View of Trou de Fer Waterfall loop from Hell-Bourg

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Trou de Fer – View of Trou de Fer Waterfall loop from Hell-Bourg

03:03

9.40km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc national de La Réunion (cœur)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9 m

Tamarin Trail, Réunion National Park

Highlight • Trail

Wooden walkway through a tamarind forest, duration: 15min

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526 m

Gîte de Bélouve and View of the Cirque de Salazie

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The lodge was formerly used for logging in Bélouve. The cable car cabin, still present, bears witness to this era as well as a museum dedicated to Tamarins de Hauts, …

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2.88 km

Gnarled Tree Archway on the Trou de Fer Trail

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.88 km

View of Trou de Fer Waterfall

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Trou de Fer or Trou d'Enfer is a geological depression which constitutes an abyss into which flow several streams which come from the Piton des Neiges.

Its name comes …

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5.16 km

Boardwalks Through the Rainforest

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Most of the ways to the popular Trou de Fer with its waterfalls lead over wide forest roads. Here, however, there is a narrow path through the lush jungle-like forest, for which a footbridge was specially built.

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7.62 km

The Queen of the Tamarins

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Tamarin des Hauts is an endemic tree species of Reunion which grows between 1,200 and 2,200 meters above sea level.

The Queen of the Tamarins, about 300 years old, …

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9.40 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.44 km

2.37 km

2.01 km

580 m

Surfaces

4.26 km

2.34 km

2.14 km

661 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,520 m)

Lowest point (1,360 m)

Weather

Monday 7 September

16°C

8°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

November 20, 2024,Trou de Fer

It rained heavily during the night. The foothills of the cyclone over the sea are now reaching La Reunion. We have an early breakfast, but in peace on the terrace, and then we set off. The clouds are thick in the mountains and it is drizzling heavily. The car park is already quite busy despite the light rain, but we …

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October 5, 2024,Trio de fer - Wanderung auf La Réunion

The way back is missing because the clock was empty. A total of 14 km with almost 800 m of elevation in just under 6 hours.

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October 9, 2024,Tour 02: Gite Bélouve, Trou de Fer, Sentier de l'école naturelle

A short hike wasn't enough, so we added another one. A stark contrast, because we ended up in the jungle (planned) and had an adventure right away. IMPORTANT: the path from the Trou de Fer viewpoint to the forest path is officially CLOSED! You can get through somehow, but it's pretty unsafe and not recommended. It's definitely not fun when …

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Trou de Fer – View of Trou de Fer Waterfall loop from Hell-Bourg

Trou de Fer

Tamarin Trail, Réunion National Park

Gîte de Bélouve and View of the Cirque de Salazie

Gnarled Tree Archway on the Trou de Fer Trail

Carved Bird on Wooden Log

View of Trou de Fer Waterfall

Boardwalks Through the Rainforest

The Queen of the Tamarins

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