Walks and Climbs in the Pyrenees: Walks, Climbs and Multi-day Treks (Cicerone Guidebooks) by Reynolds Kev

Author:Reynolds, Kev [Reynolds, Kev]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781783621200
Publisher: Cicerone Press
Published: 2014-12-23T05:00:00+00:00

FABIAN (1447m) is a small hamlet 8km upvalley from St-Lary where the service road heads north into the Néouvielle region from the Vallée d’Aure. A 21-place gîte d’étape , open all year, is located here: the Espace et Montagne (Tel 05 62 39 67 95). Fabian is served by bus from St-Lary.

Refuges

REFUGE DE LA GLÈRE (2103m) is a large stone-built CAF refuge on the edge of some wild country south of Barèges. It has places for 65 and is fully staffed from May to the end of September, when meals are available. Accessed by a rough dirt road from Barèges, it will take about 3½hrs to reach on foot (Tel 06 80 01 25 64 www.refugedelaglere.ffcam.fr ).

REFUGE PACKE (2509m) offers only the most basic facilities and accommodation for eight. Named after Charles Packe, who in 1893 presented the CAF with 1000 francs as a contribution towards the construction and upkeep of refuges, it’s found about 2.5km west of Pic de Néouvielle and is reached in about 2½hrs from La Glère (www.pyrenees-refuges.com/fr ).

CABANE DU RABIET (2199m) stands just to the south of Refuge Packe, and about 100m southeast of Lac de Rabiet. This too is a simple but solid little shelter with six places. More useful as an emergency shelter on a long trek than as a planned base, it is reached in about 30mins from Refuge Packe.

CABANE D’AYGUES-CLUSES (2150m) is reached from Pont de la Gaubie in about 2hrs. It stands in pleasant open pastureland southwest of Pic des Quatre Termes and provides basic emergency accommodation for about six.

REFUGE DE CAMPANA DE CLOUTOU (2225m) was built in 1971 by the CAF to the south of Lac de Greziolles and is manned from June to the end of September. The refuge has places for 19, plus eight in a tent annexe and is reached from the Tourmalet road in about 3½hrs, or 2hrs from Refuge de Bastan (Tel 06 16 66 30 37 www.refugecampanacloutou.com ).

REFUGE DE BASTAN (2250m) is fully staffed from June to the end of September. With places for 20, it stands in splendid country among tarns and clumps of pine northeast of Lac de l’Oule, from whose southern limit it is reached in about 1½–2hrs (Tel 05 62 98 48 80 www.refugedebastan.fr ).

CHALET-HÔTEL DE L’OULE (1819m) is owned by the Commune of St-Lary and stands by the dam at the southern end of Lac de l’Oule. Manned from mid-December to the end of April, and from mid-June to mid-September, it has 26 places (Tel 05 62 98 48 62 www.saintlary-vacances.com ). Access is by road from Fabian, followed by a walk of about 45mins.

CHALET-HOTEL D’ORÉDON (1852m) is open from June to the end of September and has room for 80. Situated at the eastern end of Lac d’Oredon, and accessible by road, restaurant service is available (Tel 06 23 05 72 60 www.refuge-pyrenees-oredon.com ).

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