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This hike is suitable for all types of hikers, from the most experienced to those just starting out, and will allow you to discover the extraordinary flora and fauna of our mountains.
Accommodations are available in dorms or private rooms (duvets and pillows provided—just bring your own silk sheet), or even in tents. Half-board options are available, along with packed lunches, appetizer platters (including a new vegan tapas trio), refreshing drinks, … as well as local daily specials (diots, farcement, croziflette, fondue…) and homemade pastries (blueberry tart, lemon tart, sweet potato tart, chocolate-coconut fondant…).
Nestled against the slopes of the Criou, facing the Tuet and the ridges of the Dents d’Oddaz, the refuge can be the destination for a day hike (to the famous Lac des Chambres, for example, or to the Pointe de Bellegarde for the more adventurous), or a base camp for routes more akin to mountaineering (Pointe des Avoudrues). A veritable balcony overlooking the Giffre and Arve valleys, you’ll never forget its sunsets!
Refuge
Capacity : 72 people
Office de Tourisme de Samoëns - 24/08/2026
www.samoens.com
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From 10/10/2025 to 30/04/2026
Night: 7 € (Overnight stay in unguarded refuge).
From 22/05 to 28/09/2026
Night: 17 to 24 €
Half board (pp): 50 €
Half-board (child): 25 to 37 €
Full board (pp): 65 €
Full board (child): 35 to 47 €.
Discount for children aged 4 to 12.
Room supplement: €7.
Phone : 06 72 91 47 58
Email : refugedufolly@gmail.com
Website : https://www.refuge-du-folly.fr
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/p/Refuge-du-Folly-100063715953115/
Google+ : https://maps.google.com/?cid=164657079084576537
No motorized vehicles. At best a VTTAE if you master the slopes ;)
Baby bath, high chair, special sleeping bag, cot.
Electricity produced by pico power plant thanks to hydraulic energy! Spring water at 4°C. Local and seasonal products
2-day tour of the teeth of Oddaz
Nearest village or resort: Samoëns. Walking time from nearest parking lot: 2h. Access by footpath: Le chemin du pied du crêt (easiest): 2h15 - 740m ascent - Le chemin du Crêt (more aerial): 2h00 - 560m ascent. Also accessible by mountain bike (for the very experienced), snowshoe, ski touring and joëlette. Coach parking - References topo guides: Tour de dents blanches (website) - topo FFRP 741- IGN maps: TOP 25 - 3530 ET.
Yes. Dogs are allowed in the rooms at night but are not permitted in the dormitory; however, they may sleep on the ground floor. There is no extra charge for dogs. Please call the shelter to request permission before booking.