Chalet communal de la Cense ( Darbelay)

The place

Sleeping capacity: 8. Chalet in good condition and well insulated. - 1 large table - 2 benches - 1 huge competition-grade stove with 4 pot/pan spots, 2 flat-dish spots in the oven - saw blade, broom, shovels including one with a broken handle - a solar panel - A fountain right out front, two outdoor picnic tables - dry outdoor toilets, about 150m to the south - An axe. The storeroom on the ground floor is closed, access via the north door. * GSM network: on Orange, very good. From Albertville, leave the N90 at Esserts-Blay, just before the school, follow the small road leading to la Fouettaz, continue as far as possible. The chalet is at the end of the long forest track, which can be shortcut by taking the left turn towards la Traversette. From the NW face: from l'Ébaudiaz, a path climbs to the ridge from where you can descend to the chalet; another option, staying at roughly constant altitude, follows a forest path around the NE side of the massif. Chalet communal de la Cense (name on IGN maps and the Porte de Maurienne site) or Chalet communal du Darbelay (name shown above the door). Commune of Esserts-Blay.