Cascade du Rouget, Natural waterfall in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, France.
The Cascade du Rouget falls through two distinct projecting edges, creating an 80-meter water flow that descends against the mountain cliffs of Haut-Giffre Valley.
The waterfall received official recognition as a protected natural site, gaining the status of 'site naturel classé' to preserve its geological and environmental features.
Local artists and writers from the Alpine region have incorporated the waterfall into their works, highlighting its role in the natural heritage of Haute-Savoie.
Visitors can access the waterfall through a marked trail from the parking area, completing the round trip in approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
The water flow varies throughout the seasons, creating different patterns as it drops from an elevation of 1000 meters in the Grand Massif area.
Location: Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
Elevation above the sea: 1,000 m
Height: 90 m
GPS coordinates: 46.02730,6.77194
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:44
France features a notable variety of protected natural areas, showcasing the country’s geological and ecological richness. From Lake Allos in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to the underground rivers of Padirac in Dordogne, from the mountain ranges of Savoy to the limestone formations of the Ardèche gorges, each region displays landscapes shaped over millennia of natural evolution. This collection gathers sites where nature is expressed freely: primary forests, karst systems, high-altitude lakes, moving dunes of the Atlantic coast, and rock formations carved by erosion. These areas provide diverse ecosystems, home to species adapted to different environments, from Alpine flora and fauna to dune communities and underground cave biodiversity. Each natural site in this selection serves as an open-air laboratory where geological processes, ecosystem dynamics, and living adaptation to local conditions can be observed. These sites invite discovery of authentic landscapes, removed from human impact, where geological time is evident in every rock formation and glacier valley.
The Haute-Savoie region presents waterfalls of varying sizes. The Cascade d'Arpenaz drops 860 meters, while Cascade du Dard remains hidden in the forest. The Cascades d'Angon and Cascade de la Diosaz cut through mountain gorges. The Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval features multiple waterfalls within a valley basin.
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