Situated at 3450 m above the Romanche valley, The Refuge de l'Aigle (Eagle refuge) is attached to the Eagle Rock, in one of the most extraordinary sites in Oisans, near the North face of La Meije mountain.
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At the heart of the Ecrins National Park, in the municipality of La Grave, at 3450m altitude, "the Eagle Mountain Hut" is owned for over a century club of legendary shelters.
The Eagle is one of the oldest mountain hut built by the French Federation of Alpine Clubs and Mountain (FFCAM) and managed by the French Alpine Club of Briançon.
It holds a unique place in the history of French mountaineering and reminds to insiders and passionate climbers, that Pierre Gaspard, achieve the summit...
The Eagle is one of the oldest mountain hut built by the French Federation of Alpine Clubs and Mountain (FFCAM) and managed by the French Alpine Club of Briançon.
It holds a unique place in the history of French mountaineering and reminds to insiders and passionate climbers, that Pierre Gaspard, achieve the summit...
Services
kitchen corner
Bunk beds
Sustainable development
Waste management
Independently Managed
Breakfast
Restaurant
Check
Capacity
30 Person(s)
Openings
From 1 January 2025 until 31 March 2025 - Open everyday
From 1 April 2025 until 31 August 2025 - Open everyday
From 1 September 2025 until 31 December 2025 - Open everyday
Subject to snow conditions
Location
Contact Mountain Hut "de L'Aigle" (FFCAM)
Spoken languages
Environment
- Mountain location
- High mountain
Access
- Train to Grenoble or Briancon, then by bus to Villar d'Arene.
Bus information line: www.info-ler.fr, Tel: 0821202203
The refuge is accessible only to mountaineers by its length (1800 m elevation, 5:30 to 6 hours walking up ) and difficulties (glacial and rocky passages) such access constitutes in itself an F. mountain running difficulty .