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Refuge de Plan Glacier
Description
Plan Glacier is an old-fashioned refuge, a simple wooden refuge like you don’t see anymore. The comfort is basic, but one comes there to find an authentic mountain experience, to live the conviviality of the moments shared in small committee in the simple beauty of the nature.
It is a refuge where we sleep against each other in a small dormitory of 18 beds. There are no showers and the dry toilets are rudimentary.
The refuge is accessible by a demanding hike, one of the most beautiful in the massif. It crosses alpine meadows and culminates in a high mountain landscape. Mountaineering is possible from the refuge. Wildlife is often present in the vicinity of these trails, which are of geological and historical interest.
You will find a warm welcome and delicious food!
For mountaineers, from Plan Glacier, it is possible to climb the Arête Mettrier, the Dômes de Miage, the Aiguille Bionnassay...
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Date and time
- From 10/09/2025 to 05/06/2026
Additional information
Ranking and capacity
Refuge
Capacity : 18 people
Updated by
Office de Tourisme de Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - 21/08/2025
www.saintgervais.com
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Price(s)
From 13/06 to 09/09/2025 Night: 20 € Breakfast: 15 € Picnic to take away: 15 € Half board (pp): 66 € Half-board (child): 46 €. From 10/09/2025 to 05/06/2026. For mountain guides and guides: half board at 46€ or free night. Tourist tax included.
Open period
From 13/06 to 09/09/2025, daily. Refuge kept. Opening according to weather and conditions of access. Attention the winter the refuge is buried under the snow. From 10/09/2025 to 05/06/2026, daily.
Contact
Phone : 07.82.75.36.86
Email : info@planglacier.fr
Website : http://www.planglacier.fr
Location complements
Access possible by trail: Itinerary 1 (classic): From the chalets of Miage (parking of the Gruvaz, Champel or Bionnassay), by the pastures and the moraine of the glacier (red marks). Route 2: Join the Col du Tricot: Access by the chalets of Miage: Parking du Champel, de la Gruvaz, ou de Bionnassay. Access by Bellevue: Bellevue cable car from the village of Les Houches, TMB from Saint-Gervais. From the Tricot pass, take the balcony-path (committed path). Map IGN: 3551 ET Courses requiring a good physical condition and accessible to the experienced hiker. Caution in humid weather, some passages can be slippery and presence of snow.
Tips
Hike over several days: Aiguille de Bionnassay - Dome of Miage (edge Métrier) - Col de Miage - Refuge Durier (edge Lancherons) - Arête du Tricot
Reception complements
No shower, limited electricity
IGN cards
Animals
No
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