Refuge des Mottets

It is the last accommodation before Italy: about 2 hr of climbing separate it from the Col de la Seigne, making it an ideal base for crossing the border early in the morning. You sleep in a dormitory or double room, with dinner served at 7 pm. Arrive before 6.30 pm, pay in cash or by cheque, and note there is no mobile signal in the valley.

Location

Les Mottets (Vallée des Glaciers), Bourg-Saint-Maurice (France)

Season

mid-June to mid-September (2027: 10 June – 20 September)

Booking

Online at montourdumontblanc.com; email refuge@lesmottets.com; tel. 04 79 07 01 70

Half board

≈ €85 per person in a dormitory; €210–270 for a double roomindicative price

Run by

private (Isabelle Arpin)

Position: On the main route, km 42.1 from Les Houches.

Facilities

• large dormitory and 4-bed dormitory
• double rooms with or without shower
• blankets provided in dormitories (bring a fabric sleeping-bag liner)
• half board
• packed lunch
• lunch
• bar and terrace
• free hot showers (annexe building)
• drying room
• limited off-grid electricity
• no cards (cash, cheque)
• no Wi-Fi or mobile signal
• no bivouacking around the hut

Which TMB stage?

• Stage 3: Les Chapieux – Rifugio Elisabetta13.8 km · 960 m ascent

Location

Coordinates: 45.73714, 6.77904 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

• Aire de camping de la Ville des GlaciersCampsite · 1.3 km as the crow flies
• Refuge Robert BlancMountain hut · 3.2 km as the crow flies
• Refuge du Col de la Croix du BonhommeMountain hut · 5.1 km as the crow flies
• Rifugio Elisabetta SoldiniMountain hut · 5.6 km as the crow flies
• Les Chambres du SoleilGîte · 5.7 km as the crow flies
• Auberge-Refuge de la NovaInn · 5.7 km as the crow flies

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