Refuge de la Balme

Staffed hut · 1 706 m · Les Contamines-Montjoie

Guarded mountain hut located in the commune of Les Contamines-Montjoie, in Haute-Savoie. It is run by Didier and Raphaël Gut.

At a glance

Access

From Notre-Dame de la Gorge (Les Contamines), easy trail passing by the Nant Borrant hut. 1h30

Good to know

Very busy. Reservation required. NO WINTER HUT. Caution: there are several Refuges de la Balme in the Savoie / Haute-Savoie massifs. Building constructed in 1843. Accessible by 4x4 !!

No source says whether this hut is open. Missing information is not a guarantee.

Water points nearby

• Source du Bonhomme
• Fontaine du Sollié — 1440 m
• Fontaine sous la Balme — 1590 m
• Fontaine de la Laya — 1475 m

Routes starting here

Community reports

Huts nearby

Sources

This page brings together several open sources. The licences below apply to their respective content.

• refuges.info — CC BY-SA 2.0
• OpenStreetMap — ODbL