JUL, AUG French speaking guide available.
[2007]
Losing Stream
| Location: | Bellegarde sur Valserine. Follow RN84 towards Nantua, park on the car park at the foot of the rail viaduct. |
| Open: |
No restrictions. JUL, AUG French speaking guide available. [2007] |
| Fee: | free [2007] |
| Classification: |
Losing Stream
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| Light: | not necessary. |
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| Address: |
The Tourist Office, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Tel: +33-4504868, Fax: +33-450486508.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:22:09 $ |
The Pertes de la Valserine (Losses of Valserine) are a series of ponors or swallow holes where the river vanishes completely into a cave. The sinking river is located at the lower end of a 300m long narrow gorge. Once the gorge was covered by a natural bridge which was used by travellers and merchants to cross the river. Not far from the ponors, the first hydroelectric power plant of France was built at the river. Today only the walls remain of the impressive building. There is a fine trail on bridges along the river, which allows a good view into the gorge and the sink. The visit is free and there are no restrictions, but obviously it has no sense to visit at night or bad weather. Also the visit includes some hiking and appropriate shoes are recommended.
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