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All nights in a single booking.
Refuges Buffère - Ricou
For a family-friendly route alongside the water's edge and following a balcony path.
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Whole tour: 18 km · 8 h walking · +1,130 m · 2 nights in refuges
3 days of walking
Every evening, a refuge bookable online. The tour is booked in one go: your 2 nights are held together on refuge.camp.
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5 km · 2 h · +500 m · 1600 m → 2076 m
Leaving Névache, visit the hamlet of Ville Haute, passing the church. Take the lane on the left after the cemetery wall. After Pont de l’Outre, follow the right bank of the Clarée until you reach Pont du Rately. Continue until you reach Refuge Buffère.
BONUS: Once you reach Refuge Buffère you can drop off rucksack and climb up to the little Lac de Privé
Night 1 · tonight's refuge
5 km · 2 h 30 · +300 m · −200 m · 2075 m → 2115 m
From Refuge Buffère, head back down to Pont de la Souchère (1,813 m). Follow the Clarée upstream past the Fontcouverte waterfall to the hamlet of Foncouverte, then cross the bridge in front of Auberge de la Fruitière and take the path up to Refuge Ricou.
Night 2 · tonight's refuge
8 km · 3 h 30 · +330 m · −850 m · 2115 m → 1600 m
From Refuge Ricou (2,115 m), pick up the path to the lakes and climb up to Lac Laramon (2,360 m). If you're feeling brave, Lac du Serpent (2,448 m) is just 20 minutes further on. Descend to Lac Laramon and return to the junction 100 metres below. Turn to the left heading towards Névache. Continue down to the GR 57, passing through the chalets of Biaune. Join Névache on the right bank of the Clarée, crossing over Pont du Rately.
Arrival in Névache (Ville Haute) · end of the tour
No night to book that evening.
Booking on refuge.camp, no account needed.
