Dard Waterfall starting from Saint-Loup (Pompaples / Le Nozon)

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Visit to the Dard waterfall starting from the Diaconat de Saint-Loup, with the option of returning via a short detour above the cliff. No major difficulty apart from the climb when taking the detour. It takes less than an hour at a normal walking pace to reach the waterfall and return via the same route, or 1½ hours via the detour (significant elevation gain at the start of the detour over about 100 m, but accessible to all walkers).

You can park either at the Saint-Loup hospital car park or in the village of Pompaples. If parking in the village, you can park above the cemetery (Rue du Four) and join the path that follows the Nozon stream directly below the cemetery (staircase alongside the cemetery).

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.04 mi
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    Average duration: 2h 50 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 597 ft
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    Descent: - 600 ft
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    Highest point: 2,103 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,654 ft
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Dard Waterfall

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  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,729 ft - Start/Finish Car Park
  2. 1 : mi 1.39 - alt. 1,896 ft - Elevation 553 – starting point of the variant
  3. 2 : mi 2.03 - alt. 1,952 ft - Dard Waterfall - Cascade du Dar
  4. S/E : mi 5.04 - alt. 1,729 ft - Start/Finish Car Park

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 2 reviews
Ease of following the route
3.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Saillard Gérard
Saillard Gérard

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2026
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Lack of signposting; no description on the map. There’s only one picnic table; at every junction, you don’t know which way to go.
Despite that, it was a lovely walk.

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Rick25
Rick25
• Edited:

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
Regarding the suggested car park, it is at the Pompaples cemetery:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4KTWzNVU8kfKPLUA...
You can leave your car there and then take the steps running alongside the cemetery, which lead directly down to the path running alongside the Nozon.
If you choose to return via a different path, this will also take you back to the Pompaples cemetery.

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dede53
dede53

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2026
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The car park is a bit of a mystery; after driving round the hospital, we left the village (there aren’t many spaces). Everything else is perfect, especially in this heat.

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