Cascade des Poux, Waterfall and karst spring at 1700 meters in Courchevel, France.
The Cascade des Poux emerges from a natural spring and flows down gypsum rocks, creating multiple water streams through the mountainside.
The waterfall formed through geological processes in the French Alps, where water erosion shaped the gypsum rocks over thousands of years.
Local mountaineers established hiking paths near the cascade, making it part of the region's outdoor recreation network in the Courchevel valley.
The trail to Cascade des Poux spans 3.1 kilometers from the parking area at Lac de la Rosière, requiring approximately 75 minutes to complete.
Alpine newts, tadpoles, and frogs inhabit a small pond at 1592 meters altitude near the cascade's water system.
Location: Courchevel
Elevation above the sea: 1,700 m
GPS coordinates: 45.39812,6.67588
Latest update: March 3, 2025 07:45
The Haute-Savoie is home to waterfalls with very different characters. Some are hidden along forest paths, like the Cascade du Dard near Chamonix, while others tumble down from tall limestone cliffs over hundreds of meters. The Cascade d'Arpenaz near Sallanches is one of the tallest in France, with an 860-meter drop. The Cascades d'Angon flow down in several steps to Lake Annecy, and the Cascade de la Diosaz can be visited through walkways built in a gorge. The Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval contains around thirty waterfalls that flow along a rocky amphitheater. Depending on the season and snowmelt, the flow changes, altering the atmosphere of the place. Other waterfalls, like the one in Nyon accessible by cable car or the one in Seythenex with its old water wheel, offer easy walks suitable for everyone.
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