Huts in the Mercantour range
Photo: Georges Torelli
Refuge de la Valmasque
Mercantour · 2233 m · 52 beds · France
Refuge de la Valmasque is a mountain hut in the Mercantour range in France at 2233 m. It sleeps 52 people. Half board costs 55 € per night, or 44.4 € for FFCAM members. Drinking water is available. Payment on site is by cash or cheque only; cards are not accepted. When unstaffed, 9 beds remain available, 8 € per night. Refuges des Alpes tracks its availability daily and lists the routes starting from it.
Key facts
- Altitude
- 2233 m
- Range
- Mercantour
- Capacity
- 52 beds
- Rate
- 55 € — half board
- FFCAM member rate
- 44.4 €
- Payment
- Cash or cheque only
- Water
- Drinking water at the hut
Unstaffed period
When the hut is unstaffed:
- Beds
- 9 beds
- Rate
- 8 € — overnight stay
- Booking
- Book online
Booking and contact
Bookings are made with the hut directly, not through Refuges des Alpes. Email : refugedevalmasque@ffcam.fr.
Routes starting from the hut
8 routes recorded from Refuge de la Valmasque, from the most travelled to the most obscure.
- Traversée du Mercantour — De Saint-Dalmas de Tende à Larche
- Tête N du Basto — Traversée Intégrale des Arêtes du Basto
- Traversées des Alpes — Larche → Menton
- Pas de la Fous — Traversée W → E, par le Lac Gelé
- Grand Capelet — Versant NE, depuis la Baisse de Valmasque
- Pas de la Fous — Traversée Castérino → Refuge de Nice
- Mont Bego — Traversée N >> S, par le vallon de Valmasque
- Mont Clapier — Traversée Refuge de Valmasque → Refuge de Nice par les Pas E et W du Clapier
Routes: Camptocamp.org · CC BY-SA