Our pickCascade de la Beaume
Rated 4.8 out of 5, 1,049 reviews
Solignac-sur-Loire
- Free
- Outdoors
Near Solignac-sur-Loire, a 27-metre drop from the top of a basalt cliff, 20 minutes' walk from the Reynardon car park. Come early, the site is popular.
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Cascade de la Barthe
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 196 reviews
Picherande
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
Above Picherande, the Neuffonds stream tumbles down an old lava flow. Twenty minutes of easy walking to reach the top of the falls.
Cascade du Trador
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 417 reviews
Laqueuille
- Free
- Outdoors
- With the family
A waterfall near Laqueuille: 30 min of easy walking there and back, a lava flow two million years old and its basalt columns.
Cascade des Essarts
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 9 reviews
Chastreix
- 1 h 30 to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
The Gagne leaps off basalt columns in a cool woodland at Chastreix. An easy 4.6 km loop, waymarked from the village church.
Cascade du Cheix
Rated 3.7 out of 5, 42 reviews
Saint-Victor-la-Rivière
- 15 min to 45 min
- Free
- Outdoors
A little-known waterfall near Courbanges, in the Sancy. Steep path, cool atmosphere, strongest flow after rain.
Cascade du Gour des Chevaux
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 83 reviews
La Tour-d'Auvergne
- Free
- Outdoors
On the way out of La Tour-d'Auvergne, the Burande goes over a large rock in the middle of the meadows. The waterfall is seen from above: the foot is reserved for campsite guests.
Cascade des Saliens
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 463 reviews
Nébouzat
- 1 h to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
At Nébouzat, the Gigeole forces its way through an old lava flow and breaks into three falls. Twenty minutes' walk there and back.
Cascade Sainte-Élisabeth
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 77 reviews
La Tour-d'Auvergne
- 30 min to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
The Burande plunges about fifteen metres into a granite basin, a stone's throw from the village of La Tour-d'Auvergne. Short, easy access.
Cascades de Chiloza
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 843 reviews
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
- 45 min to 2 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
A string of waterfalls along the Couze Pavin, with giants' kettles carved into the lava, a stone's throw from Besse.
Cascade de Gomot
Rated 4.8 out of 5, 18 reviews
Saint-Germain-l'Herm
- 2 h 30 to 3 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
A waterfall on the Faredonde, deep in the forests of the Haut-Livradois. Reached on foot from Saint-Germain-l'Herm, yellow waymarking.
Cascade des Mortes de Guéry
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 358 reviews
Perpezat
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
Above Lac de Guéry, a drop of a dozen metres that tumbles down basalt columns, twenty minutes' walk away.
Cascade des Veyrines
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 267 reviews
Landeyrat
- Free
- Outdoors
A waterfall near Landeyrat, in the middle of the Cézallier summer pastures: you park on the road, go through a gate, cross the pasture, and you are there.
Cascade de la Voissière
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 134 reviews
Chambon-sur-Lac
- 15 min to 45 min
- Free
- Outdoors
A waterfall beside the D637, between Lac Chambon and the Chaudefour valley. You park nearby, take a look, and move on.
Cascade de Salins
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 715 reviews
Salins
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
South of Mauriac, the Auze plunges 30 metres in a single jet over a basalt ledge, in the middle of the forest.
Cascade de Pissa del Coin
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 97 reviews
Le Fau
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
In the Aspre valley, the Pissa del Coin drops 15 metres in one go, in the woods above La Bastide. A wide waterfall with a strong flow, reached via the GR400.
Cascade de Montfermy
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 231 reviews
Montfermy
- 1 h to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A waterfall cut into the rock by Benedictine monks for their mill, in the middle of a loop of the Sioule.
Cascade de la Terrisse
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 44 reviews
Vèze
- 30 min to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A trickle of water slides down big basalt columns, between Pradiers and Vèze, at the end of a shady path in the Cézallier.
Cascade de Saillant
Rated 4.1 out of 5, 1,202 reviews
Saint-Nectaire
- Free
- Outdoors
- With the family
A 7 m waterfall where the Couze Chambon crosses a lava flow, in Saint-Nectaire, a few minutes from the car park. Free access, strong flow until spring.
Cascade du Crouzet
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 18 reviews
Mazet-Saint-Voy
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
In a wooded valley at Mazet-Saint-Voy, the Surenne stream drops over a waterfall between the hamlets of Le Petit Crouzet and Le Grand Crouzet, about 400 m from each as the crow flies.
Cascade du Bois de Chaux
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 320 reviews
Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues
- 30 min to 1 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A wide fall spread over basalt lava, a few minutes' walk from the Entraigues lake.
Cascade du Gour Saillant
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 333 reviews
Saint-Priest-des-Champs
- 1 h to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
A 10 m fall deep in the woods of Saint-Priest-des-Champs, at the end of a waymarked path (about 3 km of walking in all). We take you through the route step by step.
Cascade du Saillant
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 39 reviews
Marcenat
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
In the Cézallier, the Bonjon falls more than 20 metres over basalt columns, and the fall is easy to reach from the hamlet of Le Saillant.
Cascade du Biaguin
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 56 reviews
Le Falgoux
- 20 min to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
The Mars tumbles down through the Falgoux forest in a series of drops. The upper part is easy to reach from the D12, or by a waymarked path from La Chaze.
