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From Névache to Refuge Buffère along the GR57

How to reach Refuge Buffère
Follow the right bank of the Clarée until you reach Pont du Rately, then start your ascent to the chalets of Buffère.

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The route up to Refuge Buffère

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From Névache (Ville Haute), cross the Clarée on Pont de l'Outre, then walk up the valley passing by Cascade de Desbaret as far as Pont du Rately (parking is available). Follow the path and climb steeply through a beautiful larch tree woodland to reach the Chalets du Serre de Buffère in Vallon de Buffère. Continue for another 15 minutes to get to the chalets and Refuge Buffère.
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Refuge Buffère

- 2076m
Departure arrival1600 m
Arrival altitude2076 m
Elevation+480m
Time1h30
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The route up to Refuge Buffère
Refuge Buffère
Departure arrival1600 m
Arrival altitude2076 m
Elevation+480m
Time1h30
DifficultyEasy
Seasonin summer