Refuge de l'Olan - Refuge du Clot (Xavier Blanc)

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Une très belle troisième étape, quoiqu'un peu longue, principalement en fond de vallée le long de la Séveraisse.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Tour du Valgaudemar

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.28 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,152 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 4,216 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 7,684 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3,566 ft
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Description of the walk

(S) Du refuge de l'Olan, descendre vers la Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar via la variante du GR®54.

(1) À l'intersection avec le sentier venant directement du Col de Colombes, rester sur le sentier descendant jusqu'à rejoindre la route (panneau, on ne peut pas se tromper).

(2) Tourner à droite sur la route (D48) et rejoindre la Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (ravitaillement, terrasses accueillantes).

(3) Au centre du village, virer à gauche pour récupérer le GR® de Pays du Tour du Vieux Chaillol. Suivre le sentier qui chemine le long de la Séveraisse. Au hameau le Bourg, tourner à gauche sur le pont puis à droite sur l'autre rive et poursuivre toujours tout droit jusqu'au Refuge du Clot - Xavier Blanc (1397m) (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 7,661 ft - Refuge de l'Olan
  2. 1 : mi 1.85 - alt. 5,669 ft - Intersection
  3. 2 : mi 3.53 - alt. 3,602 ft - Pique-nique au bord de l'eau - Séveraissette (rivière)
  4. 3 : mi 3.98 - alt. 3,583 ft - Virer à gauche pour récupérer le GR
  5. E : mi 8.28 - alt. 4,583 ft - Refuge du Clot - Xavier Blanc

Notes

Hébergement au Refuge du Clot (Xavier Blanc) (1397m)

(2) Juste avant de rejoindre la route, possibilité de pique-niquer au bord de la rivière (de l'autre côté de l'eau), à l'ombre.

Remarque : ça peut paraître bizarre de redescendre la vallée que l'on a quittée la veille mais il n'y a pas vraiment d'autre solution. Le passage direct entre l'Olan et le Pigeonnier via le Col du Bâton relève de l'alpinisme et non de la randonnée.

Worth a visit

Cascade de Combe Froide à admirer au passage.
Une fois sur la route, il ne faut que 5 minutes de détour pour rejoindre la Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar et ça permet de prendre une glace en terrasse (ou autre selon affinités) bien méritée.

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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Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
User 22875755

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The descent from the refuge is long, steep and very hard on the knees.
The rest of the hike follows the riverbed and does not present any particular difficulties.
On this last section, the markings are sometimes missing.

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