Round trip time: 4h. Difficulty: easy. Elevation gain: 270 m. Family-friendly.
Access: at the end of the forest road, the parking lot at the foot of Coteau Monique welcomes hikers’ cars. Coteau Monique is the boundary between the Bébour and Bélouve forests.
An unforgettable walk in the heart of the primary forest, among tree ferns, Tamarinds des Hauts, colored woods and orchids. It’s a chance to get to know this unspoilt forest, with its many native and endemic species.
The Trou de Fer, France’s highest waterfall, offers a grandiose and well-deserved spectacle at the end of the route! It’s an enormous chasm created by a geological depression, into which several rivers flow. A lookout offers a magnificent view of these extraordinary waterfalls. You need to get there early to enjoy the view before the clouds and fog roll in.
Beware of rain: the trail is very muddy. Avoid this hike on rainy days.
Before setting off again, take a detour to the Bélouve gîte, which boasts a superb view of the Salazie cirque, weather permitting.
