Moris
🚶 Walks · South
Cliff walk: Gris Gris → La Roche qui Pleure
A short cliff-top walk at the southern tip of the island, from the Gris Gris lawns to the 'crying rock', where the waves explode against the basalt.
From the car park at Gris Gris, walk east along the grassy cliff top above the ocean. There's no reef here: the waves come straight from Antarctica and smash into the black basalt. After about 500 metres you reach La Roche qui Pleure, the 'rock that weeps', where seawater pours from the cracks after each wave, like tears.
Short and easy, but stay well back from the edge.
- The wildest coast of the island
- The crying rock
- Short and easy
Trail map
Traced along the cliff edge: walk on the grassy path a few metres inland.
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 walk
- 📍 Where it starts
- Gris Gris car park, at the southern tip of the island (≈ 1 h from the villa).
- 🧭 The route
- East along the grassy cliff top to the viewpoint over La Roche qui Pleure (≈ 500 m). Back the same way.
- 🪨 Terrain
- Grass and rock.
- 👁️ Views
- The cliffs, the surf and the crying rock.
- 🔁 Loop?
- Out and back.
- 🦟 Insects
- None.
- 💧 Water
- Chez Rosy and snacks at Gris Gris.
- 👥 Crowds
- Busy at weekends.
- 📶 Phone signal
- Good coverage.
- 🎒 Bring
- Shoes with grip · Hat · Water
- Gris Gris
- La Roche qui Pleure
Getting there
🚗 By car: 1 h 05 (42 km) off-peak. Gris Gris car park. Directions in Google Maps ↗
- 🚕 Taxi from the villa: about Rs 1,700–2,250 (CHF 30–39) one way per car (agree the price first; a return trip with waiting time is often negotiable).
Tips
- 💡 Never swim here.
- 💡 Stay back from the cliff edge, especially when the swell is big.