Alpine refuges in Barcelonnette

Alpine Refuges & Bivouacs

This collection features essential mountain shelters across the Southern Alps and Valle Maira. It includes staffed alpine huts like Refuge du Chambeyron, situated at 2,626 meters, and remote, unmanaged bivouacs such as the metal-clad Bivacco Barenghi. These sites provide strategic stopovers for the GR5 trail and serve as base camps for climbing the Aiguille de Chambeyron and exploring the Mercantour National Park border.

Alpine Refuges & Bivouacs — Map

A

Refuge de la Pare

Alpine hut located at 1,832 meters above sea level near Barcelonnette.

B

Rifugio della pace

Mountain refuge located at the Col de Larche on the border between France and Italy.

C

Le Belvédère de Sainte-Anne

High-altitude shelter located within the Sainte-Anne-la-Condamine area.

D

Refuge du Chambeyron

Situated at 2,626 meters near the Lac des Neuf Couleurs, serving as a base for climbing the Aiguille de Chambeyron.

E

Bivacco Barenghi

Unmanned metal shelter in the Valle Maira, established in 1958 at 2,815 meters with nine beds.

F

Bivacco Enrico e Mario

Small mountain bivouac located at 2,650 meters in the Cozian Alps, near Acceglio.

G

Refuge du Col de la Cayolle

Mountain hut located at 2,266 meters near the gateway to Mercantour National Park.

H

La cabane du lac

Small mountain cabin situated near high-altitude lakes in the Ubaye Valley.

I

Refuge-Hôtel de Bayasse

Located at 1,790 meters, this site functions as a stopover on the GR5 and Grande Traversée des Alpes routes.

J

Cabane du Peyron

Remote mountain shelter located in the upper Ubaye valley.

K

Refuge du Col

Alpine hut located near the border pass in the northern Ubaye region.

L

Bivacco Bonelli

Stone-built shelter at 2,330 meters in the Acceglio region, positioned on the shores of Lake Apzoi.

M

Bivacco Danilo Sartore

Modern mountain bivouac located at 2,440 meters in the Maira Valley.

N

Bivacco Renato Montaldo

High-altitude shelter situated on the ridge between the Ubaye and Maira valleys at 2,850 meters.

O

Cabane de Belmont

Basic mountain hut located in the forest terrain above the Ubaye Valley.

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