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List of of all Caves and Rock Formations around Chamonix

Grotte aux Nymphes

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Vallorcine

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Altitude

1055m

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The Grotte aux Nymphes is both a cave and waterfall. We also got the full description of the Cascade aux Nymphes waterfall. The cave and the waterfall are located at the end of a steep ravine carved out by the Trient river that flows through it with footbridge mounted on the side of the cliff enabling access to the site. The waterfall is beautifull with multiple levels and small pools at the bottom of each level. The cave is accessible by a staircase that takes you below the rocks into which the waterfall flows. This enables you much closer access to the bottom of the waterfall's pool and it is quite a dramatic location. The cave is strictly not a cave. Its more a series of staircases that enable you to access a pocket below the rocks that cover the upper parts of the gulley that the trient river has cut out in the surrounding rock.


The Tete Noir parking lot along the road between Chatelard and Trient is the easiest access point to the cave and the waterfall. It is roughly a 20 minute walk down to the site and a 40 minute hike up. You can either just take the same route back and forth or make it a loop by going westward towards Le Troulero. 

Grotte aux Nymphes Photos

Below are all the photos we have in our Chamonix Photos collection for this point of interest. All our photos are tagged with the GPS coordinates and linked to the trails that you can take to find the location where the photo was taken. So if  you want to see the full details for a specific photo then just click on it.

Hiking & Running Trails to Grotte aux Nymphes

All the trails and points of interest around Chamonix on our website are linked to each other so you can easily pick trails that cover the things you would like to see or visit sights that are nearby and can easily be combined with your target destination. These are the hiking and trail running trails and points of interest linked to Grotte aux Nymphes

Gorge Mysterieuses and Grotte aux Nymphes

Length

2.84km

Elevation +

+346m / -346m

Difficulty

Moderate

8

Very Good

Dogs

Dogs Allowed

Children

4+ Years old

When to Go

Mid Apr - End Oct

A short, family friendly, but slightly steep loop with a visit to the Gorges Mysterieuses and the Grotte aux Nymphes. A steep ravine with a cave and multi-level waterfalls.

Vallorcine to Finhaut Loop

Length

20.13km

Elevation +

+1381m / -1381m

Difficulty

Moderate

7

Good

Dogs

Dogs Allowed

Children

15+ Years old

When to Go

End May - Mid Oct

A long discovery loop trail between Vallorcine and Finhaut visiting 3 waterfalls, a spectacular view point and a number of other points of interest along the way

Points of Interests near Grotte aux Nymphes

Where is Grotte aux Nymphes?

Longitude:

6.975

Latitude:

46.0745

​Below you will find the location of Grotte aux Nymphes on the map. You can also click the button to show the nearby trails and points of interests that are listed above on the same map. Another option is to visit our interactive map that shows Grotte aux Nymphes and everything else that is listed on our website.

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