Eygliers – Furfande Mountain Hut

Park on the road leading up to Gros, at the junction with the forest track above Haute Boyère.

(S) Continue along the road until you reach a path junction before the hamlet of Gros, indicated by a sign.

(1) Turn left onto this path; after a steep climb, you’ll reach a junction with several routes.

(2) Turn right onto the highest path, which runs parallel to the main track. Cross the Crête des Ourgières to rejoin the main path. Continue north-east to reach the Col du Grand Coulet.

(3) Head back down this path, cross a torrent and then head up the Torrent de la Valette valley. You’ll reach the Cabane de la Valette.

(4) Keep to the right on the path and, at the next junction, ignore the path on the left. After a wide bend to the left, join the^GR®541at the foot of the Col Garnier. Follow it to the left and reach the Col Garnier.

(5) Head back down, leaving the Col Saint-Antoine path on your left, and reach the junction with the Chalets de Furfande path.

(6) Turn right onto this path and head for the hamlet of Chalets de Furfande. Pass through the hamlet and continue along this almost level path, which leads to the Col de la Lauze, the junction of^{the GR®58}and the^GRP® Tour de la Dent de Ratier.

(7) Turn left here and, after a final climb, finish the day at the Refuge de Furfande, today’s stop (E).

Water is available in the streams (drinkable?) and at the chalets.
Good walking shoes and walking poles are recommended.

(6) Alternative route possible here. Head directly to the Refuge de Furfande by keeping left on the^GR®541, then taking its alternative route at the next junction.

(7) The Chalets de Furfande, which are in varying states of repair and rarely occupied, are accessible only via the Col de Furfande (track) and then by mule or other means.

The^GR®541is a cross-country^GR® route linking the^GR®54, the Tour des Écrins, to the^GR®58, the Tour du Queyras.