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voyage en terre sauvage, au refuge de plan glacier![voyage en terre sauvage, au refuge de plan glacier]()
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Plan Glacier is an old-fashioned refuge, a simple wooden refuge like you don’t see anymore. The comfort is basic, but one comes there to find an authentic mountain experience, to live the conviviality of the moments shared in small committee in the simple beauty of the nature.
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It is a refuge where we sleep against each other in a small dormitory of 18 beds. There are no showers and the dry toilets are rudimentary.
The refuge is accessible by a demanding hike, one of the most beautiful in the massif. It crosses alpine meadows and culminates in a high mountain landscape. Mountaineering is possible from the refuge. Wildlife is often present in the vicinity of these trails, which are of geological and historical interest.
You will find a warm welcome and delicious...
The refuge is accessible by a demanding hike, one of the most beautiful in the massif. It crosses alpine meadows and culminates in a high mountain landscape. Mountaineering is possible from the refuge. Wildlife is often present in the vicinity of these trails, which are of geological and historical interest.
You will find a warm welcome and delicious...
- TipsHike over several days: Aiguille de Bionnassay - Dome of Miage (edge Métrier) - Col de Miage - Refuge Durier (edge Lancherons) - Arête du Tricot
Services
Services
Not accessible in a wheelchair
Bunk beds
Sustainable development
Breakfast
Half-board
Restaurant
Rates
Rates
Night
20€
Breakfast
15€
Picnic to take away
15€
Half board (pp)
66€
Half-board (child)
46€
Night
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For mountain guides and guides: half board at 46€ or free night
Payment methods
Payment methods
Payment methods
Check
CashCapacity
Capacity
18 Person(s)
Openings
Openings
From 13 June 2025 until 9 September 2025 - Open everyday
Refuge kept. Opening according to weather and conditions of access. Attention the winter the refuge is buried under the snow.
From 10 September 2025 until 5 June 2026 - Open everyday
Location
Location
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Environment
Environment
- Mountain location
- High mountain
Access
Access
- Access possible by trail: Itinerary 1 (classic): From the chalets of Miage (parking of the Gruvaz, Champel or Bionnassay), by the pastures and the moraine of the glacier (red marks).
Route 2: Join the Col du Tricot: Access by the chalets of Miage: Parking du Champel, de la Gruvaz, ou de Bionnassay.
Access by Bellevue: Bellevue cable car from the village of Les Houches, TMB from Saint-Gervais. From the Tricot pass, take the balcony-path (committed path).
Map IGN: 3551 ET
Courses requiring a good physical condition and accessible to the experienced hiker. Caution in humid weather, some passages can be slippery and presence of snow.
