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Chambon-Sur-Lac

Pérouse Waterfall – Dent de la Rancune loop from Réserve naturelle de la vallée de Chaudefour

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Chambon-Sur-Lac

Pérouse Waterfall – Dent de la Rancune loop from Réserve naturelle de la vallée de Chaudefour

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Pérouse Waterfall – Dent de la Rancune loop from Réserve naturelle de la vallée de Chaudefour

04:10

13.1km

540m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

137 m

Vallée de Chaudefour

Highlight • Gorge

Forbidden to bicycles! You have to leave them at home at the entrance to the nature reserve and finish on foot, but it's worth the detour!

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2

1.01 km

Pérouse Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Beautiful waterfall 50m from the Chaudefour valley path

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3

1.52 km

Sainte-Anne Spring

Highlight • Other

The department provides information here:
sancy.com/fr/fiche/patrimoine-naturel/source-sainte-anne-chambon-sur-lac_TFO4638010

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4

2.16 km

Dent de la Rancune

Highlight • Natural Monument

We tend to believe that the Dent de la Rancune is this small peak hooked like a canine and looking like the Matterhorn. Well no, it's actually the block that …

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5

3.06 km

The beautiful waterfall

Highlight • Other

Cascade de la Biche, very pretty waterfall, approximately 100m drop from the signs in the middle of the valley

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4.77 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

7

6.26 km

Clairière

Highlight • Other

During a recent walk, I wrote in my notebook:

“We have just discovered a clearing with an inescapable charm. Lined with flowers that have withstood the summer or the herd, …

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8

6.43 km

Mountain pasture 🐎

Highlight • Other

9

12.9 km

Chaudefour Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Be careful, dogs are not allowed in the reserve, too bad we would have liked to have been warned before setting off ...

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B

13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.88 km

6.08 km

112 m

Surfaces

7.19 km

5.54 km

338 m

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Highest point (1,430 m)

Lowest point (1,140 m)

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