From waterfall to waterfall
At the bend in the road, when crossing Mortain, just stop and listen, and you’ll hear the rumble. Two waterfalls cascade within the Mortainais, one of the oldest mountain ranges in France, which gives its name to the east of our region: the mountains of Mont Saint-Michel. Two rivers cross these mountains, and over time have formed these waterfalls: the Cance and the Cançon.
The Grande Cascade, the largest in the West with its 25-metre fall, is also the most impressive of the two – with its subsequent flow, located in a unique rocky setting, carved out by the passage of the Cance River from the Armorican sandstone. A path along the waterfall allows you to follow it from its summit to the foot of the falls. Further down, the Petite Cascade is the favourite of hikers, who pass by the path built on the side of the waterfall. The Cançon, which crosses it, is also nicknamed the golden river: on heavy rains, it carries clay sediments, which give it this unusual colour.
