Period of opening : From 18/12/2021 to 03/04/2022
Opening hours daily between 9 am and 5 pm.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st and December 25th.

If you in need of a quiet and relaxing time in the middle of nature, hiking to this mountain hut is your answer. You will sure appreciate eating home-made food on the terrasse enjoying the amazing view of the mountains around and discovering the conviviality of spending a night in a guarded mountain hut.
The hut is situated at an elevation of 1700 meters with a beautiful panoramic point of view.

From the Parking lot in the "Espace Nordique du Barioz" at 1400 meters altitude, you'll find two different trails, the one on your right is a little trail going by "Pierre roubet" (name written on the yellow signs) the one on your left is a mud road.

Period of opening : From 14/05 to 02/10/2022, daily.

Prices : Night: 12 €
Bed and breakfast: 19 €
Breakfast: 7 €
Dinner: 18 €
Half board (pp): 37 €
Half-board (child): 29 €.

Getting there : From the car park, take in front of you a wide path (yellow and blue markings), follow it to a fork in the road and turn left. Go up the meadow of L’Oule along the stream. After 1500 m, leave the path up to the Col de Vay and turn right. It then goes over the waterfall to the left. Cross the concrete bridge to reach the ledge of the Oule (1720 m). Continue on your left, you’ll see the hut and you will reach it with a final short climb.
High gain : 900m
Walking time : 2h30
Ease of access :
IGN map : Top 25 3433 OT

Covid-19 information:
Make sure you bring your own sleeping bad and your mask thank you.

Period of opening : The refuge is guarded from June to September. It is accessible outside of monitored period. Ask the hut keepers.

Prices : Night: 11 €
Half board (pp): 38 €.

Sleep under the stars right next to the lakes of Les Sept-Laux (2135 m). Surrounded by the lakes, the hut is a small paradise from which you can do different hikes.
Getting there : By Belledonne, two routes are possible among others to access the refuge: Fond de France or Le Pleynet. After Allevard les Bains, direction Fond de France or Le Pleynet. At Fond de France, the trail starts in the car park next to the gîte l’Essentiel. At Le Pleynet take the forest road at the end of the car park (the one up).
High gain : 1100
Walking time : 4 to 5h
Ease of access : difficult
IGN map : n°3335 ET

Period of opening : The refuge is guarded from June to September. It is accessible outside of monitored period. Ask the hut keepers.

Prices : Night: 22 €
Half board (pp): 45 €
Half-board (child): 35 €
Picnic to take away: 14 €.

Free entry for children < 3 years.
Access : Reach the beginning if the trail:
Access by car : from Le Pleynet (Sept-Laux)
Access by public transport : Transisère 6200 from Grenoble to Allevard then bus G22 until Fond France.

In the Combe Madame, there is no lake but there's (almost) everything else: a river, sheep, a donkey, chickens, chamois, marmots, apple / blueberry crumbles, cold drinks, good mattresses, hot drinks, hearty soups.
Getting there : In Allevard, take the D525a in the direction of La Ferrière. 500 meters from a lake, just before Fond-de-France, turn left, pass the gîte of La Martinette and park in the parking of La Martinette. Take the direct path that goes into the forest, in front of the car park, pass the first chalet (halfway), continue on the GR path along the creek from the left to the refuge of la Combe Madame (running time between 1:30 and 2:15).
Other possible routes to the refuge:
- from the Col du Glandon, by the Col de la Croix.
- from the refuge of Les Sept-Laux, by the Rocher Blanc or by the Col du Mouchillon (unmarked).
- from the refuge de l’Oule (unmarked).
High gain : 700m
Walking time : 2h
Ease of access :
IGN map : 3335 ET

Period of opening : The refuge is guarded from June to September. It is accessible outside of monitored period. Ask the hut keepers.

Prices : Night: 10 to 15 €
Breakfast: 8 €
Dinner: 15 €
Half board (pp): 26 to 36 €
Full board (pp): 33 to 44 €
Group rate per night: 13 €.


Tax not included.
Access : Access by car during the summer: from la Martinette (Fond de France/Sept-Laux, La Ferrière town), then 2 hours walk (height gain : 700m)
Access by public transport: Transisère 6200 from Grenoble to Allevard then bus G22 until la Martinette.