Aire de bivouac du refuge de Bellachat

Pitches, about fifteen tents at most, are booked directly with the warden for a few euros per tent (€5 in 2025). Bivouackers have access to the toilets and can order the evening meal, but there is no cooking on the terrace and no free water.

Location

Bellachat (below the Brévent), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (France)

Season

while the hut is open (end of June to end of September), from 7 pm to 9 am

Booking

Booking compulsory with the hut warden (email refuge.bellachat@gmail.com)

Run by

Refuge de Bellachat

Position: On the main route, km 159 from Les Houches.

Facilities

• access to toilets
• dinner and breakfast available at the hut
• no free water
• no cooking on the terrace
• no fires

Which TMB stage?

• Stage 11: La Flégère – Les Houches17.4 km · 720 m ascent

Location

Coordinates: 45.92228, 6.82888 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

• Refuge de BellachatMountain hut · 50 m as the crow flies
• Aire de bivouac du lac du BréventCampsite · 900 m as the crow flies
• Gîte AlpenroseGîte · 2.3 km as the crow flies
• Auberge de jeunesse HI Chamonix-Mont-BlancInn · 2.5 km as the crow flies
• Camping Les ArollesCampsite · 3 km as the crow flies
• RockyPop Chamonix – Les HouchesHotel · 3 km as the crow flies

All accommodation: Brévent and Bellachat →