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Gîte de Bélouve walks
From Hell-Bourg to Bélouve
Visorando Member 
5.35 km
+546 m
-547 m
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Salazie (Réunion)
The Cirque de Salazie is renowned for its hikes. The one linking Hell-Bourg to Bélouve is a classic. It climbs along a rampart for about 500 m of elevation gain. The climb is often winding and rarely difficult, although the slope is present almost all the way. Much of the hike is in the undergrowth. However, this climb offers sumptuous views of the entire cirque, with the final viewpoint at the lodge providing a spectacular finale.
Hell-Bourg – Caverne Dufour
Visorando Member 
11.90 km
+1,603 m
-81 m
7 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Salazie (Réunion)
You reach the most legendary point of the Tour des Trois Cirques as you approach Piton des Neiges. The prettiest path, even if it is longer, goes through the Bélouve Forest with its splendid view of Piton des Neiges and its mountainous surroundings, and the primeval forest with its twisted trees and wild vegetation. As you arrive at the Caverne Dufour, there is a magnificent view of the Fournaise volcano and the other craters.
Walks near Gîte de Bélouve
Dufour Cave - Cilaos
Visorando Member 
8.12 km
+100 m
-1,367 m
2h 35
Difficult
Departure from Cilaos (Réunion)
Due to a typhoon passing near the island, bad weather prevented us from climbing to Piton des Neiges. So we descended directly to Cilaos from the Dufour cave refuge.
Refuge Dufour – Piton des Neiges – Hell Bourg
Visorando Member 
12.82 km
+622 m
-2,117 m
5h 25
Difficult
Departure from Cilaos (Réunion)
A gruelling hike (in terms of duration), with a night-time ascent of Piton des Neiges to watch the sunrise, a return to the refuge to collect your rucksack, then a descent to Hell Bourg. Consider spending a day in Hell Bourg and visiting the ancient thermal baths.
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.
Cilaos le Bloc - Dufour Refuge
Visorando Member 
3.53 km
+1,118 m
-22 m
4 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Cilaos (Réunion)
A gruelling 4-hour climb over log steps or very slippery boulders leading to the Refuge de la Caverne Dufour.
Piton des Neiges and Coteau Kervéguen
Visorando Member 16.20 km
+1,898 m
-1,877 m
10 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Cilaos (Réunion)
The ascent of Piton des Neiges, the highest point on the island of Réunion (and in the entire Indian Ocean), offers a unique 360° panorama. This is a popular hike, for which we suggest a less travelled descent route.
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.
La Nouvelle - Le Bélier
Visorando Member 6.59 km
+587 m
-374 m
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from La Possession (Réunion)
The final stage of the Mafate circular loop.
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.
