Refuge des Sources

The place

Capacity: 6 Note: access by booking only, see the following site: https://refugedessources.jimdofree.com/ see the Contact page -crockery -table, bench, stools. -no tools in sight A small lean-to on the right, which could serve as a makeshift shelter just in case... This hut now operates on a booking basis through an association that manages it; see this link: https://refugedessources.jimdo.com/ The rules state that LIGHTING A FIRE INSIDE THE REFUGE IS FORBIDDEN. This suggests the stove present is not used, and indeed it is out of service (but there's nothing to burn outside anyway, apart from stones) Operating and usage rules to consult on the site mentioned above Accessible only in June, July, August and September Trail from Villard Notre-Dame. About 3 hours' walk, or even 4 with a heavy pack (900 m of cumulative ascent, given the "roller coaster" start). An "Oisans-type" trail, meaning without the nice zig-zags usually found in Belledonne, Vercors, Beaufortain, Vanoise, etc. Arriving at 2200 m, you end up running close along the left bank of a long valley heading south toward the slopes of the Rochail. The trail then crosses to the other bank to approach a long rocky promontory (at the top of which you can make out a small marker), whose ridge the path follows, between grassy terraces and rocks, up to the hut, which stays out of sight until then. As for water, the phrase "nearby" implies going to fetch it in the last valley crossed on the way up, or reaching that valley by descending a bit further NW over some broken rocks. * WINTER ACCESS: this valley, steep and exposed to avalanches (and rockfall) on all sides, requires the greatest caution and safe conditions * Mobile signal (Orange) intermittent and very weak; you need to move around to catch an echo. Town hall of Villard Notre-Dame Mr Claude Frangin Mobile: 06 07 37 40 25 Official site: https://villardnotredame.blog4ever.com/refuge-des-sources-un-acces-organise