Refuge des Sources - Hiking from Villard-Notre-Dame

Un sentier qui traverse un torrent et remonte en rive Gauche du ruisseau du Vallon. Magnifique montée au milieu des cascades. Le sentier est bien visible jusqu'au refuge communal des sources

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Start: Park in the hairpin bend before entering the village of Villard Notre Dame (1528 m)
Difference in altitude: 922 m
Round trip time: 5h40
Return distance: 8.2 km
Level : Difficult

MAP AND TOPO
IGN Top 25 map n°3335 E (EST)
OBP (l'Oisans au Bout des Pieds) Map n°1, trail 644

ITINERARY
The trailhead is located in the hairpin bend before entering the village of Villard Notre Dame. It then climbs up the Rochail valley on the left bank of the torrent to the refuge des Sources.

The view from the trail is spectacular, overlooking the Aiguilles d'Arves, the Emparis plateau, the Ferrand valley, the Grandes Rousses massif and the resorts of Alpe d'Huez and Villard Reculas.

Located at 2268m altitude, a 3-hour walk from Villard Notre Dame, this small, unguarded mountain refuge overlooks the Vallon torrent. Facing due south, it is on the access path to the Rochail summit.

WORTH KNOWING
Shortly after setting off, you'll pass through the ruined village of l'Essard, whose inhabitants were warned just in time that the Germans were coming on November 3, 1943, and thus saved their lives.

Overnight stays at the Refuge des Sources can be booked on the website: https://refugedessources.jimdofree.com/