About Cascade d’Arpenaz
Cascade d’Arpenaz was a pretty easy and straightforward waterfall for us to see and visit as it was easily seen off the A40 autoroute.
It was certainly one of the taller waterfalls we’ve seen in France as it’s said to be around 270m tall.
Perhaps what we remember most about this waterfall wasn’t so much its height, but its location.
As we were cruising on the autoroute, we were only minutes away from a rest area and viewpoint of Mt Blanc (the highest point in France).
And as we took the short detour to get close to the Cascade d’Arpenaz, we were struck by the beauty of the surrounding mountain scenery, which featured many pointy peaks and towering cascades.
In fact, there was another attractively tall cascading waterfall further north along the A40 though we didn’t stop for it.
As for nomenclature, I’ve also seen this waterfall being referred to as Cascade de l’Arpenaz and the Arpenaz Waterfall.
It is part of the Haute-Savoie department of the Rhône-Alpes region right in the heart of the French Alps in the country’s east.
Getting close to Cascade d’Arpenaz
From the official car park for Cascade d’Arpenaz (see directions below), I took a path that led along the stream that the waterfall was on.
There was a point where I had to cross the bitterly cold stream that was deep enough to require me to take my socks off and wade in ankle-deep water in Chacos).
Once I got to the other side, I was then home free to continue the scramble alongside the stream and get a better view of the Cascade d’Arpenaz while allowing myself to get right up to its misty base.
Admiring Cascade d’Arpenaz from easier vantage points
In addition, we also enjoyed taking photos of the falls from several other vantage points that didn’t require getting wet.
One such view was from a picnic area where the waterfall towered over the foreground trees.
Another convenient view as over a field of wildflowers just beyond the picnic area fronting the waterfall (see photo immediately below).
Moreover, we caught a distant viewpoint on the approach to the village of Luzier where we could see the entire context of the waterfall against its mountainous backdrop while fronted by a grassy valley populated with homes, farms, and power lines.
Authorities
Cascade d’Arpenaz resides near Sallanches in the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc commune in the Hautes-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes province of France. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their local tourism board website.
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