2 car parks main allow you access to Hedgehog waterfalls.
- À Chaux-du-Dombief, riding a top of the Hérisson waterfalls :
Free parking in the Hamlet ofIlay: Saut Girard-Lac d’Ilay car park.
Follow the GPS direction “Ilay, La Chaux-du-Dombief”.
Ideal for direct access to the Saut Girard waterfall and perform the one hour family loop : Saut Girard, Moulin Jeunet, return to Ilay via the Fromagerie.
To make your walk more pleasant, you will find on site: the hotel restaurant theAuberge du Hérisson and its Jura specialties, toilets next to Saut Girard, the Hérisson woodwork to bring back many remembrances et wooden objects from Jura, L 'Frasnois Botanical Space for learn to recognize aromatic and medicinal plants of the Jura Massif.
If you want to complete the day with wonderful views, go to Eagle Peak in belvedere of the 4 lakes or on the cairn trail !
2. In Ménétrux-en-Joux, at the bottom of the Hérisson waterfalls:
Parking for the House of Cascades
Follow the GPS direction “Maison des cascades, Ménétrux en Joux”.
Ideal for discover the Eventail waterfall in a 5-minute walk
Parking and access to waterfalls recommended for strollers, children ou anyone else who cannot walk easily.
complete the discovery of waterfalls by free visits ou guided for the House of Cascades : A 20-minute film presents the history of human occupation of the Hedgehog Falls, the legends surrounding the site as well as images of the Cascades in all 4 seasons; a scenography space allows you to learn more about the geological history and landscape formation of the Cascades. A fun way to discover the Jura massif and its specific features.
Note: the parking ticket allows you to visit the waterfall house
Parking is chargeable in order to help finance investments: welcoming the public, development work and daily maintenance of the Cascades du Hérisson site.
1 additional parking lot Bonlieu, in the middle of Hedgehog waterfalls leads to the Cascades du Hérisson, at the level of Jump from the Forge.
This is the Google direction “Cascades du Hérisson”.
Attention ! This is a restricted, undeveloped car park, in which it is difficult to maneuver and giving access to an intermediate level of the waterfalls: you will have to go down and then back up along the Hérisson to discover the entire site.
Please note for your discovery of the site:
- swimming is prohibited in the Cascades du Hérisson
- dogs are accepted, kept on a leash
- are shod correctly, some passages can be slippery
- the Maison des Cascades provides some baby carriers
In order to guarantee the scenic beauty of the site, few trash cans are installed around the 4 lakes. We count on your responsibility to collect your rubbish and participate in the preservation of the site. Thank you in advance.
