Vogealle mountain refuge

Located in the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval nature reserve, this refuge can be reached in 3-4 hours' walk from the Fer-à-Cheval cirque.

Description

Comfortable and ideally located for star trekking or as a stopover on various alpine and wilderness circuits.

Equipment

• Car park

Environments

• Mountain location

Rates

Picnic to take away: 15 €
Half board (pp): 50 €
Half-board (child): 35 €.


Access to the parking lot at the Fer-à-Cheval cirque is subject to a charge from early May to late September. Information available from tourist offices.

Payment methods

• Check
• Cash

Bons plans

Summits : Le Grand Mont Ruan - Les Dents Blanches occidentales - Les Avoudrues - La Pointe Rousse des Chambres
Day hike:
- Le lac (2001 m), 30mn away, at the foot of the dents blanches: great panorama of the Tenneverge peak.
- Col de Sageroux (2395 m) and Col des Ottans (2500 m): 2h30, border ridge with Switzerland: remarkable view of the Dents du Midi.
- Petit Ruan (2847 m).
- La pointe de Bellegarde (2514 m): 2h30.
Routes :
Alpine and more technical hikes (requiring suitable equipment): Le Grand Mont Ruan (3057m): 4h.
Les Avoudrues (2666m) via Pointe de Bellegarde.
La pointe rousse des Chambres (2660m) via Pas à l'Ours and Vogealette, over 1 or 2 days via the Folly refuge (for experienced hikers).

Opening period

From 14/06 to 27/09/2025.

Languages spoken

• French

Location

The refuge is located on the GR5 variant and on the Via Alpina, on the Tour des Dents Blanches, the Tour du Ruan and the Tour du Haut Giffre.
Nearest village or station: Sixt Fer à Cheval.
Access: Take the direction of the Fer à Cheval site (D907).
After the hamlet of Nambride, park in the spaces provided for this purpose.
- From the Fer à Cheval car park 3.15 hours via the Pas du Boret (overhead passage equipped with cables and handrails), 4 hours via the Fond de la Combe.
Coach parking: at Fer à Cheval.
- Topo guide references: Hiking in the Haut Giffre valley by P. Gain (Edisud)
- IGN maps: TOP 25 - 3530 ET (Samoëns)

Animals

Pets allowed : No

Thèmes

• Tips : Summits : Le Grand Mont Ruan - Les Dents Blanches occidentales - Les Avoudrues - La Pointe Rousse des Chambres
  Day hike:
  - Le lac (2001 m), 30mn away, at the foot of the dents blanches: great panorama of the Tenneverge peak.
  - Col de Sageroux (2395 m) and Col des Ottans (2500 m): 2h30, border ridge with Switzerland: remarkable view of the Dents du Midi.
  - Petit Ruan (2847 m).
  - La pointe de Bellegarde (2514 m): 2h30.
  Routes :
  Alpine and more technical hikes (requiring suitable equipment): Le Grand Mont Ruan (3057m): 4h.
  Les Avoudrues (2666m) via Pointe de Bellegarde.
  La pointe rousse des Chambres (2660m) via Pas à l'Ours and Vogealette, over 1 or 2 days via the Folly refuge (for experienced hikers).

• Sustainable tourism : - Waste management
  - Renewable energy (photovoltaic)