Du Refuge de Terre Rouge au Refuge du Mont Thabor

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Deuxième étape de la randonnée petit tour du Mont Thabor

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Petit tour du Mont Thabor

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.39 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 3,740 ft
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    Descent: - 2,651 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 10,427 ft
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    Lowest point: 7,113 ft
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Description of the walk

(S) Depuis le Refuge de Terre Rouge, poursuivre dans une direction Sud-Est, longer le Lac Caspi et parvenir à la Pierre du Déjeuner.

(1) Continuer en direction du Mont Thabor. Au pied du massif, emprunter un chemin qui remonte un pierrier un peu instable mais surtout très raide. Atteindre le Col de la Chapelle.

(2) Contourner la Pointe des Angelières et retrouver le GR®57 sous le sommet du Mont Thabor.

(3) Le prendre à gauche pour accéder au sommet et à sa chapelle qui peut servir de refuge.

(4) Rejoindre par le même chemin, en sens inverse, le carrefour du GR®.

(3) Entamer la descente et longer les trois croix avant d'atteindre le Col des Méandes.

(5) Prendre la branche de gauche du GR®57. Entamer une bonne descente pour parvenir au Lac du Peyron.

(6) Décrire un large virage droite et commencer une courte montée pour rejoindre le Col de la Vallée Étroite, grand carrefour de GR® et de GRP®.
Ici arrive le GR®5 reliant Modane à la Vallée Étroite, le GR®57 part à droite vers la Vallée Étroite et le GRP® Tour du Mont Thabor part à gauche vers le Refuge de la Vallée Étroite.

(7) Prendre à gauche pour accéder au Refuge du Mont Thabor (E), pour la nuitée de l'étape.

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 7,113 ft - Refuge de Terre Rouge
  2. 1 : mi 2.12 - alt. 8,474 ft - Pierre du Déjeuner
  3. 2 : mi 3.25 - alt. 9,547 ft - Col de la Chapelle
  4. 3 : mi 3.69 - alt. 10,052 ft - Carrefour GR57
  5. 4 : mi 3.98 - alt. 10,417 ft - Mont Thabor
  6. 5 : mi 5.09 - alt. 8,934 ft - Col des Méandes
  7. 6 : mi 6.15 - alt. 8,038 ft - Lac du Peyron
  8. 7 : mi 7.91 - alt. 7,979 ft - Col de la Vallée Etroite
  9. E : mi 8.39 - alt. 8,202 ft - Refuge du Mont Thabor

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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