Anou al Moris
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Plateau Remousse viewpoint
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🥾 Hikes · Black River Gorges

Plateau Remousse viewpoint

A short forest hike from the Black River entrance, over a bridge across the river, to a viewpoint looking up the gorges.

🚗 From the villa15 min · 7.3 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed1.5–2 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day☀️ Morning · 🌤️ Afternoon
💰 PriceFreeFree. Black River visitor centre: toilets, maps, rangers (weekdays 7:00–17:00, weekends 9:00–17:00).
🥾 Trail5.2 km · +420 mEasy · out and back · guide not needed

One of the easiest ways into the gorges from the villa side: from the visitor centre, a forest path crosses the Black River on a footbridge and climbs gently to the Plateau Remousse viewpoint, with the gorge walls, waterfalls in the distance and the Black River Peak above.

About 45 minutes each way: a nice early-morning or late-afternoon outing.

  • Easy access to the gorges
  • River bridge and forest
  • Viewpoint up the valley

Trail map

Signposted, easy path.

Trail (easy)
100 m200 m300 m400 m 0 km1 km2 km 361 m
One way; you come back the same way. Elevation from SRTM satellite data (±10 m).

Trail traced on OpenStreetMap paths: check the signs on the ground, and take the OSM or an offline map app (Organic Maps, maps.me) with you.

What to expect on this hike

MudSome
ShadeHigh
Exposure / vertigoLow
WaymarkingGood
ViewpointsAt the end
RopesNone
🚧 Obstacles1 to know
🌅 Best lightMorning
📍 Where it starts
At the Black River visitor centre, the park's west entrance, 15 minutes from the villa: follow the signs from Grande Rivière Noire village up the valley road to the car park (free, with toilets and a map board).
🧭 The route
A gentle forest path, a footbridge over the Black River, then a gradual climb to the viewpoint platform. Back the same way.
🪨 Terrain
Forest path; a few muddy spots.
👁️ Views
The viewpoint at the end looks up the gorge to the peaks.
🌅 Best light
Morning, before the gorge clouds over.
🚧 Obstacles
  • A footbridge over the Black River
🔁 Loop?
No loop.
🦟 Insects
Some mosquitoes.
💧 Water
Carry water.
👥 Crowds
Quiet.
📶 Phone signal
Weak signal.
🎒 Bring
Comfortable shoes · Mosquito repellent · Water
  1. Visitor centre
  2. Plateau Remousse viewpoint

Getting there

Driving route from the villa

🚗 By car: 15 min (7.3 km) off-peak. Car park at the Black River visitor centre. Directions in Google Maps ↗

  • 🚲 Bike: close enough to cycle along the coast road (take care with traffic).