Gournier Waterfall – Gournier Cave loop from Choranche

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Gournier Waterfall – Gournier Cave loop from Choranche

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Gournier Waterfall – Gournier Cave loop from Choranche

02:45

6.83km

420m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes short out-and-back sections

Your route doubles back at waypoints. If this isn’t intentional, adjust those waypoints’ positions.

After 9 m for 190 m

After 538 m for 24 m

After 2.27 km for 193 m

After 2.59 km for 89 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

104 m

Choranche to Pont-en-Royans Route

Highlight • Trail

158 m

Gouffre de la Croix Campsite

Highlight • Other

Campsite Le Gouffre de la Croix is a campsite in Choranche, Isère, located in a wood and a river/stream. This terraced camp site has which are marked out, pitches with shade and pitches with some shade. It is possible to rent mobile homes.

The campsite has various cycling routes for the sporty holidaymaker. In the vicinity you can swim in the river/stream.

You don't always have to cook, because the campsite has a snack bar and pizzeria. You can also get fresh bread at the campsite. It is possible to use the internet, because there is a WiFi point.

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508 m

Choranche

Highlight • Gorge

Arrived in Choranche from Presle, take advantage of this stopover to refill your water. You can easily get supplies in the village or by going for a hike to the Gournier waterfall where you will also find a shop near the entrance to the Gournier cave.

Choranche holds in its heart the waterfall and the cave of Gournier. Real unusual, the cave of Gournier contains an underground lake that you will have to cross to start your caving excursion. Another portion of the cave is open to guided tours.

For more information on the site and the opening to visits of the cave follow these links:

Caving, The cave of Gournier | Isère Tourisme (isere-tourisme.com)

the Grotte de Choranche, an exceptional natural place in the heart of Vercors! (visite-nature-vercors.com)

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550 m

Bec de Châtelus

Highlight • Other

562 m

Choranche Village and Cliffs

Highlight • Settlement

Superb walk in the Vercors

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2.34 km

Gournier Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Just below the cave entrance of the grotto Gournier
and directly on the hiking trail.
A beautiful waterfall with depending on the season and weather
a great spectacle.

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2.61 km

Gournier Cave

Highlight • Cave

You have to go take a look before or after visiting the Choranche cave. It's not far at all and the trail is accessible even to children. The cave is easily visible (staying outside) without specific equipment. You can then go see the waterfall.

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3.02 km

Grotte de Coufin-Chevaline

Cave Entrance

6.83 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.37 km

1.84 km

1.46 km

705 m

458 m

Surfaces

2.33 km

1.81 km

1.38 km

857 m

280 m

176 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Tuesday 27 October

11°C

4°C

28 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

May 11, 2022,Choranche - Tour über den Wasserfall zu den Grotten

A really great lap, new prospects behind every curve.
The tour is demanding, good physical condition and sturdy shoes are required.
So much beauty in one place is overwhelming.
The Choranche grotto can also be visited with a guide, we gave that to ourselves.
Somehow there were GPS dropouts in the caves, things were recorded there that didn't happen.

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