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Also: |
Lost Railways of Provence |
Nearby: |
Bar-sur-Loup 3 km |
Caussols 25 km |
Chateauneuf-Grasse 7 km |
Cipieres 14 km |
Gourdon 14 km |
Grasse 12 km |
Pont-du-Loup 0 km |
Tourrettes-sur-Loup 8 km |
Vence 13 km |
Hotels near Loup Gorges: |
3 km Bar-sur-Loup |
8 km Tourrettes-sur-Loup |
12 km Grasse |
13 km Vence |
14 km Gourdon |
The narrow and beautiful Gorges du Loup cuts north-south through the hills at the foot of Gourdon, 12 km from Grasse. (For "nearby" measurements, we've used the bottom of the Gorges, at Pont-du-Loup. It's about 5.5 km from Pont-du-Loup up through the Gorges, past the "cascade", to Bramafan.)
The D2210 road along the forested edge of the hills runs from Châteauneuf-Pré-du-Lac (near Grasse) through Le Bar-sur-Loup, Pont-du-Loup, Tourrettes-sur-Loup and Vence.
Down in the bottom of the valley at Pont-du-Loup, where the little D6 road turns off to go up through the gorge, you see Gourdon perched on the cliffs high above, and the tall pillars of the bombed-out railway viaduct crossing the valley in a curve.
Cascade de Courmes
About 4 km up the deep valley, the Cascade de Courmes (waterfall) comes down over a notch in a long feather of water (photo) blowing in the nearly constant wind. The water then spills over large mossy boulders into the pool (photo), 40 m below the top.
There's not much parking near the falls, and the best place is on the left just at the exit of the first, long tunnel.
Hiking
Maps:
IGN (1/25,000) #3643 ET "Cannes, Grasse, Côte d'Azur"
Didier Richard (1/50,000) #26 "Pay d'Azur"
Lodging - Hotels
Hotels in Towns Nearby to Loup Gorges
• 3 km — Bar-sur-Loup hotels
• 8 km — Tourrettes-sur-Loup hotels
• 12 km — Grasse hotels
• 13 km — Vence hotels
• 14 km — Gourdon hotels
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