Chalet de l'Épée Refuge

Where it is

45.5888, 7.0603 · 2843 m

How to get there

• High Route 2 — Stage 5: Planaval → Rifugio Chalet de l'Épée12.0 km · +915 mE
• High Route 2 — Stage 6: Rifugio Chalet de l'Épée → Rhêmes-Notre-Dame10.0 km · +475 mE
• Rifugio Chalet de l'Epée - Col Fenêtre de Torrent3.1 km · +475 mE
• Rocher (inizio divieto) - Rifugio Chalet de l'Epée4.3 km · +507 mE
• Usellières - Rifugio Chalet de l'Epée3.0 km · +586 mE
• Surrier, bivio poderali - Rifugio Chalet de l'Epée4.8 km · +582 mE
• Rifugio Bezzi - Rif. Chalet de l'Epée9.4 km · +691 mE

Recommended season

Mid-June – mid-September

Effort to reach it

Difficulty of the access trails: E, +475–915 m (CAI scale).

What to bring

A sleeping-bag liner (required in many huts), cash (cards are often not accepted at altitude), a change of clothes and warm layers for the evening, a headlamp, a water bottle. Always book your bed and meals in advance, and let the hut know if you cancel.

What to do there

Enjoy dinner in good company and the sunset from the terrace. Many use the hut as a base for a dawn departure: ask the keeper about trail and weather conditions before setting out, and start light while the snow is still firm. The climbing routes are on the trail pages above.