Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arêne

Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arêne ; CAF hut
location	Hautes-Alpes department ; Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , France ; Valley location: Villar-d'Arêne
Mountain range	Pelvoux
Geographical location:	44 ° 59 '46 " N , 6 ° 23' 4" E Coordinates: 44 ° 59 '46 " N , 6 ° 23' 4" E
Altitude	2079 m
owner	Club Alpin Français Briançon section
Construction type	hut
Usual opening times	March to mid-May and early June to mid-September
accommodation	0 beds, 94 beds
Winter room	25 bearings

The Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arêne ( German Refuge of the Alpe de Villar-d'Arene ) is a refuge of the Club Alpin Français (CAF). It is located in the municipality of Villar-d'Arêne in Pelvoux , at 2079 m on a plateau above the village of Villar-d'Arêne and the hamlet of Pied du Col.

Accesses

from a parking lot in the hamlet of Pied du Col - two hours walk, 150 meters in altitude
from Col du Lautaret - two hours of walking, 150 meters in altitude (path leads past crevasses )
from Le Monêtier-les-Bains - three hours walk, 700 meters in altitude

From the refuge you can reach:

Montagne des Agneaux (various routes, some with glacier crossings)
Chamossière
Multi-day tour on La Meije with overnight stays in various huts (ski touring raid)