Cabane du Vallon d'Âne

The place

Planned sleeping capacity: 4. Places on mattresses: 4. Commanding view over the valley. It's a kind of cirque. Stove that works very well. No firewood nearby, you have to go down a bit. Renovated in 2016. New insulation (fiberglass wool), new window. +6 places on mattresses. Water: shepherd's trough downhill, but disabled outside the summer grazing period! Report as of 15/09/2020: While not aesthetically appealing, this little cabin has everything going for it, given its commanding position and its equipment. - Stove, table with fixed benches (picnic-style), 5 assumed bunks (3 + 2) metal, in two sets, with mattresses and two blankets per bunk, plus a 6th mattress slid under the group of 2, making 6 complete sleeping spots. 4 stools, small side table. - Broom, shovel with brush, axe, saws, dishes, 5-litre plastic containers (2 with caps), small accessories. Didn't test the stove, given the temperatures. Firewood has to be carried up before leaving the forest level, as does water outside the period when herds are present. The "Fontaine des Corbeaux" marked on the IGN map must be a memory... didn't see the slightest trickle on the way up! GSM network: no signal in the cabin, but moving a bit north and reaching a small hillock, you get a decent signal (Orange). You can park at the hamlet of "l'Enclus" or at the cable car departure point, a bit further on. About 1 hour's climb: the simplest way is to follow the forest road to [->3728], which is little more than a storm shelter. Then go up the avalanche valley (not really avalanche-prone) until reaching the edge of the forest; then head towards the vallon d'anes, climbing slightly SE. The shelter is at the entrance of the valley, on a small knoll. Shelter marked on the Topo25 maps. ?