In the heart of the Vanoise National Park, where the fauna and flora are protected, the encounter with the numerous marmots and ibexes is easy. After relaxing by the lake, you can return along the path that descends into the Polset valley dotted with welcoming alpine chalets (l'Estiva). The return from Polset to the Orgère hut is along the roadside where the scent of pine and fir trees entices the nose. The Orgère refuge is the only mountain refuge listed in the Gault et Millau. L'Orgère, gateway to the Vanoise National Park, France's first national park, and the starting point for the 5 to 7 day Tour des glaciers de la Vanoise.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
0/ : At the Freney roundabout, follow Saint-André "Porte du Parc national de la Vanoise - L'Orgère" . Park in the car park above the refuge. Start of the path on the left, upstream. 1/ : The path climbs steeply through the undergrowth to the ruins of the Estiva (2184m) and then begins a long balcony crossing to the Lac de la Partie. All along your itinerary, in the heart of the Vanoise National Park, marmots and ibexes are waiting for you. 2/ : Leave the path which continues over the Col de Chavière and go down on the right to the Lac de la Partie with its emerald waters. 3/ : Mirror lake where the Echelle and the Aiguille Doran are reflected... A magical place conducive to meditation. 4/ : The return can be done by the same way. The ideal is to make a loop by returning via the Vallon de Polset and the GR55
Ouverture
From 01/07 to 15/10.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
Tarifs
Free access.
Contact et accès Refuge de l'Orgère 73500 Villarodin-Bourget Savoie (73)
