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Refuge de la Balme - Tarentaise
Description
At the foot of the Pierra Menta in the Ormente valley, the refuge is one of the stages on the GR5, situated on the Tour du Beaufortain variant. There is no refuge keeper in winter but there is a dormitory room sleeping 18 people.
- Food available lunchtime and evening (booking recommended)
- Dormitory accommodation (booking obligatory)
- Trails maintained + marked
- Drinking water accessible
Getting there: park at Saint-Guérin chapel then follow signs to Refuge de la Balme (1h15 walk approx)
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Additional information
Updated by
Office de Tourisme de la Grande Plagne - 03/10/2025
www.la-plagne.com
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Price(s)
From 18/09/2017 to 19/06/2018 Night: from 11 € Child rate per night: from 11 €. From 15/06 to 15/09/2020 Night: from 20 € Child rate per night: from 14.50 € Half board (pp): from 45 € Half-board (child): from 33 € Picnic to take away: from 9 €.
Ranking and capacity
Refuge
Capacity : 28 people
Open period
From 16/09/2025 to 14/06/2026, daily. When open but not staffed, contact the warden. Subject to availability.
Tips
Refuge on the GR5 hiking trail. Refuge on the following GRP route: Variant n°4 of the Tour du Beaufortain. Peaks: Pierra Menta - Nova - Gargan - Roc de Charbonnière. Hike of several days: Massif du Beaufortin.
Contact
Phone : 06 84 35 07 41
Email : refugelabalme.tarentaise@gmail.com
Website : http://www.refuge-balme-tarentaise.fr/
Reception complements
Catering year round: fromage blanc with fruit coulis, tartlets, etc. Nettle soup, Beaufort soufflé, honey-glazed diots (spicy sausage), crozets (small pasta squares), 'woodcutter's' polenta and other traditional Savoyard dishes.
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Animals
Yes
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