Hike to Cascade du Nant Trouble, Gorge des Usses & Pont de la Caille

Last fall, starting from Andilly not far from Col du Mont Sion, I walked through Cascade du Nant Trouble, Gorge des Usses (visiting the Bains de la Caille there) and Pont de la Caille.

Here is a map of the path I walked (download KML):

In the morning, I took a LIHSA bus (line T72) towards Geneva and got off at the Andilly - Jussy bus stop. I then went down towards Cascade du Nant Trouble. The waterfall was fairly small but the walk in the forest was pleasant (even though pretty muddy). I then mostly kept on the road, going down towards the Usses river which I reached near Chosal. I followed it upstream and entered the canyon known as Gorge des Usses. The path is technically forbidden because of the small risk of rockfall but I kept going until the end of the trail below Ponts de la Caille. On the way back, I spent some time exploring the ruins of Bains de la Caille. Finally, I crossed the Usses and took an old road up to Ponts de la Caille. I crossed it then waited for the T72 bus back to Annecy.

Above, at the hamlet of Jussy in Andilly.

Above, Moai statue.

Above, Le Petit Pays in Andilly.

Above, Salève.

Above, highway and La Tournette in the background.

Above, Le Vuache.

Above, column of the missing Croix de Saint-Symphorien.

Above, in the Medieval Village (used for Les Grandes Médiévales).

Above, Nant Trouble.

Above, trebuchet and guard tower.

Above, path to the waterfall.

Above, the waterfall.

Above, goats in Saint-Symphorien.

Above, dahlia.

Above, road to Copponex, with Salève in the background.

Above, Église Saint-André in Copponex.

Above, Grand Colombier in the background.

Above, the area has plenty of apple orchards.

Above, highway bridge.

Above, road down to the Usses river.

Above, more orchards on the other side of Les Usses.

Above, Mont Pelé and Crêt de la Dame.

Above, land art at Ferme de Chosal.

Above, “Navet Sidéral” by Roland Cros.

Above, controls inside the space turnip.

Above, donkey approaching.

Above, bridge across Les Usses. From there, I followed a trail along the river.

Above, cows. When they saw me, they started running towards me all at once. I really thought I was done for…

Above, Les Usses.

Above, approaching the entrance of Gorge des Usses.

Above, sign forbidding access.

Above, sign warning of rockfall.

Above, cliff on both sides.

Above, ruins of Bains de la Caille.

Above, below the Ponts de la Caille.

Above, end of the trail.

Above, Pont Caquot.

Above, Pont Charles-Albert.

Above, I went back towards the Bains de la Caille.

Above, exploring the ruins.

Above, round pool on the other side of Les Usses.

Above, bridge across the Usses river that leads to an old road up to Pont de la Caille.

Above, the road is half gone.

Above, at the end of the road.

Above, Ponts de la Caille.

Above, Gorge des Usses.

Above, Les Usses below.

Above, Parmelan.