Cascade de Chambeuil
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 95 reviews
Laveissière
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
A double waterfall under the fir trees above Laveissière, with an 1811 mill at the foot of the falls. Family loop of about 25 minutes.
Cascade du Sailhant
Rated 4.8 out of 5, 56 reviews
Andelat
- Free
- Outdoors
The Sailhant waterfall, or Babory, at Andelat near Saint-Flour: a 500 m walk from the car park to a fall into a deep pool of dark water, close to the Château du Sailhant.
Cascade du Creux de l'Oulette
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 258 reviews
Saillant
- 1 h to 4 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A waterfall of nearly 20 metres in the forest, at an altitude of 1,000 m above the Ance valley. An hour there and back from the car park.
Cascade de Jassy
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 136 reviews
Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne
- 20 min to 45 min
- Free
- Outdoors
Two falls on the Couze d'Ardes, in the heart of the Cézallier, ten minutes' walk there and back from the hamlet of Jassy. Cool in summer, generally frozen in winter.
Cascade de la Pisserote
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 295 reviews
Arfeuilles
- Free
- Outdoors
The Cascade de la Pisserote, in the Barbenan gorges upstream of Arfeuilles: a private site, in the heart of the Montagne Bourbonnaise.
Cascades de Vaucoux ou d'Anglard
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 158 reviews
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
- Free
- Outdoors
Waterfall at Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise. Short path, forest atmosphere, open access after a ten-minute walk.
Cascade de l'Écureuil
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 248 reviews
Charbonnières-les-Varennes
- 45 min to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A low-key waterfall at the end of a shady forest path, in the Sans Souci valley near Châtel-Guyon and Volvic.
Cascade du Pont d'Aptier
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 27 reviews
Collandres
- 15 min to 45 min
- Free
- Outdoors
The Véronne plunges into a small basalt cirque near the D63, between Apchon and Collandres. A purpose-built viewpoint puts you in the front row.
Cascade de Souteyros
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 136 reviews
Saint-Front
- 1 h to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A little-known waterfall near the hamlet of Souteyros, in Saint-Front: a 45-minute loop, doable with children from age 6.
Cascade du Marilhou
Rated 4.8 out of 5, 28 reviews
Trizac
- 30 min to 2 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
A tiered waterfall tucked away in a wood listed as an Espace Naturel Sensible (a protected natural area), between Trizac and the Col d'Aulac. Direct access, 1 km there and back.
Cascade du Luc
Rated 3.9 out of 5, 43 reviews
Mandailles-Saint-Julien
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
A fall of about 40 metres in the forest, 800 metres on foot from the village of Mandailles. An easy family walk in the Jordanne valley.
Cascade de Faillitoux
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 168 reviews
Thiézac
- Free
- Outdoors
Waterfall at Thiézac, in the Cère valley. Short path from the hamlet, forest atmosphere, worth seeing in spring.
FindCascade de la Biche
Rated 4.8 out of 5, 28 reviews
Chambon-sur-Lac
- 2 h to 3 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A waterfall in the heart of the Chaudefour valley national nature reserve, a glacial valley in the Sancy: 2 to 3 hours there and back on foot.
Cascade de la Roche
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 59 reviews
Cheylade
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
A 16-metre drop on the Petite Rhue d'Eybes, 5 minutes' walk from the road, in the glacial valley of Cheylade.
Cascade du Trou de la Conche
Rated 4.1 out of 5, 37 reviews
Vic-sur-Cère
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
Fifteen minutes' walk from the church in Vic-sur-Cère, the Iraliot slides over the rock and fills a natural basin, the famous conche.
Cascade de Captat
Rated 4.8 out of 5, 58 reviews
Malbo
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
On the Siniq, above Malbo, a mossy fall drops into a clear pool. And you can walk behind the curtain of water.
Cascade du Saut du Loup
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 206 reviews
Le Mont-Dore
- Free
- Outdoors
A waterfall at Le Mont-Dore, 1 km above the Cascade du Queureuilh, on the three-waterfall circuit.
Cascade de Say
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 91 reviews
Gelles
- 30 min to 1 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A staircase leads down the right bank of the Gelles stream, which leaps over the rock between the village and La Miouze. Twenty minutes' walk, signposted access.
Cascade du Pont-de-Pierre
Rated 3.9 out of 5, 76 reviews
La Tour-d'Auvergne
- 15 min to 45 min
- Free
- Outdoors
A stone's throw from the D47, the waterfall drops over a 15-metre granite step before breaking on big blocks, among the trees and mossy rocks.
Cascade du Sartre
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 109 reviews
Cheylade
- Free
- Outdoors
Thirty metres of drop into a basalt cirque at the foot of the Puy Mary, a few minutes' walk from the car park.
Cascade d'Alleyras
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 65 reviews
Alleyras
- 1 h 30 to 2 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
A waterfall of about fifteen metres on the Séjallières, close to where it meets the Malaval, reached on foot from the village of Alleyras, in the Haut-Allier gorges.
Cascade de la Besque
Rated 3.4 out of 5, 5 reviews
Prades
- 1 h to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A series of falls in a granite boulder field, above Prades and the Gorges de l'Allier. A little-known corner that you reach on foot.
Cascade de la Louade
Rated 3.7 out of 5, 7 reviews
Chadron
- 2 h to 3 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A drop of nearly 15 m on the Cros stream, a pool steeped in legend and a 7.5 km loop starting from Le Crouzet, in Chadron.