REFUGE DES MERVEILLES (FFCAM) (2130 m)

ALPES - Mercantour-Argentera

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The refuge is located on the shores of Lake Long Superior, in the heart of the Valley of Wonders. Between Mount Bego and Devil's Peak, you will witness the story by going to the scene. There, tens of thousands of rock carvings are visible at an altitude of more than 2000m.

The Refuge des Wonders is a must-see in the Mercantour Park, due to its exceptional site of rock carvings, but also because of the many hiking routes that surround it. Alone, with family or friends, you can visit the sites of the Engravings near the refuge every day. Hikers will have a wide choice of intinerities. The refuge is located on the GR52, and can be a stop point towards the nice refuge or that of Valmasque. Mountaineers will head to Mount Bégo, the Grand Capelet, devil's peak or the Wonderland. In winter, many routes will be accessible to touring skiers.

06430 TENDE

Phone: Eté: 04 93 04 64 64
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Aude PASQUIER and Yann BONNEVILLE

Aude PASQUIER

GPS (UTM WGS84):32T 375995 4879417
GPS address decimals:44.057442, 7.451824
Map:3741OT et 3841OT

:Heart of Mercantour National Park

Opening

From mid-June to the end of October: online booking only.
Other periods: babysitting by pre-booking by email to refugedesmerveilles@ffcam.fr.
Foreign languages spoken: English, Italian

Nombre de couchages:79
Nombre de dortoirs:4
General comfort:Cold showers
In winter, there is no running water, so no sinks, no showers
Nombre de couchages:19
Nombre de dortoir(s):1
General comfort:Wood-pane, blanket, crockery, lighting. No gas, no water

Access

Parking at Lake Mesches

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Activities

Alpinisme
Raquettes
Ski de randonnée
Pêche
Randonnée montagne

ALPINISM: Mount Bégo - Grand Capelet - Devil's Peak - Cime des Wonders
RANDONNEE: GR52 - Crossing to the Nice refuge, to the refuge of Valmasque - Castino
SKI: High road of the Maritime Alps - Mount Bégo - Devil's Peak - Cime des Wonders - Valmasque Drop
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CLUB ALPIN FRANCAIS NICE MERCANTOUR
14 AV MIRABEAU
NICE
04 93 62 59 99
cafnice@ffcam.fr
http://cafnice.ffcam.fr

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  • GPS (UTM WGS 84): 32T 381615 4880934
  • Decimal GPS ccordinates: 44.072024 N - 7.521626 E
1408 m
Without snow
:à traduire (en)
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7 km
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740 m
: 3 h 00 mn
:From the car park of the lake Mesches (1400 m), take the track leading to the mining of Valaura.
Take a right at the beacon 85, pass between buildings, and continue in the direction of the mining Lake.
Longer the orographic left bank of the Lake, then continue on a wide path following the course of the river.
At the beacon, 382, the path on the right that bypasses a property before rising.
The 383 tag, ignore the Valaurette trail on the right and continue almost to level to engage in the Valley of the mining where we are going to cross the stream by a wooden walkway.
Continue on the other side before rising to lead the beacon 89a, on the old military road that you borrow right on about 150 meters.
Leave it to the beacon 89 for the benefit of the marked trail that rises in the Valley of hell to lead again on the track to the tag 90.
Follow this last for about 1 kilometer to reach the mountain hut (Refuge des Merveilles-2111 m).
: 2 h 30 mn
:From the mountain hut of Merveilles (2111 m), follow the track approximately 1 km until the tag 90.
Leave it for the benefit of a marked trail that descends into the Valley of hell and opens again on the track at the beacon 89 level. Borrow it downhill on about 150 m up to the beacon 89.
Leave the track to cross the stream by a wooden footbridge and engage in the mining Valley.
The 383 tag, ignore left the path of Valaurette to continue in the direction of the Valaura mining we attain after having skirted the orographic left bank of the Lake.
Move between the buildings and the track that descends to the road (b.84) and the car park of the lake of Mesches (1400 m).
With snow
:à traduire (en)
:
7 km
:
740 m
: 4 h 00 mn
:WARNING to the danger of avalanches. Check with the hut manager.
Map and compass or GPS, highly recommended.

Description: From the parking lot of the lake Mesches (1400 m-b.82), take the wide path which rises on the right orographic Bank of the small valley of the mining and continues to level in the larch wood.
A tag 87, left continue rising in a gentle slope. Pass over the small lake of the mining, and always on the right bank of the Valley, continue until a clearer area (b.89a, and 89).
The beacon 89, leave on the left the trail and sinking West into the Valley to go up along the river.
Reached on a broad ledge, turn West-South-West pass between the Lakes Saorgine and Long lower and then continue West to quickly reach the mountain hut (Refuge des Merveilles-2111 m)
: 0 h 00 mn
:WARNING to the danger of avalanches. Check with the hut manager.
Map and compass or GPS, highly recommended.

Description:
From the mountain hut of Merveilles (2111 m), go down East.
Join the track at the beacon 89 and go straight ahead staying on the orographic right bank of the river.
Pass over the little lake of Minière and take a right trail at the beacon 87.
Go down the wide path till the parking lot of the lake of Mesches (1400 m-b.82)

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