Cirque du Fer à Cheval — Le Bout du Monde (the End of the World)

⚡ At a glance

• Distance: about 7 km
• Elevation gain: about 200 m
• Duration: 2 h 30 to 3 h
• Highest point: the Bout du Monde, 1,260 m

📖 The story

A must-do hike in the Sixt-Passy nature reserve! From the Cirque du Fer à Cheval car park, the path follows the Giffre, passes near the Gouille Verte waterfall, crosses a few fords and a Himalayan footbridge at the far end of the Combe, before the final (steepest) climb to the Bout du Monde (“End of the World”).

A grand panorama over the glacial cirque and its many waterfalls, between the Pic de Tenneverge and Mont Ruan — it almost feels like an imaginary world!

🚗 Access

• Fer-à-Cheval car park, at the far end of the cirque (Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval): this is the start of the walk.
• Paid parking all year: €7 for 24 h from 15 April to 14 November, €5 in winter (motorhomes and coaches: €10 / €8). Pay at the machine, by card or with the Presto Park app.
• Very busy in summer: real-time crowd levels are on affluences.com.

GPS point: parking or start. Sources: Office de tourisme Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc. Information for guidance (Oct. 2026), check before you go.

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