Vuillafans and its waterfalls

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route, unfortunately the waterfalls were dry.

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Date of your route : Jul 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant trails, charming villages and numerous beautiful viewpoints make up this very beautiful hike, which is challenging due to its distance and elevation gain. Thank you, "bruno25". Most of the route is shaded. The clearly visible yellow/blue markings along the entire route reinforce the description and eliminate any risk of error. No technical difficulties on dry ground. We completed it in 7 hours and 25 minutes, including a short hour-long lunch break.
For your information: due to the drought, the Vaux stream (5) is either very thin or dry in places, and the Vaux waterfall (6) has a very low flow. The Pisse waterfall (second 6) is completely dry.
There are picnic tables at the Thuyère viewpoint (9).
Beware of ticks!!!

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Date of your route : Aug 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

After climbing from the village to the Echevannes plateau, the walk is very pleasant. Superb views along the ridge. Walking sticks are recommended after rain, which nevertheless allows you to enjoy the streams and waterfalls. Take advantage of the passage through Montgesoye to admire this charming village and the remains of the old cemetery. In short, this is a very pleasant hike with a variety of points of interest.

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Date of your route : Jun 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, but best done in dry weather as the section along the stream to the waterfall is very slippery and impassable when there is a lot of water.

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Date of your route : Oct 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A magnificent walk with autumn colours and spring weather. Don't forget your walking sticks, as the approach to the waterfalls is very slippery. Thank you.

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Date of your route : Sep 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike in the autumn sunshine, with a lovely trail along the ridge above Vuillaffans and beautiful waterfalls, even if they were a little low on water that day. The Thuyère viewpoint is interesting for the information it provides about the villages in the Loue valley, as well as its picnic tables and benches. It's a bit of a shame that the end of the trail doesn't run alongside the Loue.

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Date of your route : Mar 31, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you for introducing us to this beautiful hike through the valleys near Vuillafans! We set off (two people and a dog) at 10 a.m. and arrived back in the village at 2.30 p.m. It was a superb, energetic walk. March is the perfect month to discover the waterfalls, which are particularly powerful at this time of year due to the weather, and to enjoy the unobstructed views from the lookout points.
See you soon!

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29 March 2018: beautiful hike, very well marked, with an interesting and varied route.
However, please note:
While the distance indicated on the PDF file is correct (approximately 20 km), the indicated elevation gain (873 m) is greatly exaggerated; the actual elevation gain is much more modest and within everyone's reach: approximately 482 m.
A correction is therefore necessary, as this incorrect elevation gain value may discourage many walkers, who would then miss out on an easy and interesting route along the limestone cliffs of the Loue Valley.

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Thank you for your comment.
Thank you also for your good deed (unfortunately, there are people who have nothing else to do).

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Date of your route : Jan 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very beautiful hike with stunning views. I did it on Saturday 28 January with my wife. It took us just over four hours. The advantage of this season is that the views are unobstructed (no leaves on the trees) and there is water.
Some clever clogs had reversed the direction of the hike on a small signpost to reach the Pisse waterfall.
I put it back in the right direction.

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Date of your route : Jun 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello
I've just finished this hike
I left at 6:30 a.m. and was back in Vuillafans at 11:15 a.m.
I took a little detour and covered 21.5 km
I'm still 71 (for a few more days) It took me 3 hours and 47 minutes of actual walking time
I only met one other hiker

My only regret about the end of this hike is that the last 6 kilometres are on a path and a small road far from the Loue River.

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Date of your route : Feb 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk in and around a beautiful valley. I would appreciate a map showing all the walks in the area so that several can be combined to extend the route according to the wishes of more experienced walkers.

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