Refuge du Stauffenmatt

The place

Refuge at 722 m in the Vosges (Haut-Rhin), belonging to the Club Vosgien de Colmar. Equipment: wood stove, two tables with benches, firewood stock prepared in autumn. Water source 50 m from the refuge, signposted toward the Col de Marbach. Good winter protection. Possible to continue on to the summit of the Stauffen (903 m) overlooking the Munster/Soultzbach-les-Bains valley with views of the Petit Ballon and the Hohneck. Bivouacking allowed, permanent occupation forbidden.