Information updated on 13/04/2021 by Office de tourisme Grand Massif Montagnes du Giffre
Comfortable and ideally located for hiking or stopping off on various alpine and wild circuits.
From 20/06/2021 to 27/09/2021 |
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Night (per person) |
15 € |
Half-board night (per person) |
From 35 to 46 € |
Payment
Summits: Grand Mont Ruan - Western Dents Blanches - Les Avoudrues - La Pointe Rousse des Chambres
Day hike:
- The lake (2001 m), 30 minutes away, at the foot of the Dents Blanches: great panorama of the peak of Tenneverge.
- The Sageroux pass (2395 m) and the Ottans pass (2500 m): 2h30, border ridge with Switzerland: remarkable view of the Dents du Midi.
- The little Ruan (2847 m).
- Pointe de Bellegarde (2514 m): 2h30.
Races :
Alpine and more technical hike (requiring adapted equipment): Le Grand Mont Ruan (3057m): 4h.
Les Avoudrues (2666m) via the Pointe de Bellegarde.
La pointe rousse des Chambres (2660m) via Pas à l'Ours and Vogealette, over 1 or 2 days via the Folly refuge (for experienced hikers).
Opening
From 20/06 to 27/09/2021.
Subject to snow conditions.
Capacity
58 beds
8 dormitories
Access
Approach time from the car park : 3h15
Height gain from the nearest car park : 962 m
Means of locomotion : By foot
The refuge is located on the GR5 variant and on the Via Alpina, on the Tour des Dents Blanches, the Tour du Ruan and the Tour du Haut Giffre. Nearest village or station: Sixt Fer à Cheval. Access: Take the direction of the Fer à Cheval site (D907). After the hamlet of Nambride, park in the spaces provided for this purpose. - From the Fer à Cheval car park 3.15 hours via the Pas du Boret (overhead passage equipped with cables and handrails), 4 hours via the Fond de la Combe. Coach parking: at Fer à Cheval. - Topo guide references: Hiking in the Haut Giffre valley by P. Gain (Edisud) - IGN maps: TOP 25 - 3530 ET (Samoëns)
GPS coordinates
Longitude : 06°49'59.04"E
Latitude : 46°6'58.28"N
Further characteristics
Hikers
Languages spoken
Official tourist website
of Savoie and Haute-Savoie
Du lundi au vendredi de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h30
