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Aire de bivouac du lac du Brévent

A regulated bivouac area near Lac du Brévent, at around 2,130 m, on the west side of the Brévent in the Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve.

2,130 m 6,988 ft25 bedsTMB km 158.3Brévent and Bellachat
Aire de bivouac du lac du Brévent: view of the surroundings
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0

Online booking is compulsory, pitching is from 7 pm to 9 am, with a quota of 25 tents in 2025. It requires a short detour from the TMB path between the Col du Brévent and the summit, but offers a quiet night far from the lifts.

Location
Lac du Brévent, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (France)
Season
regulated bivouac from June 1 to September 30 (2026), from 7 pm to 9 am
Booking
Booking compulsory at reserve-bivouac74.fr (Asters-CEN 74 platform)
Run by
Asters-CEN 74 (Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve)

Position: Off the route, close to the TMB (≈ 0.6 km as the crow flies from the main route).

Facilities

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Location

Coordinates: 45.93022, 6.82626 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

All accommodation: Brévent and Bellachat