3 days (2 nights): Around Thabor

Partial track: some stages have no GPS track.

1. D1
   Day 1

   Hiking to Refuge de Terre Rouge

   1800 m → 2182 m

   From the 1800 ski resort, follow the Casses piste over the footbridge. Cross the Chaudanne piste and follow the route to the La Chenalette car park. Then take the hiking trail by the Croix de la Portète. After the bridge over the Neuvache, follow the stream for 150 metres and head up towards the ruins and the birch tree wood. Follow Combe de Corniou as far as the chapel. Then head down to the refuge.

   Night 1 · tonight's refuge

   Refuge Terre RougeBookable online

   Bookable online, one night at a time, from its page. See its places

   See the refuge pageCall 09 88 18 79 03

2. D2
   Day 2

   Terre Rouge, Mont Thabor, Haute Clarée

   2182 m → 3178 m

   From the refuge: climb up the Neuvache to Col de la Chapelle (2,943 m), join the hiking route from the Vallée Etroite and climb to La Chapelle and then the summit (3,178 m). Make your way down via Col des Muandes towards Haute Clarée.

   Night 2 · tonight's refuge

   Refuge des DrayèresWith the refuge

   See the refuge pageCall 09 82 12 53 08

   Refuge LavalWith the refuge

   See the refuge pageCall 07 86 62 60 97

3. D3
   Day 3

   Haute Clarée to Valmeinier

   2180 m → 2898 m

   Climb Vallon du Lau to Pointe du Château (2,898 m) or Col de la Madeleine (2,781 m). Take the couloir Nord or come down Col de la Madeleine via Les Barmettes, Notre Dame des Neiges and Combe de Corniou, then follow the left bank of the stream to Valmeinier. A second night’s stay at Refuge de Terre Rouge.

   Arrival · end of the tour

   No night to book that evening.