Gorges d'Héric, Natural canyon in Hérault, France.

The Héric Gorges form a river canyon carved into granite bedrock, stretching through mountain terrain with rocky walls on both sides. Waterfalls and pools dot the landscape along a walking path that follows the water downstream.

The gorge is cut into the root of the Hercynian chain, rocks formed tens of kilometres deep and uplifted between 340 and 330 million years ago. The walking path through the gorge opened in 1931. The Héric stream rises below the Espinouse peak at 1,012 m and joins the Orb at Tarassac.

The stream feeding the gorges changes name along its course: ruisseau de l'Espinouse at its source below the mont de l'Espinouse (1,012 m), then ruisseau du Vialais at the bridge of that name, and only downstream of the village of Héric, at its confluence with the Soumal, does it become the ruisseau d'Héric. It joins the Orb at Tarassac.

Access starts from a parking area near Mons-la-Trivalle and follows a marked path uphill through the valley. The terrain is rocky and can be slippery after rain, so proper footwear and careful footing are important.

The gorge cuts through the root of the Hercynian chain: gneiss and migmatites at its foot formed more than 10 km underground, while schists and granites near the top formed about 5 km down. The rocks visible in the walls are thus a cross-section of the deep crust.