The Caramy Waterfalls

A lovely little walk along a path that runs alongside a small canal and leads to the magnificent Caramy Waterfalls.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.69 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 49 m
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    Descent: - 55 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 167 m
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    Lowest point: 130 m

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Description of the walk

By car, arriving from Lac de Sainte-Suzanne, at the entrance to Carcés, do not cross the bridge over the Caramy, but park on the right in the small car park at the Coude communal area.

(S/E) Cross the road bridge over the Caramy, then turn left and immediately right, heading south on the small road towards Piste du Lac and Chapelle Notre-Dame.

(1) Go around the chapel on the left and continue on the PR®. At the next intersection, before the stream, turn left. After 100 m, turn right until the next fork before the canal.

(2) Take the path on the left and follow the canal on your right to reach the Caramy Falls.

(3) Cross the canal and follow the path on the right to reach a wider path.

(4) Continue right on this path, which joins a road. Continue and return to the fork in the road you took on the way there after crossing the canal.

(2) Turn left, in the opposite direction to the outward journey, to pass the chapel again and reach the car park of the Espace Communal le Coude (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 136 m - Le Coude communal area car park - Caramy (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.77 - alt. 146 m - Chapelle Notre-Dame de Carami (Carcès)
  3. 2 : km 1.71 - alt. 153 m - Common fork A/R
  4. 3 : km 2.86 - alt. 156 m - Caramy Waterfalls
  5. 4 : km 3.06 - alt. 165 m - Wide path junction
  6. S/E : km 5.69 - alt. 136 m - Le Coude communal area car park

 Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 17 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
PatrickMagne
PatrickMagne

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,
At the start of the route, it says to go around the chapel on the left, but it should say:
Pass the chapel on your left, then at the fork, take the left path (the one that goes downhill)

Otherwise, we didn't follow the entire route because we turned back after the first part, so we can't comment on the rest.

A very pleasant, shaded walk, with a bench facing the falls!

Best regards

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User 23700375

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike, very easy and suitable for the whole family.
The big advantage is that you walk in the shade along the canal, which can be very pleasant in hot weather.
Beautiful view of the Caramy waterfalls, bench available, and picnic area in a nearby clearing.
Best regards
Pierre

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francois stéphane
francois stéphane

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike, but after the Caramy waterfalls, we decided to continue along the edge of the Levada or stream, as it was more shaded and wilder.

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User 25391198

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great walk once we found it, but very poorly signposted. There are no signs on site, and many hikers turn back due to a lack of information about whether to start from the fishing lodge or Siméon Stadium. This is the case for many walks that are very poorly signposted on site, which is a shame because there is often no network coverage to follow the route using the app

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Coryphene
Coryphene

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very well

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Kitcheur
Kitcheur

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A short route accessible to all with beautiful scenery. You can also run it to get some exercise, as it is not dangerous at all. I did it in 40 minutes, even though I hadn't run for several months

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VMX
VMX

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Easy walk, half tarmac, half dirt track.
The waterfalls are a real surprise, but swimming is not easily accessible.
Don't miss the apier built opposite the chapel

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Jean Bernard
Jean Bernard

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk.
Instead of following the route as described, we started from the centre of Carcès,
parking on Rue Florentin Giraud. We squeezed through a small passage between numbers 33 and 35 on this street (small wash house), following red and yellow markings. We followed the canal and turned left onto the paved road at the end. At the intersection, we continued towards the chapels
At the Notre-Dame de Carami chapel, resume the route as indicated. This route allows you to walk less on tarmac roads and more along the canal.

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marquounet
marquounet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hiking day: 48 hours after heavy rain!
The waterfalls are magnificent!

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HELIco83
HELIco83

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Magnificent waterfalls during the rainy season when rainfall is still frequent. There were 14 of us septuagenarian walkers who enjoyed this route.

Question:
What are the articulated poles on the north dam for?

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Hélène chartier
Hélène chartier

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Most of the hike takes place on a tarmac road, which makes this walk rather uninteresting.

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PETIT Françoise
PETIT Françoise

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Everything was perfect
A lovely two-hour walk that we will do again with friends

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Isa B
Isa B
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very easy walk, the waterfalls are magnificent. Very few people at this time of year.
At the intersection by the church, we took the road on the right to see the church, then rejoined the original path.

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Icare
Icare
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The problem is that the entire route is paved
What's more, the waterfall is nothing special

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Flaneur83
Flaneur83

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The walk would have been pleasant if it hadn't been for the tarmac section at the start and end of the route. However, the waterfalls are worth seeing.

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