Refuge du Carro - Facing the glaciers, a breathtaking balcony trail!

Description

Can be done over 1 or 2 days.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

0/ : Parking at the Oulietta bridge (on the road to the Col de l'Iseran). It is possible to go up by shuttle (July and August) from Bonneval sur Arc (ask at the Tourist Office).
1/ : From the car park, the balcony path goes east towards the Carro refuge.
2/ : The path crosses large mountain pastures where flocks of sheep graze, with a breathtaking view of the glaciers of the sources of the Arc and the North faces of the Charbonnel and Albaron.
Continue past the Plan des Eaux lake towards the Pys lake.
3/ : Pass near the lake of Pys at the foot of the Ouille des Reys.
4/ : Leave on the right the path that you will take on the way back to Ecot and Bonneval sur Arc and continue to the Carro refuge surrounded by the Lac Noir and Lac Blanc.
5/ : Mineral atmosphere at the highest refuge in Savoie. Possible stop or night before going back down to the valley.
6/ : Take the path on the left to return to the hamlet of Ecot. A beautiful descent of about three hours.
7/ : Cross the hamlet of l'Ecot and join Bonneval sur Arc by the bucolic Agneaux path along the Arc.
8/ : From the Tourist Office, you can take the shuttle (or hitchhike) to the Pont de l'Oulietta to pick up your car. If, on the outward journey, you left on foot using the shuttle, then you have arrived!

Ouverture

From 17/06 to 17/09.
Accessible outside the snowy period and depending on the weather conditions. Please contact the Tourist Office beforehand to find out the current access conditions. Recommended season: spring - summer - autumn.

Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

Tarifs

Free access.

Contact et accès

Parking Pont de l'Ouilletta
73480 Bonneval-sur-Arc
Savoie (73)

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