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Sélé Refuge

Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary in Vallouise-Pelvoux
21.8 km

  • In a very high mountain setting, this hike follows the valley of mythical mountains which lead to two refuges by crossing a perilous cliff.

  • From the carpark, go up the Sélé valley on the path which follows the right bank of the Celse Nière torrent. After a long climb with a hidden gradient, the path goes up in steep bends to a junction with the track to Pelvoux (1993m).

    Follow straight along on large crossings that lead on foot to the very steep cliff.
    A wide track enables you to hold on to the cables going up this face firstly to the right, then crossing towards the left.
    After the cliff, go up a good path which turns abruptly...
    From the carpark, go up the Sélé valley on the path which follows the right bank of the Celse Nière torrent. After a long climb with a hidden gradient, the path goes up in steep bends to a junction with the track to Pelvoux (1993m).

    Follow straight along on large crossings that lead on foot to the very steep cliff.
    A wide track enables you to hold on to the cables going up this face firstly to the right, then crossing towards the left.
    After the cliff, go up a good path which turns abruptly to the right to reach the summit of the rocky promontory where the refuge is located.

    Hard
  • Departure
    Vallouise-Pelvoux
  • Difference in height
    2034.31 m
  • Departure : Ailefroide.
    Road access : From the N94 at l'Argentière, take the direction to Vallouise, then to Pelvoux. Then go to Ailefroide Hamlet on the D994F..
    Parking recommended : Ailefroide carpark in the summer .
    Public transport : SNCF station at Argentière-la-Bessée shuttle from Argentière to Ailefroide in the summer season (remember to reserve 36 h in advance on 05voyageurs or 04 92 502 505). .
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
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2034 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 2481 m
  • Minimum altitude : 1504 m
  • Total positive elevation : 2034 m
  • Total negative elevation : -1085 m
  • Max positive elevation : 720 m
  • Min positive elevation : -634 m