Névache – Refuge de Laval

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Following the famous River Clarée, head to the new Laval refuge in the large cirque of the Champ des Rochilles for a very pleasant evening and night’s stay.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Around the Clarée

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  • Snowshoeing
    Activity: Snowshoeing
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.83 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 6 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,460 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 95 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 6,591 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5,226 ft
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The Roche Noire chalets

Description of the walk

Park at the Névache Tourist Office car park, which is the end of the road in winter.

(S/E) Take the main street through Névache Ville Haute. Walk through the village and rejoin the snow-covered road leading into the Upper Valley. Head towards the crossroads where the path meets the road at the Chapelle Saint-Benoit.

(1) Turn left onto the path and head towards the Débaret power station. Turn right to begin a short climb, then reach a flat section. Continue straight on to the Pont du Rately.

(2) Cross the Clarée and follow its right bank; leave the path leading up to the Chalets de Buffère on your left and continue some distance from the river to reach the Chalets de la Basse Sausse, then the Pont de la Souchère.

(3) Stay on the right bank of the river, leaving the wide path on your left which is used in winter to supply the Refuge du Chardonnet. Reach the Chalets de la Meuille. Begin a short climb to look out over the Waterfall de Fontcouverte.

(4) Then, at the Chalet de la Fruitière, join the road leading to the upper valley.

(5) Turn left onto this road and, before reaching Le Jadis, take a path on the left.

(6) Follow this path; you’ll soon enter the forest and, after a fairly steep climb, reach the Roche Noire stream, followed shortly afterwards by the chalets of the same name.

(7) Begin a short descent and cross the Clarée via the footbridge. Climb very slightly to rejoin the road, then continue to the Chalet Refuge de Laval (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 5,226 ft - Névache Tourist Office car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.48 - alt. 5,377 ft - Chapelle Saint Benoit crossroads
  3. 2 : mi 1.7 - alt. 5,738 ft - Rately Bridge over the - Clarée (rivière)
  4. 3 : mi 2.6 - alt. 5,932 ft - Souchère Bridge
  5. 4 : mi 3.65 - alt. 6,096 ft - Cascade de Fontcouverte
  6. 5 : mi 3.83 - alt. 6,099 ft - Chalet de la Fruitière
  7. 6 : mi 4.33 - alt. 6,158 ft - Carrefour Jadis
  8. 7 : mi 5.19 - alt. 6,447 ft - Roche Noire chalets
  9. E : mi 5.83 - alt. 6,591 ft - Refuge Laval

Notes

Chalet de la Fruitière.
Snowshoes essential.

Worth a visit

Exploring the Upper Clarée Valley will delight snowshoe walkers.

Reviews and comments

legrosseb
legrosseb

There’s a problem with the time… 6 hours ? Is that for the round trip, including breaks? ??

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Lena07
Lena07
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not done

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pierregauthier.1950
pierregauthier.1950

Hello, thank you for all the walks you’ve made available to us.
I’ve downloaded them, but I haven’t used them yet; perhaps this summer.

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jj_tocanier
jj_tocanier
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I haven’t done it yet. I’ll give it a go in a few days.

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