Refuge de Buffère - Refuge des Drayères

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Seconde étape. Remontée de la Vallée de la Clarée en balcon en passant par le Lac de Laramon avec de magnifiques points de vue sur le Massif des Cerces.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Boucle entre les vallées de la Guisane et de la Clarée

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.30 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 20 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 2,946 ft
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    Descent: - 2,595 ft
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    Highest point: 7,897 ft
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    Lowest point: 5,715 ft
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Description of the walk

Balisage Blanc et Rouge

(S) Du refuge de Buffère, redescendre jusqu'en bas de la Vallée de la Clarée en empruntant le GR®57.

(1) Laisser une passerelle et un chemin à gauche. Poursuivre sur le GR®57, jusqu'à une bifurcation au niveau d'un pont sur la Clarée.

(2) Franchir le Pont du Rately et continuer à gauche, Nord-Est, jusqu'à une route. Tourner à droite sur la route de la Vallée de la Clarée sur une centaine de mètres puis trouver le carrefour peu avant la Chapelle Sainte-Barbe.

Balisage Jaune et Rouge

(3) Abandonner le GR® et tourner à gauche et prendre le GRP® du Tour du Mont Thabor. Magnifique remontée en balcon de la Vallée de la Clarée pour atteindre les Chalets de Biaune.

(4) Prolonger par le Chemin de Ronde. Rejoindre ainsi la bifurcation des sentiers des lacs.

Hors balisage

(5) Quitter le GRP®, partir à droite, en empruntant un sentier qui monte et rejoint le Lac Laramon.

(6) Traverser au niveau de la résurgence du lac, pour redescendre à gauche et rejoindre le GRP® Tour du Mont Thabor.

Balisage Jaune et Rouge

(7) Le prendre à droite, et bien plus loin le descendre à gauche pour rejoindre au fond de vallée à la piste militaire.

(8) L'emprunter à droite pour remonter et rejoindre le Refuge des Drayères (E), étape du jour.

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 6,759 ft - Refuge de Buffère
  2. 1 : mi 0.83 - alt. 5,850 ft - Bifurcation. GR
  3. 2 : mi 1.03 - alt. 5,722 ft - Pont du Rately. GR - Clarée (rivière)
  4. 3 : mi 1.35 - alt. 5,820 ft - Bifurcation. GRP
  5. 4 : mi 2.02 - alt. 6,604 ft - Chalets de Biaune
  6. 5 : mi 4.59 - alt. 7,559 ft - Carrefour des lacs
  7. 6 : mi 4.85 - alt. 7,749 ft - Lac Laramon
  8. 7 : mi 5.22 - alt. 7,526 ft - GRP
  9. 8 : mi 8.62 - alt. 6,673 ft - Piste militaire
  10. E : mi 10.3 - alt. 7,133 ft - Refuge des Drayères

Notes

(6) Variante ici :; possibilité de poursuivre vers le Lac du Serpent en aller/retour.

Worth a visit

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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