Beaucoup d'eau sur ce parcours.
Des gites dans tous les ilets.
Nous avons résidé à :
Aurére
Cayenne
Roche Plate
La Nouvelle
Cirque de Mafate
Sur les traces du facteur ... et des habitants de ce cirque
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 37.15 km -
Average duration: 5 days -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 3,359 m -
Descent: - 3,386 m -
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Highest point: 1,975 m -
Lowest point: 342 m
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Country:
France
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Area: Cirque de Mafate -
District:
Salazie (97433) -
Start/End: S 21.052642° / E 55.45368° -
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Stages of the route
This route needs several days, find the details below:
Notes
Worth a visit
Cirque connu de tous les randonneurs qui mérite la visite.
Découverte des trous, des calderas dans un paysage grandiose.
Other walks in the area
Le Bélier - Aurére
Visorando member
8.17 km
+324 m
-1,054 m
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Salazie (Réunion)
First stage in the Cirque de Mafate.
From Col des Bœufs to La Nouvelle
Tourist office 
11.29 km
+636 m
-632 m
5h 05
Moderate
Departure from La Possession (Réunion)
The hike from Col des Bœufs to La Nouvelle offers an accessible route for exploring the Cirque de Mafate. This excursion can be done in one day or over two days if you book a lodge. It allows you to discover the Plaine des Tamarins, the small hamlets of La Nouvelle (considered the capital of Mafate) and Marla.
Belvédère de la Fenêtre
Visorando member 
5.63 km
+795 m
-802 m
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Salazie (Réunion)
This trail will take you to the viewpoint overlooking the natural cirque of Salazie. A breathtaking view, at least what remains of it when you reach the top.
Cayenne - Roche Plate
Visorando member 6.99 km
+1,092 m
-513 m
5h 05
Difficult
Departure from La Possession (Réunion)
The passage near the Ravine Grand Mère caldera is breathtaking.
Roche Plate - Marla
Visorando member 
8.06 km
+817 m
-295 m
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Paul (La Réunion) (Réunion)
Second day of the hike in the Cirque de Mafate.
Marla - Cilaos
Visorando member 
4.27 km
+484 m
-819 m
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Paul (La Réunion) (Réunion)
Third and final day in the Cirque de Mafate, heading back to Cilaos.
Marla - Roche Plate
Visorando member 
8.28 km
+316 m
-831 m
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Paul (La Réunion) (Réunion)
Stage 3 of the 6-day route in the Cirque de Mafate.
On this stage, we’ll make our way from Marla to Roche Plate via the superb site of the 3 Roches. It is here that the Galets River disappears into an impressive crevasse.
The Roche Plate site is situated directly below the Maïdo viewpoint.
Ascent to the Col du Taïbit
Association / Club / Walk leader 
6.47 km
+869 m
-865 m
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Cilaos (Réunion)
A round trip to enjoy the view at Col du Taïbit. View of the Cirque de Cilaos and, on the other side, the Cirque de Mafate. On the way, you will pass by Îlet des Salazes.
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