Refuge du Carrelet-Hike from La Bérarde

Discover the Carrelet refuge located in the Écrins National Park. A family destination par excellence where naturalists, mountaineers on a stopover and budding mountaineers can meet. A haven of greenery at the crossroads of the trails.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Departure point: Combe noire la Bérarde
Height difference: 190 m
Duration round trip :
1 h 30 outward and 1 h 15 return
Return distance: 9.6 km
Level :
Easy hiking

Itinerary:
From the shuttle bus stop follow the road to the entrance to La Bérarde, then take the track on your right and after 300m cross the footbridge. The path climbs all the way up the Vénéon, sometimes mineral, sometimes vegetal. When you reach the refuge on the Carrelet plan, the greenery contrasts with the steep, imposing face of the Ailefroide.
The refuge stands on the former alpine hamlet of Plat du Carlez, at the crossroads of the Vénéon valley and the Chardon valley.

"YOU'RE HIKING IN THE HEART OF THE ECRINS NATIONAL PARK
The Écrins massif is an exceptional area, open to all, with a rare natural, cultural and landscape heritage. To protect these treasures, the heart of the park is marked with blue-white-red painted flags, where regulations must be respected. Please take note of them when preparing your hike to preserve this collective asset on the ecrins-parcnational.fr website."

TO SEE ON THE ROUTE:
Rhododendrons, gentians and many other mountain flowers can be seen in the alpine meadows. Chamois and marmots are not far away: all you need to do is sharpen your senses to see or hear them.

WHAT TO KNOW:
Whether you're passing through during the day to sample our fresh pasta and drink a homemade vitamin juice, or staying in one of our 8 to 2-person rooms, the Carrelet refuge is ideal for a 100% nature break under the benevolent eye of the peaks. Families and mountaineers welcome!