Departure & Arrival: From the Bains Jaunes car park, take the paved path: "Le Pas du Roy".
At the intersection, leave the access to Chute du Galion on the right and continue straight ahead to the old parking lot, at the foot of La Soufrière: La Savane à Mulets, with La Roche à Cortez.
Start & Finish: From the Bains Jaunes parking lot, take the paved path: "Le Pas du Roy".
At the intersection, leave the access to the Chute du Galion on the right and continue straight ahead to the old parking lot at the foot of La Soufrière: La Savane à Mulets, with the Roche à Cortez.
La Soufrière, the highest point in the Lesser Antilles at 1,467 m, is the most prestigious site in the Guadeloupe National Park.
La Soufrière, the highest point in the Lesser Antilles at 1,467 m, is the most prestigious site in the Guadeloupe National Park.
Its dome does not have a true crater, but rather eruptive vents, chasms and deep notches. An active volcano of the Pelean type, of relatively recent formation (around 100,000 years), its activity is manifested by numerous releases of steam, fumaroles, hot springs at different points on its flanks and its dome.
Its dome has no real crater, but rather eruptive vents, chasms and deep gases. An active volcano of the Pelean type, of relatively recent formation (around 100,000 years), its activity is manifested by numerous steam releases, fumaroles and hot springs at various points on its flanks and dome.
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