Névache - Refuge des Drayeres

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Quatriéme étape de ce circuit qui vous mène du village de Névache au refuge des Drayéres, au fond de la vallée de la Clarée. Le circuit passe sur le sentier appelé le Chemin de Ronde, GRP® du Tour du Thabor. Vous ferez une boucle au lac Laramon. Vous pouvez également de ce lac atteindre, en variante, le lac aux Serpents.
La vue sur la vallée, du haut du chemin de Ronde, est d'une pure beauté.
Arriver au refuge de la terrasse, admirer le paysage montagneux de cette vallée.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Le tour du Thabor en 5 jours

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.88 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 8h 00 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 3,451 ft
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    Descent: - 1,512 ft
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    Highest point: 7,894 ft
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    Lowest point: 5,213 ft
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Description of the walk

(S) Du Gite-Refuge la Découverte, prendre la direction du vieux village de Névache, par le même cheminement que celui de la veille.

(1) À la sortie du village, passer un torrent pour arriver à une intersection avec un sentier qui part sur la gauche.
Le prendre et continuer tout droit pour déboucher la départementale.
La traverser, prendre le sentier en face, sur quelques mètres pour arriver à nouveau sur la route qui monte.
Prendre la route par la gauche, monter jusqu'à une première chapelle. Continuer la route jusqu'à une deuxième chapelle, sur votre droite.

(2) Après la chapelle, partir dans le sentier qui monte franchement sur la droite, appelé Chemin de Ronde et balisé aux couleurs Rouge et Jaune du GRP® "Tour du Thabor". L'ascension de cette première partie de sentier est assez physique, déboucher sur les hauteurs de la vallée. Accéder aux Chalets de Biaune.

(3) Rester sur le GRP®, par quelques lacets rejoindre une portion pratiquement horizontale. Par une très légère montée, cheminer continuellement en surplomb avec un panorama extraordinaire. Après avoir arpenté un bon moment sur ce sentier, trouver sur la droite en contre-bas un petit lac. Quelques mètres plus loin, retrouver une intersection avec une sente desservant le lac Laramon.

(4) Quitter le GRP°°®° sur la droite pour monter jusqu'au lac Laramon.
Remarque : ici possibilité de poursuivre jusqu'au lac aux Serpents.
Redescendre au GRP® par le sentier de gauche, déboucher au croisement du sentier montant de Fontcouverte.

(5) Reprendre le GRP® à droite. Traverser quelques torrents issus de la fonte des neiges. Arriver au carrefour du sentier du lac de la Cula.

(6) Entamer une longue descente d'abord aisée, puis se terminant par de larges lacets pour atteindre le grand parking dit de Laval. Descente, très délicate, qui demande de l'attention.

(7) Prendre à droite la large piste qui, par une direction Nord Ouest, dessert le fond de la vallée et le refuge des Drayères, étape du jour (E). Laisser les chemins adjacents.

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 5,226 ft - Départ de Névache
  2. 1 : mi 0.69 - alt. 5,344 ft - Passer un torrent affluent de la - Clarée (rivière)
  3. 2 : mi 1.57 - alt. 5,820 ft - Aprés la chapelle prendre le GRP à droite
  4. 3 : mi 2.37 - alt. 6,729 ft - Chalets de Biaune
  5. 4 : mi 4.87 - alt. 7,559 ft - Quitter le GRP et partir à droite - Lac Laramon
  6. 5 : mi 5.46 - alt. 7,526 ft - Reprendre le GRP par la droite
  7. 6 : mi 6.98 - alt. 7,779 ft - Carrefour lac de la Cula
  8. 7 : mi 9.12 - alt. 6,677 ft - Pause sur le bord de la Clarée
  9. E : mi 10.88 - alt. 7,136 ft - Arrivée au refuge des Drayères - Refuge des Drayères

Notes

Étape difficile réservée à des randonneurs avertis et entrainés. L'équipement conseillé est celui de la randonnée en haute montagne, l'altitude dépasse les 2400 m. Les orages sont fréquents à cette période de l'année.
Vous trouverez de l'eau tout au long du parcours.

Worth a visit

La Vallée de la Clarée.
Les lac Laramon, Serpent et de la Cula.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 1 review
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4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
User 21753457

Hello
We’re coming from Metz and would like to go to Thabor – can we get close to it?
What route would you recommend, starting from where, and can we return via the same route?
If you could give us a rough idea of the time it would take, that would be perfect; we are average hikers
Our last trip to Chamonix was
the Grepons car park, Plan de l’Aiguille. THE NEXT DAY, the North Balcony, descent to Mont-en-Vers, then Les Mottets, then the Caillets restaurant, then down to Chamonix.
Thanks for your help, and which dates would you recommend?
Roland

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bernardino
bernardino ★

Hello
Mont Thabor is an excellent hike, though it does present a bit of a challenge as a day trip. Personally, having climbed this peak several times, I prefer to do it over two days. This allows you to really soak up the atmosphere of the place and its surroundings. To do this, I set off in the morning around 10.00 am to spend the night at the Mont Thabor refuge. The next day, via Lac du Peyron, I complete the ascent of Thabor and then descend via the standard route.
However, this route starts from the hamlet of Vallée Étroite rather than Les Drayères. But Vallée Étroite is, via the Col de l’Échelle, about twenty kilometres from Névache.
If you wish, I can map out the route for you.
In years following a particularly snowy season, you’ll need to wait until late July for this trip.
Best of luck with your preparations

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User 21753457

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello
We’re coming from Metz and would like to go to Thabor – can we get close to it?
What route would you recommend, starting from where, and can we return via the same route?
If you could give us a rough idea of the time it would take, that would be perfect; we are average hikers
Our last trip to Chamonix was
the Grepons car park, Plan de l’Aiguille. THE NEXT DAY, the North Balcony, descent to Mont-en-Verse, then Les Mottets, then the Caillets restaurant, then down to Chamonix.
Thanks for your help, and which dates would you recommend?
Roland

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User 21753457

Hello
We’re coming from Metz and would like to go to Thabor and get as close to it as possible
What route would you recommend, starting from where, and can we return via the same route?
If you could give us a rough idea of the time it takes, that would be perfect; we are average hikers
Our last trip to Chamonix was
the Grepons car park, Plan de l’Aiguille. THE NEXT DAY: the North Balcony, descent to Montvers, then Les Mottets, then the Caillets restaurant, then down to Chamonix.
Thanks for your help, and which dates would you recommend?
Roland

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